Illinois Tool Works (ITW) will raise its quarterly dividend by 18.2 percent to $0.65 per share in 2016. Last year the industrial company increased its dividend from $0.485 to $0.55 per share quarterly.
The dividend will be paid on October 6, 2016 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2016. The ex-date for the next dividend of 65 cents per share is September 28, 2016.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. is a manufacturer of industrial products and equipment. Its products include fasteners, components, equipment, consumable systems, and a variety of specialty products and equipment. The company operates through seven segments: Automotive OEM, Food Equipment, Test & Measurement and Electronics, Welding, Polymers & Fluids, Construction Products and Specialty Products. llinois Tool Works Inc. was founded in 1912 and incorporated in 1915.