Here a changes to the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index as announced by S&P Global. The following companies will no longer be part of the Canadian Dividend Aristocrats due to dividend cuts: (CAE) CAE Inc (EFX) Enerflex Ltd (IPL) Inter Pipeline Ltd (MTY) MTY Food Group Inc (NFI) NFI Group Inc (RCH) Richelieu Hardware Ltd…
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…
US healthcare company and dividend aristocrat Abbott Laboratories (ABT) announced its quarterly earnings of $0.65 per share, beating the estimated $0.58 per share. Net sales rose 2.5% to $7.73 billion, above the average estimate of $7.34 billion. Abbott Laboratories has suspended its 2020 guidance but maintained its quarterly dividend as the corona pandemic has an…
Dividend Aristocrat and US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) today announced results for the first-quarter 2020 with 9.5% adjusted EPS growth and a 6.1% dividend increase. Dividend Increase For the dividend aristocrats followers and dividend growth investors some good news in the current days with a lot of dividend cuts due to the coronavirus.…
Dividend aristocrat McDonald’s (MCD) has posted a sharp fall in worldwide sales at its fast-food restaurants in March, due to the coronavirus outbreak. Same-store sales at McDonald’s restaurants globally fell 22.2% in March. U.S. comparable sales for March were down 13.4%, down 34.7% in International Operating Markets, down 19.4% in International Developmental Licensed Markets &…
Next to dividend cuts, dividend increases are an important factor for dividend growth and expressing the company’s confidence in the future growth of its business. Dividend growth stocks have been among the best long-term performers in the market, when payout ratio and high yield are monitored. The table below lists the most important dividend increases…
The Dividend Aristocrats are companies of the S&P 500 that have paid steadily increasing dividends for at least 25 years have outperformed the broader market over time, like in 2018. This article lists the current Dividend Aristocrat constituents and their recent returns By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth…