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Through good economic times and bad, one of ADP's great advantages is its "stickiness. That competitive advantage helps throw off consistent income and cash flow. In turn, ADP has become a dependable dividend payer — one that has provided an annual raise for shareholders since ADP's most recent dividend increase came in November when it lifted the quarterly payout The world's largest company by revenue might not pay the biggest dividend, but it sure is consistent.
Walmart WMT has been delivering meager penny-per-share increases to its quarterly dividend since , including February 's bump to 55 cents per share. But that's been enough to maintain its year streak of consecutive dividend increases.
And shareholders can count on the increases to keep coming. The discount retailer, which operates approximately 11, stores and e-commerce websites under 54 banners in 26 countries, is a cash machine. Archer Daniels Midland ADM processes ingredients for food and feed, including corn sweeteners, starches and emulsifiers such as lecithin.
It also has a commodity trading business. It's a truly global agricultural powerhouse, too, boasting customers in countries served by more than facilities. Archer Daniels Midland has paid out dividends on an uninterrupted basis for 89 years. The most recent hike came in January , when ADM increased the quarterly payout by 2. The move extended the dividend stock's streak of annual raises to 47 years.
Founded in , it provides electric, gas or steam services to roughly 3. ConEd also happens to be North America's second-largest solar power provider, and is investing in electric vehicle charging programs and other green energy endeavors.
Like most utilities, Consolidated Edison is highly regulated but enjoys a fairly stable stream of revenues thanks to limited direct competition — but not a lot of growth. The longtime Dividend Aristocrat has hiked its annual distribution without interruption for close to five decades.
In January , the utility raised its quarterly payout 1. Nucor NUE is the largest U. As one of the best dividend stocks, Nucor has increased its dividend for 48 straight years, or every year since it began paying dividends in The most recent increase came in December when NUE lifted the quarterly disbursement to Although it's not a particularly famous company, it has been a dividend champion for long-term investors.
Or had been, anyway. After 48 straight years of annual dividend increases, LEG did not lift the payout in Like other makers of consumer staples, Kimberly-Clark holds out the promise of delivering slow but steady growth along with a healthy dividend to drive total returns.
Kimberly-Clark has paid out a dividend for 84 consecutive years and has raised the annual payout for 49 consecutive years. In January , the board of directors approved a 6. VF Corp. VFC is an apparel company with a large number of brands under its umbrella, including The North Face outdoor products, Timberland boots and Eastpak backpacks. Importantly, as acquisitive as VFC has traditionally been, it's never been shy about tailoring its portfolio to maintain maximum profitability.
In , the company spun off its jeans business to shareholders via the publicly traded Kontoor Brands KTB. The following year VFC acquired streetwear brand Supreme, but also divested its occupational workwear brands and business. That sort of flexibility helps the company maintain the free cash flow required to keep the dividend increases coming. And, indeed, they do keep coming.
Abbott Laboratories ABT manufactures a wide variety of healthcare goods. Its portfolio includes branded generic drugs, medical devices, nutrition and diagnostic products. Some of its best-known products include Similac infant formulas, Glucerna diabetes management products and i-Stat diagnostics devices. Abbott Labs dates all the way back to It first paid a dividend in and its dividend growth streak is long-lived too, at 49 years and counting.
Not too long ago, investors fretted over a long-term slide in sales of carbonated beverages, but that turned out not to be a secular trend after all. Indeed, Grand View Research forecasts the global market for fizzy drinks to produce a compound annual growth rate of 4. Meanwhile, demand for salty snacks remains solid. The bottom line? PEP's business remains fundamentally strong, and that should keep its dividend-growth streak intact. In , it acquired CareFusion, a complementary player in the same industry.
Bard, another medical products company with a strong position in treatments for infectious diseases. BDX last raised its payout in November with a 4. PPG Industries PPG makes coatings and paints for numerous industries, including aerospace, architecture, automotive and packaging. Its sprawling operations employ roughly 47, people in more than 50 countries. PPG has paid a dividend since and has raised it annually for 50 years.
A below-average payout ratio and solid outlook for long-term earnings growth should keep the dividend increases coming. PPG's last raise came in July with a 9. Target TGT might be the No. Target paid its first dividend in , seven years ahead of Walmart, and has raised its payout annually since The last hike came in June , when the retailer raised its quarterly disbursement by a whopping With its well-below-average payout ratio, income investors can count on Target to keep hitting the mark for dividend growth.
Grainger GWW — which not only sells industrial equipment and tools, but provides other services such as helping companies manage inventory — is expected to generate steady if not spectacular sales growth for the next few years.
EPS growth, however, is forecast to increase at a double-digit percent rate. Happily for the income-minded, Grainger has achieved annual dividend growth for a half century and maintains a below-average payout ratio. It renewed its Dividend Aristocrats membership card in April when it announced a 5.
AbbVie ABBV is one of the highest yielders on this list of the best payout-improving dividend stocks. The pharmaceutical company was spun off from fellow Dividend Aristocrat Abbott Laboratories in Including its time as part of Abbott, AbbVie has upped its annual distribution for 50 consecutive years.
The most recent hike — an 8. The company's best-selling treatments include Humira: a rheumatoid arthritis drug that has been approved for numerous other ailments, and that appears is on pace to surpass Lipitor as the best-selling drug of all time.
AbbVie also makes cancer drug Imbruvica, as well as testosterone replacement therapy AndroGel. However, the company notes that excluding a period of government controls in , that streak would stretch to 58 years.
Years of acquisitions have made Sysco SYY the food services and supply giant it is today. And the company's scale really came in handy during the pandemic, when it had to weather the closure of restaurants, bars and other food-service venues. Happily for shareholders, the sudden and sharp downturn couldn't stop SYY from hiking its dividend for a 52nd consecutive year.
The company last raised its payout in May with a 4. A low payout ratio and ample free cash flow should keep it SWK's dividend growth streak going. Thus, REITs are well known as some of the best dividend stocks you can buy.
And few have been steadier than FRT, which owns retail and mixed-use real estate in several major metropolitan areas. Federal Realty Investment Trust has now hiked its payout every year for 54 years — the longest consecutive record in the REIT industry.
Hormel Foods HRL is best known for Spam, but it's also responsible for its namesake meats and chili, Skippy peanut butter, Dinty Moore stews and House of Tsang sauces, among other brands.
But it shouldn't go unnoticed that the packaged food company is about as reliable as they come when it comes to income investing, having raised its payout every year for more than five decades. The packaged foods company is rightly proud to note that it has paid a regular dividend without interruption since becoming a public company in But rival Lowe's LOW is the superior dividend grower.
Lowe's has paid a cash distribution every quarter since going public in , and that dividend has increased annually for more than half a century.
Home Depot is a longtime dividend payer, too, but its string of annual dividend increases dates back only to Colgate-Palmolive CL sells a wide range of consumer staples brands including its namesake toothpaste and dish soap, as well as Speed Stick deodorant, Murphy cleaning products and Tom's of Maine personal-care products.
Demand for Colagte's products tends to remain stable in both good economic times and bad, and that drives the free cash flow need to maintain its dividend growth streak.
And what a streak it is. Colgate's dividend dates back more than a century, to , and the company has increased it annually for 59 years. CL last raised its payment in March , upping the quartley distribution by a penny to 45 cents per share. In addition to pharmaceuticals, it makes over-the-counter consumer products such as Band-Aids, Neosporin and Listerine.
It also manufactures medical devices used in surgery. JNJ's diversification across three major business segments adds fortitude to this defensive dividend stock, and that helps income investors sleep better at night.
The healthcare giant has increased its payout for nearly three decades and counting. Coca-Cola KO has long been known for quenching consumers' thirst, but it's equally effective at quenching investors' thirst for income. The company's dividend history stretches back to , and the payout has swelled for 59 consecutive years. The last hike, announced in February , was admittedly modest, though, at 2. Coca-Cola has worked hard to expand its offerings beyond traditional carbonated beverages, adding bottled water, fruit juices, sports drinks and teas to its product lineup.
Property and casualty insurer Cincinnati Financial's CINF offerings include life insurance, annuities, umbrella insurance and a wide range of business insurance products. The company's subsidiaries include Issued Holdings Capital Corporation, and it ranks 12th on our list of the best stocks that pay monthly dividends. By the end of the second quarter of , 9 hedge funds out of the tracked by Insider Monkey held stakes in Dynex Capital, Inc.
LTC Properties, Inc. NYSE: LTC , a healthcare REIT, invests in seniors housing and healthcare properties through sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint ventures, and structured finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending. The company ranks 11th on our list of best stocks that pay monthly dividends. The company ranks 10th on our list of the best stocks that pay monthly dividends.
It is based in New York. Broadmark Realty Capital Inc. NYSE: BRMK underwrites, funds, services, and manages a portfolio of the short-term and first deed of trust loans to fund the development of residential or commercial properties in the US.
The company ranks 9th on our list of the best stocks that pay monthly dividends. This April, B. The company ranks 8th, and acquires and owns farmland in the US to lease properties to third-party farmers. The company ranks 7th on our list of the best stocks that pay monthly dividends and is based in Florida. The company ranks 6th on our list of the best stocks that pay monthly dividends and is based in Boston, US. Top 15 Online Shopping Websites in Disclosure: None.
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