[The scale of mid-term dividends for A-share companies exceeds 700 billion yuan] On September 1, Wind data showed that as of August 31, a total of 867 companies in the A-share market had launched 2026 mid-term cash dividend plans, with the total amount of cash planned to be distributed reaching 716.751 billion yuan (including those that have been implemented), continuing the high operating trend. From the perspective of industry distribution, finance, energy, technology, medicine and other industries are the main contributors to medium-term dividends. Among them, traditional blue-chip companies continue to lead the way, a number of growth-oriented companies have significantly increased their willingness to pay dividends, and the overall dividend ecosystem of A-shares continues to optimize.