3 Dividend Stocks to Buy Before August Ends and Hold for Life

Here are three dividend stocks worth considering before August ends, each with a long history of increasing payouts and showing strong recent results:

Procter & Gamble (PG):

- Up 32% year-to-date on record trademark volume growth

- Pays $1.0885 per share annually, with 70 straight years of dividend increases

- 136-year streak of dividend hikes, dating back to 1890

- Fiscal 2026 EPS of $6.89 on $87.03 billion in revenue

- Management targeting >$10 billion in dividends and $5 billion in share repurchases in 2027

- Products like Tide, Pampers, Gillette, Crest, Charmin, and Olay driving growth

- 6.21% down over past year, trading at 20x forward P/E for a durable business

- Potential 1 billion after-tax cost headwinds in fiscal 2027

PepsiCo (PEP):

- Offers 4.05% dividend yield, up from $1.4225 in latest quarterly payout

- 5 decades of annual dividend increases, with $5.92 per share forward annualized dividend

- Q2 2026 revenue of $24.18 billion, 7% growth and net revenue increase

- CEO highlights strong international business, now $40 billion with profit accretion

- Up 5.77% in past month as North American weakness recognized

- Forward P/E of 17 for a business with 51% return on equity

- Capital return plan includes $8.9 billion in dividends and buybacks

- North America convenience-channel weakness noted, with moderate margin pressure from affordability investments

Coca-Cola (KO):

- Up 32.06% year-to-date and 32.6% in past year

- 10.83% gain in last month, with $0.53 per share quarterly dividend annualizing to $2.12

- Q2 2026 statement quarter: 5% volume growth, 6% organic revenue growth

- Trademark Coca-Cola volume up strongest in 17 years, excluding COVID recovery

- Fairlife and Powerade growing 18% and 8% globally

- Full-year guidance for 5% organic revenue growth and 9-10% EPS growth

- World Cup catalyst in 180+ markets, collecting 25 million+ first-party data points

- Net debt at 1.4x EBITDA, below 2-2.5x target

- Valuation concern with forward P/E of 27, and Q4 2026 fewer days than prior year

- Hold for long-term income, but worth watching into September entry point

Each company demonstrates a track record of reliable dividend growth and strong recent performance, making them compelling options for long-term income investors before the new fiscal year begins.