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Home Depot hikes dividend by 1.3%

Home Depot hikes dividend by 1.3% to $2.33 quarterly per share in 2026. This marks 17 consecutive years of increases by HD. The yield is 3% at a stock price of $313.

Chubb hikes dividend by 5.2%

Dividend Aristocrat Chubb hikes dividend by 5.2% to $1.02 quarterly per share in 2026. This marks 33 consecutive years of increases for CB.

Nvidia hikes dividend by 2400%

Nvidia hikes dividend by 2400% to 25 cents quarterly per share in 2026. This marks the second consecutive big dividend hike by NVDA after a 150% increase was announced in 2024. The yield now is 0.5% at a stock price of $215.

Hershey Creamery hikes dividend by 6.7%

Hershey Creamery hikes dividend by 6.7% to $6.40 quarterly per share in 2026. This marks 11 straight years of increases by HRCR. The yield is 0.6% at a stock price of $3,970.

Northrop Grumman hikes dividend by 6.9%

Northrop Grumman hikes dividend by 6.9% to $2.47 quarterly in 2026. This marks 23 consecutive years of increases by NOC. The yield is 1.8% at a stock price of $552. Northrop is one of the Dividend Heroes for 2026.

First Merchants hikes dividend by 2.8%

First Merchants Corp (FRME) will hike its dividend by 2.8% to 37 cents quarterly in 2026. This marks 15 consecutive years of increases. The yield is 3.6% at $40.

HNI Corp hikes dividend by 2.9%

HNI Corp hikes dividend by 2.9% to 35 cents quarterly in 2026. This marks 16 years of increases for HNI. The yield is 4.6% at $29.25.

Marriott International hikes dividend by 9%

Marriott International hikes dividend by 9% to $0.73 quarterly per share in 2026. This marks 4 consecutive years of increases by MAR.

KLA Corp hikes dividend by 21.1%

KLA Corp hikes dividend by 21.1% to $2.30 quarterly in 2026. This marks 17 straight years of dividend growth by the Dividend Hero. The yield for KLAC is 0.5% at $1,888. KLA Corp will also do a 10:1 stock split early June.

PepsiCo hikes dividend by 4%

Dividend Aristocrat PepsiCo (PEP) hikes dividend by 4% to $1.48 quarterly per share in 2026. This marks 54 consecutive years of increases by PepsiCo. This is the smallest dividend hike by PEP since 2019 (+3.0%). PepsiCo also is a Dividend Hero in 2026 but will be dropped from the list because of the dividend cut that's smaller than the required minimum of 5%.

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