McDonald’s, Lockheed Martin, and ConocoPhillips were among the large U.S. companies that declared dividend increases in the past week.

Fast-food restaurant company McDonald’s (ticker: MCD) said it plans to boost its quarterly disbursement to $1.38 a share, up 7% from $1.29.

The stock, which yields 2.1%, has returned about 16% this year, dividends included, as of Sept. 23, versus around 20% for the S&P 500.

Aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin (LMT) declared a quarterly dividend of $2.80 a share. That’s an increase of nearly 8%.

October 2021