One way to identify dividend growth stocks is to look for dividend increases. Companies that pay rising dividends are likely to be financially healthy and generate consistent cash flow. Here is a list of US companies that increased their dividends this week.
US Dividend Increases
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) , +40.62% dividend increase
Ross Stores, Inc. has declared quarterly dividend of $0.2250 (+40.6250% increase). It goes ex-dividend on 03-16-2018 and is payable on 03-30-2018. Annualized dividend is $0.9 at a yield of 1.1965%. Ross Stores, Inc. has 11 years of consecutive dividend increase.
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) , +5.0% dividend increase
Colgate-Palmolive Company has declared quarterly dividend of $0.4200 (+5.0000% increase). It goes ex-dividend on 04-19-2018 and is payable on 05-15-2018. Annualized dividend is $1.68 at a yield of 2.3655%. Colgate-Palmolive Company has 54 years of consecutive dividend increase.
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) , +10.71% dividend increase
General Dynamics Corporation has declared quarterly dividend of $0.9300 (+10.7143% increase). It goes ex-dividend on 04-12-2018 and is payable on 05-11-2018. Annualized dividend is $3.72 at a yield of 1.6413%. General Dynamics Corporation has 20 years of consecutive dividend increase.
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Hey DivGeek, I just read a post from JC about ROST and its dividend raise - sounds like it's had a fantastic history of dividend raises, and this one is a real whopper!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe Colgate Palmolive has had 54 years of dividend increases - that is just Phenomenal!
Thanks Frankie. Will checkout JC's post. Yeah Colgate has been paying dividends for a really long time.
DeleteThat is a whopper of an increase for Ross and JC did a nice job writing about it as Frankie says. Tom
ReplyDeleteYup. Will check out his post.
DeleteGD has been on my watch list for awhile now. Good to see them have a nice increase.
ReplyDeleteGD is a good company. In uncertain times weapon stocks are surely a good buy. I hope they never get used.
DeleteAlways happy to see a holding of mine announce a dividend increase. I'll take that CL raise. It's been such a quiet long time hold for me that is slowly but surely performing w/o any drama. Just doing its thing. Boring and steady. Like CLX.
ReplyDeleteHola Keith. 54 years of dividend increase is amazing. That's the power of consumer products.
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