Tag: consumer staples
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Philip Morris increases dividend by 8.9%
The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) has increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend by 8.9% to an annualized rate of $5.88 per share. The new quarterly dividend of $1.47 per share, up from $1.35 per share, is payable on October 20, 2025, to shareholders of record as of October 3, 2025. The ex-dividend date is October 3, 2025. PMI has…
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Altria (MO) increases dividend by 3.9%, its 56th consecutive annual increase
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) today announced that our Board of Directors voted to increase our regular quarterly dividend by 3.9% to $1.06 per share versus the previous rate of $1.02 per share. This increase marks the 60th dividend increase in the past 56 years. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 10, 2025 to shareholders…
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Clorox (CLX) increases dividend by 1.6%, its 48th consecutive annual increase
The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced today that its board of directors has declared an increase to its quarterly dividend from $1.22 to $1.24 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable August 29, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 13, 2025. Clorox has a…
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How Sugar Tariffs effect Coke, ADM, and everything sweet
Tariff changes, political posturing, and consumer preference shifts are in flux—and companies like Coca-Cola (KO) and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) are examples of how one little change has a ripple effect all the way down to the consumer. You may not know, but the United States has some of the most restrictive sugar import rules…
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J.M. Smucker (SJM) increases dividend by 1.9%, its 24th consecutive annual increase
The J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) today announced its Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly dividend from $1.08 to $1.10 per common share, an increase of two percent. The next dividend will be paid on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Friday, August 15,…
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Coca-Cola (KO) increases dividend by 5.2%, its 63rd consecutive annual increase
The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company today approved the company’s 63rd consecutive annual dividend increase, raising the quarterly dividend approximately 5.2% from 48.5 cents to 51 cents per common share. The quarterly dividend is equivalent to an annual dividend of $2.04 per share, up from $1.94 per share in 2024. The first quarter dividend…