Microchip Technology (MCHP) will raise its quarterly dividend by another 5.8 percent to 43.7 cents in 2021, marking the 3rd dividend hike announced YTD. This new increase follows a 5.9 percent hike to 41.3 cents quarterly in Q2 of 2021. MCHP has now boosted its dividend 19 consecutive years.

The next quarterly dividend is payable September 3, 2021 to stockholders of record on August 20, 2021. Microchip initiated quarterly cash dividend payments in the third quarter of fiscal year 2003 and has increased its dividend 68 times since its inception. The new annual dividend rate of approximately $1.75 per share yields 1.2% at a stock price of $147.

Microchip initiated quarterly cash dividend payments in the third quarter of fiscal year 2003. Currently the company pays approximately $471 million in dividends to shareholders annually. Because of the much bigger dividend hikes announced so far in 2021 the average dividend growth rate in the last five years jumps from 0.6 percent to 3.9 percent annually.

Microchip Technology Incorporated manufactures specialized semiconductor products used for  embedded control applications. Its product portfolio targets the automotive, communications, computing, consumer and industrial control markets. Microchip is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. Microchip was incorporated in Delaware in 1989 and initiated quarterly cash dividend payments in the third quarter of fiscal year 2003. The company typically raises its dividend a little bit every quarter but doesn't do big dividend hikes like many other semiconductor companies.