Walgreens increases regular quarterly dividend

DEERFIELD, Ill.  — Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 37.5 cents per share, an increase of 4.2% over the year-ago period.



Walgreens Boots Alliance and its predecessor company, Walgreens, have paid a dividend in 337 straight quarters (more than 84 years) and have raised the dividend for 41 consecutive years.



The dividend is payable March 10, 2017 to stockholders of record as of Feb. 15, 2017.