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The State of Dividends — Q3 2026

Every raise and cut across the listed dividend universe, valuation against fair value, and safety grades by sector. Free, ungated and citable.

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The dividend market today

Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 8, 2026, SmarterDividends tracks 3,050 U.S.-listed stocks, ETFs and funds that pay a dividend.
As of Nov 8, 2026, the median forward dividend yield among U.S.-listed dividend-paying stocks with a market value of at least $500 million is 2.54%.
As of Nov 8, 2026, 110 U.S.-listed stocks in SmarterDividends' data have raised their dividend for 25 or more consecutive years.
In the 30 days to Nov 8, 2026, 147 U.S.-listed companies raised their regular dividend and 3 cut it, by ex-dividend date. That is 49.0 increases for every cut.
In the seven days from Nov 8, 2026, 362 U.S.-listed dividend payers tracked by SmarterDividends have an ex-dividend date.
As of Nov 8, 2026, 41% of the 2,780 dividend payers SmarterDividends values screen as undervalued, meaning their blended fair-value estimate is at least 15% above the share price.

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