Chasing the Yield

Investing for income through dividends and distributions

  • Lockheed Martin (LMT) increases dividend by 4.3%, its 24th consecutive annual increase

    Lockheed Martin (LMT) increases dividend by 4.3%, its 24th consecutive annual increase

    The Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) board of directors has authorized a fourth quarter 2026 dividend of $3.60 per share, an increase of $0.15 per share over the last quarter. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2026, to holders of record as of the close of business on December 1, 2026. Lockheed Martin continues to invest in…

  • Accenture (ACN) increases dividend by 4.9%

    Accenture (ACN) increases dividend by 4.9%

    Accenture plc has declared another quarterly cash dividend of $1.71 per share for shareholders of record at the close of business on October 13, 2026.◦ This dividend, which is payable on November 13, 2026, represents a 5% increase over thequarterly dividend rate in fiscal 2026. Accenture

  • Philip Morris (PM) increases dividend by 8.8%

    Philip Morris (PM) increases dividend by 8.8%

    The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) has increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend by 8.8% to an annualized rate of $6.40 per share. The new quarterly dividend of $1.60 per share, up from $1.47 per share, is payable on October 26, 2026, to shareholders of record as of October…

  • W.P. Carey (WPC) increases dividend by 1.1%

    W.P. Carey (WPC) increases dividend by 1.1%

    W. P. Carey Inc. (W. P. Carey, NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $0.950 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $3.80 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2026 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2026. W. P. Carey…

  • New Jersey Resources (NJR) increased their dividend by 5.3%, its 31st consecutive annual increase

    New Jersey Resources (NJR) increased their dividend by 5.3%, its 31st consecutive annual increase

    The board of directors (the “Board”) of New Jersey Resources Corporation (NYSE: NJR) unanimously approved an increase in the quarterly dividend rate to $0.50 per share from $0.475 per share. The new quarterly rate will be effective with the dividend payable October 1, 2026, to shareowners of record on September 24, 2026. The new annual…

  • Realty Income (O) increases dividend by 0.2%, its 136th increase since 1994

    Realty Income (O) increases dividend by 0.2%, its 136th increase since 1994

    Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today declared an increase in its common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2715 per share from $0.2710 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2026, to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2026. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $3.258 per share as…