Dividends for Share CFDs
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What are dividends?
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of a company’s earnings to its shareholders. Dividends are often issued as cash payments if you own the underlying share, although they can also be paid out to investors in the form of additional shares.
Upcoming Corporate Actions
Action Type | Ticker | Platform Symbol Name | Effective Date | Summary | Summary | Summary | Summary |
Delisting | WBA US Equity | WBA.US | 2025-08-29 | Name: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | Exchange Delisted From: Nasdaq Global Select Market | Reason for delisting: Acquired/Merged | |
Acquisition | WBA US Equity | WBA.US | 2025-08-29 | Target Company: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | Acquirer Company: Sycamore Partners LLC | %sought: 100.00 | |
Acquisition | DHG AU Equity | DHG.AU | 2025-08-27 | Target Company: Domain Holdings Australia Ltd | Acquirer Company: CoStar Group Inc | %sought: 100.00 | |
Delisting | DHG AU Equity | DHG.AU | 2025-08-29 | Name: Domain Holdings Australia Ltd | Exchange Delisted From: Australian Security Exchange | Reason for delisting: Acquired/Merged | |
Stock Split | LCID US Equity | LCID.US | 2025-09-02 | Name: Lucid Group Inc | Amount: 1 for 10 | Adjustment Factor: 0.1 |
Upcoming Cash Dividends
Company | 28/08 Thursday | 29/08 Friday | 01/09 Monday | 02/09 Tuesday | 03/09 Wednesday |
Fortescue Ltd | 0.86 | ||||
Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd | 0.37 | ||||
Aurizon Holdings Ltd | 0.09 | ||||
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd | 0.01 | ||||
Avery Dennison Corp | 0.94 | ||||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd | 0.72 | ||||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd | 0.57 | ||||
Monadelphous Group Ltd | 0.56 | ||||
Origin Energy Ltd | 0.43 | ||||
Pro Medicus Ltd | 0.43 | ||||
Newmont Corp | 0.38 | ||||
SEEK Ltd | 0.31 | ||||
Netwealth Group Ltd | 0.30 | ||||
Schlumberger NV | 0.29 | ||||
Fox Corp | 0.28 | ||||
Fox Corp | 0.28 | ||||
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc | 0.28 | ||||
Brown-Forman Corp | 0.23 | ||||
Downer EDI Ltd | 0.20 | ||||
Evolution Mining Ltd | 0.19 | ||||
Southwest Airlines Co | 0.18 | ||||
Halliburton Co | 0.17 | ||||
Steadfast Group Ltd | 0.17 | ||||
Whitehaven Coal Ltd | 0.09 | ||||
Southern Cross Media Group Ltd | 0.06 | ||||
TransDigm Group Inc | 90.00 | ||||
Lockheed Martin Corp | 3.30 | ||||
Northrop Grumman Corp | 2.31 | ||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp | 1.80 | ||||
McDonald's Corp | 1.77 | ||||
Texas Pacific Land Corp | 1.60 | ||||
Wesfarmers Ltd | 1.59 | ||||
M&T Bank Corp | 1.50 | ||||
Analog Devices Inc | 0.99 | ||||
Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 0.83 | ||||
Stanley Black & Decker Inc | 0.83 | ||||
McKesson Corp | 0.82 | ||||
Assurant Inc | 0.80 | ||||
Yum! Brands Inc | 0.71 | ||||
Omnicom Group Inc | 0.70 | ||||
Woolworths Group Ltd | 0.64 | ||||
Kellanova | 0.58 | ||||
Hartford Insurance Group Inc/T | 0.52 | ||||
Equifax Inc | 0.50 | ||||
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd | 0.47 | ||||
Northern Star Resources Ltd | 0.43 | ||||
NIKE Inc | 0.40 | ||||
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The | 0.35 | ||||
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/The | 0.33 | ||||
Realty Income Corp | 0.27 | ||||
Regions Financial Corp | 0.27 | ||||
Worley Ltd | 0.25 | ||||
Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd | 0.22 | ||||
Santos Ltd | 0.21 | ||||
KeyCorp | 0.21 | ||||
Ball Corp | 0.20 | ||||
Universal Health Services Inc | 0.20 | ||||
Corteva Inc | 0.18 | ||||
BorgWarner Inc | 0.17 | ||||
Endeavour Group Ltd/Australia | 0.09 | ||||
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc | 0.08 | ||||
Iluka Resources Ltd | 0.03 | ||||
REA Group Ltd | 1.97 | ||||
Woodside Energy Group Ltd | 1.17 | ||||
Labcorp Holdings Inc | 0.72 | ||||
NextEra Energy Inc | 0.57 | ||||
Games Workshop Group PLC | 0.55 | ||||
Croda International PLC | 0.48 | ||||
Expedia Group Inc | 0.40 | ||||
Xylem Inc/NY | 0.40 | ||||
Clarkson PLC | 0.33 | ||||
IPH Ltd | 0.22 | ||||
Aviva PLC | 0.13 | ||||
Beach Energy Ltd | 0.09 | ||||
Savills PLC | 0.07 | ||||
Auto Trader Group PLC | 0.07 | ||||
Glencore PLC | 0.04 | ||||
LondonMetric Property PLC | 0.03 | ||||
Quilter PLC | 0.02 | ||||
Dr Martens PLC | 0.02 | ||||
Serco Group PLC | 0.01 | ||||
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 4.00 | ||||
Mowi ASA | 1.45 | ||||
Union Pacific Corp | 1.38 | ||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc | 1.35 | ||||
Hubbell Inc | 1.32 | ||||
FactSet Research Systems Inc | 1.10 | ||||
Allstate Corp/The | 1.00 | ||||
T-Mobile US Inc | 0.88 | ||||
Cboe Global Markets Inc | 0.72 | ||||
Ampol Ltd | 0.57 | ||||
Dover Corp | 0.52 | ||||
Tyson Foods Inc | 0.5 | ||||
Ansell Ltd | 0.43 | ||||
DuPont de Nemours Inc | 0.41 | ||||
Kraft Heinz Co/The | 0.40 | ||||
Dow Inc | 0.35 | ||||
eBay Inc | 0.29 | ||||
Perrigo Co PLC | 0.29 | ||||
Corning Inc | 0.28 | ||||
Weyerhaeuser Co | 0.21 | ||||
Baxter International Inc | 0.17 | ||||
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | 0.15 | ||||
CSX Corp | 0.13 | ||||
Interactive Brokers Group Inc | 0.08 | ||||
Newell Brands Inc | 0.07 | ||||
Orora Ltd | 0.05 |
Key features of dividends:
- Dividends are an incentive and a form of compensation for the shareholder, normally paid out quarterly or semi-annually
- They're one of the primary reason’s investors are attracted to a business
- Ordinarily, the greater the cash flow of the business and profitability, the more likely a percentage of that capital will be returned to shareholders
- Dividends are a great way to assess the financial health of a business to investors.
Of course, not all companies make these payments. Many high growth companies may choose not to return cash to shareholders but will reinvest the funds into the business if they feel the capital can better reward shareholders through greater earnings growth. In this case, investors are happy to forgo a dividend in the hope of increased capital appreciation.
What does ex-dividend mean?
The ex-dividend date is the day on which the stock no longer includes an entitlement to the upcoming dividend payment.
- It's usually one business day before the dividend is paid out by the company
- Traders opening a position on the ex-dividend date won't be entitled to, or are required to pay, the dividend on their positions
- The value of the stock will fall on this date because of the dividend payout.
What do dividends mean for traders?
When a company pays out a dividend, all things being equal, the share price of that company should fall by that amount. This is because the company has paid cash held on its balance sheet to shareholders and that cash component is a consideration for attributing a theoretical value to the company.
Key points to note:
- Always remember that because dividend payouts are scheduled events, traders aren't able to profit or lose from the ensuing price action
- If a trader has an open position during a dividend adjustment, we know there's no financial impact on your trading account
- We do this by either debiting or crediting you with the same amount you have incurred on the running profit or loss due to the dividend adjustment.
You'll find this in your trading account history, which you can find on your trading platform.
Timing the adjustment
On the market open of ex-dividend date, the shares will decline by the amount of the dividend paid to shareholders.
Example:
Gold miner company X is trading at $10 and they pay a $0.50c dividend. Aside from other market variables, X should reopen (its ‘ex-dividend’ date) at $9.50.
The adjustments in share CFDs are more straightforward than equity index CFDs, which work with the same concept, but are slightly different. Find out more here.