Year over year dividend growth is the engine that drives our returns. So, it is important to keep track of the dividend increases for the companies we follow. This is a list of the dividend increases announced for all the companies we follow, during the month of February. The average dividend increase for these stocks was 8.66%.
Meredith (NYSE:MDP) declares $0.595/share quarterly dividend, 3.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.575.
AFLAC (NYSE:AFL) declares $0.28/share quarterly dividend, 3.7% increase from prior dividend of $0.27.
3M (NYSE:MMM) declares $1.47/share quarterly dividend, 2% increase from prior dividend of $1.44.
Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) declares $1.10/share quarterly dividend, 10% increase from prior dividend of $1.00.
Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) declares $0.5675/share quarterly dividend, 6.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.5350.
Avista (NYSE:AVA) declares $0.405/share quarterly dividend, 4.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.388.
Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ:CBSH) declares $0.27/share quarterly dividend, 3.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.26.
Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) declares $0.43/share quarterly dividend, 7.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.40.
- Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) declares $0.90/share quarterly dividend, 18.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.76.
Nu Skin (NYSE:NUS) declares $0.375/share quarterly dividend, 1.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.370.
CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) declares $0.26/share quarterly dividend, 8.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.24.
NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) declares $1.40/share quarterly dividend, 12% increase from prior dividend of $1.25.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) declares $2.16/share annual dividend, 1.9% increase from prior dividend of $2.12.
Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) declares $0.79/share quarterly dividend, 3.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.7625.
National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) declares $1.1025/share quarterly dividend, 5% increase from prior dividend of $1.0500
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) declares $0.41/share quarterly dividend, 2.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.40.
Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) declares $2.0775/share quarterly dividend, 6.5% increase from prior dividend of $1.9500.
Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) declares $0.17/share quarterly dividend, 3% increase from prior dividend of $0.165.
Linde (NYSE:LIN) declares $0.963/share quarterly dividend, 10.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.875
Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) declares $0.38/share quarterly dividend, 5.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.36.
McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ:MGRC) declares $0.42/share quarterly dividend, 12% increase from prior dividend of $0.38.
Old Republic (NYSE:ORI) declares $0.21/share quarterly dividend, 5% increase from prior dividend of $0.20.
Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) declares $1.12/share quarterly dividend, 3.7% increase from prior dividend of $1.08
Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) declares $0.385/share quarterly dividend, 4.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.3675
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) declares $0.85/share quarterly dividend, 13.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.75
