Great Dividend Stocks for a Long-term Portfolio - Dividend History

The dividend stocks presented here include stocks with both consistent multi-year dividend growth and steady price appreciation. Most of the stocks belong to the Dividend Achievers, Dividend Aristocrats or US. Dividend Champions, elite groups of stocks characterized by long periods of dividend increases.

Great Dividend Stocks - Dividend History

Company and Website (Dividend History)
Quote Symbol

Annual Dividend & Yield

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3M
MMM
$2.10 (2.60%)
3M has raised its annual dividend every year since 1958. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Abbott Laboratories
ABT
$1.76 (3.50%)
ABT has raised its annual dividend every year since 1972. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
ABM Industries
ABM
$0.54 (2.60%)
ABM has raised its annual dividend every year since 1967. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
ADP
ADP
$1.36 (3.40%)
ADP has raised its annual dividend every year since 1975. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Aflac
AFL
$1.20 (2.40%)
AFL has raised its annual dividend every year since 1982. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Air Products
APD
$1.96 (2.50%)
APD has raised its annual dividend every year since 1982. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
American States Water Company
AWR
$1.04 (3.10%)
AWR has raised its annual dividend every year since 1954. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Aqua America
WTR
$0.62 (3.10%)
WTR has raised its annual dividend every year since 1991. It is a Dividend Achiever.
Atmos Energy Corporation
ATO
$1.34 (4.60%)
ATO has raised its annual dividend every year since 1987. It is a Dividend Achiever.
AT&T
T
$1.68 (6.10%)
T has raised its annual dividend every year since 1984. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$3.85 (6.20%)
BPL has raised its annual dividend every year since 1995. It is a Dividend Achiever.
Chevron
CVX
$2.88 (3.70%)
CVX has raised its annual dividend every year since 1987. It is a Dividend Achiever.
The Chubb Corporation
CB
$1.48 (2.70%)
CB has raised its annual dividend every year since 1965. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
CINF
$1.60 (5.80%)
CINF has raised its annual dividend every year since 1961. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Clorox
CLX
$2.20 (3.30%)
CLX has raised its annual dividend every year since 1977. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Coca-Cola
KO
$1.76 (3.10%)
KO has raised its annual dividend every year since 1962. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$2.12 (2.80%)
CL has raised its annual dividend every year since 1963.It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$0.94 (2.50%)
CBSH has raised its annual dividend every year since 1968. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.22 (4.50%)
CTBI has raised its annual dividend every year since 1981. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Consolidated Edison
ED
$2.38 (4.90%)
ED has raised its annual dividend every year since 1974. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
C. R. Bard
BCR
$0.72 (0.90%)
BCR has raised its annual dividend every year since 1971. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Ecolab
ECL
$0.62 (1.30%)
ECL has paid consectutive dividends since 1937. It has raised its annual dividend every year since 1993. It is a Dividend Achiever.
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.96 (5.70%)
LLY has raised its annual dividend every year since 1967. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Emerson
EMR
$1.34 (2.70%)
EMR has raised its annual dividend every year since 1956. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Erie Indemnity Company
ERIE
$1.92 (3.60%)
ERIE has paid dividends each year since 1934. It raised its annual dividend every year since 1996. It is a Dividend Achiever.
ExxonMobil
XOM
$1.76 (3.00%)
XOM has raised its annual dividend every year since 1982. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Family Dollar
FDO
$0.62 (1.40%)
FDO has raised its annual dividend every year since 1976. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
H.B. Fuller Company
FUL
$0.28 (1.40%)
FUL has raised its annual dividend every year since 1969. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
General Mills
GIS
$1.12 (3.10%)
GIS has paid dividends, uninterrupted and without reduction since 1898.
Hormel
HRL
$0.84 (1.90%)
HRL has paid consectutive quarterly dividends since 1928 and has increased its dividend since 1966. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$1.36 (3.10%)
ITW has raised its annual dividend every year since 1964. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Integrys
TEG
$2.72 (5.50%)
TEG has paid quarterly dividends since 1953 and raised its annual dividend every year since 1958. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
International Business Machines
IBM
$2.60 (2.10%)
IBM has paid consecutive quarterly dividends since 1916. It raised its annual dividend every year since 1993. It is a Dividend Achiever.
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$2.16 (3.70%)
JNJ has raised its annual dividend every year since 1962. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Lowe's
LOW
$0.44 (2.00%)
LOW has raised its annual dividend every year since 1962. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$2.64 (4.00%)
KMB has raised its annual dividend every year since 1972. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
KMP
$4.36 (6.40%)
KMP has raised its annual cash distribution every year since 1997. It is a Dividend Achiever.
McCormick
MKC
$1.04 (2.60%)
MKC has paid dividends every year since 1925 and has increased its annual dividend every year since 1985. It is a Dividend Achiever.
McDonald's
MCD
$2.20 (2.90%)
MCD has raised its annual dividend every year since 1976. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Medtronic
MDT
$0.90 (2.80%)
MDT has raised its annual dividend every year since 1977. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
MDU Resources Group
MDU
$0.63 (3.20%)
MDU has paid consecutive quarterly dividends since 1937 and it has raised its annual dividend every year since 1990. It is a Dividend Achiever.
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$1.38 (3.10%)
NFG has raised its annual dividend every year since 1970. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
NextEra Energy
NEE
$2.00 (3.70%)
NEE has paid consectutive quarterly dividends since 1946. It raised its annual dividend every year since 1994. It is a Dividend Achiever.
Northwest Natural Gas Company (NW Natural)
NWN
$1.66 (3.60%)
NWN has raised its annual dividend every year since 1955. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Nordson Corporation
NDSN
$0.84 (1.20%)
NDSN has raised its annual dividend every year since 1963. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Nucor
NUE
$1.44 (3.70%)
NUE has raised its annual dividend every year since 1973. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion. Note: Dividend chart includes supplemental dividends.
Pentair
PNR
$0.76 (2.40%)
PNR has raised its annual dividend every year since 1976. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
PepsiCo
PEP
$1.92 (3.00%)
PEP has raised its annual dividend every year since 1972. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
PPG Industries
PPG
$2.20 (3.20%)
PPG has raised its annual dividend every year since 1971. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Praxair
PX
$1.80 (2.10%)
PX has raised its annual dividend every year since 1992. It is a Dividend Achiever.
Procter & Gamble
PG
$1.93 (3.20%)
PG has raised its annual dividend every year since 1956. It is a Dividend Achiever, Dividend Aristocrat and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Progress Energy
PGN
$2.48 (5.70%)
PGN has raised its annual dividend every year since 1988. It is a Dividend Achiever.
RLI
RLI
$1.16 (2.20%)
RLI has raised its annual dividend every year since 1975. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
RPM International
RPM
$0.82 (4.60%)
RPM has raised its annual dividend every year since 1973. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Sigma-Aldrich
SIAL
$0.64 (1.20%)
SIAL has raised its annual dividend every year since 1976. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Target
TGT
$1.00 (1.90%)
TGT has raised its annual dividend every year since 1967. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Valspar
VAL
$0.64 (2.10%)
VAL has raised its dividend every year since 1981. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Vectren
VVC
$1.36 (5.60%)
VVC has raised its annual dividend every year since 1959. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
VF Corp
VFC
$2.40 (3.20%)
VFC has raised its annual dividend every year since 1972. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
WGL Holdings
WGL
$1.51 (4.20%)
WGL has raised its annual dividend every year since 1976. It is a Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$2.16 (1.90%)
GWW has raised its annual dividend every year since 1971. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Walgreen Company
WAG
$0.70 (2.60%)
WAG has raised its annual dividend every year since 1975. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.
Wal-Mart Stores
WMT
$1.21 (2.30%)
WMT has raised its annual dividend every year since 1974. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, Dividend Achiever and U.S. Dividend Champion.

NOTE: Dividend data used in charts and computations are from finance.yahoo.com as of Sep-05-2010.

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Today's date: Sep-05-2010.