During the 2017/2018 full year results publication National Grid announced a 4,6% increase of their final dividend over the bookyear 2017/2018. The final dividend will increaes from 29,1 pence to 30,44 pence.
I own 100 shares National Grid so this final dividend increase will result in 134 pence extra dividend. In euro’s this is €1,53.
DSM announced at the annual shareholders meeting a 5,7% dividend increase from €1,75 to €1,85 over 2017. €0,58 already has been paid as interim dividend.
I own 13 shares DSM so this dividend increase means my yearly estimated dividend income will increase with €1,30. As a result of this increase my yield on cost is 3,17%.
Recently Warehouses De Pauw (WDP) went ex-dividend and I noticed an increase 5,9% increase of the yearly dividend from €4,25 to €4,50 per share.
As I own 11 shares of WDP my yearly estimated dividend income will increase with €2,75.
Recently Apple announced an increase of their quarterly dividend from $0,63 to $0,73. This is an increase of 15,9%. The yearly dividend will be $2,92 per share.
I own 10 Apple shares so my estimated dividend income will increase with $4,00 as a result of this dividend increase. My yield on cost after the dividend increase will be up from 1,8% to 2,1%.
Recently Johnson & Johnson announced an increase of their quarterly dividend from $0,84 to $0,90. This is an increase of 7,1%. As a result of the dividend increase my yearly estimated dividend income increased with $3,60.
After the dividend increase the yield on cost is 2,75%.
Unilever announced a quarterly dividend increase from €0,3585 to €0,3872. This is a dividend increase of 8,0%. As a result of this dividend raise by Unilever, my yearly estimated dividend income will increase with €2,30.
The yield on cost will increase from 3,50% to 3,78%.
l’Oreal is proposing a dividend over 2017 of €3,55. This is up 7,6% from the 2016 dividend which was €3,30. I own 6 shares l’Oreal so this proposed dividend increase will result in an yearly estimated dividend income increase of €1,50.
Yield on cost after the dividend increase will be up from 1,9% to 2,0%
Recently ASML proposed a dividend increase from €1,20 to €1,40. The dividend still needs to be approved by the shareholders. The proposed 2017 dividend is 17% higher than previous years dividend.
As I own 6 shares ASML my estimated yearly dividend income will increase with €1,20.
In February Aegon announced an increase of their half year dividend from €0,13 to €0,14. This is a dividend raise of 7,7%. As a result the full year dividend will be €0,28 with a dividend yield of 5,0%.
I own 120 Aegon shares. As a result of this dividend increase my yearly estimated dividend income will increase with €2,40.
This week Royal Bank of Canada announced an dividend increase. The quarterly dividend will be increased from CA$0,91 to CA$0,94. I own 10 shares Royal Bank of Canada. This dividend increase will increase my estimated yearly dividend income with €0,77 with a estimated yield on cost of 3,90%.