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We help you get paid β forever. Live off dividends. On your terms.
Dividend Hikes of the Week is not a news feed. Itβs proof. Every line below confirms a simple idea we already understand from experience:
The world pays those who own the right businesses. And those businesses can be found systematically.
We donβt guess. We donβt hope. We donβt βbelieve in the market.β We track real cash that companies are paying to shareholders right now β and have been paying year after year.
Thatβs how income you can live on is built.
How to Read This Update (Important)
This series is not about chasing a weekly percentage. Itβs about three things that separate investors with a system from everyone else.
1οΈβ£ 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.
2οΈβ£ Dividend Growth Follows Business Strength
Thereβs no magic here. Every increase you see comes from:
durable cash flow
payout room
disciplined management
business models that survive cycles
Thatβs why most companies in this list carry Financial Scores between 90 and 99. Thatβs not decoration. Thatβs a survival filter.
3οΈβ£ 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 theyβre trying to create noise online.
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Itβs worth saying this clearly and calmly:
Without a system, this list is just interesting reading. With a system, it becomes income-building material.
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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 doesnβt happen by accident. Itβs built from the right decisions, repeated hundreds of times. This week is one more brick. Next week will be another.
Thatβs 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.
πΏ Weekly Dividend Hikes β April-May 28β05, 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.
πΊπΈ 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.
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.
π¨π¦ 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.
β 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.
π Congratulations to all shareholders who spotted their company among this weekβs winners!
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