Good morning.
2026 is shaping up to be a great year for dividend investors. It seems like there companies raising their payouts every day. And in today’s dispatch, we have three businesses that are all hiking their payouts.
Let’s start with the biggest raise, a mammoth 33.3% increase from a little-known tech firm.
PC Connection, Inc. ($CNXN) Raises Dividend By 33.3%
PC Connection, Inc. is a technology company that predates the dot-com boom by more than a decade.
Founded in 1982, the company provides IT solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, home office customers, government and educational institutions, and large corporations.
Recently, the company announced a 33% dividend increase.
PC Connection, Inc. will now pay a $0.20/share quarterly dividend.
Ex-dividend date: 2/17/26
Payout date: 3/6/26
Forward starting dividend yield: 1.31%
GE Aerospace ($GE) Raises Dividend By 30.6%
GE Aerospace designs and manufactures commercial and military aircraft engines and provides maintenance, repair, and overhaul services.
If you’ve ever flown on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A380, or Embraer E-Jet, you’ve been carried through the air by GE engines. The company also supplies engines for military aircraft such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F/A-18 Super Hornet.
Last week, GE Aerospace announced a 30.6% dividend raise.
GE Aerospace will now pay a $0.47/share quarterly dividend.
Ex-dividend date: 3/9/26
Payout date: 4/27/26
Forward starting dividend yield: 0.58%
Ventas, Inc. ($VTR) Raises Dividend By 8.3%
By 2030, one in five Americans will be over the age of 65.
Ventas, Inc. is a real estate investment trust positioned to benefit from this demographic trend. The company owns approximately 1,400 properties across North America and the United Kingdom, specializing in senior housing and healthcare facilities.
Recently, Ventas announced an 8.3% dividend raise.
Ventas, Inc. will now pay a $0.52/share quarterly dividend.
Ex-dividend date: 3/31/26
Payout date: 4/16/26
Forward starting dividend yield: 2.61%
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*Masterworks data. Investing involves risk. Past performance not indicative of future returns. Reg A disclosures at masterworks.com/cd
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