DIVIDENDCUT.COM - News about dividend cuts and suspensions

Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) has announced a sharp dividend reduction in 2026. The bakery company lowered its quarterly dividend by 49.5% to $0.125 per share, down from the previous quarterly payment of $0.2475. 

Oil company Petrobras from Brazil is reducing its dividend forecast because it expects lower crude oil prices in the coming years.

On August 22, 2024, Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW) announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of common stock to be paid on October 10, 2024, to stockholders of record on September 9, 2024.

Dividend cuts can signal a company's financial difficulties or a strategic shift in resource allocation. Here, we highlight the 10 companies in the USA with the largest dividend cuts in 2024 so far. Included are their dividend cuts, yields, year-to-date (YTD) stock performance, and latest stock prices, along with a brief description of their business activities. The two biggest cuts include two former dividend aristocrats : 3M (MMM) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA).

US retailer Big 5 Sporting Goods (symbol: BGFV) has announced a 50% dividend cut from $0.25 to $0.125 quarterly per share. This is the third dividend cut since 2018 by the specialty retailer. Even with the big cut included the dividend yield remains high with 7% at a stock price of $7.06.

Piedmont Office Realty Trust (PDM) has declared a $0.125 per share quarterly dividend, down 40.5% from the previous dividend of $0.25 quarterly.