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The Daily Dividend 8/20/25

August 20, 2025

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Insurance, medical equipment, and… wood burning stoves?

Today’s dispatch covers a lot of the usual dividend sectors, but also includes a Canadian business with “Dividend” in its name.

We’ll start with the Canadian company first…

Decisive Dividend Corporation ($DEDVF) Declares $0.045 CAD Dividend

A company that acquires “well established manufacturing companies from legacy-minded business owners” and pays monthly dividends?

That’s Decisive Dividend Corporation.

The company owns a portfolio of manufacturing firms, including: ACR Heat Products Limited, which makes wood burning stoves; Northside Industries, which is a metal fabrication shop; Blaze King, another wood burning stove maker; and Hawk Machine Works, which makes CNC machine tooled parts and equipment.

Decisive Dividend Corporation has paid monthly dividends since 2015, and the firm recently announced its latest distribution.

Decisive Dividend Corporation will pay a $0.045/share CAD monthly dividend, in-line with last month.

  • Ex-dividend date: 8/29/25

  • Payout date: 9/15/25

  • Forward starting dividend yield: 6.75%

Medtronic plc ($MDT) Declares $0.71 Dividend

Medtronic plc designs, manufactures, and sells medical equipment, including: cardiac pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, and surgical stapling devices.

This company has raised its dividend every year for 47 years. Although, recently, Medtronic’s dividend growth has slowed despite the firm maintaining a relatively low payout ratio.

And while the company isn’t raising its dividend this quarter, Medtronic has announced its latest distribution.

Medtronic plc will pay a $0.71/share quarterly dividend, in-line with previous.

  • Ex-dividend date: 9/26/25

  • Payout date: 10/17/25

  • Forward starting dividend yield: 3.09%

Old Republic International Corporation ($ORI) Declares $0.29 Dividend

Old Republic International Corporation provides specialty and title insurance.

The company has raised its dividend every year for 45 years. And, Old Republic also pays annual special dividends on a semi-regular basis.

No special dividend or raise this quarter. But, Old Republic has announced its next dividend.

Old Republic International Corporation will pay a $0.29/share quarterly dividend, in-line with previous distribution.

  • Ex-dividend date: 9/5/25

  • Payout date: 9/15/25

  • Forward starting dividend yield: 3.0%

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