Dividend Track Records (DTR)

Swiss company Lonza has a strong dividend history Swiss pharma/biotech and specialty ingredients maker Lonza Group has proposed a CHF 4.00 per share dividend for 2023, up 14.3%. The dividend yield is 1.1% for Lonza, a company that continues its strong dividend track record.

Dividend Aristocrat Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM) will increase its dividend by 11.1% in 2024, marking 49 consecutive years of dividend growth. This comes right after the stock price of the human and animal nutrition company dropped more than 20% in the wake of an accounting investigation.

The Dividend Freak highlights two amazing dividend growers In the new Dividend Freak video two great dividend growth stocks are highlighted: Fastenal and Penske Automotive. Not many people know that these companies have a strong track record and increase the dividend by double digits annually. We also look at the almost 20 dividend hikes in the second and third week of January 2024, including several Aristocrats and two monthly dividend payers.

After a record year 2023 for dividend investors the new year 2024 has started strong with the first dividend hikes announced in January, including two companies with now 26 consecutive years of dividend growth, Bank OZK and Enterprise Products Partners. Also there was a massive dividend cut by Dividend Aristocrat Walgreens Boots Alliance.

The year 2023 ended with a bang, also for most dividend paying stocks. We look at the biggest dividend hikes last year, including the Dividend Aristocrats. 

Nestlé paid a record dividend of CHF 2.95 in 2023 (source: Dividend Freak) Swiss consumer staples giant Nestlé is one of only a few real Dividend Aristocrats from Europe with more than 25 consecutive years of increased dividends. This year the dividend was hiked by 5% to a new record high of CHF 2.95 per share.

Lamb Weston hiked the dividend by 28.6% in 2023. The biggest dividend hike in week 50 was announced by potato products supplier Lamb Weston , with a 28.6% increase. Other interesting companies announcing dividend hikes include Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Waste Management, Realty Income en multiple Dividend Aristocrats . Also we had special dividend announcements by Costco and W.R. Berkley. 

Consumer Staples company Kao leads all companies in Japan. There is one share listed on the Tokyo stock exchange that can be called a true Dividend Aristocrat. This consumer staples share, a peer of Procter & Gamble and L'Oréal, has increased its dividend for 33 years in a row. Meet Kao Corp, a cosmetics and shampoo giant from Japan!

Several US listed companies announced their annual dividend hikes in the week from November 6 to 10, 2023. We have made a selection of increases and special dividend announcements, including Haverty, United Bankshares , Four Corners Property and Transdigm.

Dividend Aristocrat Becton Dickinson announced a new quarterly dividend of $0.95 per share, marking 52 straight years of increased dividends. The dividend growth however keeps slowing for the medical devices maker.

Dividend Aristocrat ADP increases its dividend by an impressive 12% to a new record of $1.40 per quarter. It's the payroll giant's 49th consecutive year of dividend growth.

Dividend Aristocrat Emerson Electric (EMR) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.525 per share, up 1% from the previous quarterly rate of $0.52 per share. This marks 67 consecutive years of dividend growth by the industrial company.

AbbVie has just announced a 4.7% dividend hike October 2023 is a busy month with many US listed stock announcing dividend hikes, including Dividend Aristocrats AbbVie and Exxon Mobil. Check all dividend hike announced on October 27, 2023.

Apart from the United States there are hardly any Dividend Aristocrats elsewhere in the world. Canada, for example, only has ten at the moment, with two companies topping the bill with 50 years of increased dividends.

Novo Nordisk , a leading pharmaceutical company based in Denmark, has delivered some impressive dividend statistics for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Notably, the company achieved over 25 consecutive years of dividend growth, further bolstered by a recent stock split.

In a recent development, software and technology company Microsoft (MSFT) has solidified its position as the largest dividend payer in the United States, outpacing its closest competitors, including Apple and Exxon Mobil. The tech giant's latest dividend announcement (a 10.3% dividend hike, marking 21 consecutive years of dividend growth) reflects a significant increase, further extending its lead in this regard. Microsoft is approaching Dividend Aristocrat status.

Fastenal is almost a dividend aristocrat with 24 hike years in 2023 In the world of investment, consistency and reliability are highly prized attributes, and for investors seeking stable dividend income, the journey to becoming a " Dividend Aristocrat " is a coveted milestone. These prestigious titles are awarded to companies listed on the US stock market that have consistently increased their dividend payouts for a minimum of 25 consecutive years. As we approach 2024, several companies are poised to enter this exclusive club, with 24 consecutive years of increased dividends under their belt.

Dividend Aristocrat   Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) will hike its dividend by 1.3% to 81 cents quarterly per share. This marks 56 consecutive years of dividend growth for the tools maker.

For the second time this year Enterprise Products Partners (EPD)  announced a small dividend hike with a 2.0% increase to $0.50 quarterly per share. This brings the total dividend increase to 5.3% YTD with EPD hiking the dividend by a total of 5.6% in 2022. The MLP Has now raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years and has reached dividend aristocrat status in 2023.