💿 Weekly Dividend Hikes — August 17-24, 2026

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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.

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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.

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

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None of these companies are shouting. They simply: pay; raise; repeat

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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.

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This week brought a strong round of dividend increases from companies across the United States and Australia.

Unity Bancorp announced a 6.25% dividend increase, extending its dividend growth streak to 13 consecutive years. The company operates Unity Bank and provides commercial and retail banking services, including loans, deposits, and other financial products to individuals and businesses.

Avnet increased its quarterly dividend by 5.71%, extending its dividend growth streak to 13 consecutive years. The company is one of the world’s largest distributors of electronic components and embedded technology solutions, serving manufacturers and technology companies across global markets.

First Capital increased its dividend by 3.23%, extending its dividend growth streak to three consecutive years while maintaining 25 years of consistent dividend payments. The company is the holding company for First Harrison Bank, providing banking and financial services to individuals and businesses primarily in Indiana and Kentucky.

Chemung Financial raised its dividend by 5.88%, beginning a new dividend growth streak while extending its record of consistent dividend payments to 33 years. The company operates Chemung Canal Trust Company and provides commercial and consumer banking, lending, wealth management, and related financial services.

Stock Yards Bancorp announced a 3.13% dividend increase, extending its dividend growth streak to 16 consecutive years and its record of consistent dividend payments to 33 years. Through Stock Yards Bank & Trust, the company provides commercial banking, private banking, mortgage, investment management, and wealth management services.

TrustCo Bank Corp NY increased its dividend by 5.26%, restarting dividend growth while maintaining 15 years of consistent dividend payments. The company operates Trustco Bank, a regional bank focused primarily on residential mortgage lending, deposits, and traditional banking services.

SS&C Technologies announced an 11.11% dividend increase, extending its dividend growth streak to ten consecutive years. The company is a leading global provider of software and technology-enabled services for the financial services and healthcare industries, serving asset managers, insurers, banks, and other institutions.

Reinsurance Group of America raised its quarterly dividend by 5.38%, extending its dividend growth streak to 16 consecutive years and maintaining 26 years of consistent dividend payments. RGA is one of the world’s largest life and health reinsurance companies, providing mortality, longevity, health, and financial solutions to insurers around the globe.

Computershare delivered the largest dividend increase of the week, raising its payout by 18.18% and extending its dividend growth streak to four consecutive years. The Australian company is a global leader in share registration, employee equity plans, corporate trust, mortgage servicing, and other financial administration services.

Weekly Dividend Hikes by MaxDividends — the world’s first and most complete weekly roundup of dividend increases across the globe.

From U.S. Dividend Aristocrats and Canadian income leaders to European and Japanese dividend champions — every week, we track, verify, and publish all meaningful dividend raises from the best dividend-paying companies worldwide.

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