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Dividend Aristocrat Becton Dickinson raises dividend 5% in 2020

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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.

Hormel Foods announces 55th consecutive year of dividend increases

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Peanut butter and meat products maker Hormel Foods will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.245 per share in 2021. This marks the 55th consecutive year of dividend increases for Dividend Aristocrat Hormel Foods.

Dividend Aristocrat McCormick announces 10% dividend increase

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US Dividend Aristocrat McCormick (MKC) will raise its quarterly dividend by almost 10 percent to $0.68 per share in 2020, marking the 35th year of dividend increases by the spices and flavor company. On December 1, 2020 the company will do a 2-for-1 stock split.

AFLAC announces second dividend increase in 2020

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Dividend Aristocrat Aflac (AFL) will raise its dividend by another 17.9 percent. This follows a dividend increase of almost 4 percent announced earlier in 2020, marking the insurer's 38th straight year of annual dividend increases.

Dividend Aristocrat Brown-Forman raises dividend by 3% in 2020

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Dividend Aristocrat Brown-Forman Corporation (BFB) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3% to a new annual rate of $0.718 per share. This marks the 37th consecutive year of dividend increases by the Jack Daniel's maker.

Dividend Aristocrat Roper Technologies raises dividend 9.8% in 2020

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Dividend Aristocrat Roper Technologies (ticker ROP) will increase its quarterly dividend by 9.8 percent to $0.5625 per share in 2020. Last year the technology company announced a dividend increase of almost 11 percent to 51.25 cents per share quarterly. This marks the 28th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by Roper.

Dividend Aristocrat ADP raises dividend 2.2% in 2020

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Dividend Aristocrat Automatic Data Processing (ADP) will increase its quarterly payment by by 2.2 percent to $0.93 per share in 2020. This marks the 46th consecutive year of annual dividend increases.

Dividend Aristocrat Atmos Energy raises dividend 8.7% in 2020

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Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO) will increase its dividend by 8.7 percent in 2020. This will mark the 33rd consecutive year of dividend increases by the utility company.

Emerson Electric raises dividend by 1.0 percent in 2020

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Dividend Aristocrat Emerson Electric (EMR) will increase its quarterly dividend by 1.0% to $0.505 per share in 2020. This will mark 64 consecutive years of dividend increases by the industrial company.

AbbVie increases dividend for 49th consecutive year in 2021

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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.