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Comfort Systems USA, Inc. ($FIX) Raises Dividend By 11.1%

When you think of companies posting 22% gains in one day, you probably picture meme stocks. Yet, Comfort Systems USA, Inc. is an established business dating back to 1997.

The company provides mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services. Comfort Systems USA installs and maintains these systems in: factories, hospitals, schools, and government instillations. The stock has become something of a “hot commodity” on Wall Street, with shares jumping 22.37% last Friday.

However, Comfort Systems also made an interesting dividend announcement last week.

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. will raise its dividend by 11.1%. — the company’s fourth consecutive quarterly dividend hike.

Additionally, the firm has raised its dividend every year for the past 12 years.

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. will now pay a quarterly dividend rate of $0.50/share.

• Ex-dividend date: 8/14/25

• Payout date: 8/25/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 0.36%

Sunoco LP Common Units ($SUN) Raises Dividend By 1.2%

Another stock that’s begun raising its dividend on a quarterly basis!

Sunoco LP distributes motor fuels and petroleum products throughout the United States.

This is a company that’s been in business since 1886. And, according to the firm’s official website, Sunoco LP distributes 9 billion gallons of fuel across more than 40 U.S. states.

Unlike Comfort Systems USA, Inc., Sunoco LP isn’t particularly popular on Wall Street and the company currently trades at a price to earnings ratio of 9.24 while also paying a 6.8% starting yield.

Last week, the company announced its third consecutive quarterly dividend raise, an increase of 1.2%.

Sunoco LP will now pay a $0.9088/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 8/8/25

• Payout date: 8/19/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 6.8%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. ($SWK) Raises Dividend By 1.2%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is a Dividend King that has raised its payouts every year for the last 57 years.

The company was founded in 1843, and Stanley Black & Decker makes power tools, impact wrenches, nail guns, fasteners, and other construction equipment. The stock has been in something of a slump since late 2022, but that hasn’t stopped the firm from raising its dividend.

And last Thursday, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. announced a 1.2% dividend raise.

The company will now pay a quarterly dividend of $0.83/share.

• Ex-dividend date: 9/2/25

• Payout date: 9/16/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 4.56%