💿 Weekly Dividend Hikes — April 23–30, 2026

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Dividend Hikes of the Week is not a news feed. It’s proof. Every line below confirms a simple idea we already understand from experience:

We don’t guess. We don’t hope. We don’t “believe in the market.” We track real cash that companies are paying to shareholders right now — and have been paying year after year.

That’s how income you can live on is built.

This series is not about chasing a weekly percentage. It’s about three things that separate investors with a system from everyone else.

Different currencies. Different cycles. Same result:

Businesses earn money → share profits → investor income grows.

This is what real global income diversification looks like — not a theory, not a textbook example.

There’s no magic here. Every increase you see comes from:

That’s why most companies in this list carry Financial Scores between 90 and 99. That’s not decoration. That’s a survival filter.

None of these companies are shouting. They simply: pay; raise; repeat

This is what income looks like when people actually live on it — not when they’re trying to create noise online.

It’s worth saying this clearly and calmly:

Income doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built from the right decisions, repeated hundreds of times. This week is one more brick. Next week will be another.

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A strong week with a clear split: several high-quality double-digit growers alongside more conservative financials maintaining their steady pace.

Industrial and niche leaders stood out, while traditional income names continued their disciplined capital return strategies.

Last Div Date: 23.04.2026

Dividend: $0.46 → $0.48 (+4.35%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 35 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 35

Financial Score (Local): 88.40

A conservatively managed regional bank with a strong balance sheet and disciplined lending culture, continuing one of the longest dividend growth streaks in the U.S. banking sector.

Last Div Date: 23.04.2026

Dividend: $0.17 → $0.20 (+17.65%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 1 consecutive year

Consistent Years: 28

Financial Score (Local): 90.13

A diversified regional financial institution showing a sharp acceleration in dividend growth, supported by resilient earnings and expanding fee-based business lines.

Last Div Date: 23.04.2026

Dividend: $0.80 → $0.82 (+2.50%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 17 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 17

Financial Score (Local): 90.46

A leading retirement and asset management firm benefiting from stable fee income and disciplined capital returns, maintaining a steady dividend growth profile.

Last Div Date: 23.04.2026

Dividend: $0.70 → $0.80 (+14.29%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 13 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 20

Financial Score (Local): 95.35

A high-quality industrial compounder benefiting from strong demand in commercial construction and energy-efficient infrastructure, translating operational strength into double-digit dividend growth.

Last Div Date: 22.04.2026

Dividend: $0.155 → $0.16 (+3.23%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 13 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 13

Financial Score (Local): 91.94

A disciplined community banking franchise with stable profitability and consistent shareholder returns, continuing its long-term dividend growth discipline.

Last Div Date: 21.04.2026

Dividend: $0.932 → $0.99 (+6.25%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 3 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 13

Financial Score (Local): 88.10

A fuel distribution and energy infrastructure partnership supported by resilient cash flows and scale advantages, strengthening its income profile with another solid increase.

Last Div Date: 20.04.2026

Dividend: $0.41 → $0.42 (+2.44%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 10 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 15

Financial Score (Local): 87.87

A regional banking operator maintaining disciplined dividend growth through stable net interest income and prudent capital management.

Last Div Date: 20.04.2026

Dividend: $0.52 → $0.53 (+1.92%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 64 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 64

Financial Score (Local): 97.05

A global consumer staples leader with exceptional pricing power and durable brand strength, extending one of the strongest dividend growth records in the market.

Last Div Date: 17.04.2026

Dividend: $0.325 → $0.35 (+7.69%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 11 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 13

Financial Score (Local): 95.75

A niche financial research and asset management business with strong cash generation and a shareholder-friendly capital allocation strategy.

Last Div Date: 17.04.2026

Dividend: $0.89 → $0.92 (+3.37%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 22 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 22

Financial Score (Local): 98.22

A dominant semiconductor and wireless licensing company with strong free cash flow generation, sustaining its long-term dividend growth through technology leadership.

Last Div Date: 16.04.2026

Dividend: $0.95 → $0.953 (+0.26%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 24 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 24

Financial Score (Local): 86.60

A regulated utility offering highly predictable cash flows and stable capital returns, continuing its long-standing dividend growth despite a modest increase.

Last Div Date: 16.04.2026

Dividend: $1.10 → $1.25 (+13.64%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 21 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 21

Financial Score (Local): 92.61

A leading property and casualty insurer combining underwriting discipline with strong capital returns, delivering one of the strongest dividend hikes this week.

Last Div Date: 16.04.2026

Dividend: $0.235 → $0.245 (+4.26%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 38 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 38

Financial Score (Local): 94.62

A specialty chemicals leader with diversified industrial exposure and strong margin resilience, extending a multi-decade dividend growth record.

Last Div Date: 28.04.2026

Dividend: CHF 0.38 → CHF 0.40 (+5.26%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 10 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 14

Financial Score (Local): 94.83

A contract development and manufacturing leader in pharmaceuticals, benefiting from long-term healthcare demand and strong operational execution.

Last Div Date: 23.04.2026

Dividend: NOK 26.5 → NOK 29.0 (+9.43%)

Dividend Growth Streak: 4 consecutive years

Consistent Years: 10

Financial Score (Local): 65.55

A diversified industrial investment company with exposure to energy, offshore, and industrial assets, increasing distributions as portfolio value and cash generation improve.

Some hikes are modest, some are big — but all of them mean higher passive income. Week after week, this is how the compounding snowball keeps rolling.

👉 Congratulations to all shareholders who spotted their company among this week’s winners!

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