Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) will raise its quarterly dividend by 15.4 percent to $0.15 per share in 2016. This follows a dividend hike of 18.2 percent to 13 cents per share quarterly by the company last year.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a provider of management and technology, consulting and engineering services to the United States and international governments, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. The company was founded in 1914 by Edwin Booz, one of the pioneers of management consulting. In 1940, Booz Allen began serving the U.S. government by advising the Secretary of the Navy in preparation for World War II. The company has expanded beyond its management consulting foundation to develop deep expertise in the fields of analytics, digital solutions, engineering and cyber.