Earnings season: 2 ASX income shares that just hiked their dividends

I like to think of the biannual earnings season on the ASX as dividend season as well. That's because, in addition to giving investors an update on their finances in their earnings reports, this is also the time when ASX income shares reveal just how much their next payouts will be worth. In other words, earnings season largely dictates what the next six months will look like for share market income.

Although we are still in the early stages of 2026's second earnings season, we have already heard from quite a few ASX income shares. So today, let's go over two that just announced a big dividend pay rise for their investors.

2 ASX income shares that just hiked their dividends

Computershare Ltd (ASX: CPU)

Tech stock Computershare was one of the first companies out of the gate this earnings season. Computershare dropped its full FY2026 earnings last week. As we covered at the time, there were some decent figures, including single-digit increases in revenue, net profits and earnings per share (EPS).

However, the dividend announcement was more impressive. Computershare revealed a final, unfranked dividend of 65 cents per share. That's worth a whopping 35.4% increase over last year's final dividend, which was worth 48 cents per share. Combined with March's interim dividend of 55 cents per share, Computershare's full 2026 dividend tally will now stand at $1.20 per share. That's a healthy 29% rise over 2025's total of 93 cents.

Computershare has long been one of the ASX's best-performing income shares when it comes to dividends. It hasn't cut its dividend in over 15 years.

JB Hi-Fi Ltd (ASX: JBH)

Next up, we have electronics and homewares retailer JB Hi-Fi. JB reported its latest earnings just today. As we covered earlier, they haven't been well-received by the market. Although the company's numbers weren't too concerning, it may have been some cautious commentary that has spooked investors. But there was nothing spooky about JB's dividend announcement.

The company will pay a final dividend worth $1.27 per share, with full franking credits attached. That represents a 21% increase over the 2025 final dividend of $1.05 per share (though that came alongside a special $1-per-share dividend). That has come partly thanks to this ASX income share's new payout policy of distributing 70-80% of its net profits after tax as dividends (up from 65%).

Even so, JB is another ASX stock that has a stellar history of growing its dividends consistently over time. 2026 is just another notch in that belt.

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