The "Aristocrats" - Stocks with 25 Years of Dividend Increases

Whenever the talk turns to dividends, the "aristocrats" often get a mention.

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They are the royalty of the S&P 500 when it comes to dividends. They are companies that for 25 years increased cash payments, based on ex-dividend dates from January 1 to December 31 of each year.

Here is the list provided by Standard and Poor's.

	Price		Change	%Change
XTG		---
FISBX		---
FORCX		---
FORW RE LS		---
MBN		---
JRDN		---
XOC1		---
QRE		---
CLX		---
CTAS		---
DOV		---
ECL		---
ED		---
EMR		---
FDO		---
GPC		---
GWW		---
HRL		---
ITW		---
JNJ		---
KMB		---
KO		---
LEG		---
LOW		---
MCD		---
MDT		---
MHFI		---
MKC		---
MMM		---
NUE		---
PBI		---
PEP		---
PG		---
PPG		---
SHW		---
SIAL		---
SWK		---
SYY		---
T		---
TGT		---
TROW		---
VFC		---
WAG		---
WMT		---
XOM		---

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