The Dividend Aristocrats

S&P tracks its list of “Dividend Aristocrats,” these are S&P 500 stocks that have increased their dividend every year for the last 25 years.
Here’s the list ranked by current dividend yield:
FHN 5.51%
BAC 5.34%
ED 5.29%
USB 5.21%
PFE 4.92%
BBT 4.81%
CMA 4.73%
RF 4.68%
FITB 4.43%
MO 4.09%
KEY 4.09%
CINF 3.55%
LEG 3.44%
GCI 3.24%
LLY 3.12%
KMB 3.10%
SNV 2.85%
GE 2.83%
JNJ 2.72%
BUD 2.69%
PPG 2.68%
CLX 2.61%
MTB 2.60%
KO 2.59%
ROH 2.58%
ABT 2.57%
AVY 2.56%
VFC 2.51%
CBSS 2.47%
CB 2.27%
PEP 2.27%
PG 2.24%
SWK 2.21%
EMR 2.20%
MMM 2.15%
MCD 2.05%
SLM 2.01%
WWY 2.01%
ADP 1.96%
WMT 1.90%
SHW 1.77%
GWW 1.57%
SVU 1.54%
FDO 1.50%
DOV 1.43%
MHP 1.34%
ADM 1.34%
STT 1.28%
BDX 1.25%
JCI 1.17%
LOW 1.14%
SIAL 1.01%
STR 0.95%
TGT 0.90%
WAG 0.85%
NUE 0.84%
BCR 0.75%
CTL 0.56%
PGR 0.19%

Posted by on July 31st, 2007 at 11:02 am


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