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.