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Dividends & Splits

YearAmount Paid
(not adjusted for subsequent splits)
Payment DateRecord Date
2025$0.885January 31December 31
    
2024$0.885January 26December 29
 $0.885April 26March 29
 $0.885July 26June 28
 $0.885October 25September 30
    
2023$0.7875January 27December 30
 $0.885April 28March 31
 $0.885July 28June 30
 $0.885October 27September 29
    
2022$0.700January 28December 31
 $0.7875April 29March 31
 $0.7875July 29June 30
 $0.7875October 28September 30
    
2021$0.625January 29December 31
 $0.700April 30March 31
 $0.700July 30June 30
 $0.700October 29September 30
    
2020$0.550January 31December 31
 $0.625April 24March 31 
 $0.625July 31June 30
 $0.625October 30September 30 
    
2019$0.50January 25December 31
 $0.55April 26March 29
 $0.55July 26June 28
 $0.55October 25September 30
    
2018$0.40January 26December 29
 $0.50April 27March 30
 $0.50July 27June 29
 $0.50October 26September 28
    
2017$0.29January 27January12
 $0.40July 31June 30
 $0.40October 27September 29
    
2016$0.29January 29December 30
 $0.29April 29March 31
 $0.29July 29June 30
 $0.29October 28October 13
    
2015$0.28January 30December 31
 $0.28April 24March 31
 $0.29July 31June 30
 $0.29October 30September 30
    
2014$0.27January 31December 31
 $0.27April 25March 31
 $0.28July 25June 30
 $0.28October 31September 30
    
2013$0.26January 25December 31
 $0.26April 26March 28
 $0.27July 26June 28
 $0.27October 25September 30
    
2012$0.25January 31December 30
 $0.25April 27March 30
 $0.26July 27June 29
 $0.26October 26September 28
    
2011$0.25July 28June 30
 $0.25October 28September 30
    
1993$0.2250February 1January 4
    
1992$0.2250February 3January 2
 $0.2250May 1April 1
 $0.2250August 3July 1
 $0.2250November 2October 1
    
1991$0.3000February 1 January 2
 $0.3000May 1April 1
 $0.3375 (3-for-2 stock split)August 1July 1
 $0.2250November 1October 1
    
1990$0.26February 1January 2
 $0.26May 1April 2
 $0.30August 1July 2
 $0.30November 1October 1
    
1989$0.23February 1January 2
 $0.23May 1April 3
 $0.26August 1July 3
 $0.26November 1October 3
    
1988$0.20February 1January 4
 $0.20May 2April 1
 $0.23August 1July 1
 $0.23November 1October 3
    
1987$0.19February 2January 2
 $0.19May 1April 2
 $0.20August 1July 1
 $0.20November 2October 2
    
1986$0.19February 1January 3
 $0.19May 1April 2
 $0.19August 1July 3
 $0.19November 1October 3
    
1985$0.17February 1January 4
 $0.17May 1April 2
 $0.17August 1July 3
 $0.17November 1October 3
    
1984$0.18 (on pre-split shares)February 1January 4
 6-for-5 stock splitFebruary 1January 12
 $0.15 (on increased # of shares)May 1April 2
 $0.15August 1July 3
 $0.15November 1October 3
    
1983$0.20 (on pre-split shares)February 1January 4
 4-for-3 stock splitFebruary 1January 4
 $0.15 (on increased # of shares)May 2April 4
 $0.15August 1July 6
 $0.15November 1October 3
    
19823-for-2 stock splitFebruary 1January 4
 $0.15 (on increased # of shares)February 1January 4
 $0.15May 3April 2
 $0.15August 2July 6
 $0.15November 1October 4
    
19812-for-1 stock splitFebruary 2January 9
 $0.15 (on increased # of shares)February 2January 9
 $0.15May 1April 3
 $0.15August 1July 6
 $0.15November 2October 6
    
19804-for-3 stock splitFebruary 1January 3
 $0.18 3/4 (on increased # of shares)February 1January 3
 $0.18 3/4May 1April 4
 $0.18 3/4August 1July 3
 $0.18 3/4November 1October 6
    
1979$0.12 1/2February 1January 5
 $0.18 3/4May 1April 5
 $0.18 3/4August 1July 5
 $0.18 3/4November 1October 3
    
1978$0.12 1/2February 1January 19
 $0.12 1/2May 1April 14
 $0.12 1/2August 1July 14
 3-for-2 stock splitNovember 1October 4
 $0.12 1/2 (on increased # of shares)November 1October 4
    
1977$0.12 1/2February 1January 24
 $0.12 1/2May 2April 15
 $0.12 1/2August 1July 18
 3-for-2 stock splitOctober 21October 4
 $0.12 1/2 (on increased # of shares)November 1October 4
    
1976$0.10January 15December 15
 $0.10May 1April 19
 $0.10August 2July 19
 $0.10November 1October 25
    
19692-for-1 stock split December 18