💿 Weekly Dividend Hikes — January-February 26–02, 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 — January-February 26–02, 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

Chevron Corp (CVX)

Dividend: $1.71 → $1.78 (+4.09%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 38 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 43
Financial Score: 93

One of the world’s largest integrated energy companies, producing oil and gas and refining fuels globally.

Church & Dwight Co (CHD)

Dividend: $0.295 → $0.308 (+4.24%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 29 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 35
Financial Score: 94

A consumer staples company behind everyday brands in household, personal care, and health products.

Sierra Bancorp (BSRR)

Dividend: $0.25 → $0.26 (+4.00%)
Consistent Years: 15
Financial Score: 92

A regional bank serving local businesses and consumers through traditional lending and deposit services.

Polaris Industries (PII)

Dividend: $0.67 → $0.68 (+1.49%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 15 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 31
Financial Score: 85

A manufacturer of off-road vehicles, motorcycles, and recreational powersports equipment.

Oshkosh Corporation (OSK)

Dividend: $0.51 → $0.57 (+11.76%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 13 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 13
Financial Score: 98

A manufacturer of specialty vehicles used in defense, fire & emergency, and infrastructure services.

First Business Financial Services (FBIZ)

Dividend: $0.29 → $0.34 (+17.24%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 10 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 10
Financial Score: 88

A business-focused regional bank providing lending, treasury, and financial services to mid-sized companies.

UNITIL Corporation (UTL)

Dividend: $0.45 → $0.475 (+5.56%)
Consistent Years: 40
Financial Score: 86

A regulated utility supplying electricity and natural gas to customers in the northeastern United States.

PCB Bancorp (PCB)

Dividend: $0.20 → $0.22 (+10.00%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 7 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 10
Financial Score: 86

A community bank focused on commercial and real estate lending in California.

Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK)

Dividend: $0.20 → $0.21 (+5.00%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 10 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 14
Financial Score: 88

A regional bank serving individuals and businesses across the Midwest.

Civista Bancshares (CIVB)

Dividend: $0.17 → $0.18 (+5.88%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 15 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 15
Financial Score: 91

A regional bank offering lending and deposit services to local markets.

Arrow Financial Corporation (AROW)

Dividend: $0.29 → $0.30 (+3.45%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 26 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 26
Financial Score: 89

A long-established community bank providing financial services in the northeastern U.S.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG)

Dividend: $0.65 → $0.70 (+7.69%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 15 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 40
Financial Score: 94

A global insurance brokerage providing risk management and insurance advisory services.

Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF)

Dividend: $0.27 → $0.30 (+11.11%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 11 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 11
Financial Score: 90

A community-focused bank offering traditional lending and deposit services.

National Bank Holdings (NBHC)

Dividend: $0.31 → $0.32 (+3.23%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 10 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 12
Financial Score: 88

A regional bank serving commercial and consumer clients across multiple U.S. markets.

MSCI Inc (MSCI)

Dividend: $1.80 → $2.05 (+13.89%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 11 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 11
Financial Score: 95

A provider of indexes, analytics, and data tools used by global investors and institutions.

Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB)

Dividend: $1.26 → $1.28 (+1.59%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 55 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 55
Financial Score: 90

A global producer of everyday essentials like tissues, diapers, and personal care products.

Eversource Energy (ES)

Dividend: $0.753 → $0.788 (+4.65%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 27 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 27
Financial Score: 82

A regulated electric and gas utility serving customers in the northeastern United States.

Elevance Health (ELV)

Dividend: $1.71 → $1.72 (+0.58%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 14 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 14
Financial Score: 98

A major health insurance provider offering medical benefit plans and healthcare services.

Air Products & Chemicals (APD)

Dividend: $1.79 → $1.81 (+1.12%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 42 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 45
Financial Score: 90

A supplier of industrial gases used in manufacturing, healthcare, and energy applications.

Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT)

Dividend: $0.46 → $0.51 (+10.87%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 16 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 37
Financial Score: 96

A distributor of industrial motion, fluid power, and automation products.

Teradyne Inc (TER)

Dividend: $0.12 → $0.13 (+8.33%)
Consistent Years: 11
Financial Score: 97

A supplier of automated test equipment for semiconductors and electronics.

H2O America (HTO)

Dividend: $0.42 → $0.44 (+4.76%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 58 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 58
Financial Score: 88

A regulated water utility providing essential water services to local communities.

Franklin Electric (FELE)

Dividend: $0.265 → $0.28 (+5.66%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 33 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 33
Financial Score: 98

A manufacturer of pumps and water systems used in residential, commercial, and industrial markets.

Delek Logistics Partners (DKL)

Dividend: $1.12 → $1.125 (+0.45%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 13 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 13
Financial Score: 84

A midstream energy partnership transporting and storing petroleum products.

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🇨🇦 Canada

Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC)

Dividend: CAD 1.775 → CAD 1.80 (+1.41%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 15 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 26
Financial Score: 97

A major Canadian retailer operating automotive, home improvement, and sporting goods businesses.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Merchants Trust PLC (MRCH.LSE)

Dividend: £0.073 → £0.074 (+1.37%)
Dividend Growth Streak: 4 consecutive years
Consistent Years: 12
Financial Score: 74

A UK investment trust focused on generating income from a diversified equity portfolio.

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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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