Trinity Industries (TRN) will raise its quarterly dividend by 30.8 percent to $0.17 per share in the first quarter of 2018. This follows an 18.2 percent dividend hike two years ago by the rail products company.

The quarterly cash dividend, representing Trinity’s 220th consecutively paid dividend, is payable April 30, 2019 to stockholders of record on April 15, 2019.

“We are pleased to have completed the Company’s $350 million ASR, as well as announce the new $350 million share repurchase authorization and an increase to our quarterly cash dividend,” said Timothy R. Wallace, Trinity’s Chairman, CEO, and President. “The dividend and share repurchase program reflect our commitment to returning capital to shareholders. These actions are supported by our financial strength and the confidence we have in our integrated platform of products and services for rail transportation. We have made good progress in optimizing the balance sheet for improved shareholder returns. Our railcar leasing company’s leverage ratio increased from 33% at the end of the third quarter 2018 to 48% at year-end 2018. Today’s announcement underscores our continuing commitment to balance sheet optimization and growing the Company through prudent investments and other compelling opportunities, including returning cash to shareholders through share repurchases.”

Trinity Industries, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, owns businesses that provide rail transportation products and services in North America. The company's TrinityRail integrated business platform provides railcar manufacturing, maintenance and modifications, as well as railcar leasing and management services. Trinity also owns businesses engaged in the manufacture of products used on the nation’s roadways and in traffic control, as well as logistical and transportation businesses that provide support services to a variety of industrial manufacturers. Trinity's business segmentsare: the Rail Group, the Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, and the All Other Group.