Dividends on the Move: From Heroes to Zeroes This Week

8 Huge Dividend Hikes, 6 Brutal Cuts — This Week’s Standouts (Week 18/19, 2025)

In a wild week for dividend investors, we witnessed an extraordinary wave of dividend increases, surprise special dividend announcements, and no fewer than five dividend cuts—with one company even eliminating its dividend entirely.

Some big names stepped into the spotlight with dividend hikes, including Alphabet GOOG 0.00%↑ , Apple AAPL 0.00%↑ , RTX RTX 0.00%↑ , AIG AIG 0.00%↑ , and General Motors GM 0.00%↑ . Even more impressive, two Dividend Aristocrats—Cardinal Health CAH 0.00%↑ and WW Grainger GWW 0.00%↑ —boosted their payouts, along with two Dividend Heroes.

Between April 29 and May 5, we recorded over 30 dividend increases in the United States, 2 special dividend announcements, and a surprisingly high number of 6 dividend cuts or suspensions. Also, one well known company reinstated its quarterly dividend.

We’ve got the full breakdown for you—every raise, cut, and special payout—all in one place. Let’s dive in! (spoiler: we had 8 double digit dividend hikes this week including two Dividend Heroes!)