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Companies with a long history of paying dividends and consistently hiking them remain appealing to income-focused investors. Avista, Regions Financial, and Duke Energy have rewarded shareholders for years and recently announced dividend increases. These companies currently offer dividend yields of up to 5%.
Avista Corp. (NYSE:AVA) is an electric and natural gas utility company in the U.S.
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Avista has increased its dividends every year for the last 22 years. In its most recent dividend hike announcement on Feb. 12, it raised the quarterly payout from $0.475 to $0.49 per share, equal to an annual figure of $1.96 per share. More recently, in its dividend announcement on Aug. 6, the company maintained the payout at the same level. Currently, the dividend yield on the stock is 5.03%.
Avista’s annual revenue as of June 30 stood at $1.96 billion. The company on Aug. 6 posted Q2 2025 revenues of $411 million and EPS of $0.17, both missing Street expectations.
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Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF) provides various banking and related products and services to individual and corporate customers.
Regions Financial has raised its dividends consecutively for the last 12 years. In its most recent dividend hike announcement on July 16, the board increased the quarterly payout by 6% to $0.265 per share, equaling an annual figure of $1.06 per share. More recently, in its dividend announcement on Oct.15, the company maintained the payout at the same level. The current dividend yield stands at 4.37%.
Regions Financial’s annual revenue as of June 30 stood at $7.29 billion. The company on Oct. 17 posted Q3 2025 revenues of $1.94 billion and EPS of $0.63, both coming in above expectations.
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Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE:DUK) is an energy holding company that provides electricity and natural gas services to millions of customers in the eastern U.S.
Duke Energy has increased its dividends every year for the last 18 years. In its most recent dividend hike announcement on July 15, it increased the quarterly payout from $1.045 to $1.065 per share, equal to an annual figure of $4.26 per share. More recently, in its dividend announcement on Oct. 14, the company maintained the payout at the same level. The dividend yield on the stock is 3.34%.
