The board of directors of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) on Thursday, August 17, 2023, approved an increase in the company's cash dividend for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 versus the prior year, raising the quarterly amount to $0.69 per ordinary share.

This quarterly declaration is consistent with the first quarter dividend announcement made by the company in May 2023.

Medtronic is a constituent of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index, having increased its annual dividend payment for the past 46 consecutive years. The dividend is payable on October 13, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 22, 2023.