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Valuentum's Dividend Growth Newsletter Portfolio
Nov 1, 2025
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We disclose the holdings of the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio in this article. This portfolio can always be found in each edition of the monthly Dividend Growth Newsletter.
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View Current and Archived Dividend Growth Newsletters
Nov 1, 2025
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View previous editions of the Dividend Growth Newsletter in this article. At Valuentum, we seek to deliver to our subscribers the best dividend growth ideas, and our Dividend Growth Newsletter does just that for dividend growth investors. The Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio puts into practice our rigorous valuation and dividend growth frameworks. The Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio is generally found on page 5 of each edition.
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Chipotle Facing Consumer Spending Pressures
Oct 30, 2025
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Image Source: TradingView.
For the first nine months of 2025, Chipotle generated $1.69 billion in cash from operations and spent $468.9 million in property and equipment, resulting in free cash flow of $1.22 billion. Looking to all of 2025, management expects full year comparable restaurant sales to decline in the low-single-digit range and to open 315-345 new company-owned restaurants, with over 80% having a Chipotlane. For 2026, management expects to open 350-370 new restaurants, including 10-15 international partner-operated restaurants, with over 80% of company-owned restaurants having a Chipotlane. Though Chipotle’s business is under pressure, we continue to like the long-term growth story. Shares remain an idea in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio.
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Alphabet Remains a Net-Cash-Rich, Free-Cash-Flow Generating Powerhouse
Oct 30, 2025
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Image: Alphabet’s revenues eclipsed $100 billion in the quarter.
In the quarter, Alphabet generated $48.41 billion in cash from operations and spent $23.95 billion in property and equipment, resulting in free cash flow of $24.46 billion. Year-to-date, cash from operations was $112.3 billion, while the company spent $63.6 billion in property and equipment, resulting in free cash flow of $48.7 billion. Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities was $98.5 billion at the end of the quarter, versus $21.6 billion in long-term debt. The company pays a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share. Looking to all of 2025, Alphabet expects capital expenditures in the range of $91-$93 billion. Even in the face of higher capital spending, Alphabet remains a net-cash-rich, free-cash-flow generating powerhouse. We continue to like shares in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio.
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