Dividend Track Records

PPG Industries (PPG) will raise its quarterly dividend by 6.3 percent to $0.51 per share. This marks the 48th consecutive year of dividend increases by Dividend Aristocrat PPG.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) will raise its quarterly distribution by another 0.6 percent to $0.44 per unit in the third quarter of 2019.  This distribution is the partnership’s 60th consecutive quarterly distribution increase. The next quarterly distribution will be paid Tuesday, August 13, 2019, to unitholders of record as of the close of business Wednesday, July 31, 2019. A new annualized rate of $1.76 yields 5.8% at a stock price of $30.49. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is a North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. EPD's services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage, and export and import terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage, export and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation...

Delta Air Lines (DAL) will raise its quarterly dividend by 15.0 percent to $0.4025 per share in 2019. This follows last year's 14.8 percent dividend hike and marks the 6th consecutive year of dividend increases by the air transportation company. The next dividend will be payable to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 25, 2019, to be paid on August 15, 2019. A new annual rate of $1.61 per share yields 2.6% at a stock price of $61.66. "With efficiency gains from our operations, fleet transformation, and One Delta initiatives, we have solid line of sight to achieve our 1% cost growth target for the year," said Paul Jacobson, Delta's chief financial officer.  "Our strong financial foundation and cash generation allow us to sustainably invest in the business, while maintaining our investment grade balance sheet and consistently returning cash to shareholders.  With our cash flow exceeding original expectations, we are on track to return $3 b...