Mastercard Dividend Increase
On 9 December, Mastercard (MA) increased its dividend by 14.47%, from 76¢ to 87¢ per share.
The dividend is payable on 9 February 2026 to shareholders of record on 9
January 2025.
MA’s contribution to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will
increase by $16.28 to $128.76.
I own 37 shares of MA at an average cost basis of $318.12 per share. Following this increase, my yield on cost
is 1.09%. (MA’s forward yield is 0.61% at $571.93 per share).
Since I opened my position in August 2019, the stock has delivered a total return of 84%, including $477.30 in dividends.
That’s a splendid annualized rate of return of 11.4%!
5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | • | 2026 |
| $1.76 | $1.96 | $2.28 | $2.64 | $3.04 | ⬆ | $3.48✝ |
| 10.00% | 11.36% | 16.33% | 15.79% | 15.15% | ⬇ | 14.47% |
| 5-year DGR: | 13.70% | ⬆ |
14.61% |
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✝projected, assuming no further changes
