Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) will raise its quarterly dividend by 7.1 percent to $0.75 per share. It's the 53rd consecutive dividend increase for Dividend Aristocrat J&J.
The next quarterly dividend is payable on June 9, 2015 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 26, 2015.
Johnson & Johnson is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of products in the health care field. The company's three business segments are: Consumer, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices. Johnson & Johnson is a holding company with operating companies conducting business worldwide. The company was incorporated in the State of New Jersey in 1887.