Top 10 Dividend Growth Leaders — August 18, 2026 Edition

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This series is about dividend growth first. Here we focus on companies where dividend income is already meaningful today - but the real story is how fast that income can grow over time.

These are businesses with the financial strength, earnings momentum, and capital discipline to raise dividends aggressively and consistently. Income grows first. Capital follows.

This is the part of the portfolio designed to accelerate future cash flow — so your dividend income doesn’t just grow… it compounds at speed.

The job of Top Dividend Growth Stocks of the Week is clear and very specific: to identify companies capable of delivering rapid, durable, long-term dividend growth — without sacrificing quality or valuation discipline.

This is not our high-yield engine. And it’s not our capital-first growth engine. This is the dividend acceleration engine.

These companies may not always have the highest yield today — but they share one defining trait: their earnings power expands fast enough — and cleanly enough — that dividend income scales aggressively year after year.

The goal is simple: build a stream of income that grows so fast over time that it materially changes your financial trajectory.

Every company in this series is selected through the MaxDividends Income System.

The MaxDividends Income System is our filter, rulebook, logic, and decision-making checklist — the framework that determines what belongs in a long-term compounding portfolio and what doesn’t.

For Dividend Growth Eagles, the System is applied with a clear priority: dividend growth strength first, supported by financial quality and valuation discipline.

We run each candidate through the MaxDividends Income System, which for this series includes the following core criteria:

Business Quality Score and Dividend Safety Score of 90+. Strong balance sheet, durable margins, clean cash flows, and consistent execution across cycles. A foundational quality check covering business durability, competitive position, capital allocation discipline, and long-term compounding ability.

We prefer 15+ years of consistent dividend increases, with special emphasis on 5–10-year dividend growth strength and payout sustainability. We look for businesses that can continue raising dividends at an above-average pace.

A profile that reflects capital efficiency, reinvestment quality, and dividend scalability. These are companies built to compound both earnings and payouts over time.

Only fairly valued or undervalued companies qualify. Even a great dividend growth business can become a poor investment at the wrong price. We look for a valuation that leaves room for both income growth and long-term total returns.

The final check brings everything together: business quality, dividend strength, growth potential, and valuation. The goal is simple — identify companies where the fundamentals support durable, above-average income growth for years to come.

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The MaxDividends Research Platform supports this process as our central data hub and navigator.

It stores the full history behind every decision — fundamentals, dividend timelines, valuation ranges, portfolio structure — and lets us track where we are, how far we’ve come, and whether we’re still aligned with the System.

This week’s Top Dividend Growth list highlights businesses with strong earnings engines, disciplined payout policies, rising cash flows, and the capacity to significantly increase dividend income over the coming years.

☕️ Pour your coffee, tune out the noise, and lean into the process — the best dividend growth opportunities rarely look dramatic at first. They simply raise payouts… again and again… and again.

👉 Here’s what made this week’s Dividend Growth radar.

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👉 Let’s start with this week’s Top 3 Dividend Growth picks — the companies that stand out right now as potential engines of accelerating income and long-term dividend compounding.

A quick warm-up with 3 dividend growers showing the MaxDividends spirit and accelerating payout power

~2.7% yield | 5-yr dividend growth +116% | payout ~46% | Dividend Score 98 | MaxRatio 12.69 | Undervalued

Pool Corporation continues to stand out as a high-quality dividend compounder, backed by resilient recurring demand and strong capital efficiency. The company has more than doubled its dividend over the past five years, while a payout ratio below 50% leaves meaningful room for future increases as earnings and cash flows grow.

~3.7% yield | 5-yr dividend growth +85% | payout ~51% | Dividend Score 97 | MaxRatio 11.25 | Undervalued

Accenture combines a solid starting yield with an impressive record of consistent dividend growth, supported by a capital-light business model and strong cash generation. Its dividend has grown roughly 85% over the past five years, and with 20 consecutive years of increases, the company remains well positioned to deliver attractive income growth over the long term.

~4.7% yield | 5-yr dividend growth +41% | payout ~51% | Dividend Score 96 | MaxRatio 10.20 | Undervalued

T. Rowe Price brings the highest starting yield of this week’s group together with one of the longest dividend growth records, now spanning 40 consecutive years. Recent dividend growth has been more measured, but a healthy payout ratio, strong balance sheet, and attractive valuation continue to make TROW a compelling candidate for sustainable long-term income growth.

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Now it’s time for the main feature — this week’s full Top 10 Dividend Growth Stocks (USA).

We keep it simple — one week, one step, one more layer added to your compounding machine.

Each company in this lineup shows real dividend acceleration — payout growth that’s speeding up, not slowing down. You’ll see how this strategy plays out in real life: not hype, not theory, but rising income you can measure.

The MaxDividends system gives you the framework — you decide how to build your own portfolio, knowing every name here has already passed our filters for financial strength, dividend safety, and growth momentum.

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Here are 10 companies showing what accelerating dividend growth really looks like — rising payouts, disciplined management, and financial strength that keeps your income compounding year after year.

+146% 5-yr dividend growth | payout ~49% | Dividend Score 97 | MaxRatio 19.24 | Fairly Valued

A leading specialty retailer serving rural communities, livestock owners, farmers, and outdoor lifestyle customers across the United States. Tractor Supply combines a long record of dividend increases with strong profitability and disciplined capital allocation, while a payout ratio below 50% provides room for continued income growth.

Why Today

Demand tied to pet care, livestock, home maintenance, and rural lifestyles tends to be more resilient than many discretionary retail categories. Tractor Supply’s expanding store network and established position in these recurring-use categories continue to provide a solid foundation for long-term earnings and dividend growth.

+122% 5-yr dividend growth | payout ~46% | Dividend Score 98 | MaxRatio 12.69 | Undervalued

The largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and outdoor living products in North America, Pool combines recurring maintenance demand with a strong record of capital allocation. Its dividend growth profile remains particularly attractive, while a moderate payout ratio leaves meaningful capacity for future increases.

Why Today

New pool construction remains more cyclical, but the installed base of existing pools creates recurring demand for chemicals, equipment, maintenance, repair, and replacement products. That recurring revenue stream gives Pool a durable foundation even when housing and new construction activity slows.

+69% 5-yr dividend growth | payout ~51% | Dividend Score 97 | MaxRatio 11.25 | Undervalued

A global consulting and technology services leader helping enterprises modernize operations through cloud computing, digital transformation, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. Accenture combines strong cash generation with a balanced payout ratio and a long record of steadily increasing shareholder distributions.

Why Today

AI adoption is moving from experimentation toward implementation, creating demand for consulting, systems integration, data infrastructure, and enterprise modernization. Accenture’s scale and deep relationships with large corporate clients position it to participate across multiple stages of this investment cycle.

+56% 5-yr dividend growth | payout ~51% | Dividend Score 96 | MaxRatio 10.20 | Undervalued

A long-established asset manager with a strong balance sheet, recurring fee-based revenue, and four decades of consecutive dividend increases. T. Rowe Price offers the highest starting yield in this week’s Top 10 while maintaining a payout level that continues to support sustainable shareholder distributions.

Why Today

Asset managers remain sensitive to market levels, investor flows, and overall risk appetite, making operating conditions inherently cyclical. At the same time, stronger capital markets and growth in assets under management can translate directly into higher fee revenue and improved cash generation.

+158% 5-yr dividend growth | payout ~9% | Dividend Score 91 | MaxRatio 9.96 | Undervalued

A diversified manufacturer of copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products serving construction, industrial, HVAC, and infrastructure markets. Mueller combines rapid dividend growth with an exceptionally conservative payout ratio, giving the company substantial flexibility to reinvest, pursue acquisitions, and continue raising distributions.

Why Today

Electrical infrastructure, data center development, HVAC investment, and manufacturing activity are supporting demand across several of Mueller’s end markets. With only a small portion of earnings currently distributed as dividends, continued business growth can translate into significant long-term dividend capacity.

+101% 5-yr dividend growth | payout ~48% | Dividend Score 97 | MaxRatio 9.27 | Fairly Valued

A premium manufacturer of professional tools, diagnostic equipment, and repair solutions serving automotive technicians and industrial customers worldwide. Snap-on combines strong brand positioning and consistent profitability with a dividend growth record that has compounded shareholder income at an impressive pace.

Why Today

An aging vehicle fleet continues to support maintenance and repair activity, while increasingly complex vehicles require more sophisticated diagnostic tools and equipment. These structural trends reinforce demand for the professional-grade products and solutions at the core of Snap-on’s business.

+155% 5-yr dividend growth | payout ~18% | Dividend Score 93 | MaxRatio 8.66 | Fairly Valued

A financial services company focused primarily on term life insurance and investment products for middle-income households. Primerica combines rapid dividend growth with an unusually low payout ratio, allowing the company to return more capital to shareholders while retaining substantial financial flexibility.

Why Today

Demand for basic protection, retirement planning, and household financial products remains supported by long-term demographic and savings needs. Primerica’s asset-light distribution model and conservative payout provide multiple avenues for shareholder returns through both dividend growth and capital allocation.

+78% 5-yr dividend growth | payout ~60% | Dividend Score 93 | MaxRatio 6.92 | Fairly Valued

One of the world’s largest providers of payroll, human capital management, and workforce outsourcing solutions. ADP combines highly recurring revenue, deep client relationships, and more than five decades of uninterrupted dividend growth, making it one of the most established income compounders in the group.

Why Today

Payroll, compliance, benefits administration, and workforce management continue becoming more complex and increasingly digital. Businesses looking to automate these functions and reduce administrative burdens provide ADP with a durable source of recurring demand across economic cycles.

+80% 5-yr dividend growth | payout ~41% | Dividend Score 94 | MaxRatio 6.28 | Undervalued

A financial technology company providing mission-critical infrastructure, investor communications, and technology solutions to financial institutions and public companies. Broadridge benefits from recurring contractual revenue and has maintained consistent dividend growth while keeping its payout ratio at a comfortable level.

Why Today

Financial institutions continue investing in digital communications, regulatory infrastructure, data processing, and modernization of legacy systems. Because many of Broadridge’s services sit deep inside essential financial workflows, these investments can support durable recurring revenue and continued cash flow growth.

+94% 5-yr dividend growth | payout ~31% | Dividend Score 97 | MaxRatio 6.19 | Fairly Valued

A leading specialty retailer of premium home furnishings and lifestyle products through brands including Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, and West Elm. The company combines strong profitability with a conservative payout ratio and a dividend growth record that has nearly doubled shareholder income over a five-year compounding period.

Why Today

Home-related spending remains sensitive to housing turnover and consumer confidence, but Williams-Sonoma’s premium brands, digital capabilities, and disciplined operating model provide important competitive advantages.

This week's Top 10 reflects several long-term themes shaping dividend growth across the market. Rather than concentrating in a single sector, the list spans healthcare, industrials, financial services, technology, and specialty retail - industries where recurring cash flows and disciplined capital allocation continue supporting dividend expansion.

Healthcare remains in focus as demand for chronic disease treatments continues growing globally. Technology and financial infrastructure businesses are benefiting from ongoing investment in AI, automation, cloud services, and regulatory modernization. Meanwhile, industrial companies continue drawing support from infrastructure spending, maintenance demand, and manufacturing investment.

Taken together, this week's selections illustrate how dividend growth can emerge from very different industries, provided businesses combine durable earnings, conservative payout policies, and the financial flexibility to continue increasing shareholder distributions over time.

Inside the MaxDividends Platform you’ll find the full Dividend Eagles list — over 100 of the strongest dividend stocks.

Everything is in one place, updated in real time, ready whenever you are. That’s your real dividend map — a must-have tool if you want income that grows for decades.

Clear guidance on the strongest dividend names.

Every week we analyze thousands of companies inside the MaxDividends Universe — filtering them through Financial Scores, MaxRatio, valuation levels, dividend discipline, and long-term earnings trends.

The result is a clean, trusted Buy / Hold / Sell breakdown of the top dividend names in the market. Just a data-driven snapshot that shows:

It’s the fastest way to understand exactly where quality is strengthening — and where it’s fading.

We’re true dividend fans, so we can’t help but peek beyond U.S. borders. Think of this as a bonus round — a quick look at how dividends play out worldwide, for those who like seeing the full picture.

These international names combine higher starting yields with explosive dividend growth — the best of both worlds.

5-yr dividend growth +91% | payout ~29% | Dividend Score 96 | MaxRatio 18.65 | Undervalued

Novo Nordisk is one of the world’s leading healthcare companies, with a dominant franchise in diabetes and obesity treatments alongside established positions in rare diseases. Its scale, global reach, and focus on chronic conditions provide a strong foundation for long-term cash generation and shareholder returns.

5-yr dividend growth +105% | payout ~27% | Dividend Score 98 | MaxRatio 12.20 | Undervalued

Sho-Bond Holdings specializes in the repair, reinforcement, and long-term maintenance of bridges and other critical infrastructure across Japan. Rather than relying primarily on new construction, the group is positioned around extending the useful life of existing infrastructure — a market supported by the continuing need to maintain aging public assets.

5-yr dividend growth +91% | payout ~38% | Dividend Score 95 | MaxRatio 11.32 | Undervalued

Rinnai is a century-old Japanese manufacturer specializing in water heaters, kitchen appliances, heating systems, and other residential and commercial equipment. Its operations extend well beyond Japan, giving the company exposure to household energy and hot-water demand across multiple international markets.

💡 And remember: you’ll always find the full list of International Dividend Eagles right inside the MaxDividends Platform → Dividend Eagles → Tab International. It’s the easiest way to keep track of the strongest dividend payers across the globe, updated in real time.

Build your guild. Grow your gold.

Think of yourself as the Keeper of Dividends. You’re not just buying stocks — you’re running your own guild of income producers.

Here, you’re the one in control — the guardian of growing income. MaxDividends gives you the map, the tools, and the roster of proven heroes. You decide who stays on your team.

Last week, I moved according to plan — as usual.

Accenture is one of the world's leading professional services companies, helping businesses modernize through consulting, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and digital transformation.

With clients spanning virtually every major industry, the company has built a globally diversified business supported by long-term customer relationships and a steady stream of recurring revenue.

Why today?

This week's choice was not random. As my portfolio becomes more mature and well established, I continue building it with two things in mind: diversification and the best available opportunities.

Automatic Data Processing is one of the world’s largest providers of payroll, human capital management, and HR technology solutions, helping businesses manage everything from payroll and benefits to workforce administration and compliance.

Its business is built around highly recurring, mission-critical services: companies may postpone many types of spending, but employees still need to be paid, taxes processed, and increasingly complex workforce requirements managed.

Why today?

ADP just closed fiscal 2026 with another strong quarter: revenue increased 7%, while adjusted earnings came in ahead of expectations. More importantly, management entered fiscal 2027 expecting another 5–6% revenue growth and 9–11% adjusted EPS growth — solid numbers for a mature, highly recurring payroll business.

In addition, it’s a Technology sector business - exactly the sector I’m adding to right now and I still had room to add a few more ADP shares, so I took advantage of the opportunity.

➡️ New Capital Invested: ~$3,068

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Looking ahead to next week, I'll continue focusing on opportunities across Healthcare, Financials, Utilities, Energy, Basic Materials, and Technology. Those sectors currently offer the best opportunities to further improve the balance and diversification of my portfolio. If the right businesses become available at the right prices, I'll be happy to put more capital to work.

The system stays the same. Capital stays disciplined. We keep building. Steady steps. Clear roles. Long horizon. That’s the rhythm.

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This is what the MaxDividends strategy is all about: steady weekly investing, balanced positions, focusing on financially strong dividend growers, and letting compounding work for us. It’s not hype, it’s not guessing - it’s a proven path to lasting wealth and financial freedom.

Everything’s moving in the right direction—let’s keep building.

This week, our primary focus has been integrating the MaxDividends Pulse system into the MaxDividends Research Platform.

A little while ago, I introduced several new metrics that were designed as stepping stones toward a much bigger upgrade. Features like Buy–Hold–Sell Consensus, Best For, and the Dividend Safety Score have already been successfully rolled out in the Dividend Radar list.

The next step is bringing all of that data into the core of the platform and making these insights available everywhere they matter - inside portfolios, stock screeners, Top Stocks lists, and individual company analysis pages.

This will be our main development priority over the next four to six weeks. The goal is to have the entire Pulse framework fully integrated across the MaxDividends Research Platform by the end of September.

I'm really excited about this release because it will make finding high-quality dividend opportunities faster, simpler, and much more consistent across the entire platform.

For you, it’s all included — as part of your current subscription. We keep building. You keep investing. And together, the system keeps getting stronger. 💰

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

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