S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares are down 0.1% to 9,264.6 points on Friday.
The market is taking a breather after hitting a new record of 9,296.7 points yesterday.
The August earnings season is now underway, which means dividends are being announced.
We'll help you keep track of ex-dividend dates over the next two months.
Next week, only a few ASX shares are going ex-dividend.
We've listed them below, along with the dividend amounts to be paid.
In order to receive a dividend, you must own the ASX share before its ex-dividend date.
On the ex-dividend date, share prices tend to fall because the stock becomes less valuable without the dividend entitlement attached.
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Alcoa Corporation (ASX: AAI)
This ASX 200 mining share will pay an unfranked dividend of 10 US cents per share on 27 August.
The ex-dividend date is Monday, 10 August.
Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO)
This ASX 200 mining share will pay a fully franked US$2.11 per share on 24 September.
The ex-dividend date is Thursday, 13 August.
BKI Investment Company Ltd (ASX: BKI)
The ASX listed investment company (LIC) is an offshoot of the former company, Brickworks.
The ASX financial stock will pay a dividend of 4 cents per share on 28 August.
The ex-dividend date is Friday, 14 August.
Argo Investments Ltd (ASX: ARG)
This ASX LIC will pay a dividend of 20 cents per share on 18 September.
The ex-dividend date is Friday, 14 August.
Which ASX shares have dividend announcements next week?
On Monday, we'll hear from Car Group Ltd (ASX: CAR).
On Tuesday, we'll see earnings reports from SGH Ltd (ASX: SGH) and Life360 Inc (ASX: 360).
The big one next week is Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) shares.
CBA will announce its full-year FY26 results and final dividend on Wednesday.
The ex-dividend date for the CBA dividend will be 19 August.
AGL Energy Ltd (ASX: AGL) and Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX: SUN) will announce their results and dividends on Wednesday.
Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG) shares will be in focus on Thursday.
We'll also find out the dividends for Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS) and Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) shares on Thursday.
On Friday, QBE Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: QBE) will step up to the plate.
View our reporting calendar for more companies announcing dividends next week.
