Year To Date Dividend Growth Rate

On a year to date basis, S&P's Dividend Aristocrats that have announced dividend actions, have a rate of increase of 9.34%. When looking at all YTD dividend actions for S&P 500 companies, the rate of increase is 12.6%. Following is a list of the Aristocrats that have announced dividend actions this year.

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Source: Standard & Poor's