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Costco Wholesale Corporation maintained its quarterly dividend at $1.16 per share in 2025, offering a forward yield near 0.55 percent at recent prices. While the yield is modest by traditional income standards, Costco’s membership-driven business

Verizon Communications maintained its quarterly dividend at $0.668 per share in 2025, preserving a forward yield near 6.3 percent that ranks among the highest in the S&P 500. The telecommunications giant has paid consecutive quarterly

Eli Lilly and Company raised its quarterly dividend in 2025 as revenue from GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound continued to exceed Wall Street forecasts. The pharmaceutical giant now pays shareholders $0.87 per share

Duke Energy Corporation maintained its quarterly dividend in 2026, continuing a payout record that extends for more than a century of uninterrupted distributions to shareholders. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based utility, one of the largest regulated

Johnson & Johnson maintained its quarterly dividend in 2026, continuing a payout streak that stretches back more than six decades. The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based healthcare conglomerate, which operates across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer

Procter & Gamble Company raised its quarterly dividend in 2026, extending one of the most impressive payout records in the consumer staples sector. The Cincinnati-based company, which owns brands spanning household care, personal health, and

Target has raised its dividend annually for 54 consecutive years, a streak that places the retailer among the most reliable income stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. The company is not immune to the pressures

Merck has paid an uninterrupted dividend since 1935. The pharmaceutical giant funds that payout with a portfolio anchored by Keytruda, the world’s best-selling oncology drug, and a pipeline of vaccines and specialty medicines that generate

Lockheed Martin continues to reward shareholders with a quarterly dividend that has risen steadily over the past two decades. The defense contractor generates roughly two-thirds of its revenue from the U.S. government, producing a revenue

Qualcomm raised its quarterly dividend to $0.90 per share in July 2026. The wireless technology leader now yields approximately 2.1 percent at recent prices. QCOM’s licensing model generates high-margin recurring revenue that supports consistent dividend