Dividend Aristocrat AbbVie (ABBV) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.2% to $1.30 per share next year. This is the 49th consecutive year of dividend increases by the biopharmaceutical company.
Dividend Aristocrat Abbott Laboratories (ABT) will raise its quarterly dividend by 25% to $0.45 per share in the first quarter of 2021. This is by far the biggest increase announced by the company since it separated from fellow Aristocrat AbbVie (ABBV).
BDX is a Dividend Aristocrat (image: company website) Dividend Aristocrat Becton Dickinson (BDX) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.1 percent to $0.83 per share in 2020. This is double the dividend hike announced last year by the medical technology company and marks the 49th consecutive year of dividend increases for Becton.
Dividend Aristocrat Cintas Corporation (CTAS) will raise its quarterly dividend by five cents to $0.75 per share in Q1 of 2021. This marks 38 consecutive years of dividend increases by the work uniforms maker.
Industrial company A.O. Smith (AOS) will increase its quarterly dividend by 8.3% to $0.26 per share this year. Last year the the boiler manufacturer hiked its dividend to $0.24 per share, marking 26 consecutive years of dividend increases.