Investors looking for ways to boost their passive income stream recently saw encouraging results from a pair of well-established dividend payers. (NYSE: VZ) raised earnings guidance for the last half of 2025, and American Express (NYSE: AXP) delivered second-quarter revenue that set a new record.

However, it takes more than one encouraging quarterly earnings report to make a great dividend stock. Here's a look at the road ahead of these businesses to see which is likely to deliver the most income to your brokerage account.

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