Dividend Roundup: CVS Health, Procter & Gamble, AbbVie, Colgate-Palmolive, and more

This week's dividend activity included increased payouts from PB Financial (OTCQX:PBNC) and Ryder (R) as well as declarations from companies such as CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG).

Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players such as AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) will see the ex-dividend dates for their upcoming dividend payments.

See a breakdown below of some of the highlights of this week, along with some upcoming activity on the dividend front.

Dividend Increases

Here are some companies that have announced a dividend increase in the past week:

PB Financial (OTCQX:PBNC)

• Dividend declared: July 9
• New dividend amount: $0.59
• Previous amount: $0.58
• Increase: 1.7%

Marsh & McLennan (MMC)

• Dividend declared: July 9
• New dividend amount: $0.90
• Previous amount: $0.815
• Increase: 110.4%

Ryder (R)

• Dividend declared: July 10
• New dividend amount: $0.91
• Previous amount: $0.81
• Increase: 12.3%

Dividend Declarations

Here are some companies that have announced a dividend in the past week:

CVS Health (NYSE:CVS)

• Dividend declared: July 7
• Dividend amount: $0.665

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG)

• Dividend declared: July 8
• Dividend amount: $1.0568

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)

• Dividend declared: July 10
• Dividend amount: $0.43

Phillips 66 (PSX)

• Dividend declared: July 10
• Dividend amount: $1.20

Upcoming Dividend Calendar

Here are some companies that have an ex-dividend date coming next week:

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV)

• Ex-dividend date: July 15
• Payout date: August 15

PNC Financial (PNC)

• Ex-dividend date: July 15
• Payout date: August 5

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL)

• Ex-dividend date: July 18
• Payout date: August 15

Williams-Sonoma (WSM)

• Ex-dividend date: July 18
• Payout date: August 22

Additional Dividend Information

For investors looking to gain further access to the dividend space, listed below are some popular dividend-focused ETFs that can be further analyzed:

Dividend ETFs: (NYSEARCA:VIG), (NYSEARCA:SCHD), (NYSEARCA:VYM), (NYSEARCA:DGRO), (NYSEARCA:SDY), (NASDAQ:DVY), (NASDAQ:DGRW), (BATS:NOBL), (NYSEARCA:HDV), (NASDAQ:RDVY), (NASDAQ:VIGI), and (NASDAQ:SDVY)