These 4 Dividend Stocks Are About to Go Ex-Dividend. Don’t Miss the Dates
Four dividend stocks have ex-dates arriving this week, and missing the window by even one day wipes out the entire quarterly payment. One of them closes its deadline today, and the coverage numbers across all four tell very different stories…
The first deadline on this list falls today. Concentrix (NASDAQ:CNXC | CNXC Price Prediction) goes ex-dividend on October 23, 2026, so Thursday, October 22, is the last day to buy shares and qualify for its next payment. Three more income names go ex-dividend on Monday, October 26. All four ex-dates fall in October, all four payments land in November, and each one shows payout ratios and cash coverage that support the yield.
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive the payout, and the pay date is when the cash arrives in your account.
Concentrix (CNXC): Today Is the Final Day to Buy
Concentrix declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share on September 29, 2026, up from $0.36. Shares go ex-dividend on October 23, 2026, with payment on November 3, 2026. That makes today the buy-by deadline. On the $1.48 annualized forward rate and a delayed price of $30.04, the forward yield works out to about 4.9%.
Much of that yield comes from the share price falling. The stock is down 32.74% over the past year and 24.86% year to date, though it has rebounded 12.68% over the past week. The lower share price also triggered a $1.05B non-cash goodwill impairment, driving fiscal Q3 to a GAAP net loss of $988.1M. Because that GAAP figure is distorted, the cleaner way to judge coverage is non-GAAP EPS and free cash flow.
On that basis, the dividend has plenty of room. Management guides fiscal 2026 non-GAAP EPS to $10.97 to $11.09, so the payout ratio is roughly 13% even at the low end. At about 61.1 million shares outstanding, the annual dividend costs about $90 million, compared with forecast adjusted free cash flow of $630 million to $650 million. The concern is revenue, which fell 1.2% year over year in Q3. Cash flow covers the dividend well.
Paychex (PAYX): Friday Is the Cutoff for a $1.19 Payment
Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) goes ex-dividend on October 26, 2026, and is set to pay $1.19 per share on November 25, 2026. Because October 26 falls on a Monday, Friday, October 23, is the last day to buy shares. The $4.76 annualized rate on a $112.50 share price yields about 4.2%, helped by a 7.9% decline over the past year.
Paychex has the closest coverage of the four. The dividend uses about 94% of trailing GAAP diluted EPS of $5.04 and about 86% of fiscal 2026 EPS of $5.51. In fiscal Q1, the company paid $424.1M in dividends against net income of $429.7M. The quarterly payout remains $1.19 after the May ex-date, up from $1.08. Future raises depend on the business reaching its fiscal 2027 target of 7% to 9% adjusted EPS growth. The payment looks safe for now, but the room for error is thin.
Value Line (VALU): A Decades-Long Payout Record Goes Ex on Monday
Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) declared a $0.35 quarterly dividend with an ex-date of October 26, 2026, and a payment date of November 10, 2026. To qualify, you need to buy by Friday, October 23. The $1.40 annualized rate on a $41.13 close gives a yield of about 3.4%. This yield holds up even as the stock gains ground: shares are up 10.03% year to date.
The dividend takes about 66% of trailing EPS of $2.11, which is a moderate payout ratio. Earnings quality deserves a closer look, though. Value Line’s net profit margin of 60.3% is far above its 12.8% operating margin, so a large share of earnings comes from outside its publishing business. Quarterly earnings also fell 27.7% year over year. On the positive side, the 2026 raise from $0.325 keeps a payment record dating back to 1999 in the available history.
FVCBankcorp (FVCB): Lowest Yield, Strongest Coverage
FVCBankcorp (NASDAQ:FVCB) also goes ex-dividend on October 26, 2026, and its $0.07 payment is set for November 16, 2026. Friday is the buy-by deadline here, too. Its yield of about 1.6% is the lowest on the list, mainly because the stock has climbed 46.35% over the past year.
The payment is very well covered. The $0.28 annualized dividend uses only about 20% of trailing EPS of $1.43. In Q2, the bank earned $0.45 per share, beating the $0.36 estimate, and its net interest margin widened to 3.53% for the tenth quarter in a row. The main risk is concentration. Commercial real estate loans equal 287% of regulatory capital, and the bank operates in the Washington, D.C. area, where the federal workforce makes up a large share of the local economy.
Miss These Dates, and You Miss the Payment
A single dividend is a poor reason to buy a stock, because the share price usually falls by roughly the payout once shares trade ex-dividend. Of these four, Concentrix and FVCBankcorp have the most room in their payout ratios, Value Line sits in the middle, and Paychex has the least slack. Thin coverage is one of the classic warning signs a payout is at risk (we broke down all seven in a free dividend trap guide). Whatever the yield, the cutoff doesn’t change: anyone who buys on or after the ex-dividend date gives up this quarter’s payment.
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