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On 5/18/11, 3M Co (NYSE:MMM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.55, payable on 6/12/11. As a percentage of MMM's recent stock price of $95.61, this dividend works out to approximately 0.58%.
Below is a dividend history chart for MMM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.55 declared by 3M Co:
MMM Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/16/11
0.550
11/17/10
0.525
08/18/10
0.525
05/19/10
0.525
02/17/10
0.525
11/18/09
0.510
08/19/09
0.510
05/20/09
0.510
02/18/09
0.510
11/19/08
0.500
08/20/08
0.500
05/21/08
0.500
02/20/08
0.500
11/20/07
0.480
08/22/07
0.480
05/16/07
0.480
02/21/07
0.480
11/21/06
0.460
08/23/06
0.460
05/17/06
0.460
02/22/06
0.460
11/22/05
0.420
08/17/05
0.420
05/18/05
0.420
02/23/05
0.420
11/17/04
0.360
08/18/04
0.360
05/19/04
0.360
02/18/04
0.360
11/19/03
0.330
08/20/03
0.330
05/21/03
0.330
02/19/03
0.330
11/20/02
0.310
08/21/02
0.310
05/22/02
0.310
02/20/02
0.310
11/20/01
0.300
08/22/01
0.300
05/16/01
0.300
02/21/01
0.300
11/21/00
0.290
08/23/00
0.290
05/17/00
0.290
02/23/00
0.290
11/17/99
0.280
08/18/99
0.280
05/19/99
0.280
02/17/99
0.280
11/18/98
0.275
08/19/98
0.275
05/20/98
0.275
02/18/98
0.275
11/19/97
0.265
08/20/97
0.265
05/21/97
0.265
02/19/97
0.265
11/20/96
0.245
08/21/96
0.245
07/16/96
1.200
05/22/96
0.235
02/21/96
0.235
11/21/95
0.235
08/23/95
0.235
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from MMM is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.30% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
MMM operates in the Medical Instruments & Supplies sector, among companies like Becton, Dickinson and Co. (NYSE:BDX) which is up about 0.1% today, and Stryker Corp. (NYSE:SYK) trading higher by about 1.6%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of MMM, versus BDX and SYK.
In Monday trading, 3M Co shares are currently off about 0.4% on the day.
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