The Walt Disney Company (DIS) will raise its annual dividend by 25 percent to $0.75 per share,

The dividend is payable on December 28, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 10, 2012. The December payment represents the 57th consecutive dividend payment to shareholders.

"Fiscal 2012 was another great year for The Walt Disney Company, creatively and financially," said   Robert A. Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company.  "We achieved record revenue, net income and earnings per share, while continuing to invest for long term growth, and we are pleased to be able to increase our shareholder dividend by 25 percent."

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, is an entertainment company with operations in four business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, and Consumer Products & Interactive Media. Its cable networks consist of ESPN, the Disney Channels and Freeform. Disney is a Dow 30 company.