S&P/ASX All Ords Index (ASX: XAO) mining shares typically reward investors with generous dividend payout ratios.
The dividend payout ratio is the percentage of a miner’s earnings paid out to shareholders as dividends.
Most miners target a percentage range, or a minimum or maximum payout ratio, as part of their standing dividend policy.
For example, the market’s largest miner, BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), pays a minimum 50% of underlying attributable profit as dividends at each reporting period.
This earnings season, BHP declared a final dividend of 99 US cents for FY26, which equated to a 72% payout ratio.
Many ASX mining shares are paying boosted dividends this season because of higher earnings due to stronger commodity prices.
The final BHP dividend for FY26 was 65% higher than the final dividend for FY25, and the largest final dividend in four years.
BHP shares went ex-dividend last week, along with Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG) and Newmont Corporation CDI (ASX: NEM) shares.
This week, nine ASX mining shares go ex-dividend. Among them is Sandfire Resources Ltd (ASX: SFR), which benefited from an 18% increase in the copper price in FY26.
The higher copper price helped enable the miner to declare its first dividend since 2022.
Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) benefitted from a 278% surge in the lithium spodumene price and a 7% lift in the iron ore price.
The miner resumed dividends this season after a two-year break.
Genesis Minerals Ltd (ASX: GMD) and other ASX gold miners benefitted from an 18% rise in the gold price.
Genesis Minerals is paying its maiden dividend this season.
ASX mining shares going ex-dividend this week
Remember, in order to receive a dividend, you must buy (or already own) the ASX mining share before its ex-dividend date.
| ASX share | Ex-div date | Dividend | Payday |
| Alkane Resources Ltd (ASX: ALK) | Today | 1 cents per share | 1 October |
| Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX: PRU) | Today | 9 cents per share | 7 October |
| Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) | 8 September | 83 cents per share | 30 September |
| Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) | 9 September | 21 cents per share | 2 October |
| Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) | 9 September | 30 cents per share | 15 October |
| Genesis Minerals Ltd (ASX: GMD) | 9 September | 5 cents per share | 5 October |
| IGO Ltd (ASX: IGO) | 9 September | 5 cents per share | 30 September |
| Regis Resources Ltd (ASX: RRL) | 10 September | 20 cents per share | 7 October |
| Sandfire Resources Ltd (ASX: SFR) | 10 September | 35 cents per share | 30 September |
These ASX mining shares are among 40 stocks going ex-dividend this week.
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