New purchase : Flowers Foods Inc.

Restarted position in Flowers Foods Inc. (NYSE:FLO) by purchasing 181 shares at $12.11 per share. Lets hope it has now reached the bottom level.

Dividend increase #45 of 2025 : Emerson Electric Inc.

The Board of Emerson Electric Inc. (NYSE:EMR) declared a 5% quarterly cash dividend increase to $0.555 per share of common stock payable December 10, 2025 to stockholders of record November 14, 2025.

Dividend increase #44 of 2025 : Iron Mountain Inc.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), a global leader in information management services, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.864 per share of common stock representing an increase of 10% which is payable on January 6, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2025.

“Based on our continued strong outlook for revenue and profitability growth and our excellent results year-to-date, we are increasing the dividend by 10%. This will mark the fourth consecutive year in which we have increased the dividend and aligns with our long term plan to increase the dividend alongside growth in AFFO per share,” said William L. Meaney, President and Chief Executive Officer

Dividend increase #43 of 2025 : Fortis Inc.

Fortis (FTS) declares CAD 0.64/share quarterly dividend. Dividend is payable on December 1st for shareholders of record on November 17th. Ex-dividend date is on November 17th.

Main Street Capital Corporation to pay supplemental dividend in December

Board of Directors of Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN) declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.30 per share payable in December 2025. This supplemental cash dividend, which will be payable as set forth in the table below, will be paid out of Main Street's undistributed taxable income (taxable income in excess of dividends paid) as of September 30, 2025.

Supplemental Cash Dividend Payable in December 2025
Declared	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount Per Share
11/3/2025	12/22/2025	12/22/2025	12/29/2025	$0.30

Dividend increase #42 of 2025 : Main Street Capital Corporation

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors declared regular monthly cash dividends of $0.26 per share for each of January, February and March 2026. These monthly dividends, which will be payable pursuant to the table below, total $0.78 per share for the first quarter of 2026 and represent a 2.0% increase from the regular monthly dividends declared for the fourth quarter of 2025 and a 4.0% increase from the regular monthly dividends paid in the first quarter of 2025. Since its October 2007 initial public offering, Main Street has periodically increased the amount of its regular monthly dividends paid per share and has never reduced its regular monthly dividend amount per share.

Summary of First Quarter 2026 Regular Monthly Dividends
Declared	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount Per Share
11/3/2025	1/8/2026	1/8/2026	1/15/2026	$0.26
11/3/2025	2/6/2026	2/6/2026	2/13/2026	$0.26
11/3/2025	3/6/2026	3/6/2026	3/13/2026	$0.26
		Total for First Quarter 2026:		$0.78

Status update : October 2025

Dividends received in October

- 51.68 from Telus Corporation
- 73.00 from Canadian Natural_Resources
- 66.10 from Iron Mountain
- 23.12 from Coca-Cola 
- 15.60 from Sanoma Oyj
- 38.50 from Huhtamaki Oyj
- 21.31 from AGNC Investment
- 25.20 from Stora Enso
- 75.87 from Altria Group
- 62.04 from Trinity Capital
- 45.22 from W.P. Carey
- 25.17 from Realty Income
- 16.68 from EPR Properties
- 6.36 from First_National Financial
- 19.34 from Whitecap Resources
- 32.36 from Main Street
- 5.17 from Vermilion Energy
- 10.49 from Prospect Capital
- 14.63 from Kesko Oyj
- 40.37 from Bank_of_Nova_Scotia 
- 12.33 from LTC Properties
- 44.67 from Annaly_Capital_Management 
- 33.07 from Rithm Capital
- 19.48 from Saratoga Investment
- 18.64 from Chimera Investment
- 24.83 from Gladstone Investment_Corp
- 10.95 from Gladstone Commercial_Corp
- 20.82 from Gladstone Capital_Corp

This makes a total of 837.40 in dividends received from 28 companies. Previous year I received 1089.29 in October. This is a -23.1% change in dividends. Big part of this change can be explained by Fortum not paying dividends twice this year and Gladstone Investments paid large extra dividend last year.

Progress update : October 2025

 

Quote	2022	2023	2024	2025	1y chg	2y chg	3y chg
Telus Corporation	37.96	37.71	52.43	51.68	-1.43%	37.05%	36.14%
Canadian Natural_Resources	29.40	40.96	60.87	73.00	19.93%	78.22%	148.3%
Iron Mountain	61.89	61.06	63.95	66.10	3.36%	8.25%	6.80%
Coca-Cola	23.59	23.28	23.22	23.12	-0.43%	-0.69%	-1.99%
Sanoma Oyj	-	-	-	15.60
Nokia	-	-	11.25	-
Huhtamaki Oyj	25.85	27.50	28.60	38.50	34.62%	40.00%	48.94%
AGNC Investment	25.34	23.24	22.48	21.31	-5.20%	-8.30%	-15.9%
Fortum	-	58.70	84.93	-	-100.%
Stora Enso	-	-	-	25.20
Altria Group	70.55	67.54	67.88	75.87	11.77%	12.33%	7.54%
Trinity Capital	65.57	54.68	66.27	62.04	-6.38%	13.46%	-5.38%
Algonquin Power_and_Utils	23.45	13.87	8.10	-	-100.%	-100.%
W.P. Carey	62.64	58.78	46.44	45.22	-2.63%	-23.0%	-27.8%
Realty Income	13.49	16.53	22.48	25.17	11.97%	52.27%	86.58%
Pembina Pipeline	14.48	-	-	-
EPR Properties	10.41	9.62	13.04	16.68	27.91%	73.39%	60.23%
First_National Financial	-	-	-	6.36
Whitecap Resources	-	-	10.96	19.34	76.46%
Main Street	19.42	21.43	26.05	32.36	24.22%	51.00%	66.63%
Vermilion Energy	3.85	4.52	5.20	5.17	-0.58%	14.38%	34.29%
Prospect Capital	16.54	15.32	14.97	10.49	-29.9%	-31.5%	-36.5%
Kesko Oyj	-	-	14.30	14.63	2.31%
Bank_of_Nova_Scotia	30.34	28.02	41.53	40.37	-2.79%	44.08%	33.06%
LTC Properties	14.34	13.50	13.10	12.33	-5.88%	-8.67%	-14.0%
Orchid Island	13.32	12.67	-	-	%
Annaly_Capital_Management	65.47	45.20	44.15	44.67	1.18%	-1.17%	-31.7%
Rithm Capital	38.27	36.08	35.01	33.07	-5.54%	-8.34%	-13.5%
Saratoga Investment	-	-	-	19.48
Chimera Investment	34.72	29.83	19.72	18.64	-5.48%	-37.5%	-46.3%
Gladstone Investment_Corp	21.02	23.23	256.33	24.83	-90.3%	6.89%	18.13%
Gladstone Commercial_Corp	7.67	11.93	11.65	10.95	-6.01%	-8.21%	42.76%
Gladstone Capital_Corp	-	25.04	24.38	20.82	-14.6%	-16.8%
Total	729.68	760.25	1089.29	837.40	-23.1%	10.15%	14.76%