Dividend Track Records

Williams-Sonoma Inc (WSM) will raise the quarterly dividend by 15.8% to $0.66 per share in 2025. This marks 19 straight years of increases by WSM. The dividend yields is 1.3%.

Autoliv, Inc. (ALV) , the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, will hike its quarterly dividend by 2.9% to 70 cents quarterly per share in 2024. The dividend track record improves to 3 straight years of increases.

Aramark (ARMK) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.5% in 2024. This is the first dividend hike since 2018 by the provider of food and facilities services. Last year Aramark lowered the dividend from 11 cents to 9.5 cents quarterly.

Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV) (SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, today announced that its quarterly dividend will be increased by 3% to 66 cents per share, from 64 cents, for the fourth quarter of 2022.  "Autoliv remains committed to creating value for shareholders and the Board of Directors is pleased to approve a higher dividend payout this quarter," says Jan Carlson, Chairman of the Board of Directors. "It is our ambition to consistently create competitive shareholder value through our purpose-led strategy and operations. As previously communicated, our balance sheet and positive cash flow trend allows for increased shareholder returns. Together with our share repurchase program, our quarterly dividends return substantial value to shareholders," continued Mr. Carlson. "This is the second consecutive annual 3% increase since we re-instated our dividend in Q2 2021." The dividend will be payable on Friday, December 9, 2022 to Au...

On October 13, 2022, McDonald's (trading symbol: MCD) announced 10.1% dividend increase to a new record high of $1.52 quarterly per share. This marks the 46th consecutive year of dividend growth for the  the world's leading global foodservice retailer.

Dividend Aristocrat Lowe's had announced a 30%+ dividend hike in both 2022 and 2021 (image source: company website) Home improvement giant Lowe's Companies (symbol LOW) again announces a 30 percent + dividend hike with a 31.3 percent increase to $1.05 quarterly. Last year Lowe's already announced a 33.3 percent dividend hike.

Leggett & Platt is a Dividend Aristocrat with more than 25 years of dividend growth. Dividend Aristocrat Leggett & Platt (symbol LEG) will hike its quarterly dividend by 4.8% to 44 cents per share. This marks 51 years in a row of dividend growth for LEG.

Specialty home products retailer Williams-Sonoma (WSM) will raise its quarterly cash dividend by 9.9 percent to 78 cents per share in 2022. The year 2022 will mark 16  consecutive years of dividend increases by WSM. A new annual rate of $3.12 per share yields 1.9% to Williams-Sonoma shareholders at a stock price of $157. The next quarterly WSM dividend is payable on May 27, 2022, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 22, 2022. The Board of Directors also approved a new $1.5 billion stock repurchase authorization, which supersedes the approximately $750 million that remains outstanding under the company’s current stock repurchase authorization.  “Our impressive finish to fiscal 2021, our strong liquidity position, and our operating cash flows have allowed us to increase our quarterly dividend, and to authorize a new stock repurchase program of $1.5 billion,” said Laura Alber, President and Chief Executive Officer. “These actions reflect our commitment t...

NIKE, Inc. (NKE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.9 percent to $0.3050 per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 12.2 percent to 27.5 cents per share in 2020 by NKE and marks 20 years of dividend increases in a row by the footwear and apparel company.  The dividend declared today by NKE is payable on December 28, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business December 6, 2021. A new annual rate of $1.22 per share yields 0.7% at a stock price of $270.60. “NIKE continues to fuel growth through our Consumer Direct Acceleration strategy, while generating strong cash flow and increasing returns to shareholders,” said John Donahoe, President and CEO, NIKE. Inc. “This is now our 20th consecutive year of increasing dividend payouts, and reflects our strong track record and confidence in our ability to deliver sustainable, profitable, capital-efficient growth over the long-term.”* NIKE, Inc. is a designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, app...

Vans owner VF Corp has raised its dividend 49 years in a row © dividendtrackrecords.com Dividend Aristocrat VF Corporation (symbol VFC) will also hike its dividend in 2021 with a 2 percent increase to 50 cents per share. This marks 49 consecutive years of dividend increases in a row for the company behind brands such as Vans, Timberland and The North Face.

Dividend Aristocrat McDonald's (MCD) will hike its dividend by seven percent in 2021, marking 45 consecutive years of dividend increases. The new dividend yield for MCD is 2.3%.

Specialty home products retailer Williams-Sonoma (WSM) will raise its quarterly cash dividend for the second time in 2021 with a new 20.3 percent increase to 71 cents per share. This follows a dividend hike of 11.3 percent to 59 cents quarterly announced in April 2021. The year 2021 will mark 15 consecutive years of dividend increases by WSM.  The next quarterly WSM dividend is payable on November 26, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 22, 2021. A new annual rate of $2.84 per share yields 1.6% to Williams-Sonoma shareholders at a stock price of $182. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a specialty retailer of products for the home. These products are marketed through e-commerce websites, direct mail catalogs and retail stores. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. currently operates in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, offers international shipping to customers worldwide, and has unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East and ...

Specialty home products retailer Williams-Sonoma (WSM) will raise its quarterly cash dividend by 11.3 percent to 59 cents quarterly in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 10.4 percent to 53 cents per share announced in 2020. The company previously hiked its dividend by 11.6 percent to $0.48 per share in 2019. The year 2021 will mark 15 consecutive years of dividend increases by WSM. The next quarterly dividend is payable on May 28, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 23, 2021. A new annual rate of $2.36 per share yields 1.3% at a stock price of $178.61. “Our decisions to increase our quarterly dividend, to approve a new $1 billion share buyback authorization and to eliminate all outstanding funded debt reflect our confidence in the long-term outlook of our company, and our commitment to maximizing returns for our shareholders,” said Laura Alber, President and Chief Executive Officer. Williams-Sonoma has announced a double digit dividend hike in each of...

Specialty home products retailer Williams-Sonoma (WSM) will raise its quarterly cash dividend by 10.4 percent to 53 cents per share in 2020. The company hiked its dividend by 11.6 percent to $0.48 per share in 2019. The quarterly dividend is payable on November 27, 2020, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 23, 2020. A new annual rate of $2.12 per share yields 1.9% at a stock price of $111. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a specialty retailer of products for the home. These products are marketed through e-commerce websites, direct mail catalogs and retail stores. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. currently operates in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, offers international shipping to customers worldwide, and has unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East and the Philippines and stores and e-commerce websites in Mexico.