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# Dividend Growth Investor: Eighteen Companies Rewarding Shareholders With a Raise
- URL: https://www.smartinvestingsociety.com/dividend-growth-investor-eighteen-companies-rewarding-shareholders-with-a-raise/
- Published: 2024-02-23T12:54:31.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-23T12:54:31.000Z
- Author: Smart Investing
- Tags: Income investing, Stock Picks, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-30 15:32

Whether the market moves up or down, stocks are just fractions of a business. Some of those businesses decide to use their excess cash flows to reward the owners of that business by paying a dividend.

Over time, they have more cash coming in to go out to shareholders. These dividend growth stocks are a fraction of the overall market. But they offer safe, consistent returns for patient investors. That makes for a simple strategy to beat the market over time.

Recently 18 companies have announced dividend increases .The increases have been as small as a 1.6 percent increase in the dividend to an 18 percent rise.

The largest rise came from **Sherwin-Williams (SHW)**. The painting retailer is increasing its payout from $0.61 to $0.72 per share. It’s also the 45th year the company has paid an increased dividend to its owners.

With a current yield of 0.9 percent, the yield isn’t large. But long-term holders will make a great return thanks to the dividend growth over time.

Another company increasing its payout now is the **Coca-Cola Company (KO)**. The beverage manufacturer pays a 3.3 percent dividend, and just increased its payout by 5.4 percent.

Coca-Cola has also raised its dividend for the past 62 years. Today’s buyers will likely see more decades of dividend growth ahead.

[To view the full list of companies raising their dividends now, click here.](https://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2024/02/eighteen-companies-rewarding.html?ref=smartinvestingsociety.com)