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Avient Corporation ($AVNT) Raises Dividend By 1.9%

Avient Corporation makes specialty chemicals.

The firm produces custom colors used in printing and packaging, thermoplastics used in running shoes and steering wheels, and specialty polymers used in bulletproof vests.

Earlier this week, Avient Corporation announced a 1.9% dividend raise.

Avient Corporation will now pay a $0.275/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 12/12/25

• Payout date: 1/7/26

• Forward starting dividend yield: 3.43%

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. ($MSM) Raises Dividend By 2.4%

There’s a lot of money in tools, machine parts, and building supplies. So much so that there are multiple publicly traded hardware distributors worth billions of dollars. A ten-figure businesses selling other people’s products.

Sometimes it pays to be the middleman.

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is a North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance equipment. The company sells cutting cools, fasteners, tooling components, janitorial supplies, and other industrial products.

MSC Industrial has been in business for over 80 years.

And yesterday, the firm announced its latest dividend raise — a 2.4% increase over the previous payout.

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. will now pay a $0.87/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 11/12/25

• Payout date: 11/26/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 3.86%

THOR Industries, Inc. ($THO) Raises Dividend By 4%

Did you know that THOR Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries are the world's largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles?

The company produces many well-known RV brands, including: Airstream, Starcraft, and Keystone. THOR Industries has paid dividends every year since 1987. And yesterday, the company announced a 4% dividend increase.

THOR Industries, Inc. will now pay a $0.52/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 10/23/25

• Payout date: 11/6/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 1.99%