There are several well known large cap stocks going ex-dividend next week including the following twelve Top 100 Dividend Stocks: Valero, IBM, Starbucks, BB&T, Boeing, Diageo, GlaxoSmithKline, Wal-Mart, Apple, Exxon Mobil, UPS and Kroger.

Ex-dividend dates are important to dividend investors because one must own a stock on its ex-dividend date in order to be eligible to receive its next dividend. Any stock ranked by our team as a Top 100 Dividend Stock is tagged.