ONEOK’s board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.07 per share on October 14, 2026, unchanged from the previous quarter. The company scheduled payment for November 16 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 2. Its official dividend-history table separately lists November 2 as the ex-dividend date.
The practical distinction is between a declared quarterly payment and the larger annualized number. ONEOK described an annualized dividend of $4.28 per share, calculated as four times $1.07. That is not a declaration of four future quarterly payments, a dividend yield, or a promise of an investor’s total return.
The dates and amount, from primary records
| Item | Verified term | Primary evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer and security | ONEOK, Inc.; NYSE: OKE | Issuer declaration |
| Action and per-share amount | Quarterly cash dividend of US$1.07 per share; unchanged from the preceding quarter | Dividend amount |
| Approval status | Declared by the board on October 14, 2026 | Board declaration |
| Ex-dividend date | November 2, 2026, as explicitly listed by the issuer; not inferred from settlement rules | Official dividend history |
| Record-date condition | Shareholders of record at close of business November 2, 2026 | Record-date terms |
| Scheduled payment | November 16, 2026; not yet paid as of the source check | Official payable date |
| Annualized figure | US$4.28 per share: $1.07 multiplied by four, not a guaranteed annual payment | Issuer annualization |
What this means for shareholders
This is a cash-dividend announcement, not bonus shares, a stock split or a new issue of shares. The October declaration confirms one quarterly amount and its stated timetable. The official history supplies an additional date that is absent from the short press release: the ex-dividend date. Keeping those records separate avoids guessing a trading date from the record date alone.
A payment date tells shareholders when the declared cash distribution is scheduled. It should not be described as cash already received while that date remains in the future. This report does not calculate a purchase deadline, settlement entitlement, tax outcome or after-tax payout for an individual investor.
How much would 100 eligible shares receive?
Illustration, not an entitlement check: 100 eligible shares × the declared $1.07 equals $107 gross for this quarter. This excludes any tax, fees or currency conversion and does not establish that a particular holding qualifies. The input is ONEOK’s declared per-share amount, not a current stock quote.
What is not established by $4.28
A dividend yield would require a clearly identified share price and observation time as well as the dividend basis. No such price is used here, so no yield is claimed. Likewise, maintaining this quarter’s payment does not establish that future boards will declare the same amount. ONEOK’s release cautions that forward-looking statements, including projected dividend levels, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Shareholders should therefore distinguish the confirmed declaration from any assumption about future payments or share-price gains. Subsequent official notices are the relevant evidence for later quarters; this declaration alone cannot establish them.
Related reading: ICICI Prudential AMC: reading a cash-dividend declaration.
Recorded source observation: (UTC). This is a source-check timestamp, not a market quote or a new article update.
Reader clarification — 19 October 2026: Added a clearly conditional 100-share calculation. Annualization is not a future-payment guarantee, and individual eligibility or tax has not been determined. The original publication date is retained. Source recheck: (UTC); AI-assisted document review, not independent human approval.