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In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.
On Friday, September 19th, Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend increase from $1.35 to $1.47 per share. The dividend is payable on October 20, 2025, to shareholders of record as of October 3, 2025. This represents a 8.89% increase over the last quarterly dividend.
PM has increased its annual dividend every year since becoming a public company in 2008, representing a total increase of 219.6%, or a compound annual growth rate of 7.1%.
At the current price of $161.98 (yesterday's close), this increase will raise PM's dividend yield to 3.63%.
Welcome and thanks for reading!
In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.
On Thursday, September 18th, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) announced that its Board of Directors intends to approve a quarterly dividend increase from $1.36 to $1.42 per share at its regular meeting in October. The dividend is payable on November 12, 2025, to shareholders of record as of October 31, 2025. This 4.41% increase marks Texas’s 22th consecutive annual dividend raise, reflecting the company’s disciplined financial management and commitment to long-term growth.
At the current price of $181.62 (yesterday's close), this increase will raise TXN's dividend yield to 3.13%.
Welcome and thanks for reading!
In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.
September is already nearly halfway over, which means it’s time for one of my favorite updates: reviewing the dividend income my portfolio delivered in August.
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) announced on Friday, September 6th, that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend increase from $0.6775 to $0.69 per share. The dividend is payable on November 3, 2025, to shareholders of record as of October 10, 2025. This 1.85% increase marks Verizon’s 19th consecutive annual dividend raise, reflecting the company’s disciplined financial management and commitment to long-term growth.
At the current price of $43.32 (yesterday's close), this increase will raise VZ's dividend yield to 6.37%.
Welcome and thanks for reading!
In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.