Image Source: UnsplashOn 23 October, Starbucks (SBUX) increased its quarterly dividend by 7.02%, from 0.57¢ to 0.61¢ per share.The dividend will be paid on 29 November to shareholders of record on 15 November. The ex-dividend date is 15 November.SBUX’s contribution to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will increase by $27.20 to $414.80.I own 170 shares of SBUX at an average cost basis of $65.91 per share. Following this increase, my yield on cost is 3.70%. (SBUX’s forward yield is 2.50% at $97.74 per share). Since I opened my SBUX position in June 2017, the stock has produced total returns of 64%, including $1,780.90 in dividend income. That’s an annualized rate of return of 9.0%.SBUX became DivGro’s 37th Home Run stock in July 2021, when the stock doubled my original capital outlay. 5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
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