NextEra Energy (NEE) declared a regular quarterly common stock dividend of 87 cents per share, up 13 percent versus the prior-year comparable quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2016, to shareholders of record on Feb. 26, 2016.

The Allstate Corporation (ALL) has approved a quarterly dividend of 33 cents on each outstanding share of the corporation's common stock, payable in cash on April 1, 2016, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 29, 2016. This represents a 10 percent increase from the dividend declared in the previous quarter.

Perrigo Company (PRGO) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.145 per share, payable on March 15, 2016 to shareholders of record on February 26, 2016.

Genuine Parts Company (GPC) announced a 7% increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend for 2016. The Board of Directors of the Company, at its February 15, 2016 Board meeting, increased the cash dividend payable to an annual rate of $2.63 per share compared with the previous dividend of $2.46 per share. The quarterly cash dividend of sixty-five and three-quarter cents per share is payable April 1, 2016 to shareholders of record March 4, 2016.

Lear Corporation (LEA) increased by 20% the quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock from $0.25 per share to $0.30 per share. The next dividend is payable on March 23, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 2, 2016.

Autoliv (ALV) has declared a quarterly dividend of 58 cents per share for the second quarter 2016, an increase of 2 cents per share from the previous level. The dividend will be payable on Thursday, June 2, 2016 to Autoliv shareholders of record on the close of business on Wednesday, May 18. The ex-date will be Monday, May 16 for holders of the common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Tuesday, May 17 for holders of Swedish Depository Receipts listed on the NASDAQ OMX, Stockholm.