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Best S&P 500 Stock Dividend History | US Ex-dividend calendar 2026

Explore the S&P 500 Ex-Dividend Calendar on Snowball Analytics to track ex-dividend dates for the companies listed in the S&P 500 index, supporting your strategic investment planning

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Company	Payment date	Ex-dividend date	Amount	Yield	Status	Frequency
April 26
Cisco Systems, Inc CSCO	Apr 22, 26 in 3 days	Apr 2, 26 17 days ago	$0.42	1.95%	Declared	Quarterly 2.44%
JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM	Apr 30, 26 in 11 days	Apr 6, 26 13 days ago	$1.5	1.93%	Declared	Quarterly
Oracle Corporation ORCL	Apr 24, 26 in 5 days	Apr 9, 26 10 days ago	$0.5	1.14%	Declared	Quarterly
Mastercard Incorporated MA	May 8, 26 in 19 days	Apr 9, 26 10 days ago	$0.87	0.67%	Declared	Quarterly
AbbVie Inc ABBV	May 15, 26 in 26 days	Apr 15, 26 4 days ago	$1.73	3.32%	Declared	Quarterly
Caterpillar Inc CAT	May 19, 26 in 1 month	Apr 20, 26 in 1 day	$1.51	0.76%	Declared	Quarterly
The Procter & Gamble Company PG	May 15, 26 in 26 days	Apr 24, 26 in 5 days	$1.0885	2.96%	Declared	Quarterly 2.98%
Morgan Stanley MS	May 15, 26 in 26 days	Apr 30, 26 in 11 days	$1	2.12%	Declared	Quarterly
May 26
Costco Wholesale Corporation COST	May 15, 26 in 26 days	May 1, 26 in 12 days	$1.47	0.59%	Declared	Quarterly 13.08%
Citigroup Inc C	May 22, 26 in 1 month	May 4, 26 in 15 days	$0.6	1.82%	Declared	Quarterly
Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN	May 19, 26 in 1 month	May 5, 26 in 16 days	$1.42	2.47%	Declared	Quarterly
Walmart Inc WMT	May 26, 26 in 1 month	May 8, 26 in 19 days	$0.2475	0.78%	Declared	Quarterly
Microsoft Corporation MSFT	Jun 11, 26 in 2 months	May 21, 26 in 1 month	$0.91	0.86%	Declared	Quarterly
Applied Materials, Inc AMAT	Jun 11, 26 in 2 months	May 21, 26 in 1 month	$0.53	0.53%	Declared	Quarterly 15.22%
Johnson & Johnson JNJ	Jun 9, 26 in 2 months	May 26, 26 in 1 month	$1.34	2.29%	Declared	Quarterly 3.08%
June 26
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc GS	Jun 29, 26 in 2 months	Jun 1, 26 in 1 month	$4.5	1.94%	Declared	Quarterly
August 26
Walmart Inc WMT	Sep 8, 26 in 5 months	Aug 21, 26 in 4 months	$0.2475	0.78%	Declared	Quarterly
December 26
Walmart Inc WMT	Jan 4, 27 in 9 months	Dec 11, 26 in 8 months	$0.2475	0.78%	Declared	Quarterly

About choosing dividend paying stocks

Some people invest in dividend-paying stocks. These stocks generate quarterly income. This is a long-term investment strategy that can provide steady cash flow.

When choosing what to buy from S&P 500 stocks it is important to consider the following factors:

Reliable cash flow. You need to purchase a great business yielding revenue.
Growing net profit will ensure stable payments.
Regular payments over the past 20-25 years.
High dividend yield is not always good. High dividend stocks are not the only option for the dividend investor.

Based on this, you will develop a long-term investment strategy that can provide stable cash flow. It will help you create a portfolio that has low volatility. It will generate passive income, even in times of recession. The main thing is to consistently buy shares of such companies, despite market fluctuations.

You can find the best dividend stocks on our website.

But some investors prefer to invest in funds that offer regular dividends. In this case, you do not need to buy individual stocks.