The key to dividend investing is owning companies that increase their dividends on a regular basis. As you will hear from us, cash flow... I mean a growing cash flow is so important and we want to remind you on a monthly basis. The companies we list are not the complete list of companies that have increased their dividends in Canada and the United States or the rest of the world but they are key companies we follow or own.
Canadian Companies
| Company | Previous ($) | New ($) | Change (%) |
| Boyd Group Income Fund | 0.045 | 0.046 | 2.22 |
| Cogeco Communications Inc. | 0.525 | 0.580 | 10.48 |
| Canadian Tire Corp | 1.038 | 1.138 | 9.64 |
| Sun Life Financial Inc. | 0.525 | 0.550 | 4.76 |
| Waste Connections Inc. | 0.160 | 0.185 | 15.63 |
| TMX Group Ltd. | 0.620 | 0.660 | 6.45 |
US Companies
| Company | Previous ($) | New ($) | Change (%) |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 0.790 | 0.910 | 15.19 |
| Becton Dickinson and Co. | 0.770 | 0.790 | 2.60 |
| Brown-Forman Corp | 0.166 | 0.174 | 5.00 |
| DR Horton Inc. | 0.150 | 0.175 | 16.67 |
| Emerson Electric Co. | 0.490 | 0.500 | 2.04 |
| HP Inc. | 0.160 | 0.176 | 9.99 |
| Hormel Foods Corp | 0.210 | 0.233 | 10.71 |
| Kansas City Southern | 0.360 | 0.400 | 11.11 |
| McCormick & Co Inc/MD | 0.570 | 0.620 | 8.77 |
| Merck & Co Inc. | 0.550 | 0.610 | 10.91 |
| NIKE Inc. | 0.220 | 0.245 | 11.36 |
| Raymond James Financial Inc. | 0.340 | 0.370 | 8.82 |
| Roper Technologies Inc. | 0.463 | 0.513 | 10.81 |
| Snap-On Inc. | 0.950 | 1.080 | 13.68 |
| Sysco Corp. | 0.390 | 0.450 | 15.38 |
The dollar value listed per share represents a quarterly dividend payment.
Source: Bloomberg
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