Income Investors Have Small Window To Collect These Dividend Payments
Income-focused article lists dividend ex-dates and payments for Starbucks (SBUX, ex-date Aug 14, $0.62 quarterly, paid Aug 28), Honeywell (HON, ex-date Aug 14, $0.70, paid Sep 4), and Cintas (CTAS, ex-date Aug 14, $0.52, paid Sep 15). It also notes CDW (ex-date Aug 25, $0.63, paid Sep 10) and T-Mobile US (TMUS, ex-date Aug 28, $1.02, paid Sep 10), with brief EPS coverage and yield/valuation context.
How this was made
The 30-second read
Why it matters
For traders, the main decision is timing around ex-dates for dividend-capture or income allocation. It also highlights coverage concerns for Starbucks (payout ratio near mid-90% on adjusted earnings) and notes Honeywell’s dividend reset after an Aerospace spin-off.
Market read
This is a near-term income-timing calendar with some payout-coverage commentary, not a new earnings, guidance, or corporate-action catalyst.
What to watch
The piece does not discuss tax treatment, borrow costs for shorting, or whether the market already priced the dividend, which can dominate short-horizon outcomes.
Background
The article lists several large-cap stocks with near-term ex-dividend dates and summarizes dividend amounts, yields, and payout coverage.
Ticker impact
Starbucks is ex-dividend today, Aug 14, 2026, with a $0.62 quarterly payment payable Aug 28 and a stated $707M payout total.
Expect typical ex-dividend price adjustment around the dividend amount, with limited follow-through beyond the record-date window.
The piece is a schedule and coverage discussion, not a new earnings, guidance, or corporate action disclosure.
Honeywell goes ex-dividend today, Aug 14, 2026, paying $0.70 per share on Sep 4 after a reset from $1.19 tied to the June 29 Aerospace spin-off.
Likely modest ex-dividend drift consistent with the lower quarterly dividend, with no additional catalyst implied.
The article frames the reset as mechanical from the spin-off and provides no new post-spin disclosure.
Cintas is ex-dividend today, Aug 14, 2026, with a new quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share payable Sep 15.
Short-term price may adjust around the dividend; longer-term impact depends on durability, which the article only estimates.
The key new fact is the ex-date and payment amount, not a new earnings or guidance print.
CDW’s ex-dividend date is Aug 25, 2026 for a $0.63 quarterly payment payable Sep 10, with a stated 12-year annual increase streak.
Potential pre-ex-date positioning followed by typical ex-dividend adjustment; no fundamental repricing catalyst is provided.
The article is primarily a calendar and coverage math, not a new disclosure.
T-Mobile’s ex-dividend date is Aug 28, 2026 for a $1.02 per share payment payable Sep 10, after a climb from $0.65 in 2024.
Expect standard ex-dividend price adjustment; any sustained move would require other catalysts not mentioned.
The article provides dividend schedule and payout ratio context, not new guidance or events.
Market effects
Limited sector read-through; this is mostly dividend schedule and payout-coverage framing across consumer, industrial, and telecom.
Primarily US-listed large-cap income positioning; no cross-region macro linkage.
Low, as the article is company-specific dividend timing rather than global policy or macro.
Counterpoint
Dividend-capture trades often underperform because the ex-dividend price drop can offset the cash yield; the article itself warns about this.
Key entities
- equityStarbucks
Ex-dividend today, Aug 14, 2026, with $0.62 quarterly dividend payable Aug 28 and coverage tied to FY26 guidance.
- equityHoneywell
Ex-dividend today, Aug 14, 2026, paying $0.70 on Sep 4, with dividend reset context from the June 29 Aerospace spin-off.
- equityCintas
Ex-dividend today, Aug 14, 2026, paying $0.52 on Sep 15, with an indicated dividend growth cadence.
- equityCDW
Ex-dividend Aug 25, 2026 for $0.63 payable Sep 10, with a stated 12-year annual increase streak.
- equityT-Mobile US
Ex-dividend Aug 28, 2026 for $1.02 payable Sep 10, with a stated dividend rate increase from 2024.
