Lennox International (LII) will raise its quarterly dividend by 19.4 percent to $0.43 per share in 2016. Last year the HVACR company increased its dividend by six cents to 36 cents per share quarterly.
Lennox International Inc. is a provider of climate control solutions. The company designs, manufactures and markets products for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (“HVACR”) markets. The company's business segments are Residential Heating & Cooling, Commercial Heating & Cooling and Refrigeration. Lennox International was founded in 1895, in Marshalltown, Iowa, by Dave Lennox, the owner of a machine repair business for railroads. He designed and patented a riveted steel coal-fired furnace, which led to numerous advancements in heating, cooling and climate control solutions.