After four months in 2015 the average Dividend Aristocrat is unchanged. Only one stock manages to score a double digit gain so far year to date: McGraw Hill Financial . Surprisingly, Chevron didn't raise its dividend in April.
Dividend Aristocrat McDonald's (MCD) will raise its dividend by 3.2 percent to $1.29 per share quarterly in 2020, marking the 44th consecutive annual dividend increase.