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3 Stocks Raise Dividends, But Which Has Room to Keep Growing?Author: Leo Miller. Originally Published: 10/12/2026. 
Key Points
- Starbucks raised its dividend by 1.6% to a 2.8% yield despite a high payout ratio, while reportedly exploring a takeover of Chipotle.
- Accenture increased its quarterly dividend by 5% to $1.71 per share after strong earnings drove shares up more than 15%, pushing its yield near 3.5%.
- Curtiss-Wright hiked its dividend 8.3% and expanded buybacks to $700 million, though its yield remains small amid defense sector weakness and leadership turnover.
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Several big-name stocks across the consulting, defense and consumer discretionary industries are increasing their dividends. Two of these names offer sizable yields above 2.5%, while a lower-yielding name has strong potential to continue increasing its dividend over time. Among this group, recent developments at coffee giant Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) stand out. Despite a very high payout ratio and being in the midst of a turnaround, the company is boosting its dividend and has reportedly explored purchasing a massive restaurant chain. Accenture Lifts Dividend and Soars After Latest Earnings
Consulting giant Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has had a difficult run in 2026, with shares down approximately 23%. While the stock remains deeply in the red, the situation was much worse earlier in the year. Through mid-June, Accenture stock had fallen more than 50%. One key factor driving the decline was concern that companies could use AI tools to improve their operations, thereby reducing demand for traditional consulting services. However, shares shot up more than 15% after the company released its latest results. Accenture’s revenue of $18.7 billion was well above expectations, and the firm added nearly 100 clients that initiated their first advanced AI consulting projects with the company. Accenture also announced a 5% dividend increase, raising its quarterly payment to $1.71. The firm will pay its next dividend on Nov. 13 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 13. Following the increase, Accenture now offers a sizable forward dividend yield of nearly 3.5%. It is also in a strong position when it comes to dividend sustainability. Its payout ratio is approximately 48%, well below the 60% level that analysts consider healthy. Based on next year’s estimates, analysts expect the firm’s payout ratio to improve meaningfully to around 41%. Curtiss-Wright Raises Dividend and Buybacks Amid Defense DownturnCurtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) operates in both the defense and nuclear power industries. Shares performed strongly through much of 2026, gaining more than 31% through the end of July. However, the stock has taken a turn for the worse in recent months and is now in the red for the year. Much of this decline has been due to weakness in defense stocks overall. Uncertainty surrounding future defense spending levels has contributed to this weakness, especially as the midterm elections approach. However, Curtiss-Wright has also faced significant leadership shakeups, including the appointment of a new CEO and the resignation of its CFO, which have weighed on shares. Nonetheless, Curtiss-Wright has announced a significant 8.3% dividend increase, raising its payment to 26 cents per share, although its yield remains small at approximately 0.2%. The payment date for this latest dividend has passed, but investors can likely receive the dividend in future quarters, given the company’s rock-bottom payout ratio of approximately 7%. This very low payout ratio makes it likely that the firm can continue increasing its dividend over time, albeit from a small base. The firm is also looking to return capital through buybacks, recently increasing its authorization to $700 million, equal to approximately 3.7% of its market capitalization. Starbucks Boosts Dividend Amid Chipotle Acquisition ChatterStarbucks has seen a moderate recovery in its share price during 2026. After delivering a negative 5.3% return in 2025, Starbucks is up approximately 9% year to date. In its last two earnings reports, Starbucks posted considerable beats on both sales and earnings per share (EPS). Last quarter, Starbucks raised its full-year global comparable sales guidance to nearly 6% and increased its full-year EPS guidance to between $2.55 and $2.65. However, the stock has also come under pressure recently following reports that the company explored a takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG). Amid this backdrop, Starbucks announced a small 1.6% dividend increase, lifting its yield to a strong 2.8%. The company will pay its next 63-cent-per-share dividend on Nov. 27 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 13. Based on trailing 12-month earnings, its payout ratio of 142% clearly appears unsustainable. However, that figure drops significantly to 95% based on current-year estimates, and analysts expect a further decline to 79% based on next year’s estimates. Nonetheless, these figures remain elevated, making Starbucks’ ability to continue growing its earnings key to sustaining dividend growth. Niccol’s Next Move: Is a Chipotle Deal on the Menu?It is important to monitor whether Starbucks actually pursues a Chipotle takeover, a proposition that has both pros and cons. Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol was formerly the CEO of Chipotle. This should provide Niccol with a high degree of insight into Chipotle’s business and an understanding of why an acquisition could be accretive to Starbucks. Additionally, Chipotle shares are down more than 50% from their all-time highs, making the deal more attractive to Starbucks. Still, it is questionable whether such an acquisition makes sense at this time, as Starbucks is currently in the middle of a business turnaround. The company recently lowered its net new store additions guidance to 440 from between 600 and 650, laid off hundreds of employees and plans to invest $1 billion in store renovations. In this context, acquiring and integrating a giant company like Chipotle would significantly increase operational complexity and execution risk, though it could also result in long-term synergies. . |
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