3 Strong-Buy Dividend Growth Stocks

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When it comes to investing, I am a big believer in the power of compounding dividends. I focus less on yield and more on dividend growth when analyzing dividend stocks.

As such, in today's video, we are going to look closely at three dividend growth stocks that I believe are a buy, and all pay fast-growing dividends year in and year out. One of the stocks has been GLP-1 leader Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY).

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*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Aug. 15, 2025. The video was published on Aug. 16, 2025.

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Mark Roussin, CPA has positions in LLY and EQIX. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Equinix and Home Depot. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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