Weekly Dividends Update

The new Money March week brings several dividend opportunities, including payouts from companies with dividend yields of up to 15%.

• Main Street Capital Corporation – dividend yield of around ~6%, with dividends typically paid monthly.

• • The company will be paying a second dividend for the month in the form of a special dividend, providing an additional payout to shareholders

• M&G plc – dividend yield of around ~7%, and is among the UK companies with the highest dividend yields.

• ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd – dividend yield of roughly ~15%+. Since its IPO in January 2021, the company has distributed approximately $5.7 billion to shareholders, more than 25 times the amount it raised in its IPO.

  • The company has also entered into a merger agreement under which Hapag-Lloyd AG plans to acquire ZIM for $35 per share in cash, valuing the deal at about $4.2 billion and representing a ~58% premium to ZIM’s previous closing share price.

Furthermore, other payouts that stand out for the week:

• Sibanye Stillwater Limited – the mining group has reinstated its dividend, declaring a R3.7 billion ($231 million) payout for the 2025 financial year, marking its first dividend since 2023.

  • The return of the dividend follows a 281% surge in headline earnings per share (HEPS), reflecting a strong rebound in profitability.

  • The company is listed on both the JSE and the US market via ADRs, where each American Depositary Receipt (ADR) represents four ordinary shares.

• Walmart Inc – the US retail giant plans to roll out another 21 stores in South Africa following its third location in Boksburg.

  • For passive income-focused investors, the company has increased its annual dividend for the 53rd consecutive year, released its full-year dividend calendar, and the first dividend for the year is set to be paid this week.

Here's the full update 

South Africa

Sibanye-Stillwater Limited will be paying R1.31 per share. 

• Last trading date - 17 March 2026 

• Payment date - 23 March 2026

Discovery Limited will be paying R5.28 per preference share 

• Last trading date - 17 March 2026 

• Payment date 23 March 2026 

Capitec Bank Holdings Limited will be paying R4.28 per preference share 

• Last trading date - 17 March 2026 

• Payment date - 23 March 2026 

NEPI Rockcastle N.V will be paying €0.27 per share 

• Exchange rate date - 10 March 2026 

• Payment date - 17 March 2026 

• Payment date - 17 April 2026 

Northam Platinum Holdings Limited will be paying R7.00 per share.  

• Last trading date - 17 March 2026 

• Payment date - 23 March 2026

Truworths International Limited will be paying R3.21 per share.  

• Last trading date - 17 March 2026 

• Payment date - 23 March 2026

Spur Corporation Limited will be paying R1.20 per share.  

• Last trading date - 17 March 2026 

• Payment date - 23 March 2026

Blu Label Unlimited Limited will be paying R0.43 per share.  

• Last trading date - 17 March 2026 

• Payment date - 23 March 2026

Italtile Limited will be paying R0.24 per share.  

• Last trading date - 17 March 2026 

• Payment date - 23 March 2026

United States

Aaon Inc will be paying $0.10 per share.

• Last trading date - 17 March 2026

• Payment date - 30 March 2026

Philip Morris International Inc will be paying $1.47 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 13 April 2026

Main Street Capital Corporation will be paying $0.30 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 March 2026

• Payment date - 27 March 2026

Sibanye Stillwater Limited will be paying $0.32 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 March 2026

• Payment date - 02 April 2026

Walmart Inc will be paying $0.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 March 2026

• Payment date - 06 April 2026

Vistra Energy Corp will be paying $0.22 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 March 2026

• Payment date - 31 March 2026

Canadian Natural Resources Limited will be paying C$0.62 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 March 2026

• Payment date - 07 April 2026

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd will be paying $0.88 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 March 2026

• Payment date - 26 March 2026

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc will be paying $0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 19 March 2026

• Payment date - 10 April 2026

Bruker Corp will be paying $0.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 March 2026

• Payment date - 07 April 2026

Gladstone Land Corp will be paying $0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 March 2026

• Payment date - 31 March 2026

Gladstone Investment Corporation will be paying $0.08 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 March 2026

• Payment date - 31 March 2026

Broadcom Inc will be paying $0.65 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 March 2026

• Payment date - 31 March 2026

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will be paying $0.14 per share.

• Last trading date - 23 March 2026

• Payment date - 23 April 2026

STMicroelectronics NV will be paying $0.09 per share.

• Last trading date - 23 March 2026

• Payment date - 31 March 2026

United Kingdom

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC will be paying $0.48 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 30 April 2026

Standard Chartered PLC will be paying $0.49 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 14 May 2026

M&G PLC will be paying £0.13 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 30 April 2026

Beazley PLC will be paying £0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 01 May 2026

Standard Life Aberdeen will be paying £0.07 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 06 May 2026

Pearson PLC will be paying £0.17 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 08 May 2026

Melrose Industries Plc will be paying £0.04 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 05 May 2026

NatWest Group PLC will be paying £0.23 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 05 May 2026

Australia 

Credit Corp Group Ltd will be paying AU$0.32 per share.

• Last trading date - 16 March 2026

• Payment date - 27 March 2026

Cochlear Ltd will be paying AU$2.15 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 13 April 2026

Cedar Woods Properties Limited CWP will be paying AU$0.14 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 March 2026

• Payment date - 24 April 2026

Flight Centre Travel Group Limited will be paying AU$0.12 per share.

• Last trading date - 24 March 2026

• Payment date - 16 April 2026

Kelsian Group Limited will be paying AU$0.08 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 20 April 2026

Macmahon Holdings Ltd will be paying AU$0.009 per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 10 April 2026

NRW Holdings Ltd will be paying AU$0.08 per share.

• Last trading date - 20 March 2026

• Payment date - 09 April 2026

Perenti Limited will be paying AU$0.03 per share.

• Last trading date - 24 March 2026

• Payment date - 09 April 2026

Reece Ltd will be paying AU$0.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 16 March 2026

• Payment date - 01 April 2026

Seek Ltd will be paying AU$0.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 16 March 2026

• Payment date - 01 April 2026

Spark New Zealand Ltd will be paying NZ$0.08 (NZ$0.08 Ordinary and NZ$0.007 Special) per share.

• Last trading date - 18 March 2026

• Payment date - 10 April 2026

Service Stream Limited will be paying AU$0.03 per share.

• Last trading date - 24 March 2026

• Payment date - 10 April 2026

Sources – EasyEquities.

Author: Cay-Low Mbedzi

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Dividends are one of the many key components of investing, representing a share of a company's profits distributed to its shareholders. 

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