These ‘Dividend Aristocrat’ stocks have been raising their dividends for decades, and there have been no dividend cuts during the pandemic

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Can you guess which stocks haven't slashed dividends during the pandemic? These 'dividend aristocrat' stocks have actually raised dividends for decades:

The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats — stocks of 65 companies that have increased their dividends for at least 25 years — have been solid, in that none of them have cut their payouts.

The entire S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index is down 2.4% this year, which may seem a poor showing against the 6.5% return for the broader S&P 500 Index. However, large technology companies that dominate the benchmark index have had an outsized effect on its market-capitalization-weighted performance.

So it’s no surprise that the tech-heavy S&P 500 has been outperforming the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats for many years. But if you look back 15 years, the story changes: Here are all 65 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, sorted by current yield, with total returns for 2020 through Aug. 21 :Despite no dividend cuts among the group this year, they are a possibility. For example, Exxon Mobil Corp. US:XOM decided in April to leave its quarterly dividend unchanged, when it traditionally raises the dividend at that time each year. Unless the company makes a move later this year, it will not longer be an Aristocrat.

 

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I get $AMZN , but what’s the bull case for Microsoft and Apple?

That’s because they are apart of the “plandemic” along with Big Pharma, the Dems with cooperatives like China and it’s patented virus 🦠

Amazon doesn't pay Divs..

If you don’t pay a dividend you can’t slash your dividend

AMZN has a dividend? FakeNews cancelMarketWatch

when did amazon start paying dividends. are u kidding me ?

AMZN pays a divvy? News to me...

Amazon doesn't pay dividends and isn't going to offer it any time soon.

Amazon doesn’t pay a dividend. Nothing to slash.

Amazon pays dividend?! 😱

You should delete this

Ok I changed my mind maybe stick to the politics

I've made so much money with $amzn divs!

Amazon doesn't pay a dividend

Amazon has no dividend lol

Where did it get $XOM? How did their employees’ 401k’s fair in 2020?!? Should have taken the medicine like Royal Dutch Shell to ensure future strength.

Amazon

If AMZN somehow learned to split their $0.00 dividend, then I think the world would blow up

When did amazon start paying dividends? I don’t recall it having preferred shares either.

When did Amazon start paying dividends?

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pyty_the_trader So why don't we owe any 🤷‍♀️

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Bank are a buy! They are down now, but look post-pandemic and people are going to wish they bought into GS, JPM when they were undervalued!

Dividends! I’ll be rich in 400 years!

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