Humana, Cisco, Waste Connections, Stanley Black & Decker, AbbVie

Humana announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend to stockholders of $0.7875 per share payable on April 29, 2022 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2022. The dividend of $0.7875 per share reflects an increase of 12.5 percent from the previous per share dividend of $0.70.

Cisco has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per common share, a 1-cent increase or up 3% over the previous quarter’s dividend, to be paid on April 27, 2022 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 6, 2022. Cisco’s board of directors has also approved a $15 billion increase to the authorization of the stock repurchase program.

Waste Connections today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 U.S. per common share of the Company. The regular quarterly cash dividend will be paid on March 16, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 2, 2022.

Stanley Black & Decker announced today that its Board of Directors approved a regular first quarter cash dividend of $0.79 per common share. This extends the company’s record for the longest consecutive annual and quarterly dividend payments among industrial companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The dividend is payable on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

The board of directors of AbbVie today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.41 per share. The cash dividend is payable May 16, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2022. Since the company’s inception in 2013, AbbVie has increased its dividend by more than 250 percent. AbbVie is a member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index, which tracks companies that have annually increased their dividend for at least 25 consecutive years.