Abbott (NYSE: ABT), a US-based global healthcare company, announced on Friday its quarterly common dividend.

The company has declared a dividend of USD0.51 per share.

The cash dividend will be paid to shareholders of record at 14 April 2023 on 15 May 2023.

Abbott has increased its dividend pay-out for 51 consecutive years and says that it is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index, which tracks companies that have increased dividends annually for at least 25 consecutive years.