The Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) dividend has just been announced with the FY26 report. It was another pleasing payout for investors.

Wesfarmers’ profit is generated by a number of businesses, including Bunnings, Kmart, Officeworks, WesCEF (chemicals, energy and fertilisers), healthcare, and more.

Wesfarmers is one of the largest businesses in Australia, and its dividends have been steadily rising this decade. Let’s take a look at what upcoming payout shareholders can look forward to.

Wesfarmers dividend

The board of directors of Wesfarmers decided to declare an FY26 final dividend of $1.20 per share. This represented an 8.1% year-over-year increase over the FY25 final dividend.

The Wesfarmers annual dividend for the 2026 financial year is $2.22, representing a 7.8% year-over-year increase.

In December 2025, the business also paid $1.50 per share, comprising a capital return of $1.10 per share and a fully-franked special dividend of 40 cents per share.

The company said that the announced payout is consistent with the group’s focus on providing a satisfactory return to shareholders and commitment to efficient capital management.

Wesfarmers noted that the dividends are decided based on the franking credit availability, current earnings, cash flows, future cash flow requirements, and targeted credit metrics.

Based on the earnings per share (EPS) generated by the business, its FY26 annual dividend payout ratio is 87.6% of net profit.

At the time of writing, the final dividend of $1.20 per share translates into a dividend yield of 1.5% excluding franking credits and 2.1% including franking credits.

With the annual dividend per share, that translates into a dividend yield of 2.8% excluding franking credits and 4% including franking credits.

Payment date

Before we get to the Wesfarmers dividend payment date, we need to look at the ex-dividend date.

The ex-dividend date is the cut-off date for entitlement to the upcoming payout. Investors need to own Wesfarmers shares before the ex-dividend date to be entitled to the payment.

For the FY26 final dividend, the ex-dividend date is next Tuesday, 1 September 2026. That means investors have until the end of trading on 31 August 2026 to secure shares and be eligible for the upcoming payout.

Following that, the payment date for this dividend is 7 October 2026. That’s less than a month and a half away, at the time of writing.

Investors can also elect to take part in the dividend reinvestment plan (DRP). That’s where shareholders choose to receive new Wesfarmers shares rather than receiving the dividend as cash.

If investors want to take part in the DRP, they must make that election by 7pm on 3 September 2026. That’s a week away, at the time of writing.

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Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Wesfarmers. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Wesfarmers. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

Earnings season has continued this Thursday, with a cavalcade of S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares reporting their latest numbers to investors. Many of them have also revealed the next dividend their investors can look forward to. So today, let’s go over three prominent blue-chip ASX 200 dividend shares and check out what kind of income is coming investors’ way.

Three ASX 200 dividend shares that just boosted their payouts

South32 Ltd (ASX: S32)

Mining stock and ASX 200 dividend share, South32, is first up. The miner had some impressive numbers to show off this morning. Although revenues were only up 1% to US$5.82 billion, underlying earnings grew 38% to US$2.46 billion. Profits after tax attributable to members roared higher, jumping 410% to US$1.09 billion.

That all helped South32 to declare a final dividend of 5.4 US cents per share. Like most payouts from this ASX 200 dividend share, this one will come with full franking credits attached.

This new final dividend is more than double what investors bagged this time last year, up 107.7% over 2025’s final dividend of 2.6 US cents per share. Right now, South32 shares are trading on a trailing dividend yield of 1.81%.

Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX: QAN)

Since the resumption of Qantas’ shareholder payouts last year, the airline has become a favourite ASX 200 dividend share amongst income investors. That trend continues into the back half of 2026. This morning, Qantas revealed a final dividend of 19.8 cents per share, fully franked.

That matches 2026’s interim dividend, and represents a 20% hike over 2025’s final ordinary payout of 16.5 cents per share.

This came despite Qantas also reporting an underlying profit before tax of $2.06 billion, down 11.82% from 2025. The national carrier’s earnings per share (EPS) also fell 12.73% to 96 cents.

Qantas stock is currently trading with a dividend yield of 3.8%.

Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES)

Finally, let’s talk about ASX 200 dividend share and popular blue chip, Wesfarmers. The Bunnings, Kmart, OfficeWorks, and Target owner also dropped its report today. There were lots of green numbers on display.

For FY2026, Wesfarmers reported revenue of $47.27 billion, up 3.4% year on year. Earnings before interest and tax excluding significant items rose 7.3%, while statutory net profits after tax (excluding significant items) jumped 8.3% to $2.87 billion.

That enabled Wesfarmers to declare a fully-franked final dividend of $1.20 per share. That represents an 8.11% rise over last year’s equivalent payout of $1.11 per share.

Wesfarmers is presently sitting on a dividend yield of 2.68%.

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Motley Fool contributor Sebastian Bowen has positions in Wesfarmers. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Wesfarmers. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Wesfarmers. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares are moving higher in after-hours trading after the chip giant released another monster quarterly result.

The Nvidia share price finished Wednesday’s regular session down 1.59% at US$209.66, but quickly turned around after the result.

At the latest check, the shares were up 4.71% after hours to US$219.53.

The quarterly numbers were strong, but it was management’s longer-term outlook that really caught investors’ attention.

Let’s take a closer look at the numbers.

Another huge quarter

Nvidia reported second-quarter revenue of US$96.2 billion, up 18% from the previous quarter and 106% from a year earlier.

That comfortably beat Wall Street expectations of around US$92.3 billion.

Adjusted earnings came in at US$2.22 per share, also ahead of the US$2.09 analysts were expecting.

Once again, Data Center did most of the heavy lifting. Revenue from the division reached US$89 billion, up 117% year on year and representing more than 90% of total sales.

CEO Jensen Huang said AI had “reached its inflection point”, adding that demand continued to accelerate as more AI labs, cloud providers, and businesses increased spending.

The company’s next-generation Vera Rubin platform is also moving into full production, with systems already running at major cloud partners.

The company also returned around US$26 billion to shareholders through share buybacks and dividends during the quarter.

What stood out?

While the quarterly result was impressive, the biggest talking point came during the earnings call.

Management said it expects revenue to grow by around 70% in fiscal 2028, well ahead of the roughly 45% growth Wall Street had been expecting.

What makes that outlook even more interesting is that Nvidia is still struggling to keep up with demand. The company indicated it can currently meet only around 70% of demand, with supply still falling short.

WAM Global analyst Laura Hargrove said the one-year guidance “signals confidence in the durability of demand for AI chips”.

She also pointed out that demand is becoming broader, with enterprise customers, sovereign AI programs, and specialised cloud providers accounting for a growing share of revenue.

Investors clearly liked what they heard, with Nvidia shares climbing more than 4% in after-hours trading.

There was also plenty to like in the near-term outlook.

Nvidia expects third-quarter revenue of around US$108 billion, ahead of Wall Street estimates of roughly US$104 billion.

What should investors watch?

There are still a few areas worth keeping an eye on.

Gross margins are expected to slip slightly from 75% to around 74% in the third quarter as memory and component costs rise.

Management also expects margins to fall further later in the year before starting to recover.

So, if you own Nvidia shares, it’s worth seeing how this metric tracks over the next few quarters.

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Motley Fool contributor Aaron Teboneras has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Nvidia. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.