Dividend Increase - LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)

On Friday, May 23rd the Board of Directors of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $1.34 to $1.37 per share, that’s payable June 9, 2025 to holders of record June 2, 2025. This represents a 2.24% increase over the last quarterly dividend.

“LYB continues to reward shareholders with a strong and growing dividend in 2025, which will mark 15 consecutive years of dividend increases,” said CEO Peter Vanacker. “The growth of our dividend reaffirms confidence in our disciplined capital deployment, our value-driven strategy and our capability to navigate the cycle during these challenging times.”

At the current price of $57.07 (yesterday's close), this increase will raise LYB's dividend yield to 9.60%.

Dividend Increase - Unum Group (UNM)

 

On Thursday, May 22nd the Board of Directors of Unum Group (UNM) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.42 to $0.46 per share. This 9.52% raise will take effect with the dividend expected to be paid in the third quarter of 2025.

At the current price of $79.87 (Friday's close), this increase will raise UNM's dividend yield to 2.30%.

Week in Review 21/25

 

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Dividend Increase - Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO)

 

On Thursday, May 22nd the Board of Directors of Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.24 to $0.2475 per share, that’s payable June 19, 2025 to holders of record June 5, 2025. This represents a 3.13% increase over the last quarterly dividend.

“Flowers has an admirable track record of dividend increases driven by the company’s solid cash flow generation,” said Ryals McMullian, chairman and CEO of Flowers Foods. “Today’s announcement reflects the board’s confidence in Flowers’ strategy and ability to enhance shareholder value over time.”

At the current price of $16.59 (yesterday's close), this increase will raise FLO's dividend yield to 5.97%.

Dividend Income - April 2025

 

The fourth month of the year is over, May is also past the halfway point and summer starts in a few weeks. In April 2025, the dividend yields of my portfolio were as follows:

Week in Review 20/25

 

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Dividend Increase - TELUS Corporation (TSE:T)

 

On Friday, May 9th the Board of Directors of TELUS Corporation (TSE:T) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from C$0.4023 to C$0.4163 per share, that’s payable July 2, 2025 to holders of record June 10, 2025. This represents a 3.48% increase over the last quarterly dividend.

It should be noted that this is the second increase in the last 12 months. In November 2024, TELUS increased quarterly dividend from C$ 0.3891 to C$ 0.4023 or 3.39%, bringing the annual increase to 7.0%.

At the current price of C$22.37 (today's open), this increase will raise TELUS's dividend yield to 7.44%.

Week in Review 19/25

 

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Dividend Increase - Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)

 

On Tuesday, May 6th the Board of Directors of Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) announced a monthly dividend increase of from $0.25 to $0.255 per share, that’s payable July 15, 2025 to holders of record July 8, 2025. This represents a 2.0% increase over the last monthly dividend and a 4.1% increase from the regular monthly dividends paid in the third quarter of 2024.

In addition to the regular monthly dividends for the third quarter of 2025, the Board of Directors declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.30 per share payable in June 2025.

At the current price of $53.03 (yesterday's close), this increase will raise MAIN's dividend yield to 5.77%.

Dividend Increase - RTX Corporation (RTX)

 

On Friday, May 2nd the Board of Directors of RTX Corporation (RTX) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.63 to $0.68 per share, that’s payable June 12, 2025 to holders of record May 23, 2025.. This represents a 7.94% increase over the last quarterly dividend.

"Today's dividend increase reflects our confidence in executing on RTX's robust backlog, the long-term cash generation power of our company, and our continued commitment to returning capital to shareowners," said RTX Chairman and CEO Chris Calio.

At the current price of $128.59 (today's open), this increase will raise RTX's dividend yield to 2.12%.

Week in Review 18/25

 

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