25-Year Dividend Increasing Stocks

25-Year Dividend Increasing StocksThe following dividend stocks are a very select group, as they have been increasing their annual dividends every year for at least the past 25 years.

A history of several years of steadily increasing dividend payouts is one of the factors we use when evaluating dividend stocks. For more information on our DARS™ Ratings, click here.

Top Dividend Stocks 25-Year Dividend Increasing Stocks

  The following stocks are ranked by number of consecutive years the company has increased its dividend.
  1. Diebold (DBD) (57) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  2. American States Water (AWR) (55) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  3. Dover (DOV) (54) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  4. Genuine Parts (GPC) (54) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  5. Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) (54) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  6. Procter & Gamble (PG) (53) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  7. Emerson Electric (EMR) (53) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  8. 3M (MMM) (52) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  9. Parker Hannifin Corporation (PH) (52) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  10. Integrys Energy Group (TEG) (51) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  11. Vectren Corp (VVC) (50) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  12. Cincinnati Financial (CINF) (49) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  13. Coca-Cola Co. (KO) (48) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  14. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) (47) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  15. Colgate-Palmolive (CL) (47) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  16. Lowe's (LOW) (47) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  17. Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC) (47) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  18. Nordson Corp (NDSN) (46) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  19. Illinois Tool Works (ITW) (45) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  20. Chubb Corp (CB) (45) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  21. Hormel Foods (HRL) (44) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  22. Tootsie Roll (TR) (44) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  23. ABM Industries (ABM) (43) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  24. California Water Services Group (CWT) (43) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  25. SJW Corp (SJW) (43) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  26. Stanley Works (SWK) (42) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  27. Eli Lilly (LLY) (42) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  28. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) (42) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  29. Target (TGT) (42) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  30. Commerce Bankshares (CBSH) (42) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  31. Stepan Co. (SCL) (42) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  32. Sysco Corp (SYY) (40) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  33. Black Hills Corp (BKH) (40) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  34. H.B. Fuller Co. (FUL) (40) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  35. Connecticut Water Services (CTWS) (40) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  36. National Fuel Gas (NFG) (39) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  37. Universal Corp (UVV) (39) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  38. Kimberly-Clark (KMB) (38) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  39. Abbott Labs (ABT) (38) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  40. PPG Industries (PPG) (38) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  41. W.W.Grainger (GWW) (38) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  42. C.R. Bard, Inc. (BCR) (38) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  43. Leggett & Platt (LEG) (38) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  44. Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE) (38) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  45. Tennant Co. (TNC) (38) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  46. Wesco Financial (WSC) (38) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  47. V.F. Corporation (VFC) (37) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  48. McGraw-Hill (MHP) (37) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  49. PepsiCo (PEP) (37) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  50. Becton Dickinson (BDX) (37) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  51. Centurytel Inc. (CTL) (37) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  52. Nucor Corp (NUE) (37) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  53. Helmerich Payne (HP) (37) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  54. Middlesex Water Co. (MSEX) (37) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  55. Mine Safety Applications (MSA) (37) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  56. Consolidated Edison (ED) (36) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  57. RPM International (RPM) (36) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  58. Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) (36) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  59. United Bankshares (UBSI) (36) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  60. Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) (35) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  61. Automatic Data Processing (ADP) (35) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  62. Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) (35) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  63. Gorman-Rupp (GRC) (35) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  64. RLI Corp (RLI) (35) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  65. Walgreen Co. (WAG) (34) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  66. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (SIAL) (34) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  67. Family Dollars Stores (FDO) (34) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  68. MGE Energy (MGEE) (34) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  69. Pentair Inc. (PNR) (34) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  70. McDonald's (MCD) (33) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  71. Carlisle Co. (CSL) (33) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  72. WGL Holdings (WGL) (33) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  73. Clorox Co. (CLX) (32) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  74. Sherwin Williams (SHW) (32) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  75. Medtronic (MDT) (32) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  76. Piedmont Natural Gas (PNY) (32) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  77. Teleflex (TFX) (31) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  78. Bank of Hawaii (BOH) (30) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  79. Questar Corp (STR) (30) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  80. Eaton Vance (EV) (29) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  81. Franklin Resources (BEN) (29) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  82. Old Republic (ORI) (29) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  83. Valspar Corp (VAL) (29) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  84. Energen Corp (EGN) (28) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  85. Pitney Bowes (PBI) (28) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  86. Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) (28) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  87. Weyco Group (WEYS) (28) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  88. Aflac (AFL) (27) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  89. Air Products & Chemicals (APD) (27) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  90. Bemis Co. (BMS) (27) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  91. Cintas (CTAS) (27) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  92. Exxon Mobil (XOM) (27) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  93. AT&T (T) (26) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  94. Clarcor (CLC) (26) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  95. Brown-Forman (BF-B) (26) - Login/Signup for Ratings
  96. BancorpSouth (BXS) (25) - Login/Signup for Ratings

Please note: This list is current through the end-of-year 2009. Numbers in parentheses () represent the number of consecutive years each company has increased its dividend payout.