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Further Reading from MarketBeat 3 Dividend Stocks Raising Payouts in 2025 — With More to ComeWritten by Leo Miller. Published 9/16/2025. 
Key Points - Verizon's +6% yield just got another shot in the arm, with the company announcing a measured dividend increase.
- Johnson Controls is growing its footprint in data center cooling and just announced a solid dividend boost.
- Artificial intelligence chip giant Broadcom is due for a dividend increase. How high might the stock's yield go?
Two established dividend payers have just increased their payouts, and an artificial intelligence leader is poised to follow suit by year-end. Below, we examine these three stocks and outline the yields investors can expect going forward. VZ Boosts Its Generous Dividend Even Higher First up is Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ). Shares of the leading telecom operator have delivered a total return of about 15.5% in 2025, modestly outpacing the S&P 500's 12.8% gain. Verizon lags behind rival AT&T (NYSE: T), which has earned 34.2%, but it outperforms T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS), up 10.6%. Verizon's revenue growth has been flat to low single digits (0%–2%) over the past four quarters. Still, the stock has held up thanks to conservative expectations and a hefty dividend yield. On Sept. 5, Verizon announced a quarterly dividend of $0.69 per share, an approximate 1.8% increase. The payment is set for Nov. 3 to shareholders of record as of the close on Oct. 10. At today's prices, Verizon's indicated yield stands near 6.3%, ranking it in the top ten among S&P 500 stocks and first in the communications sector. Looking ahead, Verizon is working to stem losses in its retail postpaid phone segment, which lost over 400,000 subscribers in 2025. Its broadband unit, however, has been adding customers—up over 600,000 so far this year. JCI Lifts Dividend 8% as Shares Rally in 2025 Next is Johnson Controls International (NYSE: JCI), which has outperformed even Verizon with a 37% total return this year. A key driver has been Johnson Controls' expanding presence in data‐center cooling, which now accounts for over 10% of sales. The company provides thermal-management systems—chiefly chillers—that cool data centers much like specialized air conditioners complementing rack-level cooling units. On Sept. 10, Johnson Controls announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, an 8.1% increase. It will be paid on Oct. 17 to holders of record as of Sept. 22. The stock now yields 1.5%, above the S&P 500's 1.1% average indicated yield. Watch for a December Dividend Increase at Broadcom Finally, look for a dividend boost from semiconductor powerhouse Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) by year-end. Broadcom has held its payout at $0.59 per share for the last four quarters, but since 2021 it has never gone more than four quarters without an increase. Broadcom's free cash flow hit nearly $25 billion over the last twelve months, a fresh record. These strong cash flows suggest the company will likely raise its dividend again in December 2025. Between September 2021 and September 2025, Broadcom's payout grew from $0.36 to $0.59—a compound annual growth rate of about 13%. The most recent hike was 11%. If Broadcom boosts its dividend at a 13% rate, it would reach roughly $0.67 per share, translating to an indicated yield of about 0.75% based on recent prices—above every current Magnificent Seven stock yield. VZ, JCI and AVGO: Dividend Boosters and a Potential Booster Verizon and Johnson Controls continue to reward shareholders with rising dividends. For Broadcom investors, the next dividend increase is likely just around the corner, adding another layer to the stock's outstanding 2025 performance.
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