Dividend Roundup: Caterpillar, Oracle, Microsoft, UnitedHealth, and more

This week’s dividend activity included increased payouts from FedEx (FDX) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) as well as declarations from companies like Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and Dell Technologies (DELL).

Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players like UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) and Hewlett Packard (HPE) will see the ex-dividend dates for their upcoming dividend payments.

See a breakdown below of some of the highlights of this week, along with some upcoming activity on the dividend front.

Dividend Increases

Here are some companies that have announced a dividend increase in the past week:

FedEx (FDX)

• Dividend declared: June 10
• New dividend amount: $1.38
• Previous amount: $1.26
• Increase: 9.5%

Realty Income (O)

• Dividend declared: June 11
• New dividend amount: $0.2630
• Previous amount: $0.2625
• Increase: 0.2%

Caterpillar (CAT)

• Dividend declared: June 12
• New dividend amount: $1.41
• Previous amount: $1.30
• Increase: 8.5%

Dividend Declarations

Here are some companies that have announced a dividend in the past week:

Dell Technologies (DELL)

• Dividend declared: June 11
• Dividend amount: $0.445

Oracle (ORCL)

• Dividend declared: June 11
• Dividend amount: $0.40

Target (TGT)

• Dividend declared: June 12
• Dividend amount: $1.12

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

• Dividend declared: June 12
• Dividend amount: $0.75

Upcoming Dividend Calendar

Here are some companies that have an ex-dividend date coming next week:

UnitedHealth (UNH)

• Ex-dividend date: June 17
• Payout date: June 25

Hewlett Packard (HPE)

• Ex-dividend date: June 18
• Payout date: July 18

Best Buy (BBY)

• Ex-dividend date: June 20
• Payout date: July 11

Philip Morris (PM)

• Ex-dividend date: June 21
• Payout date: July 8