15 Best Performing Dividend Stocks So Far in 2025

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1. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)

YTD Performance as of September 15: 81.8%

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) began as a leader in database management and continues to dominate that field, but in recent years, the company has shifted much of its attention toward expanding its cloud infrastructure business, a move that has significantly boosted revenue.

The surge in demand from AI customers, who rely on Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) for the capacity to handle training and inference workloads, drove a 55% jump in infrastructure revenue in the latest quarter. The company believes this is only the start, projecting $18 billion in revenue from this segment this year and aiming for $144 billion within the next four years.

By offering both cloud-based and on-premise solutions, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) allows clients to move to the cloud at their own pace, ensuring the company maintains a wide and loyal customer base. The company has been rewarding shareholders with regular dividends since 2009. It currently offers a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.67%, as of September 15.

While we acknowledge the potential of ORCL to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than ORCL and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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