The biggest problem with my desk research is that I ever find tons of stock ideas that have performed very well in the past and have hiked dividends with high rates over decades but over the time, they have weaken and show a slowing dividend growth rate. That's not what I like to see.
Today I would highlight five of the top dividend growth stocks that have kept a strong dividend increasing rate over the short-term. Those stocks have raised their dividend distributions over the past year by more than 10 percent.
These are some great dividend stock ideas with highest short-term dividend growth rate ratios:
Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) has a market capitalization of $144.11 billion. The company employs 87,100 people, generates revenue of $77.393 billion and has a net income of $9.154 billion. Philip Morris International’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $14.827 billion. The EBITDA margin is 19.16 percent (the operating margin is 17.89 percent and the net profit margin 11.83 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 60.63 percent of Philip Morris International’s assets. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.28. Last fiscal year, Philip Morris International paid $3.24 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Dividend growth rate: 10.4 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.99, the P/S ratio is 1.85 and the P/B ratio is finally not calculable. The dividend yield amounts to 4.21 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.93.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Philip Morris International (PM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Philip Morris International (PM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Philip Morris International (PM) |
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has a market capitalization of $233.93 billion. The company employs 62,000 people, generates revenue of $241.909 billion and has a net income of $26.336 billion. Chevron Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $59.975 billion. The EBITDA margin is 24.79 percent (the operating margin is 19.15 percent and the net profit margin 10.89 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 5.23 percent of Chevron Corporation’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 8.93 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.30 percent was realized by Chevron Corporation. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $12.22. Last fiscal year, Chevron Corporation paid $3.51 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Dividend growth rate: 11.1 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.90, the P/S ratio is 0.97 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.73. The dividend yield amounts to 3.30 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.95.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Chevron Corporation (CVX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chevron Corporation (CVX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chevron Corporation (CVX) |
Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) has a market capitalization of $53.55 billion. The company employs 122,402 people, generates revenue of $65.875 billion and has a net income of $5.708 billion. Caterpillar’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12.167 billion. The EBITDA margin is 18.47 percent (the operating margin is 13.01 percent and the net profit margin 8.66 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 44.92 percent of Caterpillar’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 228.97 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 37.36 percent was realized by Caterpillar. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.25. Last fiscal year, Caterpillar paid $2.02 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Dividend growth rate: 14.3 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.02, the P/S ratio is 0.81 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.15. The dividend yield amounts to 2.85 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.96.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Caterpillar (CAT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Caterpillar (CAT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Caterpillar (CAT) |
General Electric (NYSE:GE) has a market capitalization of $273.27 billion. The company employs 305,000 people, generates revenue of $147.359 billion and has a net income of $14.902 billion. General Electric’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $29.339 billion. The EBITDA margin is 19.91 percent (the operating margin is 11.81 percent and the net profit margin 10.11 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 60.42 percent of General Electric’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 336.56 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.24 percent was realized by General Electric. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.40. Last fiscal year, General Electric paid $0.70 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Dividend growth rate: 11.8 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.34, the P/S ratio is 1.86 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.29. The dividend yield amounts to 2.81 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.84.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of General Electric (GE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Electric (GE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Electric (GE) |
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has a market capitalization of $53.75 billion. The company employs 103,000 people, generates revenue of $105.156 billion and has a net income of $2.061 billion. Costco Wholesale’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.999 billion. The EBITDA margin is 3.80 percent (the operating margin is 2.90 percent and the net profit margin 1.96 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 16.50 percent of Costco Wholesale’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 46.14 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.58 percent was realized by Costco Wholesale. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.63. Last fiscal year, Costco Wholesale paid $8.17 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Dividend growth rate: 13.6 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 26.57, the P/S ratio is 0.51 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.95. The dividend yield amounts to 1.01 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.65.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Costco Wholesale (COST) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Costco Wholesale (COST) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Costco Wholesale (COST) |