The Dividend Aristocrats list is a select group of companies in the S&P 500 Index that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 straight years. These US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole and a great source for dividend investors. See data on all US Dividend Aristocrats in the table below.
Name Ticker Sector Beta Valuation Dividend Yield (%) P/E Ratio 3 year Dividend Growth (%) 5 year Dividend Growth (%) 10 year Dividend Growth (%) Dividend increased years
NextEra Energy, Inc
NEE
Utilities
0.65
LowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 96%
above its 5-year average2.06
45.51
11.53
12.10
10.84
25
V.F. Corp.
VFC
Consumer Cyclical
1.01
AverageMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 72%
above its 5-year average4.09
16.18
1.39
5.19
12.08
47
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
Industrials
0.96
AverageMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 68%
above its 5-year average2.82
14.88
4.92
5.69
6.15
52
McCormick & Co.
MKC
Consumer Defensive
0.32
Very lowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 61%
above its 5-year average1.61
34.37
9.28
9.57
9.23
33
3M Company
MMM
Industrials
0.59
LowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 49%
above its 5-year average4.42
14.66
2.86
5.92
10.41
61
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
Consumer Defensive
0.71
LowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 42%
above its 5-year average4.51
6.55
4.00
5.15
8.98
43
The Clorox Company
CLX
Consumer Defensive
0.22
Very lowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 36%
above its 5-year average3.26
67.83
6.87
7.65
7.04
41
T. Rowe Price Group
TROW
Financial Services
1.35
HighMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 34%
above its 5-year average3.70
11.19
37.76
27.65
19.43
33
Medtronic plc
MDT
Healthcare
0.63
LowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 33%
above its 5-year average2.82
30.36
8.01
8.14
10.20
41
Franklin Resources
BEN
Financial Services
1.28
HighMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 31%
above its 5-year average4.44
7.38
5.95
8.84
17.78
39
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
Basic Materials
0.71
LowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 30%
above its 5-year average0.99
36.04
-13.84
-8.12
4.19
41
PPG Industries
PPG
Basic Materials
0.95
AverageMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 29%
above its 5-year average1.94
21.79
6.71
7.70
7.18
50
A.O. Smith
AOS
Industrials
0.89
AverageMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 29%
above its 5-year average1.96
22.53
11.73
17.17
21.60
25
Leggett & Platt
LEG
Consumer Cyclical
0.90
AverageMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 28%
above its 5-year average4.57
12.58
3.44
4.38
4.20
49
Ecolab Inc.
ECL
Basic Materials
1.02
AverageMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 27%
above its 5-year average1.25
43.77
4.89
6.55
10.40
27
Linde plc
LIN
Basic Materials
0.95
AverageMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 22%
above its 5-year average1.46
42.52
0.00
0.00
0.00
25
AFLAC Inc
AFL
Financial Services
0.75
LowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 17%
above its 5-year average2.59
9.85
8.27
9.72
7.94
37
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
Industrials
0.75
LowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 16%
above its 5-year average2.53
24.95
9.86
14.48
12.92
44
Lowe's Cos.
LOW
Consumer Cyclical
0.83
AverageMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 12%
above its 5-year average1.74
19.57
16.30
17.32
18.80
57
Abbott Laboratories
ABT
Healthcare
0.77
LowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 12%
above its 5-year average1.67
31.08
17.13
11.60
7.15
25
Essex Property Trust, Inc
ESS
Real Estate
0.69
LowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 11%
above its 5-year average3.21
45.49
3.96
5.49
7.23
25
Roper Technologies
ROP
Industrials
0.75
LowMay be undervalued
Current dividend yield is 11%
above its 5-year average0.58
43.28
10.89
13.40
17.73
26
Atmos Energy Corporation
ATO
Utilities
0.39
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is 10%
above its 5-year average2.44
21.29
8.87
8.36
6.47
25
Air Products & Chemicals Inc
APD
Basic Materials
0.78
LowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is 10%
above its 5-year average2.41
23.66
10.89
12.62
10.83
37
Hormel Foods Corp.
HRL
Consumer Defensive
0.14
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is 7%
above its 5-year average2.12
29.15
1.47
11.06
14.38
53
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc
EXPD
Industrials
0.85
AverageLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is 6%
above its 5-year average1.24
12.91
8.83
7.71
8.78
25
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
Consumer Defensive
0.19
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is 5%
above its 5-year average3.38
22.59
4.46
4.38
5.44
47
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT
Industrials
0.72
LowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is 4%
above its 5-year average2.38
18.67
9.28
2.14
9.05
25
S&P Global, Inc.
SPGI
Financial Services
0.88
AverageLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is 4%
above its 5-year average0.92
32.30
15.48
16.42
11.91
46
Becton Dickinson
BDX
Healthcare
0.30
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is 4%
above its 5-year average1.34
45.51
3.62
4.39
7.18
47
Cintas Corporation
CTAS
Industrials
0.99
AverageLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is 0%
above its 5-year average1.00
37.41
18.37
20.65
20.20
36
Realty Income Corp.
O
Real Estate
0.57
LowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -1%
below its 5-year average4.13
77.14
2.44
3.38
5.02
25
Sysco Corp.
SYY
Consumer Defensive
0.94
AverageLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -2%
below its 5-year average2.18
53.45
8.51
24.30
5.87
51
Pentair Ltd.
PNR
Industrials
1.00
AverageLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -2%
below its 5-year average1.73
17.33
-8.67
-9.80
0.00
43
Wal-Mart Stores
WMT
Consumer Defensive
0.31
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -2%
below its 5-year average1.78
29.86
1.89
1.92
4.19
46
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
Consumer Defensive
0.33
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -3%
below its 5-year average2.25
28.31
2.55
2.92
4.66
56
McDonald's Corp.
MCD
Consumer Cyclical
0.58
LowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -4%
below its 5-year average2.17
23.80
7.81
7.78
7.57
44
Target Corp.
TGT
Consumer Defensive
1.10
AverageLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -5%
below its 5-year average2.38
16.03
7.84
6.38
11.13
52
General Dynamics
GD
Industrials
0.57
LowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -5%
below its 5-year average2.15
19.93
8.76
9.47
9.82
28
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
Industrials
0.91
AverageLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -5%
below its 5-year average1.84
33.23
11.01
12.14
11.45
44
Procter & Gamble
PG
Consumer Defensive
0.43
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -5%
below its 5-year average2.42
26.56
6.17
4.93
5.15
62
PepsiCo Inc.
PEP
Consumer Defensive
0.47
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -6%
below its 5-year average2.61
29.65
5.78
7.48
7.69
46
International Business Machines Corporation
IBM
Technology
0.47
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -6%
below its 5-year average4.54
20.28
1.79
3.56
8.49
25
Emerson Electric Company
EMR
Industrials
0.87
AverageLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -7%
below its 5-year average2.48
21.19
1.44
1.28
3.53
62
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
Healthcare
0.30
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -8%
below its 5-year average2.34
22.39
5.78
5.87
6.42
57
Consolidated Edison
ED
Utilities
0.26
Very lowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -8%
below its 5-year average3.32
23.04
2.72
2.95
2.59
45
Dover Corp.
DOV
Industrials
0.92
AverageLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -8%
below its 5-year average1.61
20.58
1.55
2.96
7.35
64
Cardinal Health Inc.
CAH
Healthcare
0.55
LowLooks reasonably valued
Current dividend yield is -9%
below its 5-year average3.56
29.78
-5.95
2.46
8.83
25
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
Financial Services
0.82
AverageLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -10%
below its 5-year average2.25
7.07
6.89
6.16
4.89
59
AbbVie Inc.
ABBV
Healthcare
0.35
Very lowLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -11%
below its 5-year average3.51
24.68
13.15
17.93
0.00
25
Grainger (W.W.) Inc.
GWW
Industrials
0.72
LowLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -11%
below its 5-year average1.42
25.30
0.00
-100.00
-100.00
47
Coca-Cola Company (The)
KO
Consumer Defensive
0.46
Very lowLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -11%
below its 5-year average2.70
26.71
2.50
3.71
5.98
57
Amcor plc
AMCR
Consumer Cyclical
0.75
LowLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -12%
below its 5-year average3.81
18.91
2.33
2.73
0.00
25
Genuine Parts
GPC
Consumer Cyclical
0.82
AverageLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -13%
below its 5-year average2.48
20.71
4.22
4.37
6.12
63
Chevron Corp.
CVX
Energy
0.51
LowLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -14%
below its 5-year average3.81
19.87
5.83
4.36
5.56
34
Chubb Limited
CB
Financial Services
0.71
LowLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -15%
below its 5-year average1.65
10.98
3.12
3.02
2.07
26
Exxon Mobil Corp.
XOM
Energy
0.53
LowLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -28%
below its 5-year average3.97
14.60
2.61
3.21
6.55
36
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
ADM
Consumer Defensive
0.58
LowLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -29%
below its 5-year average2.05
17.53
3.37
4.28
8.49
44
Nucor Corp.
NUE
Basic Materials
1.16
HighLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -36%
below its 5-year average1.62
5.88
3.65
2.67
1.66
46
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc
WST
Healthcare
0.94
AverageLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -38%
below its 5-year average0.24
47.83
6.58
7.09
7.18
25
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
Real Estate
0.00
n.a.Looks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -39%
below its 5-year average2.15
36.01
1.78
2.10
4.59
52
Albemarle Corporation
ALB
Basic Materials
1.59
HighLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -46%
below its 5-year average0.70
187.02
5.20
5.04
8.82
25
Brown-Forman Corp.
BFB
Consumer Defensive
0.55
LowLooks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -100%
below its 5-year average0.00
38.55
39.15
25.49
17.33
35
People's United Financial
PBCT
Financial Services
0.00
n.a.Looks overvalued
Current dividend yield is -100%
below its 5-year average0.00
15.17
1.41
1.43
1.49
26