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	59	3.51%	32.75	1.15
AWR	American States Water	Login/Signup for Ratings	58	2.60%	54.69	1.42
DOV	Dover Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	57	1.74%	80.62	1.40
NWN	Northwest Natural Gas	Login/Signup for Ratings	57	4.20%	43.29	1.82
PG	Procter & Gamble	Login/Signup for Ratings	56	3.05%	79.04	2.41
EMR	Emerson Electric	Login/Signup for Ratings	56	2.86%	57.34	1.64
GPC	Genuine Parts	Login/Signup for Ratings	56	2.70%	79.64	2.15
MMM	3M	Login/Signup for Ratings	54	2.25%	112.97	2.54
PH	Parker Hannifin Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	53	1.82%	98.70	1.80
VVC	Vectren Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	53	4.14%	34.32	1.42
CINF	Cincinnati Financial	Login/Signup for Ratings	52	3.46%	47.10	1.63
KO	Coca-Cola Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	50	2.74%	40.93	1.12
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	Login/Signup for Ratings	50	3.06%	86.36	2.64
LOW	Lowe's	Login/Signup for Ratings	50	1.74%	41.46	0.72
LANC	Lancaster Colony Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	50	1.96%	81.77	1.60
ITW	Illinois Tool Works	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.13%	71.33	1.52
CL	Colgate-Palmolive	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.28%	59.70	1.36
NDSN	Nordson Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	0.85%	70.95	0.60
CLC	Clarcor Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	48	0.98%	54.98	0.54
CB	Chubb Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	47	2.00%	87.97	1.76
HRL	Hormel Foods	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	1.74%	39.19	0.68
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	2.42%	80.98	1.96
FRT	Federal Realty Investment Trust	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	2.78%	104.85	2.92
TGT	Target	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	2.45%	70.16	1.72
ABM	ABM Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	2.42%	24.79	0.60
CWT	California Water Services Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	3.14%	20.35	0.64
SJW	SJW Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	2.68%	27.23	0.73
SCL	Stepan Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	1.15%	55.81	0.64
CBSH	Commerce Bankshares	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.07%	43.47	0.90
MO	Altria Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	43	4.87%	36.15	1.76
BKH	Black Hills Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	43	3.09%	49.19	1.52
FUL	H.B. Fuller Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	43	0.96%	41.69	0.40
CTWS	Connecticut Water Services	Login/Signup for Ratings	43	3.31%	29.32	0.97
SYY	Sysco Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	3.22%	34.74	1.12
NFG	National Fuel Gas Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	2.42%	61.92	1.50
GWW	W.W.Grainger	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	1.45%	255.87	3.72
BCR	C.R. Bard, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	0.75%	111.80	0.84
BDX	Becton Dickinson	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	1.97%	100.40	1.98
LEG	Leggett & Platt	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	3.54%	32.78	1.16
UVV	Universal Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	3.25%	61.46	2.00
MSA	Mine Safety Applications	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	2.57%	46.65	1.20
TNC	Tennant Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	1.39%	51.62	0.72
VFC	V.F. Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	1.83%	190.48	3.48
KMB	Kimberly-Clark	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	3.26%	99.44	3.24
PEP	PepsiCo	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	2.75%	82.57	2.27
ABT	Abbott Labs	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	1.49%	37.51	0.56
PPG	PPG Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	1.56%	156.57	2.44
GRC	Gorman-Rupp	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	1.37%	29.25	0.40
MSEX	Middlesex Water Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	3.79%	19.81	0.75
ABBV	AbbVie Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	3.67%	43.54	1.60
MHFI	McGraw-Hill Financial	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	2.00%	56.08	1.12
NUE	Nucor Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	3.28%	44.87	1.47
UBSI	United Bankshares	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	4.82%	25.72	1.24
WMT	Wal-Mart Stores	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	2.48%	75.73	1.88
ADP	Automatic Data Processing	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	2.50%	69.60	1.74
ED	Consolidated Edison	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	4.17%	58.95	2.46
RPM	RPM International	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	2.73%	33.01	0.90
TDS	Telephone & Data Systems	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	2.16%	23.66	0.51
WAG	Walgreen Company	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	2.16%	50.90	1.10
SIAL	Sigma-Aldrich Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	1.05%	82.18	0.86
MGEE	MGE Energy	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	2.84%	55.62	1.58
MCD	McDonald's	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	3.09%	99.75	3.08
CSL	Carlisle Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	1.20%	66.50	0.80
FDO	Family Dollar Stores	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	1.62%	64.08	1.04
PNR	Pentair Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	1.68%	59.57	1.00
RLI	RLI Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	1.79%	75.98	1.36
WGL	WGL Holdings	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	3.83%	43.86	1.68
CLX	Clorox Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	3.31%	85.85	2.84
MDT	Medtronic, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	1.97%	52.92	1.04
SHW	Sherwin Williams	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	1.09%	184.30	2.00
PNY	Piedmont Natural Gas	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	3.56%	34.80	1.24
STR	Questar Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	33	2.99%	24.09	0.72
EV	Eaton Vance	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	1.99%	40.18	0.80
CTBI	Community Trust Bancorp	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	3.55%	35.50	1.26
BEN	Franklin Resources	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	0.77%	150.92	1.16
ORI	Old Republic International Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	5.46%	13.19	0.72
VAL	Valspar Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	1.32%	69.52	0.92
WEYS	Weyco Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	2.92%	24.67	0.72
AFL	Aflac	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	2.42%	57.77	1.40
APD	Air Products & Chemicals	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	2.94%	96.58	2.84
CTAS	Cintas Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	1.38%	46.22	0.64
EGN	Energen Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	1.05%	55.41	0.58
XOM	Exxon Mobil	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	2.74%	91.93	2.52
BMS	Bemis Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	2.59%	40.13	1.04
T	AT&T	Login/Signup for Ratings	28	4.98%	36.17	1.80
BF-B	Brown-Forman	Login/Signup for Ratings	28	1.44%	70.64	1.02
BRC	Brady Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	27	2.45%	31.08	0.76
ECL	Ecolab Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	27	1.06%	86.73	0.92
HCP	HCP Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	27	4.57%	45.98	2.10
NC	NACCO Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	27	1.70%	58.83	1.00
TROW	T. Rowe Price	Login/Signup for Ratings	26	2.01%	75.62	1.52
MKC	McCormick & Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	26	1.85%	73.36	1.36

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