Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/14/25, Aramark (Symbol: ARMK), Cheesecake Factory Inc. (Symbol: CAKE), and Winmark Corp (Symbol: WINA) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Aramark will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.105 on 5/28/25, Cheesecake Factory Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.27 on 5/27/25, and Winmark Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.96 on 6/2/25. As a percentage of ARMK's recent stock price of $38.36, this dividend works out to approximately 0.27%, so look for shares of Aramark to trade 0.27% lower — all else being equal — when ARMK shares open for trading on 5/14/25. Similarly, investors should look for CAKE to open 0.54% lower in price and for WINA to open 0.25% lower, all else being equal.
When an S&P 1500 component reaches 20 years of dividend increases, it becomes a contender to join the elite "Dividend Aristocrats" index. Winmark Corp (Symbol: WINA) is a "future dividend aristocrats contender," with 15+ years of increases.
Below are dividend history charts for ARMK, CAKE, and WINA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Aramark (Symbol: ARMK):
Cheesecake Factory Inc. (Symbol: CAKE):
Winmark Corp (Symbol: WINA):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 1.09% for Aramark, 2.15% for Cheesecake Factory Inc., and 0.99% for Winmark Corp.
In Monday trading, Aramark shares are currently down about 0.1%, Cheesecake Factory Inc. shares are up about 0.4%, and Winmark Corp shares are up about 0.8% on the day.
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