Pepsi increased its dividend for the 44th straight year this week. Photo: Freeimages.com/Louis J. S.
Pepsi and two other companies that announced increases in their dividend payouts were among the 14 dividend growth companies that announced their latest dividend payments. Scroll down for the details.
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry: Farm Products
Dividend Payment: 30 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 6/8
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 5/16
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 55
Current Forward Yield: 3.14%
Industry: Business Services
Dividend Payment: 44.89 cents per share – up 16.0% from prior level of 38.7 cents
Dividend Paid On: 7/15
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/29
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 32
Current Forward Yield: 2.34%
Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF)
Industry: Financial – Insurance
Dividend Payment: 48 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 7/15
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/20
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 55
Current Forward Yield: 2.88%
Industry: Cleaning Products
Dividend Payment: 35 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 7/15
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/17
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 30
Current Forward Yield: 1.20%
Industry: Industrial Goods
Dividend Payment: 47.5 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 6/10
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 5/11
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 60
Current Forward Yield: 3.56%
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)
Industry: Industrial Goods – Machinery
Dividend Payment: 55 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 7/8
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/28
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 54
Current Forward Yield: 2.11%
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB)
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 92 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 7/5
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/8
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 44
Current Forward Yield: 2.88%
Industry: Food & Beverages
Dividend Payment: 75.25 cents per share – up 7.1% from prior level of 70.25 cents
Dividend Paid On: 6/30
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/1
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 44
Current Forward Yield: 2.87%
S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Aristocrats
Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)
Industry: Utilites – Gas
Dividend Payment: 42 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 6/6
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 5/19
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 29
Current Forward Yield: 2.28%
Industry: Packaging & Containers
Dividend Payment: 29 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 6/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 5/13
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 33
Current Forward Yield: 2.35%
Industry: Consumer Goods
Dividend Payment: 30 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 6/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 5/16
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 40
Current Forward Yield: 1.18%
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD)
Industry: Business Services
Dividend Payment: 40 cents per share – up 11.1% from prior level of 36 cents
Dividend Paid On: 6/15
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 5/27
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 22
Current Forward Yield: 1.65%
Mercury General Corporation (MCY)
Industry: Financial – Insurance
Dividend Payment: 62 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 6/30
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 6/14
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 26
Current Forward Yield: 4.77%
Industry: Utilities – Diversified
Dividend Payment: 40 cents per share
Dividend Paid On: 6/1
Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock before this date to collect the dividend): 5/11
Number of Years of Dividend Increases: 57
Current Forward Yield: 3.21%
Next Week’s Ex-Dividend Stocks
Tuesday, May 10:
None.
Wednesday, May 11:
Linear Technology Corporation (LLTC)
Thursday, May 12:
None.
Friday, May 13:
Monday, May 16: