Core Insights - Companies with a strong history of dividend payments and increases are attractive to income-focused investors, with Agree Realty, Open Text, and Comcast being notable examples offering yields between 3% and 4% [1] Agree Realty - Agree Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring and developing properties leased to leading omnichannel retail tenants [2] - The company has increased its dividends for 12 consecutive years, with the most recent hike on April 10 raising the monthly payout from $0.253 to $0.256 per share, resulting in an annual payout of $3.072 per share [3] - The current dividend yield for Agree Realty is 4.27% [3] - As of June 30, the company's annual revenue was $659.75 million, with Q2 2025 revenues of $175.53 million and AFFO of $1.06, both exceeding consensus estimates [4] Open Text - Open Text Corp. is an information management software company that assists businesses in organizing, storing, and protecting their data [5] - The company has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years, with a recent 5% increase on August 7 to a quarterly payout of $0.2725 per share, equating to an annual figure of $1.10 per share [6] - Open Text's current dividend yield is 3.29% [6] - The company's annual revenue as of June 30 was $5.17 billion, with Q4 2025 revenues of $1.31 billion and EPS of $0.97, both surpassing consensus estimates [6] Comcast - Comcast Corp. is a global media and technology company [7] - The company has increased its dividends for 17 consecutive years, with a recent 6.5% hike on January 30 to a quarterly payout of $0.33 per share, resulting in an annual payout of $1.32 per share [8] - Comcast's current dividend yield stands at 3.89% [8]