Key Highlights

  • H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) pays USD 0.25 per share, with an ex-dividend date of October 15, a payment date of October 29 and a screen Yield of 1.94%.
  • H.B. Fuller goes ex-dividend on October 15 for a USD 0.25 per share quarterly Dividend payable October 29, and it has paid dividends for 56 consecutive years with 33 straight years of increases.
  • Third-quarter adjusted EPS was USD 1.52 versus about USD 1.45 expected on Revenue of USD 938 million, up 5.2%, and it narrowed full-year EPS guidance to USD 4.70 to USD 4.85.
  • The USD 1.00 annual dividend is about 21% of the USD 4.78 guidance midpoint, simple arithmetic, and the screen's 1.94% yield implies a price near USD 51.55.

Dividend Details and Latest Updates

H.B. Fuller Company goes ex-dividend on October 15 for a USD 0.25 per share quarterly dividend payable on October 29, according to the calendar screen, and has paid dividends for 56 consecutive years with 33 straight years of increases. Third-quarter fiscal 2026 net revenue rose 5.2% to USD 938 million, adjusted EPS of USD 1.52 rose 21% and beat expectations of about USD 1.45, and adjusted EBITDA rose 9% to USD 187 million. Management narrowed fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to USD 4.70 to USD 4.85 from USD 4.60 to USD 4.90 and kept adjusted EBITDA guidance at USD 655 million to USD 670 million.

Coverage, Yield and the Data

Pricing drove the Earnings gain while Volume fell low single digits, and the company is advancing a cost savings program and a pending Acquisition of AMS. The USD 1.00 annual dividend is about 21% of the USD 4.78 midpoint of adjusted EPS guidance, simple arithmetic, which leaves room for increases. Operating Cash Flow guidance is USD 300 million to USD 325 million excluding AMS-related items, and the screen's 1.94% yield implies a price near USD 51.55. The payout goes ex-dividend on October 15 and is paid 14 days later on October 29, so only holders who own the shares before the ex-date receive it. Annualized at 4 payments the dividend is USD 1.00, and the screen's yield of 1.94% implies a share price near USD 51.55, simple arithmetic. Each USD 0.25 payment equals about 0.48% of that implied price, which is roughly how far the stock may adjust on the ex-date.

Risks and What to Watch

Volume weakness, raw material costs and acquisition integration could pressure margins. What to watch next: the AMS acquisition closing, volume trends and the next dividend increase. This is information only and not Investment advice. The ex-dividend date is the first day a buyer no longer receives the declared payout, and a stock price typically adjusts down by roughly the dividend amount on that day.

Where Things Stand

Dividend investors should weigh yield against coverage, because a high yield can signal market doubt as easily as value. H.B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) is in focus because of a long streak of increases with a low payout ratio. An ex-dividend date is mechanical, so the share price typically adjusts down by about the payout, and the balance of evidence favors checking coverage before acting. Direction remains unknown, and the next catalyst is the AMS acquisition closing, volume trends and the next dividend increase. Check the underlying filings first, verify the latest filings before acting, and treat the figures as a snapshot.