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Buybacks & dividends
Every S&P 500 company that raised Buybacks & dividends in its filings, earnings calls, press releases or news coverage over the last 7 days — grouped by the canonical driver, so the same subject lines up across companies whatever each called it.
27 companies · 31 events · 19 negative · 1 mixed · 7 no estimate (counted in companies, so the parts add up)
Companies raising Buybacks & dividends
- C — Capital Return ProgramImportance 74 · Surprise 58CITIGROUP INC · News · 2026-10-01Citigroup raised its dividend by 12% following strong second-quarter operating results. The company has a $30 billion share-buyback program in place. The dividend increase and repurchase authorization represent…
- NVDA — Share Repurchase ProgramImportance 64 · Surprise 42NVIDIA CORP · News · 2026-10-01 · 3 eventsNVIDIA authorized a $150 billion increase in its share-repurchase authorization. Multiple reports characterized the authorization as a major capital-allocation action supported by strong cash generation and management…
- BAC — Quarterly Earnings and DividendImportance 55 · Surprise 40BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ · News · 2026-10-01Bank of America recently reported quarterly revenue of $31.56 billion, up 19.6% year over year. Quarterly EPS was $1.21, exceeding analyst expectations. The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.32 per share,…
- MO — Dividend IncreaseImportance 40 · Surprise 42ALTRIA GROUP, INC. · News · 2026-10-01 · 2 eventsThird-party reporting on October 1, 2026 stated that Altria recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.11 per share. The higher payout was described as supporting the company’s appeal to income-focused investors…
- KLAC — Capital Return ProgramImportance 40 · Surprise 42KLA CORP · News · 2026-09-29KLA plans for dividends and share buybacks to exceed 90% of free cash flow by 2030. The stated capital-return mix is expected to increase both dividend distributions and repurchases. No dollar authorization or specific…
- JPM — Dividend IncreaseImportance 40 · Surprise 42JPMORGAN CHASE & CO · News · 2026-09-29JPMorgan raised its quarterly dividend to $1.65 per share. The increase was reported alongside quarterly earnings of $6.14 per share and revenue of $58.02 billion. The reported revenue exceeded expectations, while the…
- INTU — Quarterly Dividend IncreaseImportance 34 · Surprise 42INTUIT INC. · News · 2026-10-01Intuit increased its quarterly dividend to $1.38 per share. The dividend corresponds to an annual yield of 2.0% according to the report. The increase represents a direct capital-allocation change for shareholders,…
- PEP — Capital Return ProgramImportance 34 · Surprise 42PEPSICO INC · News · 2026-09-30PepsiCo raised its annual dividend to $5.92 per share on July 17, 2026. The increase represented the company’s 54th consecutive annual dividend increase. A $10,000 PepsiCo investment would generate approximately $461…
- PM — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 25 · Surprise 6Philip Morris International Inc. · News · 2026-10-01Philip Morris International increased its annualized dividend to $6.40 per share. The company is scheduled to pay a $1.60-per-share cash dividend, with shares going ex-dividend on October 2, 2026. Investors must own…
- GILD — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 25 · Surprise 6GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. · News · 2026-10-01Gilead announced a quarterly dividend of $0.82 per share. The digest does not state the payment date, record date, aggregate cash amount, or any change from the prior dividend. The dividend announcement represents a…
- TXN — Quarterly Dividend IncreaseImportance 24 · Surprise 14TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC · News · 2026-10-01 · 2 eventsTexas Instruments announced a 7% increase in its quarterly cash dividend on September 17, 2026. The dividend is payable on November 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of October 30, 2026. The increase extends the…
- NKE — Capital Return ProgramImportance 24 · Surprise 14NIKE, Inc. · 8-K · 2026-10-01NIKE returned approximately $610 million to shareholders through dividends in the fiscal 2027 first quarter. Dividend payments increased 3% from the prior-year quarter. The declared quarterly dividend increased to…
- TJX — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 19 · Surprise 6TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ · News · 2026-09-29TJX Companies declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per common share. The dividend declaration was reported alongside quarterly EPS of $1.22 and revenue of $15.18 billion. The payment amount represents a recurring…
- MDT — Dividend DeclarationImportance 13 · Surprise 6Medtronic plc · News · 2026-10-01Medtronic declared a quarterly dividend of $0.72 per share. The reported dividend implies an annualized yield of approximately 3.3% at the share price cited in the digest. The dividend was reported alongside quarterly…
- LIN — DividendsImportance 13 · Surprise 6LINDE PLC · News · 2026-10-01Linde declared a quarterly dividend of $1.60 per share following its second-quarter 2026 results. The $1.60 per-share dividend was cited as supporting the shareholder-return case. The digest provides no record date,…
- DHR — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 13 · Surprise 6DANAHER CORP /DE/ · News · 2026-10-01Danaher approved a quarterly cash dividend of USD 0.40 per common share. The dividend was cited in connection with the company’s October 1, 2026 market update. The digest did not provide a payment date, ex-dividend…
- CSCO — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 13 · Surprise 6CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · News · 2026-10-01Cisco declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share. The dividend declaration was reported alongside Cisco's quarterly earnings update. The $0.42 payment provides a concrete capital-return action for shareholders,…
- CRM — Quarterly Earnings and DividendImportance 13 · Surprise 6Salesforce, Inc. · News · 2026-10-01Salesforce announced a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share. The report cited recently reported quarterly earnings of $5.90 per share. The $0.44 per-share dividend represents a recurring cash distribution to…
- SPGI — Capital Return ProgramImportance 13 · Surprise 6S&P Global Inc. · News · 2026-09-29S&P Global’s Board approved a fourth-quarter 2026 cash dividend of $0.97 per share. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 25, 2026. The payment implies an annualized…
- HON — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 13 · Surprise 6HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC · News · 2026-09-29Honeywell declared its regular quarterly dividend at $0.70 per share. The dividend is payable in early December 2026. The declaration represents continued cash distribution while the company maintains its full-year…
- HD — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 13 · Surprise 6HOME DEPOT, INC. · News · 2026-09-29Home Depot declared a quarterly dividend of $2.33 per share. The reported dividend implies an annualized payout of $9.32 per share if maintained for four quarters. A separate report described the company’s annualized…
- DUK — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 9 · Surprise 6Duke Energy CORP · News · 2026-10-01Duke Energy declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.085 per common share on October 1, 2026. The dividend will be paid on December 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of November 13, 2026. The $1.085-per-share…
- BLK — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 9 · Surprise 6BlackRock, Inc. · News · 2026-10-01The BlackRock High Yield ETF declared a monthly distribution of $0.2599 per share. The distribution is payable on October 6, 2026. October 1, 2026 served as both the record date and ex-dividend date.
- VZ — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 9 · Surprise 6VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC · News · 2026-09-30Verizon declared a quarterly dividend of $0.7075 per share, implying a 6.1% dividend yield based on the reported share price. The dividend’s ex-dividend date is expected in early October 2026. Verizon recently reported…
- GE — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 9 · Surprise 6GENERAL ELECTRIC CO · News · 2026-09-30GE Aerospace declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share on September 30, 2026. The dividend is payable October 26, 2026, to shareholders of record on October 5, 2026. The declaration represents a recurring cash…
- MA — Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 9 · Surprise 6Mastercard Inc · News · 2026-09-29Mastercard’s Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.87 per share. The dividend is payable on November 9, 2026. Shareholders of record on October 9, 2026, will receive the payment. Mastercard operates in more…
- APH — Dividend DeclarationImportance 3 · Surprise 6AMPHENOL CORP /DE/ · News · 2026-10-01Amphenol adjusted its third-quarter dividend to $0.125 per share after completing a two-for-one stock split, according to third-party reporting dated October 1, 2026. The per-share adjustment reflects the increased…