Apple’s $0.25 per share dividend is payable on August 15th

Apple distributes its quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share to its common stock (AAPL) shareholders on August 15th.

While the company didn’t re-initiate dividend payments until relatively recently — August 16, 2012 — compared to some of its peers, it has rapidly established itself as a dividend-growth stock.

The dividend, while modest in comparison to App…