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Amphenol Corporation ($APH) Raises Dividend By 51.5%

Amphenol Corporation is a market-beating “picks and shovels play” on AI and Big Tech.

The company makes fiber optic connectors, electrical connectors, power distribution systems, and specialty cables. Equipment that is used in cars, airplanes, data centers, military vehicles, mobile phones, and broadband networks.

Business is booming and yesterday Amphenol announced a dividend increase of 51.5%.

Amphenol Corporation will now pay a $0.25/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 12/16/25

• Payout date: 1/7/26

• Forward starting dividend yield: 0.80%

McDonald's Corporation ($MCD) Raises Dividend By 5%

Did you know, through royal shenanigans, that the Queen of England once owned a McDonald's near Buckingham Palace?

In addition to being one of the largest toy distributors in the world and owning more land than the Catholic Church, McDonald's Corporation also sells hamburgers and other fast food items.

Yesterday, the company announced a 5% dividend raise.

McDonald's Corporation will now pay a $1.86/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 12/1/25

• Payout date: 12/15/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 2.40%

Sunoco LP ($SUN) Raises Distribution By 1.3%

Here’s a Peter Lynch type stock that was actually referenced in Lynch’s book, Beating the Street.

Sunoco LP is the largest independent fuel distributor in the United States. The firm supplies diesel and high-octane fuels to more than 5,000 gas stations in over 30 states. Also, the company’s "Green E15" is the official fuel of NASCAR.

On Monday, Sunoco announced a 1.3% quarterly distribution raise.

Sunoco LP will now pay a $0.9202/share quarterly distribution.

• Ex-dividend date: 10/30/25

• Payout date: 11/19/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 6.83%