Dividend Aristocrat

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Definition of 'Dividend Aristocrat'

A company that has continuously increased the amount of dividends it pays to its shareholders. To be considered a dividend aristocrat, a company must typically have raised dividends for at least 25 years. More specifically, the company needs to have a managed dividend policy that increased its dividend every year for those 25 years.

Companies that are able to maintain high dividend yields are often considered to be more stable than others, and because stocks maintaining this association must keep yields consistently high, the list of aristocrats is often under 100 companies.

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Investopedia explains 'Dividend Aristocrat'

Dividend aristocrats are rare because most companies are unable to continually boost dividend payouts while also facing weather recessions and market shocks. Two of the more popular ways of tracking this type of company are through the S&P Dividend Aristocrats and the S&P High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats indexes, which track the performance of companies that have increased dividends for at least 25 years. The index is weighted according to each stock's yield.
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  • 10 Dividend Aristocrats - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0711/10-Dividend-Aristocrats.aspx
    ... 5. McDonald's Corp - Current dividend yield: 2.9% McDonald's is rather young in
    the dividend aristocrat corporate world as it was founded in 1948. ...

  • The Real Dividend Aristocrats

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/The-Real-Dividend-Aristocrats-CTL-SHW-PBI-ED-XOM-CLX0630.aspx
    ... Because it's a dividend aristocrat, it must increase its dividend to remain so.
    Therefore, it announces it will pay $1.10 in the coming year, a 10% increase. ...

  • 3 Reasons To Own Avon Products

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/3-Reasons-To-Own-Avon-Products-AVP-TUP-HLF-NUS1110.aspx
    ... That's a company that isn't quite eligible to be a Dividend Aristocrat, those companies
    that have increased their annual dividend for 25 consecutive years. ...

  • S&P's Dividend Aristocrats

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/SPs-Dividend-Aristocrats-BMS-EMR-MHP0729.aspx
    ... Self-Reporting Dividend Aristocrat The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) are providers
    of both print and online information, and are owners of the ...

  • 3 Reasons To Own Ecolab

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/3-Reasons-To-Own-Ecolab-ECL-NL-MSFT-RSG-WIW-BRK-A-AAPL-AMZN1018.aspx
    ... Get Free Stock Analysis By Email. Dividend Aristocrat Dividend aristocrats are
    companies increasing dividend payments, for at least 25 consecutive years. ...

  • Landlord Stocks: 3 Monthly Paying REITs

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2008/Landlord_Stocks_3_Monthly_Paying_REITs_O_AMY_IRC.aspx
    ... annually. Mergent and S&P have included Realty Income into their Dividend
    Achievers and Dividend Aristocrat indexes. Funds from ...

  • Greenblatt's Little Book Loves McGraw-Hill

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Greenblatts-Little-Book-Loves-McGraw-Hill-MHP-NWS-TRI-PSO0401.aspx
    ... pulls its weight. 4. McGraw-Hill has increased its dividend for 38
    consecutive years and is a Dividend Aristocrat. Its dividend ...

  • Slow Growth? No Problem For Mid-Caps

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Slow-Growth-No-Problem-For-Mid-Caps-VYM-MDY-SPY-VOE-DIM-BG-ADM-IAG-GPC1224.aspx
    ... Recently obtaining dividend aristocrat status, Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) distributes
    a variety of electrical and industrial parts for the automotive and ...

  • An Old Line Mix Of Dividends

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/An-Old-Line-Mix-Of-Dividends-ED-CTL-PBI0722.aspx
    ... Another important item for investors: ConEd is an S&P 'Dividend Aristocrat'. The
    company has a consistent record of raising dividends for 35 years. ...

  • 4 Income Stocks Safer than Treasuries

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/moneyshow/4IncomeStocksSaferthanTreasuries.aspx
    ... This dividend aristocrat has increased dividends for 29 years in a row. Over the
    past decade, Exxon Mobil has raised annual distributions at 7.10% per year. ...

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