On 28 October, Rollins (ROL) increased its dividend by 10.61%, from 16.5¢ to 18.25¢ per share.
The dividend is payable on 10 December to shareholders of record on 10
November.
ROL’s contribution to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will
increase by $21 to $219.
I own 300 shares of ROL at an average cost basis of $43.95 per share. Following this increase, my yield on cost
is 1.66%. (ROL’s forward yield is 1.28% at $57.13 per share).
Since I opened my position in February 2024, the stock has delivered a total return of 32%, including $333 in
dividends. That’s a superb annualized rate of return of 17.9%!
5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | • | 2025 |
| $0.240 | $0.340 | $0.430 | $0.540 | $0.615 | ⬆ | $0.678✝ |
| -14.32% | 41.73% | 26.47% | 25.58% | 13.89% | ⬇ | 10.16% |
| 5-year DGR: | 17.04% | ⬆ | 23.08% | |||
✝projected, assuming no further changes