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To create a company that stands out, marketing experts say one thing: “Branding is all.” Although the creation of a cult brand is easier to say than to do, after achieving, it can have wonderful advantages for business.

Firms can have price power from the prestige of their brand, even if their product is no better than competition. This is true, because brands can make people feel connected with anything important. Other enterprises also often want to join companies that consumers respect. In many cases, creating a successful brand goes hand in hand with the creation of a long -standing successful business.

The advantage of long -term success in business is that companies have a greater ability to return capital to their shareholders. Below is a look at three iconic brands that do this.

COCA-COLA: King’s dividend yield, approaching 3%

Perhaps no company in the world illustrates branding power better than Coca-Cola NYSE: KoFor many years, the field in many studies have been people blind taste testing Coca-Cola and Pepsi NASDAQ: PEPField

According to the University of South Carolina, participants, as a rule, prefer the taste of Pepsi over the brown in these tests. Nevertheless, Coca -Cola remains a dominant carbonated brand in the United States, about twice as much as Pepsi market. Many say that this is from a strong branding Coke. They believe that packaging makes people think that Coca -Cola tastes better.

In 2024, Cox had a adjusted gross profit of 61%, and Pepsi – 55%. This suggests that Coca -Cola can have some price force over Pepsi. Nevertheless, it is a little difficult to say for sure, based on this metric. Pepsi also sells snacks, while Coca -Cola is almost exclusively engaged in drinks, introducing some complications in this assessment.

Now Coke is a reward of shareholders with an increase in dividends by 5.2%. The next quarterly dividend is paid on April 1 to the recording shareholders as of March 14. This is the 63rd annual increase in the dividends of the company. Based on its closing price of March 4, the company has a strong dividend yield of 2.9%.

Home Depot: Dividend payments are improved

Famous American Homemade Home Group Home Depot NYSE: HD Also increases dividends. Although the Home Depot brand is not the same as globally recognized as Coca -Cola, the dominance of this brand in the United States is undeniable.

The company operates mainly in the United States, and 86% of its stores are located in the territory of 50 states or the USA. The rest of his stores are in Canada and Mexico.

The US dominance in the United States is emphasized by market capitalization of about $ 380 billion, which is almost three times more than in the nearest American competitor, Lowe’s Companies NYSE: LowField

Home Depot has recently announced a significantly lower increase in dividends, but it is still worth talking about it compared to Chere. Its dividends will grow by 2.2%, and now it will pay the annual dividend in the amount of $ 9.20 per share.

The next quarterly dividend will be paid on March 27 to the records of records at the end of the business on March 13. The company also has a strong specified dividend yield 2.4% as of March 4.

Ferrari: Solve the need for speed and higher dividends

Having passed abroad, one of the most iconic automakers in the world, Ferrari NYSE: RaceJust announced a huge increase in dividends. The company will increase its annual dividends by 22% to 2.99 euros per share.

This will be applied to its shares traded both on the Euronext Milan (EMX) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Using the exchange rate in the euro to the US dollar in the amount of $ 1.08 per euro, this is $ 3.22 for the promotion. Based on this, its dividend profitability will be 0.7% both on NYSE and on EMX on March 4.

In the case of the approval of shareholders, the only annual dividend will be paid on May 6 to the recording shareholders on April 23.

A strong connection of Ferrari with Formula 1 races helped to form its cult brand. His cars are known for their combination of speed and maneuverability.

The Ferrari F1 racing team is the only one that has participated in each season F1 since the beginning of the World Cup.

For some, this may be a surprise that with a market capitalization of more than $ 80 billion, the company is much more valuable than any of the three shares of automakers in Detroit.

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