Dividend Aristocrat General Dynamics (GD) reported an EPS of $2.43 in Q1 2020 versus $2.56 the same quarter a year ago. General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company and saw a $549 million decline in revenue for the Aerospace segment. Since travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in delayed deliveries of…
Dividend aristocrat ADP (ADP) reported adjusted EPS growth of 8% to $1.92 in its fiscal Q3-2020. Total revenues of $4.04 billion beat the consensus mark by 0.2% and improved 6% year over year. ADP is trading up +1% on the earnings results and the current dividend yield is 2.55%. It will not be a surprise…
The International Business Machines (IBM) Board approved an increase of its quarterly cash dividend for the 25th consecutive year. IBM will raise its quarterly dividend from $1.62/share to $1.63/share (payable June 10, 2020, to stockholders of record as of May 8, 2020) IBM’s dividend yield is around 5% at the time of this writing. With…
In the months April and May many companies report their first-quarter earnings results. Allowing companies to adjust guidance for the calendar year and investor to analyze the first impact of the corona-virus. It will reveal how the early weeks of the coronavirus shutdowns impacted their revenues, earnings, and staff. Dividend Aristocrats earnings announcements Here is…
The Dividend Aristocrats list is a select group of companies in the S&P 500 Index that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 straight years. These US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole and a great source for dividend investors.…