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Good morning, and welcome back to another episode of “Three Companies Raising Their Dividend.” Today, we’ve got a regional bank lifting its payout by 25%, a utility provider issuing a 2.7% raise, and a high-yield pipeline operator bumping its distribution by 2.2%.
Let’s start with the monster hike.
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. ($MCB) Raises Dividend By 25%
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. is the parent company of Metropolitan Commercial Bank, a full-service commercial bank based in New York.
The bank serves individuals, small businesses, private corporations, municipalities, and local governments. While the company only began paying dividends in mid-2025, it has already raised its payout twice, including a 33% increase back in January.
Yesterday, the bank announced its second raise of 2026, a 25% dividend increase.
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. will now pay a $0.25/share quarterly dividend.
Ex-dividend date: 5/1/26
Payout date: 5/12/26
Forward starting dividend yield: 1.09%
The Southern Company ($SO) Raises Dividend By 2.7%
Plant Vogtle is a massive reactor complex that is set to become the largest generator of carbon-free nuclear energy in the United States. It is owned by The Southern Company.
The Southern Company is an electric and natural gas utility serving 9 million customers across the southeastern United States. The company has paid a dividend every quarter for 79 consecutive years. Recently, it announced its 25th consecutive annual dividend increase, a 2.7% raise.
The Southern Company will now pay a $0.76/share quarterly dividend.
Ex-dividend date: 5/18/26
Payout date: 6/8/26
Forward starting dividend yield: 3.23%
Western Midstream Partners, LP ($WES) Raises Dividend By 2.2%
The Pathfinder pipeline is a massive water gathering and disposal system currently under construction by Western Midstream Partners, LP.
Western Midstream develops, acquires, owns, and operates oil and gas pipelines. The company is also expanding into water transportation for the energy industry, building the first of its kind Pathfinder pipe network.
This is essentially a “toll booth” play on oil and gas, as Western Midstream gets paid to move resources rather than produce them.
The company recently announced a 2.2% distribution increase.
Western Midstream Partners, LP will now pay a $0.93/share quarterly dividend.
Ex-dividend date: 5/1/26
Payout date: 5/15/26
Forward starting dividend yield: 9.1%
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