PepsiCo is the day's biggest payer, sending shareholders about $2.02 billion, or $1.48 a share, on September 30. Alphabet's two share classes together add roughly $2.51 billion at 22 cents a share, with Kraft Heinz and SLM also paying out.
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Kraft Heinz raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $2.03 to $2.09 and lifted its organic sales outlook, funded by coffee and ready-to-drink pricing plus 10.4% growth in Emerging Markets. That covers a 2.7% North America sales decline and another $100 million of brand spending, taking incremental investment to roughly $700 million this year.
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