Key points
- Three shares with great capitalization increase dividends as seasons change.
- Some dividend shares showed stability in the difficult 2025. One dividend ETF has a total yield by about 7% higher than in S&P 500.
- Two of these shares have a positive profit per year and have just announced an increase in dividends by more than 10%.
With the spring, several promotions with great capitalization have now made recent announcements that they increase dividends. Thanks to the extensive uncertainty and the turmoil surrounding the stock market, it has recently been difficult to make a positive profit. The S&P 500 index provided a total yield of almost -14% in 2025 as of April 4. The SPDR SecTOR Sector SecTOR (NYSEARCA: XLK) Foundation has a yield of -21% for this period. Nevertheless, many funds focused on dividends showed much better comparatively. Despite the fact that ETF is still in red, ETF Schwab Us Dividend Equity (Nysearca: SCHD) has a total profitability a little better than -7% per year.
In addition, two of the three shares in this list were actually managed to provide a slightly positive profit per year. They also boast of a dividend exceeding or equal to 1.4%S&P 500. Nevertheless, the latest action, a huge name in technology, has lost more than a quarter of its cost. Nevertheless, he still demonstrates the willingness to increase his dividends, despite the difficult market conditions. Below are details about these three names that bring dividends. All data as April 4 is closed, unless otherwise indicated.
TJX increases dividends by more than 10%, plans to significantly increase the activity of the ransom
First, the retail seller of clothing TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX). The company announced on March 31 that its board of directors approved an increase of 13% to the next quarterly dividend. The next 0.425 US dollars per share will be paid on June 5 to the recording shareholders on May 15. Now the company has the indicated dividend yield of 1.4% related to the yield of the S&P 500. Impressive, TJX managed to provide a slightly positive recoil of 1.4% in 2025, despite the fact that in the general market there are very difficult months.
TJX celebrated his strong track record of consistently increasing dividends over the past few decades. Over the past 29 years, he did it 28 times. The company also plans to significantly accelerate the use of ransom of shares. In 2024, he spent $ 853 million on a ransom. These figures are from 1.5% to 1.8% of the company’s market capitalization of $ 136 billion.
The leader of HVAC/R with positive increase in the return of 2025 on quarterly dividends
The next is Watsco (NYSE: WSO). Watsco is the largest distributor of air conditioners, heating and cooling and equipment (HVAC/R) in North and South America. On April 1, the company announced a significant increase in its next quarterly dividend by 11%. The following dividends per share per share will be paid on April 30 to the recording shareholders at the end of the business on April 15.
The shares now have the indicated dividend yield of 2.5%. Like TJX, Watsco was also able to provide a slightly positive yield of 1.4%. In its press release for 4 quarters of 2024, the company celebrated its strong track record of raising its dividends. As of January 31, 2025, WatSco spent about $ 424 million on dividend payments over the previous 12 months. This is 21% of the total annual growth rate compared to 1989 levels.
CRM increases dividends moderately, but the reserves are small per year
The latter is the technical giant Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). On March 27, the company announced an increase in its quarterly dividend by 4%. The next 0.416 US dollars per share will be paid on April 24 to recording shareholders on April 10. Now the shares have the specified dividend yield of slightly less than 0.7%. Compared to the market, the technical sector and two other names in this list, SalesForce shares decreased in 2025. The shares provided total profit by -28%.
Trump’s announcement about the tariff and subsequent tariffs declared China were badly affected by shares. In the last two trading days of the week, starting on March 31, Salesforce shares have fallen by more than 11%. The company also did not make any services in its recent income report. He surpassed the adjusted profit per share (EPS), but missed sales. Nevertheless, the company’s prospects for 2026 The financial year on both of these figures are disappointed compared to analysts. This was one of the driving factors that led to the fact that the company’s shares fell 4% the next day.
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Companies mentioned in this article:
Company
The current price
Changing the price
Dividend yield
P/e ratio.
Consensus -rating
Consensus target price
TJX (TJX)
$ 119.06
-2.5%
1.43%
28.01
Moderate purchase
$ 135.76
Watsco (WSO)
$ 472.63
-1,1%
2.54%
35.67
Hold
$ 486.25
SalesForce (CRM)
$ 244,16
+1.4%
0.68%
40.16
Moderate purchase
$ 361,42
| Company | The current price | Changing the price | Dividend yield | P/e ratio. | Consensus -rating | Consensus target price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJX (TJX) | $ 119.06 | -2.5% | 1.43% | 28.01 | Moderate purchase | $ 135.76 |
| Watsco (WSO) | $ 472.63 | -1,1% | 2.54% | 35.67 | Hold | $ 486.25 |
| SalesForce (CRM) | $ 244,16 | +1.4% | 0.68% | 40.16 | Moderate purchase | $ 361,42 |
About Leo Miller
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Leo Miller has been a writer for DividendStocks.com since 2024.
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Bachelor in the field of business administration, finance, Washington University
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Investment researcher in a registered investment consultant, analytics of Sungarden Investment Publishing