The Walt Disney Company (DIS) will raise its annual dividend by 14.7 percent to $0.86 per share. This marks the fourth consecutive annual dividend increase for Disney.
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.