December 2025 Dividend Income

As I'm writing this blog post, it's Friday, December 26th. The temperature here in Central Wisconsin is set to reach a high of 37 degrees Fahrenheit today. For this time of year, that's fantastic. So, I'll probably spend at least some time outside later.

Earlier this week, I celebrated the seven-year anniversary of my first article being published to Seeking Alpha. I still can't believe that what started out as a way to potentially earn free stock on Robinhood through referrals evolved into what would eventually become a career in equity research for me. I'm so blessed and humbled to wake up doing what I love everyday!

With that aside, I'm going to be briefly diving into my net dividend income for December 2025. Without further ado, let's jump into it!

Net Dividends Topped $700

In December 2025, I collected $708.24 in net dividends (including ADR fees for BAM in my taxable account and the $10 annual fee for my Capital Income Builder mutual fund). Sequentially, that's up 13.6% versus the $623.20 in net dividends received in September 2025. Backing out an extra $85.73 in net special dividends collected from my Capital Income Builder (CAIBX) mutual fund, net dividends were relatively flat during the month. Further accounting for the timing of PepsiCo's (PEP) dividend payment (to be paid in the first week of January), net dividends collected would have grown by 4.8% sequentially.

Relative to the $655.90 in net dividends logged in December 2024, this was also up 8% over the year-ago period.

I received $369.73 in net dividends from 40 companies in my Charles Schwab portfolio. This was about the same as it was in September. The additions of dividend payments from Carlisle Companies (CSL) and Equinix (EQIX) almost entirely offset the timing of PEP's dividend payment.

My net dividends collected from CAIBX were $181.45 (net of the annual fee). A higher share count and the special dividend paid each December were responsible for the sequential growth.

I received $136.42 from 14 companies within my Fidelity IRA account. Once again, the timing of PEP's dividend payment slightly lowered my net annual forward dividends.

Finally, my net dividends collected were $20.64 from seven companies in my Webull portfolio. Dividend hikes from Broadcom (AVGO), Visa (V), and Lockheed Martin (LMT) contributed to this modestly higher amount.

Concluding Thoughts:

The calendar year 2025 was another year of strong progress for the portfolio. Passive income grew by 25.1% over calendar year 2024 (more details to come in next week's blog post). Overall, I'm very grateful to be in this position and looking forward to 2026.

I hope everybody has a great close to 2025 and an even better start to their 2026!

Discussion:

How was your December 2025 for dividend income?

Did you receive any first-time dividends during the month?

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