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	2.94%	38.78	1.14
AWR	American States Water	Login/Signup for Ratings	57	3.02%	37.05	1.12
DOV	Dover Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	56	1.89%	66.52	1.26
NWN	Northwest Natural Gas	Login/Signup for Ratings	56	3.69%	48.20	1.78
PG	Procter & Gamble	Login/Signup for Ratings	55	3.26%	64.42	2.10
EMR	Emerson Electric	Login/Signup for Ratings	55	3.08%	51.88	1.60
GPC	Genuine Parts	Login/Signup for Ratings	55	3.10%	63.81	1.98
MMM	3M	Login/Signup for Ratings	53	2.69%	87.60	2.36
PH	Parker Hannifin Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	52	1.73%	90.00	1.56
VVC	Vectren Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	52	4.72%	29.68	1.40
CINF	Cincinnati Financial	Login/Signup for Ratings	51	4.47%	36.00	1.61
KO	Coca-Cola Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.96%	68.82	2.04
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	3.51%	65.04	2.28
LOW	Lowe's	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.02%	27.76	0.56
LANC	Lancaster Colony Corp.	Login/Signup for Ratings	49	2.11%	68.12	1.44
ITW	Illinois Tool Works	Login/Signup for Ratings	48	2.55%	56.56	1.44
CL	Colgate-Palmolive	Login/Signup for Ratings	48	2.48%	93.37	2.32
NDSN	Nordson Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	48	0.95%	52.91	0.50
CLC	Clarcor Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	47	0.93%	51.68	0.48
CB	Chubb Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	2.26%	68.93	1.56
TR	Tootsie Roll	Login/Signup for Ratings	46	1.34%	23.87	0.32
HRL	Hormel Foods	Login/Signup for Ratings	45	2.06%	29.13	0.60
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.18%	75.39	1.64
FRT	Federal Realty Investment Trust	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.90%	95.15	2.76
TGT	Target	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.28%	52.54	1.20
ABM	ABM Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	2.56%	22.70	0.58
CWT	California Water Services Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	3.38%	18.65	0.63
SJW	SJW Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	3.01%	23.62	0.71
SCL	Stepan Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	44	1.29%	87.05	1.12
CBSH	Commerce Bankshares	Login/Signup for Ratings	43	2.33%	39.45	0.92
MO	Altria Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	5.54%	29.62	1.64
BKH	Black Hills Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	4.28%	34.09	1.46
FUL	H.B. Fuller Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	0.98%	30.53	0.30
CTWS	Connecticut Water Services	Login/Signup for Ratings	42	3.07%	30.99	0.95
SYY	Sysco Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	3.68%	29.37	1.08
NFG	National Fuel Gas Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	41	2.92%	48.68	1.42
GWW	W.W.Grainger	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	1.28%	206.82	2.64
BCR	C.R. Bard, Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	0.81%	94.05	0.76
BDX	Becton Dickinson	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	2.33%	77.11	1.80
LEG	Leggett & Platt	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	5.14%	21.81	1.12
UVV	Universal Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	4.12%	47.52	1.96
MSA	Mine Safety Applications	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	2.80%	37.10	1.04
TNC	Tennant Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	40	1.58%	43.04	0.68
VFC	V.F. Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	1.99%	144.84	2.88
KMB	Kimberly-Clark	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	3.92%	71.40	2.80
PEP	PepsiCo	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	3.26%	63.14	2.06
ABT	Abbott Labs	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	3.63%	56.16	2.04
PPG	PPG Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	2.48%	91.97	2.28
GRC	Gorman-Rupp	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	1.08%	33.46	0.36
WRE	Washington Real Estate Investment Trust	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	5.87%	29.54	1.74
HP	Helmerich & Payne	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	0.45%	62.28	0.28
MSEX	Middlesex Water Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	39	3.97%	18.65	0.74
MHP	McGraw-Hill	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	2.23%	45.68	1.02
NUE	Nucor Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	3.29%	44.36	1.46
UBSI	United Bankshares	Login/Signup for Ratings	38	4.27%	29.02	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	2.43%	60.07	1.46
ADP	Automatic Data Processing	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	2.93%	53.86	1.58
ED	Consolidated Edison	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	4.18%	57.86	2.42
RPM	RPM International	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	3.41%	25.21	0.86
TDS	Telephone & Data Systems	Login/Signup for Ratings	37	1.64%	28.58	0.47
WAG	Walgreen Company	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	2.63%	34.18	0.90
SIAL	Sigma-Aldrich Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	1.12%	71.56	0.80
ADM	Archer Daniels Midland Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	2.23%	31.37	0.70
MGEE	MGE Energy	Login/Signup for Ratings	36	3.33%	45.93	1.53
MCD	McDonald's	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	2.79%	100.49	2.80
CSL	Carlisle Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	1.43%	50.48	0.72
FDO	Family Dollar Stores	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	1.55%	54.20	0.84
PNR	Pentair Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	2.25%	39.12	0.88
RLI	RLI Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	1.68%	71.55	1.20
WGL	WGL Holdings	Login/Signup for Ratings	35	3.71%	41.81	1.55
CLX	Clorox Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	3.54%	67.71	2.40
MDT	Medtronic	Login/Signup for Ratings	34	2.49%	38.99	0.97
SHW	Sherwin Williams	Login/Signup for Ratings	33	1.55%	100.58	1.56
PNY	Piedmont Natural Gas	Login/Signup for Ratings	33	3.44%	33.72	1.16
STR	Questar Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	32	3.29%	19.73	0.65
EV	Eaton Vance	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	2.56%	28.17	0.72
CTBI	Community Trust Bancorp	Login/Signup for Ratings	31	3.96%	31.30	1.24
BEN	Franklin Resources	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	0.92%	117.33	1.08
ORI	Old Republic	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	6.55%	10.68	0.70
VAL	Valspar Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	1.75%	45.80	0.80
WEYS	Weyco Group	Login/Signup for Ratings	30	2.65%	24.17	0.64
AFL	Aflac	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	2.76%	47.91	1.32
APD	Air Products & Chemicals	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	2.53%	91.75	2.32
CTAS	Cintas Corporation	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	1.40%	38.70	0.54
EGN	Energen Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	1.03%	54.19	0.56
PBI	Pitney Bowes	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	8.35%	17.97	1.50
XOM	Exxon Mobil	Login/Signup for Ratings	29	2.17%	86.57	1.88
BMS	Bemis Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	28	3.15%	31.78	1.00
T	AT&T	Login/Signup for Ratings	27	5.80%	30.34	1.76
BF-B	Brown-Forman	Login/Signup for Ratings	27	1.73%	80.96	1.40
BRC	Brady Corp	Login/Signup for Ratings	26	2.30%	32.13	0.74
ECL	Ecolab	Login/Signup for Ratings	26	1.30%	61.65	0.80
HCP	HCP Inc.	Login/Signup for Ratings	26	5.09%	39.31	2.00
NC	NACCO Industries	Login/Signup for Ratings	26	2.01%	106.01	2.13
TROW	T. Rowe Price	Login/Signup for Ratings	25	2.01%	61.70	1.24
MKC	McCormick & Co.	Login/Signup for Ratings	25	2.47%	50.22	1.24

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