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%.
Dividends. MCD is a dividend powerhouse. They have increased their dividend every year since paying their first one in 1976, and I believe this will continue into the future. The current quarterly rate of $0.61 a share equals an annual dividend of $2.44, and the stock currently yields 3.3%. Based on dividend history, we can expect an increase in the fourth quarter of 2011, so the yield is probably a bit higher.