Dividend Dynamos: Class C
The 38 companies listed below have improved their annual dividend totals for at least 30 consecutive years, giving them some of the longest active streaks among Dividend Dynamos. When these companies began their current dividend growth streaks, the first Hooters restaurant had yet to open, Michael Jordan hadn’t even played a college basketball game, and not a single home contained a Macintosh computer or a Nintendo Entertainment System.
A Dividend Dynamo is a company that has raised its dividend for at least ten consecutive years. As “Class C” Dividend Dynamos, these companies have been raising their payouts for 30-39 consecutive years. Only 41 companies (the Class A and Class B Dividend Dynamos) currently have longer streaks. To see Dividend Dynamos that have been increasing their dividend for less than 30 years, check out Class D and Class E.
| Company | Symbol | Since | Last Raise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 1973 | 6% (February 2012) |
| Bowl America Incorporated | BWL.A | 1973 | 3% (December 2010) |
| Kimberly Clark Corp | KMB | 1973 | 6% (February 2012) |
| Middlesex Water Company | MSEX | 1973 | 1% (October 2011) |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | PEP | 1973 | 4% (May 2012) |
| PPG Industries, Inc. | PPG | 1973 | 4% (April 2012) |
| The Gorman-Rupp Company | GRC | 1973 | 11% (April 2012) |
| V.F. Corporation | VFC | 1973 | 14% (October 2011) |
| Washington Real Estate Investment Trust | WRE | 1973 | <1% (October 2010) |
| Nucor Corporation | NUE | 1974 | <1% (December 2011) |
| The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | MHP | 1974 | 2% (January 2012) |
| United Bankshares, Inc. | UBSI | 1974 | 3% (November 2011) |
| Automatic Data Processing | ADP | 1975 | 10% (November 2011) |
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. | ED | 1975 | <1% (January 2012) |
| RPM International Inc. | RPM | 1975 | 2% (October 2011) |
| Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | TDS | 1975 | 4% (February 2012) |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | WMT | 1975 | 9% (March 2012) |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | ADM | 1976 | 9% (November 2011) |
| MGE Energy, Inc. | MGEE | 1976 | 2% (August 2011) |
| Sigma-Aldrich Corporation | SIAL | 1976 | 11% (February 2012) |
| Walgreen Company | WAG | 1976 | 29% (July 2011) |
| Carlisle Companies, Inc. | CSL | 1977 | 6% (August 2011) |
| Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | FDO | 1977 | 17% (January 2012) |
| McDonald's Corporation | MCD | 1977 | 15% (September 2011) |
| Pentair, Inc. | PNR | 1977 | 10% (December 2011) |
| RLI Corp. | RLI | 1977 | 4% (May 2011) |
| WGL Holdings, Inc. | WGL | 1977 | 3% (March 2012) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | MDT | 1978 | 8% (June 2011) |
| The Clorox Company | CLX | 1978 | 9% (May 2011) |
| Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. | PNY | 1979 | 3% (March 2012) |
| Questar Corporation | STR | 1980 | 7% (November 2011) |
| Sherwin-Williams Company | SHW | 1981 | 7% (February 2012) |
| Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. | CTBI | 1981 | 2% (July 2011) |
| Eaton Vance Corp. | EV | 1981 | 6% (October 2011) |
| Franklin Resources, Inc. | BEN | 1982 | 8% (December 2011) |
| Old Republic International Corporation | ORI | 1982 | <1% (February 2012) |
| The Valspar Corporation | VAL | 1982 | 11% (December 2011) |
| Weyco Group, Inc. | WEYS | 1982 | 7% (April 2010) |
The first true year of each dividend growth streak is listed under the “Since” column, while each company’s latest dividend hike is listed (and linked to) under the “Last Raise” column. For more information on how this list is compiled and tracked, access the Dividend Dynamos homepage.
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