Abbott raises dividend for 46th straight year
Abbott Laboratories will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.7 percent. This marks the 376(th) consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott since 1924. The cash dividend is payable Feb. 15, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Jan. 12, 2018.
Abbott has increased its dividend payout for 46 consecutive years and is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index, which tracks companies that have increased dividends annually for at least 25 consecutive years.
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| Dividend Aristocrat Abbott trades near its all time high of $56.90 |
Last year Abbott raised its dividend for the 45th consecutive year. The current dividend yield is 2.0%. The stock has gained 48 percent in 2017 and trades near its all time high.
Abbott is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150 countries and employs approximately 94,000 people.
