

Three companies just raised their dividends, but the one with the biggest increase is also carrying the thinnest cash cushion. Knowing which raise is actually the safest requires looking past the headline numbers.

Four companies in refining, auto retail, semiconductors, and specialty materials just raised their dividends, but the size of each raise tells almost nothing about which one can actually keep growing it.


Avient (AVNT) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Here is how Avient (AVNT) and Innospec (IOSP) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

With inflation, rising energy prices and Fed uncertainty rattling markets, five dividend stocks offer yields of 2.5% to 3.2% and a record of dividend growth.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an innovator of materials solutions, today announced that George T. Clark, CFA, has joined the company as Director of Investor Relations, effective October 12, 2026.

I track dividend announcements across 1,200+ stocks. This week, I'm highlighting 5 dividend increases. RPM announced the largest dividend increase this week of 5.56% and boasts the highest Quality Score (7.10). LMT raised its dividend by 4.35%, marking its 24th consecutive annual increase. Its payout ratio is well covered at 50%, and it has an A+ Dividend Safety Grade.