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. For more information on our DARS™ Ratings, click here.

Stock Symbol	Company Name	DARS™ Rating [?]	No. of Years	Dividend Yield**	Current Price*	Annual Dividend
DBD	Diebold, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	58	3.13%	36.44	1.14
AWR	American States Water	Login/Signup for Ratings	57	3.05%	36.70	1.12
DOV	Dover Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	56	2.20%	57.18	1.26
NWN	Northwest Natural Gas	Login/Signup for Ratings	56	3.86%	46.12	1.78
PG	Procter & Gamble	Login/Signup for Ratings	55	3.55%	63.39	2.25
EMR	Emerson Electric	Login/Signup for Ratings	55	3.42%	46.77	1.60
GPC	Genuine Parts	Login/Signup for Ratings	55	3.22%	61.52	1.98
MMM	3M	Login/Signup for Ratings	53	2.79%	84.46	2.36
PH	Parker Hannifin Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	52	1.98%	82.76	1.64
VVC	Vectren Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	52	4.89%	28.63	1.40
CINF	Cincinnati Financial	Login/Signup for Ratings	51	4.64%	34.70	1.61
KO	Coca-Cola Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.74%	74.51	2.04
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	3.84%	63.47	2.44
LOW	Lowe's	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.19%	25.60	0.56
LANC	Lancaster Colony Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.25%	64.06	1.44
ITW	Illinois Tool Works	Login/Signup for Ratings	48	2.65%	54.39	1.44
CL	Colgate-Palmolive	Login/Signup for Ratings	48	2.51%	98.96	2.48
NDSN	Nordson Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	48	1.02%	49.00	0.50
CLC	Clarcor Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	47	0.98%	48.83	0.48
CB	Chubb Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	2.30%	71.24	1.64
TR	Tootsie Roll	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	1.42%	22.46	0.32
HRL	Hormel Foods	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	2.05%	29.28	0.60
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.42%	67.66	1.64
FRT	Federal Realty Investment Trust	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.84%	97.14	2.76
TGT	Target	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.15%	55.83	1.20
ABM	ABM Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.68%	21.67	0.58
CWT	California Water Services Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	3.58%	17.62	0.63
SJW	SJW Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	3.03%	23.45	0.71
SCL	Stepan Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	1.25%	89.78	1.12
CBSH	Commerce Bankshares	Login/Signup for Ratings	43	2.40%	38.41	0.92
MO	Altria Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	5.15%	31.85	1.64
BKH	Black Hills Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	4.57%	31.96	1.46
FUL	H.B. Fuller Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	1.10%	31.04	0.34
CTWS	Connecticut Water Services	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	3.41%	27.88	0.95
SYY	Sysco Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	3.95%	27.36	1.08
NFG	National Fuel Gas Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	3.26%	43.51	1.42
GWW	W.W.Grainger	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	1.69%	188.99	3.20
BCR	C.R. Bard, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	0.77%	99.10	0.76
BDX	Becton Dickinson	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	2.39%	75.39	1.80
LEG	Leggett & Platt	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	5.53%	20.25	1.12
UVV	Universal Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	4.42%	44.34	1.96
MSA	Mine Safety Applications	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	2.66%	42.16	1.12
TNC	Tennant Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	1.57%	43.36	0.68
VFC	V.F. Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	2.10%	137.10	2.88
KMB	Kimberly-Clark	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	3.76%	78.64	2.96
PEP	PepsiCo	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	3.16%	67.98	2.15
ABT	Abbott Labs	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	3.30%	61.81	2.04
PPG	PPG Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	2.37%	99.54	2.36
GRC	Gorman-Rupp	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	1.42%	28.13	0.40
WRE	Washington Real Estate Investment Trust	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	6.10%	28.46	1.74
HP	Helmerich & Payne	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	0.62%	45.19	0.28
MSEX	Middlesex Water Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	4.05%	18.28	0.74
MHP	McGraw-Hill	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	2.28%	44.69	1.02
NUE	Nucor Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	4.16%	35.10	1.46
UBSI	United Bankshares	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	4.91%	25.28	1.24
WSC	Wesco Financial	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	0.44%	384.50	1.68
WMT	Wal-Mart Stores	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	2.52%	63.04	1.59
ADP	Automatic Data Processing	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	3.00%	52.70	1.58
ED	Consolidated Edison	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	4.11%	58.81	2.42
RPM	RPM International	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	3.37%	25.55	0.86
TDS	Telephone & Data Systems	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	2.44%	20.05	0.49
WAG	Walgreen Company	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	2.87%	31.35	0.90
SIAL	Sigma-Aldrich Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	1.14%	70.21	0.80
ADM	Archer Daniels Midland Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	2.18%	32.17	0.70
MGEE	MGE Energy	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	3.36%	45.51	1.53
MCD	McDonald's	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	3.07%	91.27	2.80
CSL	Carlisle Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	1.37%	52.40	0.72
FDO	Family Dollar Stores	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	1.29%	65.08	0.84
PNR	Pentair Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	2.14%	41.08	0.88
RLI	RLI Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	1.90%	67.48	1.28
WGL	WGL Holdings	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	4.15%	38.55	1.60
CLX	Clorox Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	3.75%	68.29	2.56
MDT	Medtronic	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	2.57%	37.70	0.97
SHW	Sherwin Williams	Login/Signup for Ratings	33	1.31%	118.82	1.56
PNY	Piedmont Natural Gas	Login/Signup for Ratings	33	4.06%	29.57	1.20
STR	Questar Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	3.29%	19.76	0.65
EV	Eaton Vance	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	3.03%	23.73	0.72
CTBI	Community Trust Bancorp	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	3.77%	32.92	1.24
BEN	Franklin Resources	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	0.99%	109.02	1.08
ORI	Old Republic International Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	8.06%	8.81	0.71
VAL	Valspar Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	1.72%	46.57	0.80
WEYS	Weyco Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	2.89%	23.53	0.68
AFL	Aflac	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	3.32%	39.73	1.32
APD	Air Products & Chemicals	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	3.20%	80.06	2.56
CTAS	Cintas Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	1.45%	37.20	0.54
EGN	Energen Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	1.25%	44.82	0.56
PBI	Pitney Bowes	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	10.89%	13.77	1.50
XOM	Exxon Mobil	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	2.78%	82.04	2.28
BMS	Bemis Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	28	3.29%	30.40	1.00
T	AT&T	Login/Signup for Ratings	27	5.23%	33.63	1.76
BF-B	Brown-Forman	Login/Signup for Ratings	27	1.62%	86.43	1.40
BRC	Brady Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	26	2.66%	27.82	0.74
ECL	Ecolab	Login/Signup for Ratings	26	1.24%	64.36	0.80
HCP	HCP Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	26	4.92%	40.67	2.00
NC	NACCO Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	26	2.09%	104.68	2.19
TROW	T. Rowe Price	Login/Signup for Ratings	25	2.34%	58.15	1.36
MKC	McCormick & Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	25	2.18%	56.78	1.24

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