My Biggest Dividend Ever

February 16, 2026

Happy Monday,

The market is closed for Presidents' Day, but it’s time to prepare for another crazy week of investing. Stay prepared and look for opportunities.

Last week, I got my biggest dividend ever: $1,868.51 from HESM. Today, I’ll share how this is snowballing so far. Plus, why HESM is still my top high yield dividend growth stock.

Topics Covered:

  • My Biggest Dividend Ever

  • Dividend Raises This Week

  • Earnings Season Continues

The Key Story

I Just Got a $1,868 dividend from HESM.

On Friday, my top high yield dividend stock paid me a huge dividend. This was all reinvested to earn more shares.

HESM (Hess Midstream LP):

Dividend: $1,868.51
DRIP Shares Earned: 52.1345
Cost per share: $35.84

This reinvested dividend grew my annual dividend income by $159.51. But, this will be FAR more.

This stock pays a quarterly dividend, so it will reinvest many more times this year. Plus, it raises it’s dividend payment every quarter!

I’m building this into a core position and I think the snowball effect will be quite powerful within my personal portfolio.

This stock is a rare combination of high yield and growth.

Dividend Yield (FWD): 8.33%
5 Year Dividend CAGR: 11.31%

They just reaffirmed, “Targeted at least 5% annual DPS growth through 2028”. Spoiler alert, it will be far above this. They always have beaten their target and on the latest earnings call they all but said that exactly.

HESM Dividend Growth & History, Source: DividendData.com

I’ll give an updated stock analysis on HESM in a video soon. Stay tuned…

Dividend News

🚀 Dividend Raises This Week

The Heavy Hitters

  • CSCO - Cisco raises dividend by 2.4% to $0.42

  • GILD - Gilead Sciences raises dividend by 3.8% to $0.82

  • NEE - NextEra Energy raises dividend by 10% to $0.6232

  • TROW - T. Rowe Price raises dividend by 2.4% to $1.30

  • PLD - Prologis raises dividend by 5.9% to $1.07

  • EQIX - Equinix raises dividend by 10% to $5.16

  • PSX - Phillips 66 raises dividend by 5.8% to $1.27

  • CME - CME Group raises dividend by 4%

  • DGX - Quest Diagnostics raises dividend by 7.5% to $0.86

  • VMC - Vulcan Materials raises dividend by 6.1% to $0.52

  • EXC - Exelon raises dividend by 5% to $0.42

  • XYL - Xylem raises dividend by 7.5% to $0.43

  • TRU - TransUnion raises dividend by 8.7% to $0.125

  • HOG - Harley-Davidson raises dividend by 4.3% to $0.1875

Notable Mid-Caps, REITs & Industrials

  • AME - Ametek raises dividend by 9.7% to $0.34

  • AMH - American Homes 4 Rent raises dividend by 10% to $0.33

  • MAS - Masco raises dividend by 3.2% to $0.32

  • PFG - Principal Financial Group raises dividend by 1.3% to $0.80

  • FE - FirstEnergy raises dividend by 4.5% to $0.465

  • HASI - HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital raises dividend by 1.2% to $0.425

  • KNX - Knight-Swift Transportation raises dividend by 11.1% to $0.20

  • LPX - Louisiana-Pacific raises dividend by 7.1% to $0.30

  • RCL - Royal Caribbean Cruises raises dividend by 50% to $1.50

  • GPI - Group 1 Automotive raises dividend by 10% to $0.55

  • CPA - Copa Holdings raises dividend by 6.2% to $1.71

  • FLS - Flowserve raises dividend by 4.8% to $0.22

  • JKHY - Jack Henry & Associates raises dividend by ~5%

  • MKTX - MarketAxess raises dividend by ~3%

  • NPO - Enpro raises dividend by 3.2% to $0.32

  • UFPI - UFP Industries raises dividend by 2.9% to $0.36

  • NWE - NorthWestern raises dividend by 1.5% to $0.67

  • CNA - CNA Financial raises dividend by 4.3% to $0.48

  • RNR - RenaissanceRe raises dividend by 2.5% to $0.41

  • MKSI - MKS Instruments raises dividend by 13.6% to $0.25

  • CXT - Crane NXT raises dividend by 6% to $0.18

  • RYAN - Ryan Specialty Group raises dividend by 8.3% to $0.13

  • CRBG - Corebridge Financial raises dividend by 4.2% to $0.25

  • STNG - Scorpio Tankers raises dividend by 7% to $0.45

  • NTST - NETSTREIT raises dividend by 2% to $0.22

  • CIM - Chimera Investment raises dividend by 22% to $0.45

  • DAN - Dana raises dividend by 20%

  • BC - Brunswick raises dividend by ~2%

Earnings This Week

Big Week of Dividend Stocks

Executive Summary

  • Top Dividend Stocks: Walmart (WMT), Deere & Company (DE), Southern Company (SO), Medtronic (MDT), Energy Transfer (ET)), Analog Devices (ADI), Moody’s (MCO), Garmin (GRMN).

  • Top Growth Stocks: Palo Alto Networks (PANW), DoorDash (DASH), Booking Holdings (BKNG), Carvana (CVNA), Wayfair (W).

Here’s the full list to watch:

Monday (02/16):

  • Market Closed (Washington's Birthday)

Tuesday (02/17):

  • MDT - Medtronic plc

  • ET - Energy Transfer LP

  • PANW - Palo Alto Networks

  • CDNS - Cadence Design Systems

  • DVN - Devon Energy Corp

  • HIVE - HIVE Digital Technologies

Wednesday (02/18):

  • MCO - Moody’s Corporation

  • ADI - Analog Devices, Inc.

  • GRMN - Garmin Ltd.

  • OXY - Occidental Petroleum Corp

  • COKE - Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. (Note: This is the bottler, not KO)

  • BKNG - Booking Holdings Inc.

  • DASH - DoorDash, Inc.

  • WING - Wingstop Inc.

  • CAKE - The Cheesecake Factory

  • FVRR - Fiverr International

  • SEDG - SolarEdge Technologies

  • CVNA - Carvana Co.

Thursday (02/19):

  • WMT - Walmart Inc.

  • DE - Deere & Company

  • SO - The Southern Company

  • NEM - Newmont Corporation

  • ETSY - Etsy, Inc.

  • W - Wayfair Inc.

  • YETI - YETI Holdings

  • LMND - Lemonade, Inc.

  • DBX - Dropbox, Inc.

  • TXRH - Texas Roadhouse

  • FIX - Comfort Systems USA

Friday (02/20):

  • No notable earnings scheduled.

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– Zach
Founder, Dividend Data

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