Roper Technologies Announces a 10% Dividend Increase Cementing a History of Consistent Shareholder Returns

Roper Technologies, Inc. ROP, a notable diversified industrial company with a history of delivering engineered products for niche global markets, has announced a notable 10% increase in its quarterly dividend payout to shareholders. This increment lifts the quarterly dividend from 68.25 cents to 75 cents per share, which, on an annual basis, amounts to $3.00 per share. This adjustment emphasizes ROP's financial robustness and commitment to utilizing its free cash flow for enhancing shareholder value.

The enhanced dividend is slated for distribution on January 23, 2024, to shareholders recorded as of January 9, 2024. With this increase, the dividend yield as per the closing price on November 9 stands at 0.6%, marking the 31st consecutive year of dividend escalations for the company.

Roper's powerful free cash flow generation capabilities underscore its shareholder-centric actions. In the third quarter of 2023, the company reported a significant surge in free cash flow to $625 million, a notable 77% increase from the previous year, with the Frontline business playing a considerable role in this upsurge.

In the initial nine months of 2023, ROP returned $118.7 million to its shareholders through dividends, an increase of 11.1% from the preceding year. Following the acquisition of the cloud-based performance management platform, Syntellis Performance Solutions, for $1.25 billion in August, Roper expects to further bolster its growth trajectory. Syntellis is set to be integrated into Roper’s Strata Decision Technology segment and is projected to add approximately $185 million in revenues and $85 million to EBITDA in 2024, thanks to planned cost synergies. Third-quarter sales numbers already reflected a 9% uptick facilitated by this and other acquisitions.

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