Oshkosh, Thomson Reuters, Marriott International

On 8/16/23, Oshkosh, Thomson Reuters, and Marriott International, will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Oshkosh Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.41 on 8/31/23, Thomson Reuters Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.49 on 9/15/23, and Marriott International will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.52 on 9/29/23.

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As a percentage of OSK’s recent stock price of $102.81, this dividend works out to approximately 0.40%, so look for shares of Oshkosh Corp to trade 0.40% lower — all else being equal — when OSK shares open for trading on 8/16/23. Similarly, investors should look for TRI to open 0.37% lower in price and for MAR to open 0.25% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for OSK, TRI, and MAR, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Oshkosh:

Thomson Reuters:

Marriott International:

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 1.60% for Oshkosh, 1.48% for Thomson Reuters, and 1.00% for Marriott International.

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In Monday trading, Oshkosh shares are currently down about 0.8%, Thomson Reuters shares are up about 0.1%, and Marriott International shares are trading flat on the day.