Blue-chip stocks are well-known not only for their strong track records but also for their consistent dividend payments.
These dividends form a valuable stream of passive income that can support your retirement or serve as an additional source of income to supplement your earned income.
The good news is that several blue-chip companies have gone beyond declaring core dividends.
Some of them have also announced either a special dividend or an additional dividend as icing on the cake.
Here are four blue-chip stocks paying out additional dividends that help to provide a boost to your passive income flow.
DBS Group (SGX: D05)
DBS is no stranger to most investors, being Singapore’s largest bank by market capitalisation.
The lender provides a comprehensive range of banking, insurance, and investment services to its personal and institutional customers.
DBS announced a robust set of earnings for the first half of 2025 (1H 2025).
Total income rose 5% year on year to S$11.6 billion on the back of a 3.2% year-on-year increase in net interest income.
Net profit, however, came in 1% lower year on year at S$5.7 billion because of the implementation of a 15% global minimum tax rate.
Total income and profit before tax both hit a new record for 1H 2025.
The bank declared and paid out a core interim dividend of S$0.60 along with a capital return dividend of S$0.15, taking the total dividend for the second quarter of 2025 (2Q 2025) to S$0.75.
This total dividend was nearly 39% higher than the S$0.54 paid out a year ago.
The capital return dividend is DBS’s way of returning excess capital to shareholders.
For 2025, management believes that the group’s net interest income will come in slightly above 2024 levels despite lower interest rate expectations.
This is because loan book growth should offset the headwind of lower net interest margins.
Fee income should also grow by mid-to-high single digits, led by double-digit year-on-year growth in wealth management fees.
DFI Retail Group (SGX: D01)
DFI Retail Group is a pan-Asian retailer with more than 7,500 outlets employing more than 83,000 staff.
The group has well-known brands such as 7-Eleven, Guardian Health and Beauty, Giant, and Cold Storage.
The retailer reported a solid set of earnings for 1H 2025.
Revenue stayed flat year on year at US$4.4 billion, but underlying net profit jumped 39% year on year to US$105 million.
An interim dividend of US$0.035 was declared, unchanged from a year ago.
In addition, DFI Retail Group also declared a bumper special dividend of US$0.443 per share, its first special dividend in 18 years.
This special dividend arose because of the divestment of the group’s Singapore food business and the sale of a minority stake in Robinsons Retail.
Looking ahead, the pan-Asian retailer raised its underlying profit guidance to be between US$250 million and US$270 million, signalling optimism for its core business.
Singtel (SGX: Z74)
Singtel is Singapore’s largest telecommunication company (telco) and provides mobile, pay TV, and broadband services to its customers.
The telco reported an encouraging set of earnings for its fiscal 2025 (FY2025) ending 31 March 2025.
Although operating revenue remained stable year on year at S$14.1 billion, underlying net profit rose 9% year on year to S$2.5 billion.
The blue-chip group also achieved cumulative savings of around S$400 million by FY2025, and targets to achieve S$600 million by the end of FY2026.
In line with the better performance, Singtel paid out a core final dividend of S$0.067 and a value realisation dividend (VRD) of S$0.033, for a total of S$0.10.
FY2025’s dividend stood at S$0.17, up 13% year on year from the previous fiscal year’s S$0.15.
The VRD now forms a core component of Singtel’s dividend strategy and is paid out of proceeds from capital recycling activities.
For the first quarter of FY2026, Singtel reported another strong performance with underlying net profit improving by 14% year on year to S$686 million.
The telco has now unlocked S$4 billion out of its S$9 billion capital recycling pipeline target, and there could be more divestments on the way.
Singtel also recently released its Investor Day 2025 slides to communicate its long-term goals.
Venture Corporation Limited (SGX: V03)
Venture Corporation is a provider of technology products, services, and solutions.
The group serves customers in varied industries such as life science, genomics, healthcare, and advanced industrial.
Venture reported a downbeat set of earnings for 1H 2025 with revenue tumbling 8.8% year on year to S$1.26 billion because of lower demand in the lifestyle technology domain.
Net profit fell by 8.6% year on year to S$113 million.
An interim dividend of S$0.25 was declared and paid, and Venture also declared a special dividend of S$0.05.
These two dividends take the total dividend for 1H 2025 to S$0.30, higher than the previous year’s S$0.25.
This special dividend reflects Venture’s strong financial position and commitment to enhancing shareholder returns.
The group’s global operations and long-standing relationship with its multiple partners enable it to co-create innovative products.
Management is encouraged by business wins across multiple domains, and the group is confident of turning volatility into opportunities.
This outlook statement seems to signal better days ahead for the contract manufacturer.
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Disclosure: Royston owns shares of DBS Group.
