Dividend Track Records

A Host Hotels & Resorts property (image: company) In week 51 the last US listed companies announced dividend hikes, including Dividend Aristocrat Abbott Laboratories. The dividend freak Youtube channel noticed a company that announced a special dividend and hiked the dividend for the 3rd time in 2023.

Nestlé paid a record dividend of CHF 2.95 in 2023 (source: Dividend Freak) Swiss consumer staples giant Nestlé is one of only a few real Dividend Aristocrats from Europe with more than 25 consecutive years of increased dividends. This year the dividend was hiked by 5% to a new record high of CHF 2.95 per share.

Lamb Weston hiked the dividend by 28.6% in 2023. The biggest dividend hike in week 50 was announced by potato products supplier Lamb Weston , with a 28.6% increase. Other interesting companies announcing dividend hikes include Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Waste Management, Realty Income en multiple Dividend Aristocrats . Also we had special dividend announcements by Costco and W.R. Berkley. 

Deere is known for its double digit dividend increases (image: company website) In this new weekly series, we explore top dividend growth stocks worldwide. In this edition, our focus is on Deere & Co (symbol DE), a $100 billion company specializing in agricultural, construction, and forestry equipment, renowned for its globally used tractors and heavy machinery. Deere either hikes the dividend by double digits or does not increase its dividend in a specific year.

Broadcom (AVGO) has now raised the dividend 13 consecutive years. In one of the biggest dividend weeks of 2023 many US companies announced dividend hikes, including big names such as Broadcom , Deere, CVS Health, Eli Lilly and Ecolab . Check this weekly dividend update with all dividend increases announced between December 4 and 7 of 2023. We especially focus on Broadcom, hiking the dividend for the 13th consecutive year with another double digit hike.

Graco (GGG) has now raised its dividend 27 consecutive years. We look at the dividend hikes announced in week 48, with Walt Disney announcing the first dividend since 2019/2020 and Graco hiking the dividend for the 27th consecutive year. Als news from Morningstar and Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Consumer Staples company Kao leads all companies in Japan. There is one share listed on the Tokyo stock exchange that can be called a true Dividend Aristocrat. This consumer staples share, a peer of Procter & Gamble and L'Oréal, has increased its dividend for 33 years in a row. Meet Kao Corp, a cosmetics and shampoo giant from Japan!