💿 Weekly Dividend Hikes — February-March 23–02, 2026

From special dividends to steady compounders — income keeps climbing

MaxDividends Mission: Helping people build growing passive income, retire early, and live off dividends.

At MaxDividends we track more than 19,000 companies worldwide — but only the elite make it into this list: businesses that have been paying dividends for 10+ years without a cut.

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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

And the MaxDividends App turns it into a process:

• real-time dividend hike alerts

• tracking dividend streaks

• monitoring income across countries and currencies

• knowing exactly what is paying you today

Income doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built from the right decisions, repeated hundreds of times. This week is one more brick. Next week will be another.

That’s exactly why MaxDividends exists: the MaxDividends Income System, powered by our dividend intelligence app — a proven, safe financial engine that turns invested capital into growing dividend income so you can live off dividends and retire early on your own terms.

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💿 Weekly Dividend Hikes — February-March 23–02, 2026

This week delivered exactly what long-term dividend investing is built on: consistent raises from durable businesses, spread across sectors, market caps, and geographies.

Some increases were modest. Some were meaningful.

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🇺🇸 United States

Primerica (PRI)

Dividend: $1.04 → $1.20 (+15.38%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 15 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 15
Financial Score: 95 (Local)

A financial services company providing term life insurance and investment products to middle-income households across North America.

ONE Gas (OGS)

Dividend: $0.67 → $0.68 (+1.49%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 11 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 11
Financial Score: 86 (Local)

A regulated natural gas utility serving customers across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas.

Old National Bancorp (ONB)

Dividend: $0.14 → $0.145 (+3.57%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 0 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 15
Financial Score: 84 (Local)

A regional bank providing commercial and consumer banking services across the Midwest.

GATX Corporation (GATX)

Dividend: $0.61 → $0.66 (+8.20%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 15 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 21
Financial Score: 83 (Local)

A global railcar leasing company serving industrial and energy markets.

MarketAxess (MKTX)

Dividend: $0.76 → $0.78 (+2.63%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 16 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 16
Financial Score: 97 (Local)

An electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, connecting institutional investors worldwide.

Consolidated Edison (ED)

Dividend: $0.85 → $0.888 (+4.41%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 52 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 52
Financial Score: 78 (Local)

A regulated electric and gas utility serving New York and surrounding areas.

Aflac (AFL)

Dividend: $0.58 → $0.61 (+5.17%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 25 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 33
Financial Score: 85 (Local)

A supplemental insurance provider operating in the U.S. and Japan.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB)

Dividend: $0.25 → $0.31 (+24.00%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 4 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 30
Financial Score: 97 (Local)

A transportation equipment supplier focused on rail systems, services, and technology solutions.

Genuine Parts Company (GPC)

Dividend: $1.03 → $1.063 (+3.16%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 71 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 71
Financial Score: 97 (Local)

A global distributor of automotive replacement parts and industrial components.

Black Hills Corp (BKH)

Dividend: $0.676 → $0.703 (+3.99%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 56 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 56
Financial Score: 81 (Local)

A regulated utility providing electric and natural gas services across multiple U.S. states.

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)

Dividend: $0.51 → $0.52 (+1.96%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 54 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 54
Financial Score: 97 (Local)

A global agricultural processor and commodities trader supplying food, feed, and industrial markets.

WEC Energy Group (WEC)

Dividend: $0.893 → $0.95 (+6.44%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 24 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 24
Financial Score: 87 (Local)

A regulated electric and natural gas utility serving customers in the Midwest.

Charles Schwab (SCHW)

Dividend: $0.27 → $0.32 (+18.52%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 1 consecutive year
Consistent Years: 17
Financial Score: 87 (Local)

A brokerage and financial services firm offering investing, banking, and advisory services.

Enpro Industries (NPO)

Dividend: $0.31 → $0.32 (+3.23%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 10 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 10
Financial Score: 84 (Local)

An industrial technology company supplying engineered components for critical applications.

NextEra Energy (NEE)

Dividend: $0.567 → $0.623 (+10.01%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 30 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 30
Financial Score: 87 (Local)

A leading renewable energy developer and regulated utility operator.

Maximus (MMS)

Dividend: $0.30 → $0.33 (+10.00%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 0 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 11
Financial Score: 97 (Local)

A government services contractor providing program management and technology solutions.

Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH)

Dividend: $0.55 → $0.59 (+7.27%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 13 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 13
Financial Score: 98 (Local)

A consulting and technology firm serving U.S. federal defense and civil agencies.

UFP Industries (UFPI)

Dividend: $0.35 → $0.36 (+2.86%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 12 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 30
Financial Score: 99 (Local)

A manufacturer and distributor of wood and building materials serving retail and industrial markets.

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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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You Weren’t Born to Work Forever

With time, things change. You start a business and suddenly cash flow matters more than ever. A corporate restructure hits and someone younger, cheaper replaces you. The market slows down right when your expenses don’t. Kids grow up. Parents age. Energy shifts. And somewhere along the way you realize — working forever was never the plan.

We weren’t born to clock in endlessly.

We built MaxDividends because we understand those realities firsthand. We’re building a system that helps both you and us get paid — not once, not temporarily, but year after year. The goal is simple: live off dividends. On our own terms.

Because alternative income isn’t a luxury. It’s stability when life shifts. It’s leverage when you want options. It’s freedom to decide how long — and how hard — you work.

We’re building income for our families. We think about stability. About optionality. About not working forever. About creating something that pays us consistently — and becomes a legacy for the next generation.

After years of working with 35+ U.S. investors — homeowners, fathers, business owners — the same core frustrations keep coming up again and again. And at some point, it became obvious: these aren’t just your pains. They’re ours too.

That’s exactly why the MaxDividends App was born.

A technology-driven, time-tested system built around one shared goal: to live off dividends, to grow rising passive income, and to build something that lasts beyond us.

Here are the top 5 pains. And exactly how the App solves them.

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1️⃣ “I don’t know if this dividend is actually safe.”

A 6% yield looks attractive. An 8% yield looks even better. But you and I both know yield alone means nothing. The real question is: is this stable income… or a risky game? This is where Fin Score changes everything.

The MaxDividends Financial Score is not a cosmetic metric. It’s a structured system that analyzes earnings quality, payout ratios, cash flow strength, debt load, consistency of dividend growth, and overall business resilience. It clearly separates strong, expanding businesses from stagnating or fragile ones.

In seconds, you understand whether you’re looking at a durable income machine — or a potential dividend cut.

That’s the difference between stable income and speculative investing. Fin Score lives inside the App and gives you that clarity instantly.

2️⃣ “I’m not sure when to buy.”

You like the company. Dividend growth is solid. But is today the right moment?

The App helps you understand valuation in two clicks. You instantly see whether the company is overvalued or undervalued relative to:

• Its own historical valuation

• Its current financial results

• Market conditions

• Comparable businesses

Deep data analysis is translated into clear visual signals. In seconds, you understand what to do right now. Not based on emotion. Not based on headlines.

This is not guesswork. It’s a system. And the system lives inside the App.

3️⃣ “My portfolio feels random. I forget why I bought something.”

Over time, positions pile up. A high yielder here. A growth stock there. A legacy holding from years ago. Then the market drops 20% and suddenly you’re questioning everything. Should I hold? Sell? Add more? Do nothing?

Clear answers are only possible when you operate inside a system.

The MaxDividends System gives structured signals at any moment in time. That’s why we sleep calmly whether the market rises or falls. We know what to do — and when to do it.

Inside the App, this logic becomes action through MaxDividends Pulse — a built-in navigation system. Clear signals. Clear direction.

You also see:

• Yield layers

• Dividend growth layers

• Sector exposure

• Income distribution

Every position keeps its history — why it entered your watchlist, what metrics mattered, what the dividend profile looked like. You stay anchored to logic instead of emotion. That’s how income keeps growing — even when markets fluctuate.

4️⃣ “I can’t clearly see my future income.”

This one is huge. Portfolio value goes up. It goes down. But what about next year’s dividend income? Five years from now? When do you hit your target?

The App tracks verified dividend income and projects forward based on real payouts and realistic growth assumptions. And here’s what makes this powerful: each quarter, real portfolio income results track in line with — or above — the projections inside the App. That means progress is visible. Measurable. Real.

You see:

• Your current income

• Your projected income

• The timeline to your goal

• The distance remaining

You don’t just “hope” you’ll reach your income target. You see the path.

And yes, the App includes powerful built-in boosters designed to accelerate your income automatically — small structural advantages that, over time, create outsized results.

5️⃣ “I’m not sure what to buy now.”

Which companies? Which ETFs? How should you allocate capital? What deserves new money today?

Searching randomly for ideas can easily derail years of effort.

Inside the App, you have:

• Curated Top Dividend Stock Lists

• Structured buy logic after selection

• The founder’s own purchases with commentary

• High-quality ETF and ready-made sets

• Clear capital allocation guidance

And then there’s one of the most powerful tools — the MaxDividends Assistant.

It analyzes your portfolio and builds a personalized list of top dividend ideas tailored to your situation, your goals, and your current structure.

This is not theory. It’s a working system translated into simple technology inside the MaxDividends App.

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The good news? If you want in, we’ll give you access for free. Just hit the button below and leave your request — we’ll make sure you’re among the few who get inside.

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