DBS, Singtel Lead 4 Dividend Picks for Retirement Portfolios

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 11

Four dividend stocks were highlighted as retirement candidates, with the screen centered on sustainable cash flow, strong balance sheets, resilient earnings and a record of maintaining or raising payouts.
DBS stands out as the core income anchor after lifting its 2025 ordinary dividend 11% to S$2.46 a share; including S$0.60 in capital-return payouts, total dividends reached S$3.06.
The bank’s latest numbers support that case: 1H2026 net profit rose 5% to S$6.01 billion, while its non-performing loan ratio held at 1.0% and CET1 capital stood at 16.6%.
Singtel was presented as the more defensive option, with FY2026 underlying net profit up 12% to S$2.77 billion, free cash flow at S$2.44 billion and net debt reduced to S$8.7 billion.
That performance fed into a 9% dividend increase to S$0.185 a share, while 1QFY2027 underlying net profit climbed 21%, reinforcing the article’s broader case for quality over headline yield in retirement income planning.