Southern CO (NYSE:SO) declares $0.62/share quarterly dividend, 3.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.60.
Forward yield 4.72%
Payable June 6; for shareholders of record May 20; ex-div May 17.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) declares $0.87/share quarterly dividend, 6.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.82.
Forward yield 4.23%
Payable June 10; for shareholders of record May 13; ex-div May 10.
W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) declares $1.44/share quarterly dividend, 5.9% increase from prior dividend of $1.36.
Forward yield 1.96%
Payable June 1; for shareholders of record May 13; ex-div May 10.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) declares $0.95/share quarterly dividend, 5.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.90.
Forward yield 2.73%
Payable June 11; for shareholders of record May 28; ex-div May 24.
The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend on Costco common stock, including a quarterly increase from 57 to 65 cents per share (14.0% increase), or $2.60 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable May 24, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 10, 2019.