The dividend increase comes as Heinz reported strong fourth quarter earnings results and raised their guidance for fiscal 2012 and 2013.
This marks the 112th consecutive year that the Union Pacific has been paying dividends to their shareholders.
This marks the 39th consecutive year that Pepsi has raised their dividend.
This announcement marks the 17th consecutive year that Ross Stores has increased their dividend.
PriceSmart announced yesterday that the company is increasing their dividend by 20% to $.30 per share.
The penny dividend increase will push the current yield of BMY shares to 5.0%.
This marks the 19th consecutive year that Ecolab has raised their dividend. Ecolab has now been paying dividends for 74 consecutive years.
With this dividend announcement, Yamana Gold will have increased their annual dividend payment by 200% over 2009.
This marks the 38th consecutive year that VFC has increased their dividend payout putting them in the elite group of dividend aristocrat stocks.
This marks the 47th consecutive year that Nordson has increased their dividend payment.
This marks the 49th consecutive year that Cincinnati Financial has hiked their dividend.
According to the company, this is the longest record of consecutive annual dividend increases within the REIT sector.
Dover is the second dividend aristocrat stock to increase their dividend this week.
Barrick Gold Corporation is lifting their quarterly dividend by 20% as earnings surge on record high gold prices.
International Flavors & Fragrances announced today that the company is lifting their quarterly dividend by 8% to $.27 per share.
A. O. Smith has a solid dividend history and has paid dividends every year since 1940.
The surprise dividend increase comes as Starbucks posted fiscal third quarter earnings growth of 37% and boosted their guidance.
This marks the 43rd consecutive year that the dividend aristocrat has increased their dividend.
Walgreens has now raised their dividend for 35 consecutive years and has been paying a dividend for more than 77 years.