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At MaxDividends we track more than 19,000 companies worldwide β€” but only the elite make it into this list: businesses that have been paying dividends for 10+ years without a cut.

Intro

We help you get paid β€” forever. Live off dividends. On your terms.

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:

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The world pays those who own the right businesses. And those businesses can be found systematically.

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

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

How to Read This Update (Important)

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

1️⃣ Money Is Being Paid. Regularly. Worldwide.

Different currencies. Different cycles. Same result:

Businesses earn money β†’ share profits β†’ investor income grows.

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

2️⃣ Dividend Growth Follows Business Strength

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

  • durable cash flow

  • payout room

  • disciplined management

  • business models that survive cycles

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

3️⃣ Income Is Built Quietly

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

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

Where the MaxDividends Income System Fits In

It’s worth saying this clearly and calmly:

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Without a system, this list is just interesting reading. With a system, it becomes income-building material.

The MaxDividends Income System helps us:

  • identify businesses that can keep paying

  • avoid dividend illusions

  • stay disciplined when markets get loud

And the MaxDividends App turns it into a process:

  • real-time dividend hike alerts

  • tracking dividend streaks

  • monitoring income across countries and currencies

  • knowing exactly what is paying you today

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.

That’s exactly why MaxDividends exists: the MaxDividends Income System, powered by our dividend intelligence app β€” a proven, safe financial engine that turns invested capital into growing dividend income so you can live off dividends and retire early on your own terms.

πŸ’Ώ Weekly Dividend Hikes β€” April-May 28–05, 2026

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.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States

1st Source Corporation (SRCE)

  • Last Div Date: 05.05.2026

  • Dividend: $0.40 β†’ $0.43 (+7.50%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 35 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 35

  • Financial Score (Local): 88.02

A conservatively managed regional bank continuing its disciplined dividend growth with another healthy increase.

Ameriprise Financial (AMP)

  • Last Div Date: 04.05.2026

  • Dividend: $1.60 β†’ $1.70 (+6.25%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 20 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 21

  • Financial Score (Local): 96.02

A leading wealth and asset management company maintaining strong shareholder returns through stable fee-based earnings.

Oppenheimer Holdings (OPY)

  • Last Div Date: 01.05.2026

  • Dividend: $0.18 β†’ $0.20 (+11.11%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 2 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 30

  • Financial Score (Local): 95.08

A diversified financial services firm increasing payouts as capital markets activity remains supportive.

Aon (AON)

  • Last Div Date: 01.05.2026

  • Dividend: $0.745 β†’ $0.82 (+10.07%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 14 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 22

  • Financial Score (Local): 93.70

A global risk management and consulting leader extending strong dividend growth through recurring business demand.

Sonic Automotive (SAH)

  • Last Div Date: 30.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.38 β†’ $0.41 (+7.89%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 5 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 16

  • Financial Score (Local): 91.64

A major automotive retailer benefiting from stable demand and strong dealership cash generation.

RTX Corporation (RTX)

  • Last Div Date: 30.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.68 β†’ $0.73 (+7.35%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 33 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 33

  • Financial Score (Local): 80.51

A global aerospace and defense leader continuing long-term dividend growth on strong government and commercial demand.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR)

  • Last Div Date: 30.04.2026

  • Dividend: $1.00 β†’ $1.03 (+3.00%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 33 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 33

  • Financial Score (Local): 93.18

A Texas-focused banking franchise maintaining steady dividend growth through disciplined lending.

American International Group (AIG)

  • Last Div Date: 30.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.45 β†’ $0.50 (+11.11%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 3 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 13

  • Financial Score (Local): 67.11

A global insurer accelerating shareholder returns as underwriting and investment income improve.

Apple (AAPL)

  • Last Div Date: 30.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.26 β†’ $0.27 (+3.85%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 14 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 14

  • Financial Score (Local): 95.46

A technology giant continuing to grow payouts from massive cash generation and ecosystem strength.

Pool Corporation (POOL)

  • Last Div Date: 29.04.2026

  • Dividend: $1.25 β†’ $1.30 (+4.00%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 15 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 21

  • Financial Score (Local): 99.00

A market-leading distributor of pool supplies and equipment, sustaining strong dividend growth through stable demand.

S&T Bancorp (STBA)

  • Last Div Date: 29.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.36 β†’ $0.37 (+2.78%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 13 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 15

  • Financial Score (Local): 87.71

A regional banking operator continuing its measured dividend growth through stable profitability.

PVH Corp (PVH)

  • Last Div Date: 29.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.038 β†’ $0.04 (+6.67%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 1 consecutive year

  • Consistent Years: 21

  • Financial Score (Local): 82.99

The owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger continues rebuilding dividend momentum through improving retail profitability.

W.W. Grainger (GWW)

  • Last Div Date: 29.04.2026

  • Dividend: $2.26 β†’ $2.49 (+10.18%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 56 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 56

  • Financial Score (Local): 99.00

A high-quality industrial distributor extending one of the strongest dividend growth records in the market.

Employers Holdings (EIG)

  • Last Div Date: 29.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.32 β†’ $0.34 (+6.25%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 4 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 18

  • Financial Score (Local): 78.19

A specialty insurer maintaining dividend growth through stable underwriting profitability.

Renasant Corporation (RNST)

  • Last Div Date: 28.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.23 β†’ $0.24 (+4.35%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 1 consecutive year

  • Consistent Years: 24

  • Financial Score (Local): 87.77

A regional bank continuing stable dividend growth as loan demand and margins remain healthy.

Prologis (PLD)

  • Last Div Date: 28.04.2026

  • Dividend: $1.068 β†’ $1.07 (+0.23%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 12 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 14

  • Financial Score (Local): 91.47

The global leader in logistics real estate maintains its long-term dividend growth despite a modest increase.

MetLife (MET)

  • Last Div Date: 28.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.568 β†’ $0.593 (+4.41%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 9 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 24

  • Financial Score (Local): 92.30

A major global insurer continuing steady capital returns backed by stable earnings.

First Financial Bankshares (FFIN)

  • Last Div Date: 28.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.19 β†’ $0.22 (+15.79%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 15 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 33

  • Financial Score (Local): 90.40

A standout regional bank delivering one of the strongest dividend hikes this week.

Evercore (EVR)

  • Last Div Date: 28.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.84 β†’ $0.89 (+5.95%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 19 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 19

  • Financial Score (Local): 96.58

A leading advisory firm extending dividend growth through strong capital markets activity.

Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT)

  • Last Div Date: 30.04.2026

  • Dividend: $0.478 β†’ $0.48 (+0.52%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 10 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 10

  • Financial Score (Local): 74.73

A healthcare-focused REIT continuing to raise payouts through stable property cash flows.

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Canada

InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (IIP-UN)

  • Last Div Date: 30.04.2026

  • Dividend: CAD 0.033 β†’ CAD 0.033 (+0.02%)

  • Dividend Growth Streak: 14 consecutive years

  • Consistent Years: 16

  • Financial Score (Local): 71.71

A residential REIT maintaining its long dividend growth discipline through stable rental income.

⭐ Weekly Standouts

  • W.W. Grainger β€” 56 straight years of dividend growth with another double-digit increase

  • First Financial Bankshares β€” strongest dividend hike of the week at +15.79%

  • Aon β€” double-digit increase backed by recurring revenue strength

Why This Matters

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

πŸ‘‰ Congratulations to all shareholders who spotted their company among this week’s winners!

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