With FY 2026 dividends up 41.6% from the prior financial year, BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) shares have jumped back onto passive income investors’ radars.

Atop the welcome passive income boost, BHP has also delivered some outsized capital gains.

Trading at $60.04 apiece on Monday, shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) mining giant have surged a remarkable 48% in 12 months.

That’s seen the Aussie miner’s market cap leap to just under $306 billion. And earlier this year, it saw BHP retake the mantle from Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) as the biggest company on the ASX.

So, how about that $100 a week – or $5,200 a year – in passive income?

We’ll crunch those numbers below in a tick.

But before we do, keep in mind that the dividend yields you generally see quoted are trailing yields. These are, by their nature, backward-looking.

Future BHP dividend payouts could be higher or lower depending on a range of macroeconomic and company-specific factors. For BHP, that includes things such as variable weather conditions and future copper and iron ore prices.

With that said…

Drilling into BHP shares for $100 a week in passive income

BHP paid a fully-franked interim dividend of $1.039 a share on 26 March.

Management then declared a final fully-franked dividend of $1.38 a share when the ASX 200 mining stock reported its full-year FY 2026 results on 18 August. That’s up 50.2% from the previous final dividend payout.

It’s a bit too late to grab that latest passive income payout, as BHP shares traded ex-dividend on 3 September. If you held the stock at market close on 2 September, you can expect to receive that boosted dividend next week, on 23 September.

For the full year, then, BHP paid out a total of $2.419 a share in fully-franked dividends.

At the recent share price, this sees the stock trading on a fully-franked trailing yield of 4%.

And to earn $100 a week, or $5,200 a year, in passive income, you’d need to buy $2,150 BHP shares today.

At the recent share price, that represents an investment of $129,086.

Now, I realise that’s a big investment to make all in one go.

But that’s okay.

Investing is a long game.

You can always buy a smaller number of BHP shares on a regular basis, and you’ll reach your $100 weekly passive income goal in good time.

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

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) enjoyed a volatile, but pleasant start to the trading week this Monday. After a torrid week last week, investors seemed to return from the weekend with a renewed sense of optimism.

After a bouncy day, which saw the ASX 200 spend time in both positive and negative territory this session, the index ended up recording a rise of 0.1% to 8,749.9 points.

This tentative start to the week’s trading for ASX investors followed an even more bullish end to the American trading week last Friday night (our time).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX: .DJI) staged a strong recovery, rising 0.98%.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) performed almost identically, gaining 0.96%.

But let’s return to this week and the local markets now for a look at what the different ASX sectors were up to this Monday.

Winners and losers

Despite the broader market’s lift, we still saw a handful of sectors lose steam.

The most prominent of those red sectors was tech stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index (ASX: XIJ) lost an early lead to slump 1.14%.

Mining shares weren’t in favour either, with the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) cratering 0.55%.

Industrial stocks suffered a drop, too. The S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index (ASX: XNJ) retreated 0.35% today.

But it was all smiles everywhere else.

Leading the green sectors this session were healthcare shares, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index (ASX: XHJ)’s 1.52% surge higher.

Consumer staples stocks also thrived. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index (ASX: XSJ) enjoyed a 0.61% bounce.

Financial shares attracted buyers as well, with the S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index (ASX: XFJ) banking a 0.43% jump.

Energy stocks didn’t miss out. The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) added 0.38% to its total today.

We could say the same for gold shares, evidenced by the All Ordinaries Gold Index (ASX: XGD)’s 0.34% advance.

Utilities stocks got some attention, too. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index (ASX: XUJ) lifted 0.33% this Monday.

Communications shares got over the line, with the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index (ASX: XTJ) adding 0.06% to its total.

Consumer discretionary stocks were in that ballpark, too. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index (ASX: XDJ) put on another 0.03%.

Finally, real estate investment trusts (REITs) ended the day where they started, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index (ASX: XPJ)’s movement of 0.00%.

Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown

Today’s index winner came down to gold stock Catalyst Metals Ltd (ASX: CYL). Catalyst stock jumped a healthy 6.11% today to close at $6.77.

This came after the company gave investors a revised (to the upside) reserve estimate for one of its projects.

Here’s the rest of today’s best:

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
Catalyst Metals Ltd (ASX: CYL)	$6.77	6.11%
Lovisa Holdings Ltd (ASX: LOV)	$22.87	5.73%
Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (ASX: CWY)	$2.69	4.67%
Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd (ASX: NEC)	$0.805	4.55%
Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: TLX)	$16.34	4.28%
Tuas Ltd (ASX: TUA)	$2.10	3.45%
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd (ASX: KCN)	$5.48	3.20%
Helia Group Ltd (ASX: HLI)	$5.42	3.04%
Stockland Corporation Ltd (ASX: SGP)	$4.21	2.93%
Ampol Ltd (ASX: ALD)	$42.41	2.91%

Our top 10 shares countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary that shows which companies made big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the weekday market closes to see which stocks make the countdown.

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Motley Fool contributor Sebastian Bowen 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 Lovisa and Telix Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Lovisa, Nine Entertainment, and Telix Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

If you had stopped checking WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC) shares at the start of the year, you might be in for a shock today.

The stock is down another 1.07% to $32.34 on Monday, taking its 2026 fall to around 53% and leaving it near a 2-month low.

A drop like that is enough to make plenty of investors lose interest.

But sometimes the best opportunities start to show up after most of the excitement has disappeared.

And when I look at WiseTech today, I reckon the long-term picture looks much better than the share price suggests.

The business investors may be overlooking

One thing I don’t think investors are talking about enough is how much business WiseTech has already won but hasn’t fully switched on yet.

At the end of FY26, the company had secured 61 large global freight forwarder rollouts.

Of those, 12 were still being rolled out, with more than 75% of their expected volume yet to go live.

That caught my attention.

It means WiseTech doesn’t need to start from scratch every year and keep finding completely new customers just to grow.

There is already more volume sitting in the pipeline from customers that have signed up.

And once these large freight forwarders move deeper onto CargoWise, the relationship will be much harder to walk away.

Why customers keep sticking around

The other part I like is just how deeply WiseTech is becoming tied into global logistics.

CargoWise is already used by many of the world’s biggest freight forwarders, and the e2open acquisition has pushed the company much further into the wider supply chain.

Once a large customer has built CargoWise into the way it runs its business, changing systems is not exactly simple.

There’s a lot of work involved, especially when freight, customs, compliance and supply chain data are all running through the platform.

WiseTech has also kept customer attrition below 1% for more than 14 years.

That tells me customers are not just trying the software and moving on.

They are sticking around.

And the more products WiseTech can put in front of those customers, the more valuable each relationship can become over time.

Would I buy at $32?

Yes, there are still risks.

But I wouldn’t see another dip as a reason to run.

At around $32, investors are paying a very different price than when WiseTech was pushing towards $100.

The valuation is still not cheap on every measure, but the starting point looks far more attractive to me.

If management keeps growing CargoWise and expands recurring revenue, I can see plenty of upside still ahead.

I’d rather give a business like this time to execute than worry about where the share price trades next week.

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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 WiseTech Global. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended WiseTech Global. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.