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The Daily Dividend 10/22/25

October 22, 2025

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Good morning! Here’s some exciting news to jumpstart your day…

Banks and shipbuilders are raising their dividends. And, a major exchange is issuing its latest payout. All that, and more, in today’s dispatch!

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ($HII) Raises Dividend By 2.2%

One of the best performing stocks of 2025 that isn’t a tech firm, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. is a shipbuilder that was founded in 1886. This company makes submarines and aircraft carriers for the United States Navy. And, Huntington Ingalls Industries stock is up over 52% year-to-date.

Yesterday, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced a 2.2% increase in its upcoming dividend.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. will now pay a $1.38/share quarterly dividend.

  • Ex-dividend date: 11/28/25

  • Payout date: 12/12/25

  • Forward starting dividend yield: 1.93%

Home Bancorp, Inc. ($HBCP) Raises Dividend By 7%

There are hundreds of regional banks in the United States and the sector is always buzzing with new dividend payments and raises.

However, many of these banks are thinly traded on the over-the-counter market. So, they don’t make it into most of these dispatches. Home Bancorp, Inc. is a little different. This is a regional bank with decent trading volume, and it’s listed on the NASDAQ.

Home Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1908 and operates in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

Yesterday, the company announced a 7% dividend increase.

Home Bancorp, Inc. will now pay a $0.31/share quarterly dividend.

  • Ex-dividend date: 11/3/25

  • Payout date: 11/14/25

  • Forward starting dividend yield: 2.3%

Nasdaq, Inc. ($NDAQ) Declares $0.27 Dividend

“Why throw darts at a board when you could buy the whole dart board?”

That’s an expression related to owning exchanges instead of trying to pick individual stocks from a particular exchange.

When a company is listed on an exchange, it pays annual listing fees to the exchange that hosts it.

Nasdaq, Inc. owns the NASDAQ exchange and collects listing fees from: Airbnb, Netflix, Palantir, PepsiCo, Adobe, NVIDIA, and Home Bancorp, Inc. — just to name a few.

Yesterday, Nasdaq, Inc. announced its latest dividend payment.

Nasdaq, Inc. will pay a $0.27/share quarterly dividend, in-line with the previous.

  • Ex-dividend date: 12/5/25

  • Payout date: 12/19/25

  • Forward starting dividend yield: 1.22%

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Disclaimer: This article is for entertainment purposes only. It is not financial advice, always do your own research.