Dividend Track Records (DTR)

Becton Dickson (BDX) will increase its dividend by 9.5% to $1.04 quarterly per share in 2024. This is the 53rd year in a row that the medical technology company's dividend has been increased. Its the biggest dividend hike by BDX since 2016.

Cencora Inc (COR) , the former AmerisourceBergen Corporation (ABC), will raise its quarterly dividend by 7.8% to a new record high of 55 cents quarterly. This brings the dividend track record to 20 consecutive years of increases. The dividend yield for COR is 0.88% with this 2024 dividend hike being the biggest since 2020 by the pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services company.

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.

On February 3, 2023, French pharmaceutical company Sanofi , a Dividend Aristocrat , announced its annual dividend increase with a 6.9% hike to €3.56 per share for FY 2022. This is the biggest dividend increase by Sanofi in the last 14 years.

On november 10, 2022, Becton Dickinson and Company (trading symbol BDX) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, up 4.6% from the previous quarterly dividend. This will mark the 51st consecutive year of increased dividends by the Dividend Aristocrat .

On October 28, 2022, biopharmaceutical company AbbVie (ticker symbol ABBV) announced a 5% dividend increase beginning with the next dividend payable in February 2023. This will mark the 51st consecutive year of dividend growth by ABBV.

Medtronic has raised its dividend 45 consecutive years. Dividend Aristocrat Medtronic PLC (ticker symbol MDT) has announced a dividend increase of 7.9% to 68 cents per share quarterly. The medical technology company will now have raised its dividend 45 consecutive years.

Dividend Aristocrat Cardinal Health (CAH) will increase its quarterly dividend by 1% to $0.4957 per share in 2022, marking 38 years in a row of increased dividends.

Dividend Aristocrat Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will increase its quarterly dividend by 6.6 percent to $1.13 per share in the second quarter of 2022. This marks the 60th year of higher dividends by the health care giant.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) will raise its dividend by 10.2 percent to 54 cents per share quarterly. This comes after a 8.9 percent hike to $0.49 per share announced by BMY in 2021. The pharmaceutical company has now raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. The next quarterly BMY dividend of 54 cents will be payable on February 1, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 7, 2022. A new indicated annual dividend rate of $2.16 per share yields 3.6% at a stock price of $60. Bristol-Myers Squibb now pays an estimated $4.79 billion in dividends to shareholders annually. Dividend growth has been picking up in the last three years, lifting the five year average annualized dividend growth rate to 6.7 percent if we include the 2021 dividend hike just announced. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is is a global specialty biopharmaceutical company.  Bristol-Myers is developing new medicines in the following core therapeutic areas: oncology with a priority in certain t...

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) will raise its dividend by 15.3 percent to 98 cents per share. This follows a dividend hike of 14.9 percent to $0.85 per share in the first quarter of 2021. The pharmaceutical company has now raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. The next LLY dividend is payable March 10, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 15, 2022. The new annual indicated rate to $3.92 per share, yields 1.6% at a stock price of $271.40. Eli Lilly and Company is a manufacturer of human pharmaceutical products. It’s human pharmaceutical products include endocrinology products, neuroscience products, oncology products, immunology products and cardiovascular products. In the U.S., most of Lilly's pharmaceutical products are distributed through wholesalers that serve pharmacies, physicians and other health care professionals, and hospitals. Outside the U.S, the company promotes its products to healthcare providers primarily through sales represen...

Dividend Aristocrat Abbott Laboratories (ticker symbol ABT) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.4 percent to $0.47 per share in 2021. This marks the 50th consecutive year of dividend increases by the healthcare company.

Agilent Technologies (A) will raise its quarterly dividend by 8.2 percent to 21 cents per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 7.8 percent to 19.4 cents per share in 2020 by the the life sciences company. Agilent has now raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. The increased A dividend of $0.21 per share will be paid on January 26, 2022 to shareholders of record on January 4, 2022. A new annualized dividend of 84 cents per share yields 0.6% at a stock price of $154. Agilent will now pay an estimated $254 million to shareholders annually if this new dividend increase is included by dividendhike.com . The dividend growth has been slowing every year now since 2015, when the dividend was boosted by 15 percent. Agilent Technologies Inc. is a is a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, providing application focused solutions that include instruments, software, services and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow. Agilent's operatin...

AmerisourceBergen Corporation (ABC) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.5 percent to 46 cents per share in 2021. The year 2021 marks the company's 17th consecutive year of annual dividend increases. In 2020 ABC hiked its dividend by 10 percent with no dividend hike announced in 2019. The increased ABC dividend of $0.46 per common share is payable November 29, 2021, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2021. The new annualized dividend of $1.84 per share yields 1.4% at a stock price of $127.57 for the healthcare services provider. If this new dividend hike is included AmerisourceBergen Corporation will pay an estimated $382 million in dividends to shareholders annually. AmerisourceBergen is a pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services company, helping both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers improve patient access to products and enhance patient care. With services ranging from drug distribution and niche premium...

Becton Dickinson will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.8% Dividend Aristocrat Becton Dickinson (ticker: BDX) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.8 percent to $0.87 per share, marking the 50th year in a row of increased dividends by the medical equipment maker.

Dividend Aristocrat AbbVie has raised its dividend 50 years in a row Biopharmaceutical company AbbVie (ticker ABBV) hikes the quarterly dividend by 8.5% to $1.41 per share, marking 50 years in a row of dividend increases by ABBV.

Dividend Aristocrat AbbVie (ABBV) will raise its quarterly dividend by 8.5 percent to $1.41 per share in 2021. This comes after a dividend hike of 10.2 percent to $1.30 per share announced in 2020. This marks 50 years in a row of dividend increases by ABBV. The increased ABBV dividend is payable on February 15, 2022 to shareholders of record as of January 14, 2022. A new annual dividend rate of $5.64 per share yields 4.9% at a stock price of 114.67. AbbVie now pays an estimated $9.96 billion in dividends to shareholders annually. AbbVie Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company. The company has business in therapeutic areas including, eye care, immunology, oncology, virology, women's health, gastroenterology and neuroscience. AbbVie’s products are focused on treating conditions such as chronic autoimmune diseases in rheumatology, gastroenterology and dermatology; oncology, including blood cancers; virology, including hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus...

Atrion Corporation (ATRI) will raise its quarterly dividend by 11.4 percent to $1.95 per share in 2021. This follows a dividend hike of 12.9 percent to $1.75 per share by ATRI in 2020. The medical products manufacturer has now announced a dividend hike for 17 consecutive years. The next ATRI dividend will be payable on September 30, 2021 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2021. A new annualized dividend rate of $7.80 per share yields 1.1% at a stock price of $746. The next ex-dividend date for Atrion shares is September 14, 2021. Atrion Corporation is a manufacturer of medical devices and components. The company makes products for specific niche markets, primarily in the field of health care. Most of the company's products are supplied to the cardiovascular, ophthalmic and fluid delivery markets. Atrion's products include soft contact lens disinfection cases, clamps for IV sets, vacuum relief valves, surgical loops used in minimally invasive sur...