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Today’s dispatch includes a special dividend from a company that doesn’t normally pay one, a modest raise from a premium-priced stock, and the latest distribution from a blue-chip Dividend King.
Let’s start with the special payout first.
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. ($AD) Declares $10.25 Special Dividend
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. owns and operates more than 4,400 cell towers across the United States.
The company does not typically pay a dividend. However, Array Digital Infrastructure recently sold a portion of its spectrum licenses to AT&T and will distribute the proceeds to shareholders via a one-time payout.
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. will pay a one-time $10.25/share special dividend.
Ex-dividend date: 1/23/26
Payout date: 2/2/26
S&P Global Inc. ($SPGI) Raises Dividend By 1%
S&P Global Inc. provides credit ratings and analytics services to investors, businesses, and governments. The company also owns and manages the S&P 500 Index, which it licenses to ETF and fund managers.
S&P Global has paid dividends every year since 1937 and typically trades at a premium valuation due to its market-beating performance and inflation-beating dividend growth.
However, the company recently announced a paltry 1% increase.
As S&P Global explained in its press release: “The 1.0% increase takes into consideration the expected spin of S&P Global’s Mobility division into an independent, public company in 2026.”
S&P Global Inc. will now pay a $0.97/share quarterly dividend.
Ex-dividend date: 2/25/26
Payout date: 3/11/26
Forward starting dividend yield: 0.71%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ($ADP) Declares $1.70 Dividend
Here’s a stock Peter Lynch was recommending way back in the 1980s.
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. provides payroll and HR services to more than 1.1 million small, midsized, and enterprise businesses.
The company has raised its dividend every year for 51 years, making Automatic Data Processing a Dividend King. These aren’t paltry raises, either. The firm has an inflation-beating 5-year compound annual dividend growth rate of 11.54%.
Yesterday, Automatic Data Processing announced its latest payout, a $1.70/share quarterly dividend, in-line with the previous.
Ex-dividend date: 3/13/26
Payout date: 4/1/26
Forward starting dividend yield: 2.63%
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Disclaimer: This article is for entertainment purposes only. It is not financial advice, always do your own research.
