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Is Your 4% Dividend Enough? 5 SGX Stocks Beating Singapore’s Rising Inflation
By The Smart Investor  •  April 23, 2026
Let’s be real: in today’s Singapore, a 4% dividend yield – once the gold standard for income seekers – is starting to feel like a participation trophy. With inflation staying sticky and the cost of your morning kopi or weekend grocery run creeping up, “stable” income isn’t enough anymore. You need growth. To stay ahead of the curve, you need companies that aren’t just paying out cash, but are actively growing their earnings and distributions to outpace rising costs. Here are five SGX-listed stocks doing exactly that.

ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited (SGX: C52)

This is a company that all Singaporeans are familiar with. While you might recognise the name by its yellow and blue taxis, ComfortDelGro (CDG) has evolved into a global land transport powerhouse, recently crossing a historic milestone by achieving record revenue exceeding S$5 billion for the full year 2025. Specifically, revenue grew 13.0% year on year (YoY) to S$5.06 billion, while profit attributable to shareholders (PATMI) rose 9.4% to S$230.3 million....
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By The Smart Investor
The Smart Investor is co-founded by David Kuo, Joanna Sng, and Chin Hui Leong. The company was formed in late 2019 from the ashes of the Motley Fool Singapore. The Smart Investor believes that everybody can learn how to invest, smartly. We aim to educate people on how to invest smartly by providing investing education, stock commentary and market coverage for Singapore and around the world.
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