Dividend Aristocrat Coca-Cola (KO) will raise its quarterly dividend by 6.1 percent to $0.35 per share in 2016. This marks the 54th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the beverage maker.

The next dividend is payable on April 1, 2016, to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2016. The ex-dividend date is March 11, 2016.

The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company, with more than 500 sparkling and still brands and more than 3,800 beverage choices. Its brands include Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero, Fanta, Sprite, Dasani, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, Del Valle, Georgia and Gold Peak.