Chasing the Yield

Investing for income through dividends and distributions

  • IBM increases dividend by 0.6%, its 31st consecutive annual increase

    IBM increases dividend by 0.6%, its 31st consecutive annual increase

    Dividend Declaration The IBM board of directors declared an increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend to $1.69 per common share, payable June 10, 2026 to stockholders of record as of May 8, 2026. This is the 31st year in a row that IBM has increased its quarterly cash dividend. IBM has paid consecutive quarterly…

  • Sonoco (SON) increases dividend by 1.9%, its 43rd consecutive annual increase

    Sonoco (SON) increases dividend by 1.9%, its 43rd consecutive annual increase

    The Board of Directors of Sonoco Products Company (“Sonoco” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SON), a global leader in high-value sustainable metal and paper packaging, today increased its quarterly common stock dividend to $0.54 per share to be paid on June 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of May 8, 2026. With the increase, Sonoco’s…

  • P&G increases dividend by 3%, its 70th consecutive annual increase

    P&G increases dividend by 3%, its 70th consecutive annual increase

    The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) declared an increased quarterly dividend of $1.0885 per share on the Common Stock and on the Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock of the Company, payable on or after May 15, 2026 to Common Stock shareowners of record at…

  • Johnson & Johnson increases dividend by 3.1%, its 64th consecutive annual increase

    Johnson & Johnson increases dividend by 3.1%, its 64th consecutive annual increase

    Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 3.1% increase in the quarterly dividend, from $1.30 per share to $1.34 per share, marking the 64th year of consecutive increases. At the new rate, the indicated dividend on an annual basis is $5.36 per share compared to the previous rate…

  • Bank OZK (OZK) increases dividend by 2.2%, its 63rd consecutive quarterly increase

    Bank OZK (OZK) increases dividend by 2.2%, its 63rd consecutive quarterly increase

    Bank OZK (the “Bank”) (Nasdaq: OZK) announced its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Bank’s common stock of $0.47 per share, up $0.01, or 2.17% from the prior quarter. The common stock dividend is payable on April 20, 2026 to shareholders of record as of April 13, 2026. Bank OZK has increased its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock…

  • Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund (UTF) increases dividend by 6.5%

    Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund (UTF) increases dividend by 6.5%