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7 Stocks With The Longest Dividend Growth History

Many investors love dividend growth but there is only a dozen of stocks with a dividend history over 50 consecutive years. Those stocks are called "Dividend Kings".

Today I like to highlight stocks that could hit a new record this year by jumping over the magic 60th years barrier.

As of today, only one stock has managed this goal; it's the water utility American States Water. Attached are seven top stocks that could hit the magic 60 rule within the next two years.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) has a market capitalization of $42.77 billion. The company employs 115,100 people, generates revenue of $24,537.00 million and has a net income of $2,184.00 million.

Emerson Electric’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,936.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.12 percent (the operating margin is 14.44 percent and the net profit margin 8.90 percent).

Financials: The total debt represents 24.92 percent of Emerson Electric’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 59.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.74 percent was realized by Emerson Electric.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.05. Last fiscal year, Emerson Electric paid $1.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.26, the P/S ratio is 1.74 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.25. The dividend yield amounts to 3.04 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.32.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Emerson Electric (EMR)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Emerson Electric (EMR)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Emerson Electric (EMR)

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Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) has a market capitalization of $244.38 billion. The company employs 118,000 people, generates revenue of $83,062.00 million and has a net income of $11,707.00 million.

Procter & Gamble’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $19,201.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.12 percent (the operating margin is 18.41 percent and the net profit margin 14.09 percent).

Financials: The total debt represents 24.55 percent of Procter & Gamble’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 51.17 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.75 percent was realized by Procter & Gamble.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.54. Last fiscal year, Procter & Gamble paid $2.45 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.55, the P/S ratio is 2.94 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.60. The dividend yield amounts to 2.85 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.39.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Procter & Gamble (PG)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Procter & Gamble (PG)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Procter & Gamble (PG)

3M (NYSE:MMM) has a market capitalization of $105.13 billion. The company employs 140 people, generates revenue of $30,871.00 million and has a net income of $4,721.00 million.

3M’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,056.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.10 percent (the operating margin is 21.59 percent and the net profit margin 15.29 percent).

Financials: The total debt represents 17.91 percent of 3M’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 34.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 26.56 percent was realized by 3M.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.28. Last fiscal year, 3M paid $2.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.53, the P/S ratio is 3.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.22. The dividend yield amounts to 2.50 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.11.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of 3M (MMM)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of 3M (MMM)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of 3M (MMM)

Nomura Holdings (NYSE:NMR) has a market capitalization of $21.95 billion. The company employs 27,670 people, generates revenue of $15,203.29 million and has a net income of $1,796.41 million.

Nomura Holdings’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,671.08 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.15 percent (the operating margin is 19.74 percent and the net profit margin 11.82 percent).

Financials: The total debt represents 25.71 percent of Nomura Holdings’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 445.12 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.88 percent was realized by Nomura Holdings.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.40. Last fiscal year, Nomura Holdings paid $0.14 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.28, the P/S ratio is 1.44 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.01. The dividend yield amounts to 2.43 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.26.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Nomura Holdings (NMR)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Nomura Holdings (NMR)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Nomura Holdings (NMR)

Dover (NYSE:DOV) has a market capitalization of $11.90 billion. The company employs 37,000 people, generates revenue of $8,729.81 million and has a net income of $965.80 million.

Dover’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,801.46 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.64 percent (the operating margin is 15.51 percent and the net profit margin 11.06 percent).

Financials: The total debt represents 26.03 percent of Dover’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 52.60 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.76 percent was realized by Dover.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.91. Last fiscal year, Dover paid $1.45 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.67, the P/S ratio is 1.36 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.27. The dividend yield amounts to 2.22 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.52.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Dover (DOV)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Dover (DOV)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Dover (DOV)

Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) has a market capitalization of $16.28 billion. The company employs 37,500 people, generates revenue of $14,077.84 million and has a net income of $684.96 million.

Genuine Parts Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,192.19 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.47 percent (the operating margin is 7.52 percent and the net profit margin 4.87 percent).

Financials: The total debt represents 10.32 percent of Genuine Parts Company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 23.66 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.58 percent was realized by Genuine Parts Company.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.50. Last fiscal year, Genuine Parts Company paid $2.15 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.65, the P/S ratio is 1.16 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.89. The dividend yield amounts to 2.16 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.75.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Genuine Parts Company (GPC)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Genuine Parts Company (GPC)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Genuine Parts Company (GPC)

Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) has a market capitalization of $19.20 billion. The company employs 57,450 people, generates revenue of $13,215.97 million and has a net income of $1,041.42 million.

Parker-Hannifin’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,859.75 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.07 percent (the operating margin is 11.78 percent and the net profit margin 7.88 percent).

Financials: The total debt represents 17.51 percent of Parker-Hannifin’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 34.91 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.79 percent was realized by Parker-Hannifin.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.11. Last fiscal year, Parker-Hannifin paid $1.86 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.17, the P/S ratio is 1.45 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.89. The dividend yield amounts to 1.95 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.67.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Parker-Hannifin (PH)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Parker-Hannifin (PH)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Parker-Hannifin (PH)

A profit yield of 2% or 3% may not appear to be overwhelmingly amazing, considering that the share trading system has returned near to 10% over the long haul, yet reinvesting these profits go into an organization can be the contrast between essentially resigning, and resigning all alone terms.

Cash dividends fill various needs for financial specialists with need for a steady income. As a matter of first importance, they talk about the consistency of an organization and its plan of action to pay solid dividends.

An organization paying a profit all the time is a good sign for Wall Street and financial specialists to expect good dividends in the future. 

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*I am long PG, MMM, GPC, EMR. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.