McDonald's is one of several stocks that announced their latest
dividend payments over the last several weeks.
Photo courtesy Mike Mozart/flickr.com.

I’m back after a two week break.  While I may have been on break, our favorite dividend growth companies weren’t.  Since May 18th, the following companies announced their latest dividend payments:

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Becton, Dickenson and Company (BDX)

Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

Dividend Payment: 60 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 6/30

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/5

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 43

Current Forward Yield: 1.71%

 

Hormel Foods (HRL)

Industry: Meat & Other Food Products

Dividend Payment: 25 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/17

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/16

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 49

Current Forward Yield: 1.78%

 

McDonald’s (MCD)

Industry: Restaurants

Dividend Payment: 85 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 6/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 5/28

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 38

Current Forward Yield: 3.56%

 

Nucor Corporation (NUE)

Industry: Steel & Iron Products

Dividend Payment: 37.25 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/11

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/26

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 41

Current Forward Yield: 3.05%

 

Sysco Corporation (SYY)

Industry: Wholesale Food

Dividend Payment: 30 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 7/24

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/30

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 39

Current Forward Yield: 3.24%

S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats

ACE Limited (ACE)

Industry: Insurance

Dividend Payment: 67 cents per share – up 3.1% from prior level of 65 cents

Dividend Paid On: 7/21

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/26

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 22

Current Forward Yield: 2.56%

 

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS)

Industry: Residential REIT

Dividend Payment: $1.44 per share

Dividend Paid On: 7/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/26

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 21

Current Forward Yield: 2.69%

 

General Dynamics (GD)

Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Dividend Payment: 69 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 8/7

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 7/1

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 24

Current Forward Yield: 1.98%

 

Old Republic International Corporation (ORI)

Industry: Insurance

Dividend Payment: 18.5 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 6/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/3

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 34

Current Forward Yield: 4.89%

 

Piedmont Natural Gas (PNY)

Industry: Gas Utilities

Dividend Payment: 33 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 7/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/26

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 37

Current Forward Yield: 3.36 %

 

Questar Corporation (STR)

Industry: Gas Utilities

Dividend Payment: 21 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 6/22

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/3

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 42

Current Forward Yield: 3.97%

 

Ross Stores (ROST)

Industry: Discount Apparel

Dividend Payment: 23.5 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 6/30

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/5

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 21

Current Forward Yield: 0.96%

(2-for-1 stock split effective 11 June)

 

SEI Investment Company (SEIC)

Industry: Asset Management

Dividend Payment: 24 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 6/24

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/12

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 24

Current Forward Yield: 0.99%

(Pays semiannually)

 

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (TDS)

Industry: Wireless Communications

Dividend Payment: 14.1 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 6/30

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/12

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 40

Current Forward Yield: 1.89%

 

United Bankshares, Inc. (UBSI)

Industry: Regional Banking

Dividend Payment: 32 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 7/1

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/10

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 41

Current Forward Yield: 3.30%

 

The Valspar Corporation (VAL)

Industry: Specialty Chemicals

Dividend Payment: 30 cents per share

Dividend Paid On: 6/15

Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 5/28

Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 37

Current Forward Yield: 1.45%

Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks:

Tuesday, June 9:

Mercury General (MCY)

MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU)

Wednesday, June 10:

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

The Chubb Corporation (CB)

United Bankshares Inc. (UBSI)

Thursday, June 11:

The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

Leggett & Platt, Inc. (LEG)

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW)

UGI Corporation (UGI)

Friday, June 12:

Albemarle Corporation (ALB)

Ecolab Inc. (ECL)

Telephone & Data Systems Inc. (TDS)

Monday, June 15:

Cincinnati Financial Corp. (CINF)