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Despite their tremendous cash flow, the world’s largest retailer remains one of the lower yielding dividend stocks in the Dow Jones index.
With over $12 billion in cash on their balance sheet, income investors should be excited to see the company focusing on returning some of that cash to its shareholders.
Here are six dividend aristocrat stocks that delivered negative returns over the last decade.
With Treasury rates at historic lows, fixed income investors are hard pressed to find decent yields.
Altria Group announced Thursday that its Board of Directors has approved a 6% increase in their quarterly dividend to $.34 per share.
Kimberly Clark announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.60 per share.
Honeywell announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.3025 per share.
The credit card company has now paid dividends every quarter since it went public in 1995.
Valero Energy announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.15 per share.
Union Pacific announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.27 per share.
IBM announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.55 per share.
Merck’s current dividend yield now stands at 5.1% making it the fourth highest yielding Dow stock.
DuPont announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.41 per share.
Chevron announced today that its Board of Directors has agreed to increase their quarterly dividend by 5% to $.68 per share.
Kellogg Company announced on Friday that its Board of Directors has increased their quarterly dividend by 10% to $.375.
Alcoa announced Friday that the company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.03 per share.
Visa announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $.105 per share.
Retailer Target announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 6% increase in their quarterly dividend to $.17 per share.
Clorox Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 9% increase in their quarterly dividend to $.50 per share.
Dow component Microsoft announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.13 per share.
Global pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.31 per share.
Dow component United Technologies announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.385 per share.
Financial media company The Street announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.025 per share.
Equipment maker Caterpillar announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.42 per share.
Tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share.
Applied Materials announced yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share.
Office supplies retailer Staples announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.0825 per share.
Monsanto announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.265 per share.
Mastercard announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.15 per share.
High yielding Dow component Verizon Communiciations announced yesterday that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend of $.46 per share.
Restaurant operator Brinker International announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.11 per share.
- May 29, 2009
- Dividend News
Yum! Brands announced today that their Board of Directors is maintaining their quarterly dividend of $.19 per share.
Lowe’s announced today that their Board of Directors has increased their quarterly dividend by 6% to $.09 per share.
The Home Depot announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a cash dividend for the 89th consecutive quarter.
Burger King announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.0625 per share.
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. announced today that they are maintaining their quarterly dividend payment of $.38 per share.
Frontline announced first quarter earnings results that exceeded Wall Street's expectations and maintained their current high dividend.
McDonald’s announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.50 per share.
Retailer J.C. Penney’s announced that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.20 per share.
BB&T announced yesterday that they are reducing their quarterly dividend by 68% to $.15 per share.