13 Large-Cap Dividend Growth Stocks

As investors are concerned about Fed monetary policy and large budget deficits, they become more inclined to play defensively and pick high dividend yielding stocks. In addition to high dividend yields, a recent boost in dividend payouts can also be appealing to defensive investors. Since a recent dividend growth may suggest further increases in dividend yields, the stocks with dividend boost not only have decent potential upsides but also are promising options to dividend investors who seek some protection in the upcoming inflationary environment. Below, we present a list of 13 large-cap US stocks with high dividend yields and a dividend boost in the past 12 months. The market data are sourced from Fidelity. All companies in this list didn’t cut their dividends in any single year since 2006. These stocks have market capitalizations above $4 billion, 12-month trailing dividend yield of at least 3%, and 1-year dividend growth of... Read more