Dividend Aristocrat Coca-Cola (KO) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.7 percent from $0.35 to $0.37 per share in 2017.
This is equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.48 per share, up from $1.40 per share in 2016. The first quarterly dividend is payable April 3, 2017, to shareowners of record as of March 15, 2017.
The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company, with more than 500 sparkling and still brands and more than 3,800 beverage choices. Its brands include Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero, Fanta, Sprite, Dasani, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, Del Valle, Georgia and Gold Peak.