Since the U.S. announcement of mutual tariffs this year, the stock market has continued to be unstab..

Since the U.S. announcement of mutual tariffs this year, the stock market has continued to be unstable, attracting attention to dividend stock investments with strength in stability.

As major candidates emphasize the importance of returning shareholders ahead of the presidential election, dividend stocks seem to be gaining more power. As a result, attention is focused on stocks that are likely to increase the number of annual dividends in the future.

According to Korea Investment & Securities on the 1st, the number of companies that pay interim and quarterly dividends is increasing recently.

In particular, it is analyzed that interim and quarterly dividends have shown a significant increase since the implementation of the value-up disclosure program in May last year. Nine out of 22 companies that previously announced plans to introduce interim and quarterly dividends through value-up disclosures completed their introduction last year.

They include JB Financial Group and KT, which introduced quarterly dividends, HD Hyundai Marine Solution, HD Hyundai Electric, LG Electronics, Hyundai Elevator, Hanmi Science, SK Networks, and Hanmi Pharmaceutical. Among them, HD Hyundai Marine Solution switched to quarterly dividends in the first quarter of this year.

There are 10 new companies that introduced quarterly dividends in the first quarter of this year, including HD Hyundai Marine Solution, Doosan Bobcat, BNK Financial Group, SNT Dynamics, SNT Energy, SNT Holdings, SNT Motivation, Gumbi, Xiximix, and Pond Group.

The remaining 13 companies that have announced their plans to introduce through value-up disclosures are also expected to introduce interim and quarterly dividends in the near future. Industrial Bank of Korea, Golf Zone Newdin Holdings, POSCO International, Hyundai Green Food, Dongwon Industrial, Lotte Well Food, Lotte Chilsung, LG Household & Health Care, LG, ES Traffic, Lotte Holdings, and Lotte Shopping.

Among them, Industrial Bank of Korea and Golf Zone Newdin Holdings have announced the introduction of quarterly dividends. Seven companies, including POSCO International, Hyundai Green Food, Dongwon Industrial, Lotte Well Food, Lotte Chilsung, LG Household & Health Care, and LG, will introduce interim dividends.

In particular, the Industrial Bank of Korea is expected to introduce quarterly dividends starting next year. After passing the quarterly dividend agenda at the board of directors in February, the Industrial Bank of Korea has newly established a clause in its articles of association stating that quarterly dividends can be made according to the board’s resolution.

There are nine KOSPI-listed companies that have newly established articles of association related to quarterly dividends at this year’s regular shareholders’ meeting, including Industrial Bank of Korea, JW Life Sciences, Fisheries Industries, Kolon, Kolon ENP, DB Hi-tech, SPC Samlip, UN Gel, and Hyundai Rotem. Given that these companies preemptively reorganized their quarterly dividend procedures, analysts say they can expect to expand their dividend cycles and actively return shareholders.

Jung Dasom, a researcher at Korea Investment & Securities, said, “Amide the KOSPI-listed companies that conducted dividends last year, the interim dividend ratio was only 11%, and the quarterly dividend ratio was only 3%, far behind the S&P 500, where 95% of the companies conduct quarterly dividends, and 91% of the companies conduct interim dividends,” but added, “The number of new companies conducting quarterly and interim dividends is increasing recently, suggesting that these companies have a significant willingness to expand shareholder returns.”