On 25 September, Accenture (ACN) increased its dividend by 10.14%, from $1.48 to $1.63 per share.
The dividend is payable on 14 November to shareholders of record on 10 October.
ACN’s contribution to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will increase by $48 to $521.60.
I own 80 shares of ACN at an average cost basis of $313.12 per share. Following this increase, my yield on cost is 2.08%. (ACN’s forward yield is 2.66% at $245.50 per share).
Since I opened my position in May 2019, the stock has produced a total return of -18%, including $875.95 in dividend income. That’s a poor annualized rate of return of only 0.9%.
5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | • | 2025 |
| $3.28 | $3.61 | $4.03 | $4.65 | $5.35 | ⬆ | $6.07✝ |
| 9.70% | 10.06% | 11.63% | 15.38% | 15.05% | ⬇ | 13.46% |
| 5-year DGR: | 12.34% | ⬆ | 13.10% | |||
✝projected, assuming no further changes