This data suggests that buying companies with solid and stable dividends can make a big difference in overall returns over time. Finding companies with very stable dividend policies can also help as buying-and-holding keeps trading costs and taxes low. Stock index giant Standard & Poor's keeps a list of companies that have paid dividends for 25 straight years. Its most recent list contained 42 such companies. Below is a list of 10 of them that also have businesses that can stand the test of time.
Here are 10 selected Dividend Aristocrats:
1. Brown-Forman Corp - Current dividend yield: 1.7%
2. Chubb Corp - Current dividend yield: 2.6%
3. Coca-Cola Co - Current dividend yield: 2.8%
4. Ecolab Inc - Current dividend yield: 1.3%
5. McDonald's Corp - Current dividend yield: 2.9%
6. McGraw-Hill Cos Inc - Current dividend yield: 2.4%
7. PepsiCo Inc - Current dividend yield: 3.0%
8. Procter & Gamble - Current dividend yield: 3.4%
9. Sigma-Aldrich Corp - Current dividend yield: 1.0%
10. Wal-Mart Stores - Current dividend yield: 2.8%
Complete Dividend Aristocrats list:
- Dividend Aristocrats
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Source: Investopedia