How Dividend Growth Trumps High Yield in July 2026

Dividend Investing with Fexingo: Income Stocks, Yield, and Long-Term Cash Flow Portfolios · Jul 3, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In this episode of Dividend Investing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why high-yield stocks like Verizon have been hammered while dividend growers like Coke and Procter & Gamble are hitting new highs. Using real data from July 3, 2026, they break down how the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.48 percent and a widening yield spread are punishing high payout ratios and rewarding companies with strong free cash flow and consistent dividend increases. They compare Verizon's payout ratio of 80 percent with Coca-Cola's 70 percent and JNJ's 80 percent, showing why dividend growth — not…