Apple (AAPL) raises its dividend to $0.27, marking 14 straight years of increases
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on August 10, 2026.
Apple lifted the quarterly payout 3.8% to 27 cents, extending a 14-year growth streak. At a 0.43% yield, the draw here is the compounding raise.
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Apple's latest dividend hike brings the quarterly payment to 27 cents a share, up 3.8% from a year ago. That puts the trailing annual payout at $1.32 per share, and with the ex-dividend date set for August 10, 2026, shareholders of record by that date will receive the higher amount.
At a yield of just 0.43%, Apple is not a stock investors buy for income today. The real case for holding AAPL as a dividend name rests on the consistency of these raises: 14 consecutive years of growth means an investor who bought shares years ago has watched the payout compound steadily, even as the yield on the current price stays modest.
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A 3.8% raise is roughly in line with recent annual increases, signaling that Apple's management remains comfortable returning cash to shareholders at a measured pace rather than making a splashy one-time move. For long-term holders, the pattern of steady, reliable hikes is the headline — not the yield figure itself.
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