See FNB Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. See IID Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. DCP Midstream Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units. Payable Dec. 16; for shareholders of record Dec. 4; ex-div Dec. 3. Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund declares $0.10646 dividend. See BADFF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. See SLB Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. Cedar Shopping Centers declares $0.01 dividend. For fundamental analysis purposes, a special dividend is subtracted from a company’s annual dividends when calculating their dividend per share (DVS). See VFC Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. See PEBO Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. State Street Corporation DEP SHS 1/4000 D declares $0.3687 dividend. By choosing to issue a special dividend, a company is electing to use their excess cash to pay shareholders, which will reduce the value of the company. See CHCO Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. Another reason that many experts don’t think special dividends are a good idea is that they add no long term value to a stock. What effect do special dividends have on a company’s stock price? Payable Jan. 31; for shareholders of record Jan. 14; ex-div Jan. 13. See RF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. You take care of your investments. Payable Dec. 1; for shareholders of record Nov. 2; ex-div Oct. 30. However, since the amount of a special dividend can be a significant percentage of a company's stock price, it could lead to market disruption by having a company's share price fall to the point where stop-loss orders or margin calls are triggered. See RF.PA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. See RMR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. Riviera Resources declares $1.35 distribution, approves plan of dissolution and leadership changes. Special dividends are also usually larger than a company’s regular dividend. Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Payable Nov. 5; for shareholders of record Oct. 16; ex-div Oct. 15. See RF.PC Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. See EV Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. PermRock Royalty Trust declares $0.01 dividend. Office Properties Income Trust declares $0.55 dividend. Payable Dec. 31; for shareholders of record Dec. 23; ex-div Dec. 22. Payable Dec. 15; for shareholders of record Nov. 30; ex-div Nov. 27. See KBRLF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. Exchange Income declares CAD 0.19 dividend. See SXT Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. See BKEPP Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. Build conviction from in-depth coverage of the best dividend stocks. In many cases, a special dividend is a sign that a company is on solid financial footing, but it can also be a caution that the company has no more opportunity for growth since it can’t find any other use for the extra cash. See JBL Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. Payable Nov. 19; for shareholders of record Oct. 26; ex-div Oct. 23. However, like a regular dividend, the company’s share price will typically decline the day after the ex-dividend date. This announcement supersedes the quarterly. See CRS Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. MarketBeat does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security. See PIM Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. When a company earns a profit, its board of directors can decide to reinvest the profit in the company (retained earnings) or distribute the profit to its shareholders in the form of a dividend. These are called special dividends. Westinghouse Air Brake declares $0.12 dividend. See AVNT Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. See ENLC Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.