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This week's dividend activity included increased payouts from Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) and Argan (AGX) as well as declarations from companies such as Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL).

Additionally, looking towards next week, industry players such as Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) 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:

Realty Income (O)

• Dividend declared: September 9
• New dividend amount: $0.2695
• Previous amount: $0.2690
• Increase: 0.2%

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)

• Dividend declared: September 10
• New dividend amount: $0.1.00
• Previous amount: $0.75
• Increase: 33.3%

Argan (AGX)

• Dividend declared: September 10
• New dividend amount: $0.50
• Previous amount: $0.375
• Increase: 33.3%

Dividend Declarations

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

AECOM (ACM)

• Dividend declared: September 10
• Dividend amount: $0.26

Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL)

• Dividend declared: September 11
• Dividend amount: $0.52

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)

• Dividend declared: September 11
• Dividend amount: $0.525

Applied Materials (AMAT)

• Dividend declared: September 12
• Dividend amount: $0.46

Upcoming Dividend Calendar

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

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO)

• Ex-dividend date: September 15
• Payout date: October 1

Domino's Pizza (DPZ)

• Ex-dividend date: September 15
• Payout date: September 30

Gilead (GILD)

• Ex-dividend date: September 15
• Payout date: September 29

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH)

• Ex-dividend date: September 15
• Payout date: September 23

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).