On April 28, 2022 Dividend Aristocrat Sysco Corporation (SYY) announced a dividend hike of 4.4 percent to $0.49 quarterly per share. SYY has now raised its dividend 52 consecutive years. Last year Sysco hiked the dividend by 4.4 percent.

The next dividend is payable on July 22, 2022, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on July 1, 2022. A new annual rate of $1.96 per share yields 2.3% at a stock price of $83.63.

Sysco Corporation a distributor of food and related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. The company sells food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. Sysco has paid a cash dividend every quarter since its founding as a public company in 1970.