Medtronic hikes dividend by 1.4%
Medtronic hikes dividend by 1.4% to $0.72 quarterly per share in 2026. This marks 49 consecutive years of increases for the Dividend Aristocrat. MDT yields 3.5% at a stock price of $81.67.
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UnitedHealth hikes dividend by 5%
W. R. Berkley hikes dividend by 11.1% and pays special dividend
W. R. Berkley (WRB) will hike its quarterly dividend by 11.1% to 10 cents per share and will pay a 50 cent special dividend. This marks 25 consecutive years of increases by WRB. The company pays annual special dividends: in 2025 a total special dividend of $1.50 was paid. At a stock price of $68.57 the regular dividend yields just 0.6%, but this does not include the special dividend payments.