The Ring of Fire includes more than 450 volcanoes. It stretches for nearly 25,000 miles, running in the shape of a horseshoe (as opposed to an actual ring) from the southern tip of South America, along the west coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, down through Japan, and into New Zealand.
Well, when IBM raised its dividend to $1.10 from $0.95 a year ago, that was a dividend hike of almost 16%. When the dividend went to $0.95 from $0.85 in 2013, that was a hike of almost 12%. And in 2012, the dividend hike to $0.85 from $0.75 was a payout raise of 13%.
Starbuckâs Dividend Growth Score is 99, indicating very good chances that it will continue growing its payout at a rapid rate for years to come. Starbucks began paying dividends in 2010 and has increased its payout every year since. The companyâs dividend growth has been tremendous. For example, over the last three years, Starbucksâ dividend has grown by 23.6% per year. Most recently, Starbucks lifted its dividend by 25% in late 2015.