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.

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