Chasing dividends? 11 ASX shares in top-paying sectors going ex-dividend this week

ASX mining/materials, utilities, and energy shares paid the biggest dividend yields of the 11 market sectors in FY26.

As we previously reported, utilities shares paid a 5.98% dividend yield, energy paid 5.14%, and materials paid 4.63%.

Those yields were well above the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) average dividend yield for FY26 of 4.23%.

Energy and mining shares paid higher dividends in FY26 due to elevated earnings from stronger commodity prices.

Now remember, the dividends paid in the FY26 period mainly reflected final dividends for FY25 and interim dividends for FY26.

Over the next two months, the final dividends for FY26 are being paid following the end of the August reporting season today.

And we're seeing the same trend play out.

That is, big ASX resources shares are paying generous dividends again due to those strong commodity prices.

Take ASX 200 iron ore and copper miner, BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP), for example.

BHP declared a final dividend for FY26 of US 99 cents, which is equivalent to A$1.40 on today's exchange rate.

That's 65% higher than the final BHP dividend for FY25 of 91.9 AU cents.

That's a major lift in income for BHP shares investors.

In order to receive a dividend, you must own the ASX share before its ex-dividend date.

If you want to snatch the next BHP dividend, you need to buy BHP shares before they go ex-dividend this Thursday.

BHP is among 11 big names in the high-paying utilities, mining, and energy sectors scheduled to go ex-dividend this week.

If you're chasing dividend income, here are the dates you need to know.

ASX shares going ex-dividend this week

ASX share	Ex-Div Date	Dividend	Payday
Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG)	1 September	46 cents	29 September
Origin Energy Ltd (ASX: ORG)	2 September	30 cents	2 October
Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC)	2 September	6 cents	15 September
Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL)	2 September	7 cents	18 September
Mercury NZ Ltd (ASX: MCY)	2 September	14.1 cents	30 September
PLS Group Ltd (ASX: PLS)	2 September	5 cents	24 September
Newmont Corporation CDI (ASX: NEM)	2 September	26 cents	28 September
BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP)	3 September	$1.40	23 September
Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS)	3 September	79.5 cents	25 September
Ampol Ltd (ASX: ALD)	4 September	$1.85	30 September
Viva Energy Group Ltd (ASX: VEA)	4 September	7.7 cents	30 September

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