With ASX earnings season now in full swing, we are entering the second act of any earnings season: dividend season. When an ASX dividend share reveals its latest report card to investors, it also usually reveals what its next dividend payment and franking level will look like, as well as the attached ex-dividend date.
With most of these dividend announcements, the payday usually comes soon after.
But before a dividend payday, there must be an ex-dividend date. That's when the line is officially drawn in the sand, indicating which investors are eligible to receive said dividend and which are not.
The rule is that any investor with shares to their name as of the market close before a company's ex-dividend date gets the paycheque. Anyone who buys on or after the ex-dividend date misses out, with the seller retaining the rights to the dividend.
Next week will see a huge chunk of the ASX 200 trade ex-dividend for their latest payouts.
With that in mind, here are the 24 ASX 200 dividend shares that will go through this process next week.
24 ASX 200 shares trading ex-dividend next week
| ASX-listed company | Dividend per share |
Ex-dividend date |
Dividend payday |
| Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) | US 10.3c (unfranked) | 24 February | 26 March |
| Vicinity Centres (ASX: VCX) | 6 cents | 24 February | 13 March |
| Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) | 95 cents (fully franked) | 25 February | 1 April |
| Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (ASX: TAH) | 1 cent | 25 February | 14 March |
| Magellan Financial Group Ltd (ASX: MFG) |
26.4 cents (85% franked) | 25 February | 12 March |
| Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX: BGA) |
6 cents (fully franked) | 25 February | 3 April |
| IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH) |
17 cents (20% franked) | 25 February | 21 March |
| AGL Energy Ltd (ASX: AGL) | 23 cents (fully franked) | 25 February | 27 March |
| Amcor plc (ASX: AMC) | 20.4 cents | 25 February | 18 March |
| HMC Capital Ltd (ASX: HMC) | 6 cents (fully franked) | 25 February | 1 April |
| Deterra Royalties Ltd (ASX: DRR) | 9 cents (fully franked) | 25 February | 25 March |
| Challenger Ltd (ASX: CGF) | 14.5 cents (fully franked) | 25 February | 18 March |
| Downer EDI Ltd (ASX: DOW) | 10.8 cents (75% franked) | 26 February | 27 March |
| Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd (ASX: BEN) | 30 cents (fully franked) | 26 February | 31 March |
| Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG) |
50 cents (fully franked) | 26 February | 27 March |
| Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS) |
9.5 cents (fully franked) | 26 February | 28 March |
| Lottery Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLC) | 8 cents (fully franked) | 26 February | 27 March |
| Pro Medicus Limited (ASX: PME) | 25 cents (fully franked) | 27 February | 21 March |
| Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) |
9 cents (fully franked) | 27 February | 14 March |
| Ventia Services Group Ltd (ASX: VNT) | 10;6 cents (80% franked) | 27 February | 7 April |
| Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) | 3 cents (fully franked) | 27 February | 31 March |
| Orora Ltd (ASX: ORA) | 5 cents | 28 February | 3 April |
| AMP Ltd (ASX: AMP) | 1 cent (20% franked) | 28 February | 3 April |
| Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX: CTD) | 10 cents | 28 February | 4 April |
Foolish takeaway
So there you have it, all 24 of the ASX 200 shares scheduled to trade 'ex-div' next week. As you can see, there's a healthy mixture of stocks, large and small. They range from energy shares like Santos and financials like AMP to blue chip banks like Bendigo Bank and healthcare stocks like Pro Medicus.
Let's see what kind of dividends get announced next week.
