Visa raised its quarterly dividend 16% to $0.78 per share, and the article argues that dividend growth can outpace a high yield over time. At a share price of $413.44, Visa's annualized yield is about 0.75%, with the payout using about 25.3% of trailing EPS of $12.32. Microsoft yields 0.6717% with a payout ratio of about 20.3%, and its next quarterly payment of $0.98 is roughly a 7.7% raise, though the AI buildout is absorbing cash, with $45.2 billion in quarterly capital spending. Costco yields 0.56%, supported by membership fees, and its regular quarterly dividend of $1.47 follows a raise of about 13.1%. The article notes Costco trades at about 47 times trailing earnings, a high price for this level of quality.
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