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Here’s Our High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio for May 2026

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You can’t fake a record of dividends. That’s why we place a high value on a sustained history of dividend payments. When you’re looking for income-producing stocks, a high dividend yield should also be one of your most important investment considerations. But that shouldn’t come at the expense of sustainability.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Updating your High-Growth Payers: Starbucks

STARBUCKS CORP. $100 is a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Nasdaq symbol SBUX; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $110.0 billion; Dividend yield: 2.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.starbucks.com) is a leading seller and roaster of specialty coffee. It has over 41,100 outlets in more than 90 countries.

Starbucks last raised your quarterly payment in November 2025 by 1.6%. The new annual rate of $2.48 a share yields 2.5%.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

CIBC’s 80% gain adds to its income appeal

CIBC continues to reward our subscribers—the stock has jumped 80% in the past year. That’s mainly due to its plan to sell more products per customer and better use technology to cut costs. Its rising earnings should also give it plenty of room to keep increasing your dividend.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Better productivity justifies its p/e

WALMART INC. $130 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol WMT; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 8.0 billion; Market cap: $1.04 trillion; Dividend yield: 0.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.walmart.com) is the world’s largest retailer with over 10,660 outlets in 19 countries.

Walmart has raised your annual dividend rate each year for the past 53 years. It last increased your quarterly payment in April 2026, to $0.2475 a share, up 5.3% from $0.235. The new annual rate of $0.99 yields 0.8%.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Here are key updates for dividend investors

TELUS CORP. $17 is a buy for long-term gains. The telecommunications provider (Toronto symbol T; Income-Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $27.2 billion; Dividend yield: 7.2%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.telus.com) last raised your quarterly dividend by 0.5% with the January 2026 payment, to $0.4184 a share from $0.4163. The new annual rate of $1.674 yields a high 9.8%.

However, to conserve cash for debt repayments and other uses, Telus will pause its previously announced plan to increase the annual rate by 3% to 8% from 2026 through to the end of 2028.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Kraft pauses breakup plan

KRAFT HEINZ CO. $22 is a buy. This leading foodmaker (Nasdaq symbol KHC, Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $26.4 billion; Dividend yield: 7.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.kraftheinzcompany.com) cut your quarterly dividend by 36.5% with the March 2019 payment, to $0.40 a share from $0.63, as consumers continued to shift to healthier products. The annual rate of $1.60 yields a high 7.3%.

Kraft recently paused its plan to split the company into two publicly traded companies—one would focus on products like sauces, spreads, and shelf-stable meals; the other would make frozen meats and ready-to-eat foods for North America. Instead, it will focus on improving its profitability. The company will also spend $600 million on new products.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Expect higher dividends from these leaders

These two leading industrials continue to benefit from rising demand for their products and efficiency gains. That bodes well for more dividend increases.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

These income stocks have escaped the AI fallout

Thanks to rising demand for AI-related products, these top technology stocks are hitting new highs. What’s more, they both have long histories of rewarding investors with annual dividend increases.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

CN’s payout leaves room for growth

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $150 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CNR; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 610.8 million; Market cap: $91.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.cn.ca) is Canada’s largest railway. Its 30,250-kilometre network stretches across the country. It also travels down through the U.S. Midwest, connecting Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

The company has raised its dividend each year since it became a public company in 1995. The latest increase came with the March 2026 payment when CN raised your quarterly dividend by 3.1%, to $0.915 a share from $0.8875. The new annual rate of $3.66 yields 2.4%.

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Don’t ignore the solid income of these small caps

Most income-seeking investors focus on large companies, assuming that they come with less risk. However, these two small caps are leaders in their niche markets, which helps them maintain their solid dividends.

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