Dividend Announcements
July 12, 2022 | Columbus, IN The board of directors of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.57 per common share, an increase of approximately 8% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. Year to date, this marks the nineteenth dividend announcement for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All nineteen changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 8.17% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “The Board of Directors of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today approved an increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend on common stock of approximately 8 percent to 1.57…
June 9, 2022 | Minneapolis, MN The board of directors of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.08 per common share, an increase of approximately 20% from the previous quarterly dividend of 90 cents. Year to date, this marks the eighteenth dividend announcement for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All eighteen changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 8.18% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “The board of directors of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.08 per common share, a 20% increase from the prior quarterly dividend of 90 cents. The dividend…
June 8, 2022 | Minnetonka, MN The Board of Directors of UnitedHealth Group has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.65 per common share, an increase of approximately 13.8% over the previous quarterly dividend. Year to date, this marks the seventeenth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All seventeen changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.48% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) provided updates on its 2022 annual shareholder meeting and actions by its Board of Directors. Shareholders elected all those nominated to the Board:…
May 26 | Dublin, Ireland The board of directors of Medtronic PLC (NYSE: MDT) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.68 per common share, an increase of approximately 8% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. Year to date, this marks the sixteenth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All sixteen changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.09% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “The company today announced that effective May 25, 2022, the Medtronic board of directors approved an increase in Medtronic’s cash dividend for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, raising…
May 3, 2022 | Deerfield, IL The Board of Directors of Baxter International Inc. has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.29 per common share, an increase of approximately 3.5% over the previous quarterly dividend. Year to date, this marks the fifteenth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All fifteen changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.03% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a leading global medtech company, today announced an increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend to a rate of $0.29 per share…
May 3 | Purchase, NY The board of directors of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.15 per common share, an increase of approximately 7% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.075. Year to date, this marks the fourteenth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All fourteen changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.28% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “The Board of Directors of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.15 per share of PepsiCo common stock, a 7 percent increase versus the comparable year-earlier period. Today’s…
April 25 | Waltham, MA The board of directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.55 per common share, an increase of approximately 7.8% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. Year to date, this marks the thirteenth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All thirteen changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.3% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of 55 cents per outstanding share of RTX common stock, which represents an increase of…
April 19, 2022 | New Brunswick, NJ The Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.13 per common share, an increase of approximately 6.6% over the previous quarterly dividend. Year to date, this marks the twelfth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twelve changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.26% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “Johnson & Johnson today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 6.6% increase in the quarterly dividend, from $1.06 per share to $1.13…
April 12, 2022 | Cincinnati, OH The Board of Directors of Procter and Gamble has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.9133 per common share, an increase of approximately 5% over the previous quarterly dividend. Year to date, this marks the eleventh dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All eleven changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.32% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) declared an increased quarterly dividend of $0.9133 per share on the Common Stock and on…
March 2, 2022 | Reston, VA The Board of Directors of General Dynamics has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.26 per common share, an increase of approximately 5.9% over the previous quarterly dividend. Year to date, this marks the tenth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All ten changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.56% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “The board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.26 per share on the company’s common stock, payable May 6,…
February 28, 2022 | Guildford, UK The Board of Directors of Linde plc has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.17 per common share, an increase of approximately 10% over the previous quarterly dividend. Year to date, this marks the ninth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All nine changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.74% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “The Board of Directors also approved a new share repurchase program for up to $10 billion of Linde’s ordinary shares. This new program replaces the $5 billion…
February 22 | Atlanta, GA The board of directors of Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.90 per common share, an increase of approximately 15% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.65. Year to date, this marks the eighth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All eight changes were increases. The average increase was 7.46% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “The Company today announced that its board of directors approved a 15 percent increase in its quarterly dividend to $1.90 per share, which equates to an annual dividend of $7.60 per share….