December 2025 Dividend Stock Purchases

As I'm writing this blog post, it's currently Friday, December 19th. The temperature here in Central Wisconsin is expected to reach a high of 18 degrees Fahrenheit, which is about what I would expect for this time of the year.

Now that I have completed all of my anticipated stock purchases for the month, I will be going over my purchases for December 2025. Without further ado, let's jump into it!

Dividend Stock Purchase #1: Meta Platforms (META)

My first dividend stock purchase for the month was one share of Meta Platforms at a cost of $642.07 a share. Interested readers can find my investment thesis in my December 2025 Dividend Stock Watch List blog post. My net annual forward dividends grew by $2.10, which equates to a 0.33% net dividend yield.

Dividend Stock Purchase #2: Microsoft (MSFT)

The next dividend stock purchase for December 2025 was one share of Microsoft at a price per share of $487.68. Curious readers can check out my investment thesis in my Seeking Alpha article co-produced with Treading Softly (Scott Kaufman) or my April 2025 Stock Purchases blog post. This purchase added $3.64 to my net annual forward dividends, which works out to a 0.75% net dividend yield.

Dividend Stock Purchase #3: Novo Nordisk (NVO)

My third dividend stock purchase that I made for the month was 10 shares of Novo Nordisk for $48.49 apiece. Intrigued readers can also read my investment thesis in my December 2025 Dividend Stock Watch List blog post linked earlier. My net annual forward dividends rose by $15.26, which is equivalent to a 3.15% net dividend yield.

Dividend Stock Purchase #4: ONEOK (OKE)

The next dividend stock purchase for December 2025 was nine shares of ONEOK at a cost of $73.62 a share. Once again, interested readers can peruse my investment thesis in my December 2025 Dividend Stock Watch List blog post. This transaction lifted my net annual forward dividends by $37.08, which equates to a 5.60% net dividend yield.

Bonus Dividend Stock Purchase #1: Automatic Data Processing (ADP)

Another purchase that I made during the month was two shares of Automatic Data Processing at a price per share of $255.50. Curious readers can find my investment thesis in my September Seeking Alpha article. My net annual forward dividends grew by $13.60, which works out to a 2.66% net dividend yield.

Bonus Dividend Stock Purchase #2: Philip Morris International (PM)

The next dividend stock purchase for December 2025 was two shares of Philip Morris International at a cost of $149.04 a share. This transaction boosted my net annual forward dividends by $11.76, which is equivalent to a 3.95% net dividend yield.

Bonus Dividend Stock Purchase #3: VICI Properties (VICI)

Finally, I completed a purchase of five shares of VICI Properties at a price per share of $28.36. Intrigued readers can find my investment thesis in my January 2026 Dividend Stock Watch List blog post. My net annual forward dividends grew by $9, which equates to a 6.35% net dividend yield.

Concluding Thoughts:

In December, I allocated $4,152.05 in net capital (including dividend/special dividend/long-term capital gain reinvestment from CAIBX and its $10 annual fee). These purchases boosted my net annual forward dividends by $120.64, which works out to be a 2.91% net dividend yield.

Dividend raises during the month upped my net annual forward dividends by $21.236 in December 2025 (not including a nearly $10 downward adjustment in net annual forward dividends from BTI, GSK, and NVO due to less favorable exchange rates). That's how my net annual forward dividends grew from roughly $6,615 heading into December to over $6,740 heading into January 2026.

Have a safe, healthy, and relaxing Christmas, everybody!

Discussion:

How was your month for capital deployment?

Did you start any new position(s) in December 2025?

I appreciate your readership and look forward to your comments below!