America’s Greatest Dividend Posts Strong Earnings
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One tobacco stock has raised its dividend 61 times in 57 years while leaving rivals like Kraft Heinz and General Mills in the dust. The case for calling it America's greatest dividend stock is harder to dismiss than you might expect.
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Indirectly affected
- XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR-4.0% 16d
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR holds the consumer staples sector that General Mills belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- INGR Ingredion-0.1% 30d
Ingredion is a peer of General Mills in grain mill products; rivals often move on the same news.
- POST Post Holdings+4.9% 30d
Post Holdings is a peer of General Mills in grain mill products; rivals often move on the same news.
- FRPT Freshpet+5.9% 16d
Freshpet is a peer of General Mills in grain mill products; rivals often move on the same news.
- LW Lamb Weston Holdings+14.4% 30d
Lamb Weston Holdings is a peer of The Kraft Heinz in canned, frozen and preservd fruit, veg and food specialties; rivals often move on the same news.
- SJM The J. M. Smucker-4.2% 10d
The J. M. Smucker is a large consumer staples company like The Kraft Heinz; big names in a sector often move together.
- KO The Coca-Cola+8.0% 30d
The Coca-Cola is a large consumer staples company like The Kraft Heinz; big names in a sector often move together.
- PEP PepsiCo+6.0% 30d
PepsiCo is a large consumer staples company like The Kraft Heinz; big names in a sector often move together.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
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| INGRNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| POSTNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRPTNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LWNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SJMNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KONo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PEPNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought General Mills (GIS), worth $500,001 - $1,000,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 71 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Post Holdings (POST), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 64 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern bought Coca Cola (KO) (jointly held), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 31 Aug 2026. That is 61 days before publication. Filed 25 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Pepsico (PEP), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 21 Oct 2026. That is 10 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Pepsico (PEP) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 36 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Pepsico (PEP) (held by a dependent child), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 11 Sep 2026. That is 50 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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