General Dynamics (GD +0.49%) has declared its latest quarterly dividend, and its first for 2013. The company will dispense $0.56 per share of its common stock on May 10 to shareholders of record as of April 12. This amount is nearly 10% higher than the $0.51 the firm distributed in the preceding four quarters
The company typically adjusts its payout once per year. In the press release announcing the new dividend, it pointed out that this is its 16th consecutive annual increase.
The new disbursement annualizes to $2.24 per share, which yields 3.3% at General Dynamics' current stock price of $67.68.
