Aqua America announced its 25th year of dividend increases this week. Photo: Freeimages.com/Domenic Gebauer
We got back to business for the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats, with 17 dividend announcements this week. This week’s 5 dividend increases came from Aqua America, Illinois Tool Works, Dover, Carlisle Companies, and REIT Federal Realty Investment Trust. Read on for the details:
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 30 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 9/7
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/15
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 55
Current Forward Yield: 2.70%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Industry: Technology – Business Software
Dividend Payment: 53 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 10/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 9/7
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 42
Current Forward Yield: 2.36%
Industry: Industrial Goods – Machinery
Dividend Payment: 44 cents per share – up 4.8% from prior level of 42 cents
Dividend Paid On: 9/15
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/29
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 61
Current Forward Yield: 2.43%
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 35 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 10/17
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 9/16
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 30
Current Forward Yield: 1.14%
Industry: Industrial Goods
Dividend Payment: 47.5 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 9/7
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/10
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 60
Current Forward Yield: 3.53%
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)
Industry: Industrial Goods – Machinery
Dividend Payment: 65 cents per share – up 18.2% from prior level of 55 cents
Dividend Paid On: 10/6
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 9/28
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 54
Current Forward Yield: 2.23%
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 92 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 10/4
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 9/7
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 44
Current Forward Yield: 2.84%
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 34 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 10/14
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 9/13
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 45
Current Forward Yield: 2.61%
S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats
Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)
Industry: Utilities – Gas
Dividend Payment: 42 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 9/6
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/18
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 29
Current Forward Yield: 2.15%
Industry: Packaging & Containers
Dividend Payment: 29 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 9/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/15
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 33
Current Forward Yield: 2.28%
Carlisle Companies Incorporated (CSL)
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 35 cents per share – up 16.7% from prior level of 30 cents
Dividend Paid On: 9/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/16
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 40
Current Forward Yield: 1.33%
Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)
Industry: REIT
Dividend Payment: 98 cents per share – up 4.1% from prior level of 94 cents
Dividend Paid On: 10/17
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 9/20
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 49
Current Forward Yield: 2.38%
General Dynamics Corporation (GD)
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Dividend Payment: 76 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 11/10
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 10/5
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 25
Current Forward Yield: 2.04%
Mercury General Corporation (MCY)
Industry: Financial – Insurance
Dividend Payment: 62 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 9/29
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 9/13
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 26
Current Forward Yield: 4.71%
Industry: Utilities – Gas
Dividend Payment: 22 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 9/12
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/17
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 44
Current Forward Yield: 3.49%
Industry: Utilities – Diversified
Dividend Payment: 40 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 9/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/11
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 57
Current Forward Yield: 3.14%
Industry: Utilities – Water
Dividend Payment: 19.13 cents per share – up 7.5% from prior level of 17.8 cents
Dividend Paid On: 9/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 8/16
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 25
Current Forward Yield: 2.31%
Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks
Tuesday, August 9:
None.
Wednesday, August 10:
Linear Technology Corporation (LLTC)
Thursday, August 11:
Friday, August 12:
Monday, August 15: