Week 3 of August Dividend Diary — Ex-Dividend Dates, Hikes, and Payout Schedule
A day-by-day rundown of the final batch of US-stock ex-dividend dates for week 3 of August (8/17–8/21), along with dividend hike news and stocks with payouts scheduled.
- This week's ex-dividend dates cluster on Monday, August 17, with six names going ex-dividend. To receive the dividend you must buy before the ex-dividend date (the day the dividend right drops off), so the last-chance buy deadline for those six names already passed last Friday. Names you can still buy this week and collect on are the nine going ex-dividend from the 18th onward, with the final deadline at the Thursday, August 20 close.
- The top hike on this ex-dividend list is KLA at 21%. It marks 17 consecutive years of increases, and following a 10-for-1 stock split in June, the per-share amount is now shown as $0.23. Applied Materials follows at 15%, with Equinix and Constellation Energy tied at 10%.
- For current shareholders, twelve names will pay dividends this week. On the 17th, PG Procter & Gamble (per share $1.0885) and ABT Abbott; on the 19th, CAT Caterpillar ($1.63); on the 20th, NSC Norfolk Southern ($1.35) and WELL Welltower ($0.85).
1. This Week's Dividend Diary
Each date packs "buy by when, get paid when" into one line. If you buy on the ex-dividend date, you won't receive this dividend — so for clustered dates I've added last-call deadline notes.
LNG Cheniere Energy $0.56
2. Names and Dividend News Worth Watching
I picked only the names on the calendar that have a story.
WMT Walmart — 53 Years of Hikes, Deadline Passes Friday
This is the last name on this week's ex-dividend list. With the ex-div date on the 21st, buying by the Thursday August 20 close locks in $0.2475 per share. In February, Walmart raised its annual dividend from $0.94 to $0.99, a 5% bump, extending its hike streak to 53 consecutive years. The 0.76% yield ranks 12th-lowest among the week's 15 names, but no one else on the list comes close on years of consecutive increases.
KLAC KLA — Top Hike at 21%, But the Per-Share Number Looks 10x Smaller
KLA raised its quarterly dividend 21%, from $1.90 to $2.30, marking 17 straight years of increases. Following a 10-for-1 stock split in June, the amount declared on August 6 came out to $0.23 per share — but since the share count grew tenfold, that's a simple split adjustment and your total dollar payout is unchanged. Ex-div is the 17th, with payment on September 1.
NVO Novo Nordisk — This Week's Top Yield, But the Dividend Is Unchanged From Last Year
At a 3.81% yield, Novo Nordisk tops this week's ex-dividend list. The Danish parent set the 2026 interim dividend at 3.75 Danish kroner per share, the same as last year. If the dividend is unchanged but the yield has risen, that simply means the share price has fallen. Novo pays semi-annually, and on the ADR basis (securities that trade in place of original shares), the ex-div date is the 17th with payment on the 25th.
CVX Chevron — 39 Years of Hikes, Rights Drop on Wednesday
On January 30, Chevron raised its quarterly dividend 4.1%, from $1.71 to $1.78, extending its hike streak to 39 consecutive years. The 3.69% yield is the second-highest on this week's list, behind only Novo Nordisk. The ex-div date is Wednesday the 19th, so buying by Tuesday's close locks in this quarter's dividend.
AMAT Applied Materials — 15% Hike Puts It Second, But It Has the Lowest Yield on the List
On March 13, Applied Materials raised its quarterly dividend 15%, from $0.46 to $0.53. That marks 9 straight years of hikes, and the trailing 10-year dividend growth rate is 18%, yet the 0.33% yield is the lowest among the week's 15 names. The ex-div date is the 20th, so buying by Wednesday's close gets you the September 10 payout.
KLAC KLA — This Week's Biggest Hike Comes in at 21%
KLA tops this week's ex-dividend list for biggest hike. It raised its quarterly dividend 21%, from $1.90 to $2.30, marking 17 consecutive years of increases, and following the 10-for-1 split in June, the August 6 declared amount works out to $0.23 per share. Behind it: Applied Materials at 15%, Equinix and Constellation Energy tied at 10%, ConocoPhillips at 8%, and Phillips 66 at 7%. On consecutive-year streaks, Walmart (53), ExxonMobil (43), and Chevron (39) lead the way.
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