Walgreens Boots Alliance today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 45.75 cents per share, an increase of 4 percent. The increased dividend is payable September 12, 2019 to stockholders of record as of August 20, 2019, and raises the annual rate from $1.76 per share to $1.83 per share. This marks the 44th consecutive year that Walgreens Boots Alliance and its predecessor company, Walgreen Co., have raised the dividend.
Fastenal reported its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.22 per share to be paid in cash on August 22, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 25, 2019. Fastenal began paying annual dividends in 1991, semi-annual dividends in 2003, and then expanded to quarterly dividends in 2011.
CVS Health today announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on the corporation's common stock. The dividend is payable on August 2, 2019, to holders of record on July 25, 2019.
On July 9, 2019, the Board of Directors of Moody's declared a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share of MCO Common Stock. The dividend will be payable on September 10, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 20, 2019.
Today, the Board of Directors of CSX approved a $0.24 per share quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on September 13, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 30, 2019.
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