How Much Will Lockheed Martin Pay Out in Dividends This Year?

The defense company has increased its dividend for the last 21 years.Investors often choose U.S. defense stocks because they are attached to relatively safe companies. The U.S. government is a reliable customer, and there's no shortage of geopolitical tensions driving increased demand for defense spending around the globe. Moreover, stocks like Lockheed Martin (LMT -0.01%) tend to pay growing dividends.The chart below shows the stock's dividend-per-share, earnings-per-share, and free-cash-flow-per-share rat ...