Dividend Roundup: Disney, Microsoft, Dell Technologies, Alphabet, and more

This week’s dividend activity included increased payouts from Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Deere (DE) as well as declarations from companies such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL).

Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players such as Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (GOOGL) and FedEx (FDX) 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:

Aflac (AFL)

• Dividend declared: December 2
• New dividend amount: $0.58
• Previous amount: $0.50
• Increase: 16%

Deere (DE)

• Dividend declared: December 3
• New dividend amount: $1.62
• Previous amount: $1.47
• Increase: 10.2%

Disney (DIS)

• Dividend declared: December 4
• New dividend amount: $0.50
• Previous amount: $0.45
• Increase: 11.1%

Dividend Declarations

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

Microsoft (MSFT)

• Dividend declared: December 3
• Dividend amount: $0.93

Dell Technologies (DELL)

• Dividend declared: December 3
• Dividend amount: $0.445

Verizon (VZ)

• Dividend declared: December 5
• Dividend amount: $0.6775

Salesforce (CRM)

• Dividend declared: December 5
• Dividend amount: $0.40

Upcoming Dividend Calendar

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

Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL)

• Ex-dividend date: December 9
• Payout date: December 16

FedEx (FDX)

• Ex-dividend date: November 26
• Payout date: December 26

Ross Stores (ROST)

• Ex-dividend date: December 10
• Payout date: December 31

Devon Energy (DVN)

• Ex-dividend date: December 13
• Payout date: December 31