25-Year Dividend Increasing Stocks

The 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.

Stock Symbol	Company Name	DARS™ Rating [?]	No. of Years	Dividend Yield**	Current Price*	Annual Dividend
HCP	HCP Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	28	5.87%	37.11	2.18
T	AT&T	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	5.61%	32.80	1.84
MO	Altria Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	5.43%	35.37	1.92
ORI	Old Republic International Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	4.77%	15.29	0.73
ED	Consolidated Edison	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	4.56%	55.29	2.52
WGL	WGL Holdings	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	4.55%	38.65	1.76
UBSI	United Bankshares	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	4.50%	28.43	1.28
NWN	Northwest Natural Gas	Login/Signup for Ratings	58	4.39%	41.94	1.84
MGEE	MGE Energy	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	4.21%	38.75	1.63
LEG	Leggett & Platt	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	3.82%	31.39	1.20
VVC	Vectren Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	54	3.79%	37.96	1.44
CINF	Cincinnati Financial	Login/Signup for Ratings	53	3.76%	46.75	1.76
MSEX	Middlesex Water Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	3.74%	20.34	0.76
PNY	Piedmont Natural Gas	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	3.69%	33.59	1.24
UVV	Universal Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	3.68%	55.39	2.04
MCD	McDonald's	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	3.36%	96.45	3.24
PEP	PepsiCo	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	3.35%	78.22	2.62
CTBI	Community Trust Bancorp	Login/Signup for Ratings	33	3.32%	38.52	1.28
ABBV	AbbVie Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	3.29%	51.04	1.68
KO	Coca-Cola Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	51	3.28%	37.18	1.22
CLX	Clorox Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	3.26%	87.01	2.84
SYY	Sysco Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	43	3.22%	36.04	1.16
DBD	Diebold, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	60	3.20%	35.99	1.15
PG	Procter & Gamble	Login/Signup for Ratings	57	3.09%	77.97	2.41
BRC	Brady Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	28	3.08%	25.33	0.78
TGT	Target	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	3.06%	56.24	1.72
STR	Questar Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	3.04%	23.69	0.72
KMB	Kimberly-Clark	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	2.95%	109.85	3.24
NUE	Nucor Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	2.94%	50.42	1.48
CTWS	Connecticut Water Services	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.91%	34.03	0.99
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	Login/Signup for Ratings	51	2.88%	91.52	2.64
AWR	American States Water	Login/Signup for Ratings	59	2.82%	28.71	0.81
FRT	Federal Realty Investment Trust	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	2.80%	111.57	3.12
WEYS	Weyco Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	2.78%	25.90	0.72
BMS	Bemis Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	2.78%	38.88	1.08
CWT	California Water Services Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	2.76%	23.59	0.65
BKH	Black Hills Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.76%	56.53	1.56
EMR	Emerson Electric	Login/Signup for Ratings	57	2.71%	63.42	1.72
XOM	Exxon Mobil	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	2.65%	95.03	2.52
GPC	Genuine Parts	Login/Signup for Ratings	57	2.64%	87.25	2.30
WMT	Wal-Mart Stores	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	2.63%	73.12	1.92
MMM	3M	Login/Signup for Ratings	55	2.60%	131.57	3.42
SJW	SJW Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	2.54%	29.56	0.75
ADP	Automatic Data Processing	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	2.52%	76.20	1.92
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	2.45%	81.74	2.00
EV	Eaton Vance	Login/Signup for Ratings	33	2.43%	36.17	0.88
APD	Air Products & Chemicals	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	2.40%	118.27	2.84
RPM	RPM International	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	2.39%	40.24	0.96
AFL	Aflac	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	2.37%	62.32	1.48
MSA	Mine Safety Applications	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	2.32%	51.70	1.20
ABT	Abbott Labs	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	2.27%	38.82	0.88
ABM	ABM Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	2.24%	27.70	0.62
MKC	McCormick & Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	27	2.24%	65.97	1.48
CL	Colgate-Palmolive	Login/Signup for Ratings	50	2.21%	61.56	1.36
TROW	T. Rowe Price	Login/Signup for Ratings	27	2.20%	80.00	1.76
CBSH	Commerce Bankshares	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	2.09%	43.16	0.90
ITW	Illinois Tool Works	Login/Signup for Ratings	50	2.06%	81.48	1.68
TDS	Telephone & Data Systems	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	2.04%	25.01	0.51
CB	Chubb Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	48	2.02%	87.05	1.76
LANC	Lancaster Colony Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	51	1.98%	89.01	1.76
NFG	National Fuel Gas Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	43	1.98%	75.84	1.50
MDT	Medtronic, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	1.96%	57.12	1.12
BDX	Becton Dickinson	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	1.90%	114.98	2.18
WAG	Walgreen Company	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	1.90%	66.32	1.26
VFC	V.F. Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	1.80%	58.49	1.05
NC	NACCO Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	28	1.74%	57.62	1.00
HRL	Hormel Foods	Login/Signup for Ratings	47	1.71%	46.71	0.80
DOV	Dover Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	58	1.69%	88.99	1.50
PH	Parker Hannifin Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	54	1.63%	117.77	1.92
RLI	RLI Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	1.60%	42.38	0.68
FDO	Family Dollar Stores	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	1.58%	65.71	1.04
LOW	Lowe's	Login/Signup for Ratings	51	1.53%	47.06	0.72
MHFI	McGraw-Hill Financial	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	1.50%	80.22	1.20
GWW	W.W.Grainger	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	1.49%	249.24	3.72
BF-B	Brown-Forman	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	1.42%	81.68	1.16
VAL	Valspar Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	1.41%	73.88	1.04
PPG	PPG Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	1.29%	189.87	2.44
PNR	Pentair Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	1.26%	79.17	1.00
CTAS	Cintas Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	1.25%	61.66	0.77
CLC	Clarcor Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	1.22%	55.71	0.68
GRC	Gorman-Rupp	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	1.16%	31.15	0.36
SCL	Stepan Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	1.14%	59.73	0.68
TNC	Tennant Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	1.14%	63.13	0.72
CSL	Carlisle Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	1.14%	76.98	0.88
SHW	Sherwin Williams	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	1.14%	193.59	2.20
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	28	1.08%	102.19	1.10
NDSN	Nordson Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	50	1.03%	69.80	0.72
SIAL	Sigma-Aldrich Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	0.99%	93.02	0.92
BEN	Franklin Resources	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	0.91%	52.48	0.48
FUL	H.B. Fuller Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	0.83%	48.34	0.40
EGN	Energen Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	0.77%	78.21	0.60
BCR	C.R. Bard, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	0.59%	141.57	0.84

PLEASE NOTE: This list is current through the end-of-year 2012.

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