By: Matt @ Home & Pocket

December 3, 2025

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November 2025 Dividend Income Review — Steady Growth, Steady Discipline

November 2025 Dividend Income Review — Steady Growth, Steady Discipline

November wasn’t flashy, but it was solid—exactly the kind of month long-term investors appreciate. The market can swing all it wants; the dividend checks keep showing up when you stay consistent.

This month, my portfolio generated $140.56 in dividend income from 19 different dividend-paying companies. That brings my year-to-date dividend income to $1,848.59.

For comparison, at this exact point last year I had earned $117.41.
That’s real progress—not from luck, not from timing, but from participation and discipline.

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November at a Glance

• Dividends Received: $140.56
• Number of Payors: 19
• Year-to-Date Total: $1,848.59
• YTD Increase vs. 2024: +$1,731.18
• New Purchases This Month:
  • Kimberly-Clark (KMB): +5 shares
  • Target (TGT): +1 share

I didn’t open any new positions this month.

That wasn’t necessary.

November was about staying rooted in the positions I believe in—companies with a long history of paying investors back for their loyalty.

Let’s do a Deep Dive into the Month!

For the Month of November, I received a total of 19 individual dividend payments, amounting to $140.56.

That’s an average of about $7.40 per dividend.

Which averages out to almost $4.68 per day in dividends!

Not to mention, I’m now receiving a dividend payment about 80% of days throughout the year! How cool is that?

The Mid-Quarter months (FEB / MAY / AUG / NOV) are the same in amount – mid payments.

That’s the beauty of dividend investing: reliable income today, with growth that compounds into long-term wealth.

Now, let’s break down who paid, how much, and what August added to the bigger picture.

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The portfolio currently has Twelve (19) Stocks that pay dividends in November

Seventeen (17) are quarterly dividend companies

And..

And now TWO (2) are monthly payout (Realty Capital – O) & (Main Street Capital Corp – MAIN).

November Dividends:

TOTAL DIVIDENDS RECEIVED $140.56

Average Dividend Payment: $7.40

That’s a total of $140.56 of completely passive income I received from just owning a piece of a company.

In perspective, that is UP $33 or 20% from this same month last year. (See Below).

• October 2024: $117.51
• October 2025: $140.56
• Year-over-year increase: +20%

I can probably say my recovery from that withdrawal from last year is about over.

But we’ll see what the end of year total brings.

Dividend Payments by Month since 2019

Full Portfolio Here

To give you a sense of just how exciting this is each month, let’s zoom out and look at the bigger picture (Last Quarter).

In the 3rd Quarter – July, August, and September, I make a combined $571.35 of dividend income!

That was 74 Individual payments across 92-days. almost a dividend a day!

The average during that time was $7.72 per dividend.

That’s real, passive income—money deposited straight into my account simply for owning solid companies and not selling them.

You can quickly see how this (Dividend Investing) becomes addictive.

Some of these companies will likely increase their dividends. Many of them have a strong history of doing so annually. I’ll probably add to a few positions along the way.

Even without lifting a finger, a typical 1.5% to 2% annual raise in dividend payouts would bump next year’s income from this same portfolio up to about $8 more.

Again, that’s if I do nothing, invest nothing – just let the dividend increase to occur.

That’s the beauty of dividend investing—each month is a small harvest, and each year the tree gets a little bigger.

Stock Purchases for November

November was another slowish month for New Purchases (The Market is HOT right Now). No stock sales — which is exactly how I like it. This was another month of strengthening the foundation.

I did however add to TWO existing positions — high-quality, reliable dividend payers in consumer staples and business development. These companies aren’t built for hype; they’re built to pay you… over and over again.

Slow months still matter. Especially these slow months. Because this is where real compounding happens — quietly and relentlessly.

Here’s what those additions look like in terms of fresh dividend income:

Ticker	Shares Purchased	Dividends per Share (Annual)	New Annual Income Added
TGT	1	$4.56	$4.56
KMB	5	$5.04	$25.20

Total New Annual Dividend Income: $29.76

That’s another $30 working for me every year going forward — whether I’m grinding through work, traveling with the family, or asleep. No drama. No day-trading stress. Just steady, respectable growth the old-fashioned way.

Every share is another brick in the wall. And month by month, that wall is getting taller — and harder to ignore.

STRATEGY & EDUCATION

Looking ahead and my Yearly Progress:

My Goal for 2025 is to recover from my sales in 2024 and get back on track.

I am aiming for $2,300 in Dividend Income. – No change! Although might be far-fetched at this point.

Currently, If I add no additional funds I will earn $2,398 over the next year.

2025 was supposed to be the year I hit $3,000 in dividends. However, due to moving and purchasing another house – #militarylife.

Things changed.

At this point, I might actually hit my goal and should make $2304.00 by the end of the year.

That’s just over my goal for the year.

I still may add more shares over the next few months, so we’ll see what happens.

Consistency and discipline will be the key to getting back on track and regaining my lost dividends.

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Look back at the January Report for a Refresher on how the year started!