Dividend Increases You Can't Miss: 10 Big-Name Stocks

Core Viewpoint - Several major U.S. companies have recently announced increases in their quarterly dividends, reflecting a focus on providing consistent income to shareholders. Group 1: Company Dividend Increases - Honeywell International raised its quarterly dividend by $0.05 to $1.13 per share, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.2% [2] - Microsoft announced an increase of $0.08 to its quarterly dividend, now at $0.83 per share, representing a 10% increase, with a dividend yield of 0.8% [3] - Accenture raised its dividend by 15%, although the yield remains at 1.7% [4] - Altria Group increased its quarterly dividend by 4.1% to $1.02 per share, with a high dividend yield of 8% [5] - McDonald's raised its quarterly dividend by $0.10, bringing the annual dividend to $7.08 per share, resulting in a yield of 2.3% [6] - T-Mobile increased its quarterly dividend by 35% to $0.88 per share, raising its yield to 1.7% [7] - Texas Instruments raised its quarterly dividend by $0.06, leading to an annual amount of $5.44 and a yield of 2.5% [8] - Verizon raised its dividend by $0.0125 per share, marking its 18th consecutive year of increases, with a yield of just over 6% [9] - JPMorgan Chase increased its quarterly dividend by over 8% to $1.25 per share, resulting in a yield of 2.2% [10] - Intuit raised its quarterly dividend by 16% to $1.04 per share, but its yield remains low at 0.7% [11]