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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

McKesson Dividend Increase

On July 21, McKesson (MCK) increased its dividend by 14.63%, from 82¢ to 94¢ per share.

The dividend is payable on October 1 to shareholders of record on September 1.

MCK's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $11.04 to $86.48.

Dividend Update

Created by the author

I own 23 shares of MCK at an average cost basis of $593.20 per share. Following this increase, my yield on cost is 0.63%. (The stock's forward yield is 0.46% at $814.04 per share.)

Since I opened my position in February 2025, the stock has delivered a total return of 38%, including dividends of $89.24. That's a spectacular annualized rate of return of 25.4%!

5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
$1.780 $2.020 $2.320 $2.660 $3.060 $3.520
7.23% 13.48% 14.85% 14.66% 15.04% 15.03%
5-year DGR: 13.01% 14.61%

projected, assuming no further changes

Dividend Safety Profile

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MCK's quality score is 8.2, which I rate Excellent. Simply Safe Dividends assigns a score of 88, placing MCK in the Very Safe band. Seeking Alpha rates MCK's dividend grade A+, near the top of their quant scale.


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