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RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-24-2026
Silgan Increases Dividend for 22nd Consecutive Year Since Initiation and Declares Quarterly Dividend
Feb 24, 2026
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silgan Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SLGN), a leading supplier of sustainable rigid packaging solutions for the world's essential consumer goods products, announced today that based on its continued strong financial performance and business prospects its Board of Directors declared a $0.21 per share quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock, payable on March 31, 2026 to the holders of record of the common stock of the Company on March 17, 2026. This represents a 5 percent increase from last year's quarterly cash dividend, which the Company has increased every year for twenty-two consecutive years since it began paying cash dividends in 2004. With this dividend payment, the Company will have paid a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock for eighty-eight consecutive quarters since 2004.
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-24-2026
Linde Increases Dividend 7%
Feb 24, 2026
WOKING, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linde plc (Nasdaq: LIN) today announced its Board of Directors has declared a 7% increase in the company's quarterly dividend to $1.60 per share. This marks the 33rd consecutive year of quarterly dividend increases on the company’s common stock.
The dividend is payable on March 26, 2026, to shareholders of record on March 11, 2026.
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-24-2026
Valmont Increases Quarterly Dividend by 13%
Feb 23, 2026
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valmont® Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), a global leader that provides products and solutions to support vital infrastructure and advance agricultural productivity, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 13% increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend to $0.77 per share, payable on April 15, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 27, 2026. The increase results in an annualized dividend of $3.08 per share.
The dividend increase is consistent with the capital allocation priorities Valmont outlined in February 2025, which established a balanced framework to accelerate growth and increase shareholder returns. Under that framework, the Company targets allocating approximately 50% of operating cash flow to high-return growth opportunities and approximately 50% to shareholder returns through dividends and share repurchases. As previously communicated, Valmont intends to grow its dividend annually at a pace aligned with expected longer-term earnings growth.
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-24-2026
The Home Depot Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2025 Results; Increases Quarterly Dividend by 1.3%;Provides Fiscal 2026 Guidance
Feb 24, 2026
ATLANTA, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported fourth quarter and fiscal 2025 results.
Dividend Declaration
The Company today announced that its board of directors approved a 1.3% increase in its quarterly dividend to $2.33 per share, which equates to an annual dividend of $9.32 per share.
The dividend is payable on March 26, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2026. This is the 156th consecutive quarter the Company has paid a cash dividend.
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-24-2026
Analog Devices Raises Quarterly Dividend by 11%
Feb 17, 2026, 17:30 ET
WILMINGTON, Mass., Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI), a global semiconductor leader, today announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase its quarterly dividend by 11% to $1.10 per outstanding share of common stock, marking 22 consecutive years of higher dividends.
"ADI has executed its powerful and resilient business model to deliver positive free cash flow for 29 consecutive years," said Vincent Roche, CEO and Chair. "Since the inception of our capital return program 22 years ago, we have returned more than $32 billion to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases. We continue to strategically target our R&D investments to the most attractive opportunities driving strong growth and generating exceptional free cash flow, 100% of which we have committed to return to shareholders over the long term."
The dividend increase is effective with the dividend payable on March 17, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 3, 2026.
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-26-2026
Cohen & Steers, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend
Feb 26, 2026
NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) declared a cash dividend for the first quarter of 2026 in the amount of $0.67 per share of common stock, representing an 8.1% increase from the $0.62 per share dividend last quarter. The dividend is payable on March 19, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 9, 2026.
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-26-2026
PSEG Increases 2026 Common Stock Dividend
Feb 26, 2026, 07:15 ET
Indicative Annual Dividend Rate Increases by ~6% to $2.68 Per Share
PSEG's 15th Consecutive Dividend Increase and 119th Year Paying a Dividend to Shareholders
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG) declared a $0.67 per share quarterly common stock dividend for the first quarter of 2026, payable on or before March 31, 2026, to shareholders of record on March 10, 2026. This action represents an increase of $0.04 per share in the company's quarterly common stock dividend, bringing the 2026 indicative annual rate to $2.68 per share.
"The approximately 6% increase in the 2026 indicative annual dividend rate marks our 15th consecutive annual increase," said Ralph LaRossa, chair, president and chief executive officer of PSEG. "Our success in providing shareholders with consistent and sustainable dividend growth is supported by the company's continued execution in utilizing its strong business mix to deliver predictable earnings and maintaining a solid financial position."
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-26-2026
Eaton increases quarterly dividend to $1.10 per share
Feb 26, 2026
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of intelligent power management company Eaton (NYSE:ETN) today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.10 per ordinary share, an increase of 6% over its last quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable March 27, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2026. Eaton has paid dividends on its shares every year since 1923.
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-26-2026
Thermo Fisher Scientific Increases Quarterly Dividend
Feb 25, 2026
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Board of Directors authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.47 per common share, payable on April 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of March 13, 2026. This reflects a 10% increase over the previous dividend payment of $0.43.
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-26-2026
AMERISAFE Increases Dividend by 5.1%
Feb 25, 2026
DERIDDER, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF), a specialty provider of workers’ compensation insurance focused on high-hazard industries, today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the quarterly dividend by 5.1%, from $0.39 to $0.41 per share.
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.41 per share, payable on March 20, 2026, to shareholders of record as of March 13, 2026.
The Company began paying dividends in 2013. Since that time, the Company has declared $50.34 in dividends per share, comprising $13.09 in regular dividends and $37.25 in special dividends.
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 02-26-2026
Xcel Energy Inc. Board Increases 2026 Common Dividend, Declares Dividend on Common Stock
Feb 25, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) today raised the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock from 57 cents per share to 59.25 cents per share, which is equivalent to an annual rate of $2.37 per share. The dividends are payable April 20, 2026, to shareholders of record on March 13, 2026.
“Xcel Energy is rewarding its shareholders with higher dividends for the twenty third consecutive year. It was made possible by our more than 11,000 employees striving daily to make energy work better for our customers, and reflects confidence in our long-term growth strategy and financial strength,” said Bob Frenzel, chairman, president and CEO of Xcel Energy. “We are committed to providing predictable and sustainable dividend growth, continuing to target annual dividend increases of 4-6 percent and a payout ratio of 45-55 percent,” said Frenzel.
RE: Dividend Announcement Thread! - Dividend Watcher - 03-02-2026
OLD REPUBLIC DECLARES FIRST QUARTER REGULAR CASH DIVIDEND OF 31.5 CENTS PER SHARE
Feb 27, 2026
CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) – today announced its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 31.5 cents per share. This dividend is payable on March 19, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 09, 2026. Subject to Board approval of each quarter's new rate, the full year's cash dividend will amount to $1.26 per share compared to $1.16 per share paid in 2025, an 8.6% increase.
2026 marks the 45th consecutive year that Old Republic has increased its regular cash dividend and the 85th year of uninterrupted regular cash dividend payments.