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
AWRAWR	American States Water	Login/Signup for Ratings	62	2.12%	45.56	0.97
DOVDOV	Dover Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	61	2.35%	74.93	1.76
NWNNWN	Northwest Natural Gas	Login/Signup for Ratings	61	3.14%	59.80	1.88
PGPG	Procter & Gamble	Login/Signup for Ratings	60	3.19%	84.08	2.68
EMREMR	Emerson Electric	Login/Signup for Ratings	60	3.44%	55.75	1.92
GPCGPC	Genuine Parts	Login/Signup for Ratings	60	2.75%	95.54	2.63
MMMMMM	3M	Login/Signup for Ratings	58	2.49%	178.57	4.44
PHPH	Parker Hannifin Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	57	1.80%	140.00	2.52
VVCVVC	Vectren Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	57	3.22%	52.15	1.68
CINFCINF	Cincinnati Financial	Login/Signup for Ratings	56	2.53%	75.75	1.92
KOKO	Coca-Cola Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	54	3.38%	41.46	1.40
JNJJNJ	Johnson & Johnson	Login/Signup for Ratings	54	2.78%	115.21	3.20
LOWLOW	Lowe's	Login/Signup for Ratings	54	1.97%	71.12	1.40
LANCLANC	Lancaster Colony Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	54	1.56%	141.39	2.20
ITWITW	Illinois Tool Works	Login/Signup for Ratings	53	2.12%	122.46	2.60
CLCL	Colgate-Palmolive	Login/Signup for Ratings	53	2.38%	65.44	1.56
CLCCLC	Clarcor Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	52	1.21%	82.47	1.00
CBCB	Chubb Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	51	2.09%	132.12	2.76
TRTR	Tootsie Roll	Login/Signup for Ratings	51	0.91%	39.75	0.36
HRLHRL	Hormel Foods	Login/Signup for Ratings	50	1.95%	34.81	0.68
SWKSWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.02%	114.69	2.32
FRTFRT	Federal Realty Investment Trust	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.76%	142.11	3.92
TGTTGT	Target	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	3.32%	72.23	2.40
ABMABM	ABM Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	1.67%	40.84	0.68
CWTCWT	California Water Services Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.04%	33.90	0.69
SJWSJW	SJW Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	1.45%	55.98	0.81
SCLSCL	Stepan Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	1.01%	81.48	0.82
CBSHCBSH	Commerce Bankshares	Login/Signup for Ratings	48	1.56%	57.81	0.90
BKHBKH	Black Hills Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	47	2.74%	61.34	1.68
FULFUL	H.B. Fuller Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	47	1.16%	48.31	0.56
CTWSCTWS	Connecticut Water Services	Login/Signup for Ratings	47	2.02%	55.85	1.13
SYYSYY	Sysco Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	2.38%	55.37	1.32
NFGNFG	National Fuel Gas Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	2.86%	56.64	1.62
GWWGWW	W.W.Grainger	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	2.10%	232.25	4.88
BCRBCR	C.R. Bard, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	0.46%	224.66	1.04
BDXBDX	Becton Dickinson	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	1.76%	165.55	2.92
LEGLEG	Leggett & Platt	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	2.78%	48.88	1.36
UVVUVV	Universal Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	3.39%	63.75	2.16
MSAMSA	Mine Safety Applications	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	1.90%	69.33	1.32
TNCTNC	Tennant Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	1.18%	71.20	0.84
VFCVFC	V.F. Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	3.15%	53.35	1.68
KMBKMB	Kimberly-Clark	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	3.22%	114.12	3.68
PEPPEP	PepsiCo	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.88%	104.63	3.01
ABTABT	Abbott Labs	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.76%	38.41	1.06
PPGPPG	PPG Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	1.69%	94.76	1.60
GRCGRC	Gorman-Rupp	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	1.49%	30.95	0.46
HPHP	Helmerich Payne	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	3.62%	77.40	2.80
MSEXMSEX	Middlesex Water Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	1.97%	42.94	0.85
ABBVABBV	AbbVie Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	4.09%	62.62	2.56
NUENUE	Nucor Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	43	2.54%	59.52	1.51
WMTWMT	Wal-Mart Stores	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	2.89%	69.12	2.00
ADPADP	Automatic Data Processing	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	2.22%	102.78	2.28
EDED	Consolidated Edison	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	3.64%	73.68	2.68
RPMRPM	RPM International	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	2.23%	53.83	1.20
TDSTDS	Telephone & Data Systems	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	2.05%	28.87	0.59
WBAWBA	Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	1.81%	82.76	1.50
ADMADM	Archer Daniels Midland Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	2.63%	45.65	1.20
MGEEMGEE	MGE Energy	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	1.88%	65.30	1.23
MCDMCD	McDonald's	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	3.09%	121.72	3.76
CSLCSL	Carlisle Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	1.27%	110.29	1.40
PNRPNR	Pentair Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	2.46%	56.07	1.38
RLIRLI	RLI Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	12.67%	63.13	8.00
WGLWGL	WGL Holdings	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	2.56%	76.28	1.95
CLXCLX	Clorox Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	2.67%	120.02	3.20
MDTMDT	Medtronic, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	2.41%	71.23	1.72
SHWSHW	Sherwin Williams	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	1.25%	268.74	3.36
PNYPNY	Piedmont Natural Gas	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	2.27%	60.02	1.36
STRSTR	Questar Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	1.12%	25.06	0.28
EVEV	Eaton Vance	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	2.67%	41.88	1.12
SONSON	Sonoco Products	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	2.81%	52.70	1.48
CTBICTBI	Community Trust Bancorp	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	2.58%	49.60	1.28
BENBEN	Franklin Resources	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	2.02%	39.58	0.80
ORIORI	Old Republic International Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	3.95%	19.00	0.75
VALVAL	Valspar Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	1.43%	103.61	1.48
WEYSWEYS	Weyco Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	2.68%	31.30	0.84
AFLAFL	Aflac	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	2.47%	69.60	1.72
APDAPD	Air Products & Chemicals	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	2.39%	143.82	3.44
ATOATO	Atmos Energy	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	2.43%	74.15	1.80
CTASCTAS	Cintas Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	1.15%	115.56	1.33
XOMXOM	Exxon Mobil	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	3.32%	90.26	3.00
BMSBMS	Bemis Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	33	2.43%	47.82	1.16
TT	AT&T	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	4.61%	42.53	1.96
DCIDCI	Donaldson Company	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	1.66%	42.08	0.70
BF-BBF-B	Brown-Forman	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	1.63%	44.92	0.73
CVXCVX	Chevron Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	3.67%	117.70	4.32
BRCBRC	Brady Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	2.18%	37.55	0.82
ECLECL	Ecolab Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	1.26%	117.22	1.48
HCPHCP	HCP Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	4.98%	29.72	1.48
MCYMCY	Mercury General	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	4.14%	60.21	2.49
RAVNRAVN	Raven Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	2.06%	25.20	0.52
TMPTMP	Tompkins Financial	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	1.90%	94.54	1.80
UHTUHT	Universal Health Realty Income Trust	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	3.99%	65.59	2.62
UGIUGI	UGI Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	2.06%	46.08	0.95
SRCESRCE	First Source Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	1.61%	44.66	0.72
TROWTROW	T. Rowe Price	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	2.87%	75.26	2.16
MKCMKC	McCormick & Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	2.01%	93.33	1.88
THFFTHFF	First Financial Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	1.89%	52.80	1.00

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