McDonald's just raised its dividend by this much

Late on Wednesday, September 25, the fast food giant McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) offered its investors a welcome surprise: a hefty dividend yield increase.To be precise, the restaurant chain increased its dividends by 6%, meaning its yield now stands at 2.35% instead of the previous 2.22%. The 48th annual increase in a row has sent the quarterly payments from $1.67 per share to$1.77 and the annual figure to $7.08, based on the September 25 closing price of$300.47. McDonald’s stock dividend history chart. Sourc ...