💿 Weekly Dividend Hikes — April 13–20, 2026

From special dividends to steady compounders — income keeps climbing

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Intro

We help you get paid — forever. Live off dividends. On your terms.

Dividend Hikes of the Week is not a news feed. It’s 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 don’t guess. We don’t hope. We don’t “believe in the market.” We track real cash that companies are paying to shareholders right now — and have been paying year after year.

That’s how income you can live on is built.

How to Read This Update (Important)

This series is not about chasing a weekly percentage. It’s about three things that separate investors with a system from everyone else.

1️⃣ Money Is Being Paid. Regularly. Worldwide.

Different currencies. Different cycles. Same result:

Businesses earn money → share profits → investor income grows.

This is what real global income diversification looks like — not a theory, not a textbook example.

2️⃣ Dividend Growth Follows Business Strength

There’s no magic here. Every increase you see comes from:

• durable cash flow

• payout room

• disciplined management

• business models that survive cycles

That’s why most companies in this list carry Financial Scores between 90 and 99. That’s not decoration. That’s a survival filter.

3️⃣ 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 — not when they’re trying to create noise online.

Where the MaxDividends Income System Fits In

It’s worth saying this clearly and calmly:

Without a system, this list is just interesting reading. With a system, it becomes income-building material.

The MaxDividends Income System helps us:

• identify businesses that can keep paying

• avoid dividend illusions

• stay disciplined when markets get loud

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• real-time dividend hike alerts

• tracking dividend streaks

• monitoring income across countries and currencies

• knowing exactly what is paying you today

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💿 Weekly Dividend Hikes — April 13–20, 2026

A quieter week — but still consistent.

We’re seeing a mix of steady compounders, double-digit raises, and a few high-quality income names quietly extending their streaks. Financials, real estate, industrials, and services continue to deliver.

This is how income grows in real portfolios: not every week is loud — but every week moves forward.

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📊 Weekly Highlights

• 🔥 Biggest raise: Schroder Oriental Income Fund (+25.00%)

• 📈 Strong growers: Costco Wholesale (+13.08%), Kadant (+5.88%)

• 🏆 Dividend longevity: Procter & Gamble (71 years), Johnson & Johnson (65 years), Colgate-Palmolive (64 years)

• 🧱 Steady compounders: consumer staples and healthcare continue their slow, reliable climb

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🇺🇸 United States

Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)

Dividend: $0.52 → $0.53 (+1.92%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 64 years
Consistent Years: 64
Financial Score: 97.05

One of the cleanest dividend machines out there — not flashy, just relentlessly consistent across decades.

Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM)

Dividend: $0.89 → $0.92 (+3.37%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 22 years
Consistent Years: 22
Financial Score: 98.22

Tech with discipline — strong cash flows continue to translate into reliable dividend growth.

UDR Inc. (UDR)

Dividend: $0.43 → $0.435 (+1.16%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 16 years
Consistent Years: 16
Financial Score: 85.28

A steady apartment REIT — small increases, but dependable through cycles.

Kadant Inc. (KAI)

Dividend: $0.34 → $0.36 (+5.88%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 12 years
Consistent Years: 12
Financial Score: 98.12

Quiet industrial compounder with excellent financial strength and disciplined execution.

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

Dividend: $1.30 → $1.47 (+13.08%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 21 years
Consistent Years: 21
Financial Score: 95.21

Still one of the best operators in retail — when Costco raises big, it usually means business is firing on all cylinders.

Procter & Gamble Company (PG)

Dividend: $1.057 → $1.089 (+3.00%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 71 years
Consistent Years: 71
Financial Score: 91.25

A true cornerstone holding — over seven decades of increases and still going.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Dividend: $1.30 → $1.34 (+3.08%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 65 years
Consistent Years: 65
Financial Score: 95.48

Healthcare stability at its finest — slow growth, but extremely dependable income.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Schroder Oriental Income Fund (SOI)

Dividend: 2.0 GBX → 2.5 GBX (+25.00%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 11 years
Consistent Years: 11
Financial Score: 52.31

A standout this week — big jump, though from a lower base. More of a tactical income play than a core compounder.

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Why This Matters

Some hikes are modest, some are big — but all of them mean higher passive income. Week after week, this is how the compounding snowball keeps rolling.

👉 Congratulations to all shareholders who spotted their company among this week’s winners!

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