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Disney (DIS) Raises Semi-Annual Dividend 4.8% to $0.88; 1.5% Yield

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The Walt Disney Company Announces Semi-Annual Cash Dividend of $0.88 Per Share

November 28, 2018 4:15 PM EST

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors today announced a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.88 per share, payable January 10, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 10, 2018. The Company last paid a semi-annual dividend of $0.84 per share in July.

Given our record financial performance in fiscal 2018, we are pleased to increase our dividend to shareholders, while continuing to invest for future growth with our pending acquisition of 21st Century Fox and the ongoing development of our direct-to-consumer business, said Robert A. Iger, Chairman and... More