3 Dividend Stocks Raising Payouts in 2025 — With More to Come

Dividend Increases - Verizon Communications has increased its dividend to 69 cents per share, marking a 1.8% increase from the previous payment, with an annual dividend of $2.71 and a dividend yield of 6.17% [3][12] - Johnson Controls International announced an 8.1% increase in its dividend to 40 cents per share, resulting in an annual dividend of $1.48 and a dividend yield of 1.37% [5][8][12] - Broadcom is expected to announce a dividend increase by the end of 2025, with a potential increase of around 13%, which would raise its dividend to approximately 67 cents per share [10][11][12] Company Performance - Verizon has shown a total return of approximately 15.5% in 2025, outperforming the S&P 500's 12.8% return, but lagging behind AT&T's 34.2% return [1][2] - Johnson Controls has achieved a total return of over 37% in 2025, driven by strong performance in its data center vertical, which now accounts for more than 10% of total sales [6][7][12] - Broadcom's free cash flow reached a record of just under $25 billion in the last quarter, indicating strong business performance [10] Subscriber Trends - Verizon's retail postpaid phone business has lost over 400,000 subscribers in 2025, while its broadband business has added more than 600,000 customers [4][12]