By John Bromels
Publication Date: 2026-01-15 14:04:00
Not only are these stocks benefiting from the AI boom … they pay you to own them!
High-growth tech stocks aren’t supposed to pay dividends. At least, that’s what we’ve all been told. But that’s not necessarily true anymore. Some major artificial intelligence (AI) players are seeing huge share price growth thanks to the boom in artificial intelligence spending. The massive AI megatrend has also transformed some sleepy dividend players into fast-growing AI infrastructure plays.
Of course, that can cause problems for dividend investors, too. Cooling and electrical system manufacturer Vertiv (VRT +2.27%), for instance, has raised its dividend 525% over the past three years, but it’s currently yielding just 0.1% thanks to AI-powered share price appreciation. Meanwhile, memory chip maker Micron Technology (MU +6.77%) has seen its dividend yield tumble from 0.9% to its current 0.1% as a result of AI-fueled gains in its stock price.
Luckily, there are still some AI growth companies out…
