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26 February
Ex-Dividend Reminder: McKesson, Select Medical Holdings and Universal Health Services

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/2/26, McKesson Corp (Symbol: MCK), Select Medical Holdings Corp (Symbol: SEM), and Universal Health Services, Inc. (Symbol: UHS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. McKesson Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.82 on 4/1/26, Select Medical Holdings Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.0625 on 3/12/26, and Universal Health Services, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.20 on 3/16/26. As a percentage of MCK's recent stock price of $963.24, this dividend works out to approximately 0.09%, so look for shares of McKesson Corp to trade 0.09% lower — all else being equal — when MCK shares open for trading on 3/2/26. Similarly, investors should look for SEM to open 0.42% lower in price and for UHS to open 0.09% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for MCK, SEM, and UHS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

McKesson Corp (Symbol: MCK):

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Select Medical Holdings Corp (Symbol: SEM):

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Universal Health Services, Inc. (Symbol: UHS):

UHS+Dividend+History+Chart

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 0.34% for McKesson Corp, 1.68% for Select Medical Holdings Corp, and 0.35% for Universal Health Services, Inc..

In Thursday trading, McKesson Corp shares are currently up about 0.6%, Select Medical Holdings Corp shares are up about 0.5%, and Universal Health Services, Inc. shares are up about 0.3% on the day.

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