Looking For Yields: Skyworks Solutions, Restaurant Brands, And Cogent Communications Are Consistent Moneymakers

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Companies with a long history of paying dividends and consistently hiking them remain appealing to income-focused investors. Skyworks Solutions, Restaurant Brands, and Cogent Communications have rewarded shareholders for years and recently announced dividend increases. These companies currently offer dividend yields of up to 9%.

Skyworks Solutions

Skyworks Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS) designs, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary semiconductor products in the U.S. and internationally.

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Skyworks Solutions has raised its dividends every year for the last 11 years. In its most recent dividend hike announcement on Aug. 5, the board increased the quarterly payout by 1% to $0.71 per share, equal to an annual figure of $2.84 per share. Currently, the dividend yield on the stock is 3.72%.

The company’s annual revenue as of June 30 stood at $4.01 billion. The company on Aug. 5 posted Q3 2025 revenues of $965 million and EPS of $1.33, both coming in above expectations.

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Restaurant Brands International

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR) is a quick-service restaurant company that owns and franchises four well-known brands: Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes, and Firehouse Subs.

Restaurant Brands has increased its dividends consecutively for the last 10 years. In its most recent dividend hike announcement on Feb. 12, it raised the quarterly payout from $0.58 to $0.62 per share, equal to an annual figure of $2.48 per share. More recently, in its earnings report on Aug. 7, the company maintained the payout at the same level. The current dividend yield on the stock is 3.67%.

The company’s annual revenue as of June 30 stood at $9.11 billion. The company on Aug. 7 posted Q2 2025 EPS of $0.94, below the consensus estimate of $0.97, while revenues of $2.41 billion beat the consensus of $2.34 billion.

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Cogent Communications

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI) provides high-speed Internet access, private network, and data center colocation space services globally.

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Cogent Communications has raised its dividend every year for the last 52 years. In its most recent dividend hike announcement on May 8, the company increased the quarterly payout from $1.01 to $1.015 per share, equaling an annual figure of $4.06 per share. More recently, in its dividend announcement on Aug. 6, the company maintained the payout at the same level. Currently, the dividend yield on the stock stands at 9.20%.

The company's annual revenue as of June 30 stood at $1 billion. The company on Aug. 7 posted Q2 2025 revenues of $266.17 million, below the consensus estimate of $246.83 million, while the per-share loss of $1.21 came in better than the consensus of $1.08 loss per share.

Skyworks Solutions, Restaurant Brands, and Cogent Communications are good choices for investors seeking reliable passive income. Their dividend yields of up to 9% and long history of consistent hikes make them attractive to income-focused investors.

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