This Soaring Dividend Crushes Inflation Let's put these two steps together with Roper Technologies (ROP), a stock I've recommended in my Hidden Yields dividend-growth service. Instead, Roper buys proven products and cross-sells them to its growing base of business customers. The firm is a cash cow that's rewarded shareholders with a fast-rising payout since it started paying dividends in 1992: Roper's Inflation-Busting 10,000%+ Payout Growth