2020 S&P Dividend Aristocrats: 25+ years of dividend increases
The S&P500 Dividend Aristocrats is the best list for filtering dividend stocks. This should be your starting point to create your core portfolio. Why should it be part of your core portfolio? It’s simple, the companies in the list must have increased their dividends every year for 25 years. Better yet, find one of those stellar aristocrat with a consistent dividend growth rate about 10% and you have a golden goose.
Many of those companies also exhibit consistent growth in value which is what you want along with dividend growth. Dividend investing can be many things and when I started, I looked for high yields but I have since adapted my strategy to look for dividend growth stocks with a double-digit dividend growth history. There are many other reasons why my filtering start with dividend companies, see my post on why I chose dividend investing.
S&P500 US Dividend Aristocrats Requirements
The following criteria must be met to become a S&P500 Dividend Aristocrat:
Universe: Member of the S&P 500
Financial Viability: Must have increased dividends for 25 consecutive years
Size: Have at least 3B$ in market capitalization
Liquidity: Must have an average trading volume of US$ 5 million in the past 6 months
Here are specifics about the list itself:
Reconstitution: The index is reviewed annually
Stock Diversification: At each review, there must be at least 40 companies
Sector Diversification: No more than 30% of a sector weight in the index
Many of the companies you are going to see have increased their dividends for more than 25 years, that’s quite a commitment to shareholders. Below is the complete sector breakdown for the aristocrats. You can also buy a dividend aristocrat ETF like NOBL.
The constituents are listed below. See the Dividend Ambassadors for the best dividend growth aristocrats as not all dividend aristocrats grow their dividends at the same rate.
Constituents
TickerKey
Ticker
Company
Sector
Industry
Score
Quote
Market Cap
P/E
FPE
EPS
Yield
Payout Ratio
Payments
Dividend
Chowder
GrowthRating
IncomeRating
Tollbooth
Ambassador
Achiever
Aristocrat
King
Country
Graph
Yield
NYSE:JNJ
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Healthcare
Drug Manufacturers - General
0.64
160.04
421.31
24.81
24.81
6.45
0.0252
0.6264
4
4.04
0.0851
6
7
Consumable - Necessities
NO
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
2.52
NYSE:WMT
WMT
Walmart
Consumer Defensive
Discount Stores
0.61
146.63
414.86
21.04
21.04
6.97
0.0147
0.3099
4
2.16
0.0391
7
7
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.47
NYSE:PG
PG
Procter & Gamble
Consumer Defensive
Household & Personal Products
0.57
138.79
344.14
25.65
25.65
5.41
0.0228
0.5846
4
3.16
0.0522
5
7
Consumable - Necessities
NO
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
2.28
NYSE:KO
KO
Coca-Cola
Consumer Defensive
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
0.68
51.08
219.51
26.33
26.33
1.94
0.0321
0.8454
4
1.64
0.0776
6
8
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
3.21
NYSE:T
T
AT&T
Communication Services
Telecom Services
0.56
29.02
210.46
19.09
19.09
1.52
0.0717
1.3684
4
2.08
0.0935
6
7
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
7.17
NASDAQ:PEP
PEP
Pepsi Co
Consumer Defensive
Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
0.66
144.18
199.25
28.38
28.38
5.08
0.0284
0.8051
4
4.09
0.1072
7
6
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.84
NYSE:ABT
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
Healthcare
Medical Devices
0.39
111.61
197.81
58.74
58.74
1.90
0.0161
0.9474
4
1.80
-0.0029
3
6
Durable
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.61
NYSE:XOM
XOM
Exxon Mobile Corp
Energy
Oil & Gas Integrated
0.55
45.46
192.22
58.28
58.28
0.78
0.0766
4.4615
4
3.48
0.1245
6
7
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
7.66
NYSE:ABBV
ABBV
AbbVie Inc
Healthcare
Drug Manufacturers - General
0.48
107.27
189.38
22.58
22.58
4.75
0.0485
1.0947
4
5.20
0.0580
5
5
Consumable - Necessities
NO
NO
YES
NO
USA
1
4.85
NYSE:CVX
CVX
Chevron
Energy
Oil & Gas Integrated
0.51
91.08
175.33
0.00
0.00
-6.14
0.0567
1.0000
4
5.16
0.0815
6
6
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
5.67
NYSE:MDT
MDT
Medtronics
Healthcare
Medical Devices
0.63
119.71
161.13
45.52
45.52
2.63
0.0194
0.8821
4
2.32
0.1152
9
6
Durable
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.94
NYSE:MCD
MCD
McDonald
Consumer Cyclical
Restaurants
0.62
215.87
160.85
32.61
32.61
6.62
0.0239
0.7795
4
5.16
0.0999
6
6
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.39
NYSE:LIN
LIN
Linde Praxair Inc.
Basic Materials
Specialty Chemicals
0.57
270.40
141.92
64.23
64.23
4.21
0.0142
0.9150
4
3.85
0.0670
8
5
Intermediate
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.42
NYSE:LOW
LOW
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical
Home Improvement Retail
0.73
165.05
120.94
23.28
23.28
7.09
0.0145
0.3385
4
2.40
0.1845
9
6
Consumable - Discretionary
YES
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
1.45
NYSE:CAT
CAT
Caterpillar
Industrials
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
0.67
194.26
105.53
32.00
32.00
6.07
0.0212
0.6787
4
4.12
0.1077
8
7
Durable
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.12
NYSE:TGT
TGT
Target
Consumer Defensive
Discount Stores
0.62
193.60
96.95
25.44
25.44
7.61
0.0140
0.3574
4
2.72
0.0778
8
7
Consumable - Discretionary
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.40
NYSE:MMM
MMM
3M
Industrials
Specialty Industrial Machinery
0.69
166.62
96.11
19.35
19.35
8.61
0.0353
0.6829
4
5.88
0.1259
8
7
Consumable - Discretionary
YES
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
3.53
NYSE:SPGI
SPGI
S&P Global Inc
Financial Services
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
0.61
329.07
78.64
32.78
32.78
10.04
0.0081
0.2669
4
2.68
0.1056
9
5
Subscription
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
0.81
NYSE:BDX
BDX
Becton Dickinson & Co
Healthcare
Medical Instruments & Supplies
0.51
255.06
74.18
92.75
92.75
2.75
0.0130
1.2073
4
3.32
0.0657
8
4
Durable
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.30
NASDAQ:ADP
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
Industrials
Staffing & Employment Services
0.73
171.05
73.35
29.59
29.59
5.78
0.0217
0.6436
4
3.72
0.1128
9
6
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.17
NYSE:CL
CL
Colgate-Palmolive
Consumer Defensive
Household & Personal Products
0.57
82.35
70.59
26.31
26.31
3.13
0.0214
0.5623
4
1.76
0.0547
5
7
Consumable - Necessities
NO
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
2.14
NYSE:CB
CB
Chubb Corporation
Financial Services
Insurance - Property & Casualty
0.59
155.40
70.14
30.65
30.65
5.07
0.0201
0.6154
4
3.12
0.0485
8
5
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.01
NYSE:SHW
SHW
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Basic Materials
Specialty Chemicals
0.68
728.77
66.19
35.33
35.33
20.63
0.0074
0.2598
4
5.36
0.1113
10
5
Intermediate
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
0.74
NYSE:ITW
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
Industrials
Specialty Industrial Machinery
0.61
208.96
66.14
31.52
31.52
6.63
0.0218
0.6878
4
4.56
0.1499
7
6
Intermediate
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.18
NYSE:ECL
ECL
Ecolab Inc.
Basic Materials
Specialty Chemicals
0.57
221.75
63.30
58.66
58.66
3.78
0.0087
0.5079
4
1.92
0.1008
9
5
Intermediate
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
0.87
NYSE:APD
APD
Air Products & Chemicals
Basic Materials
Chemicals
0.66
285.74
63.16
33.26
33.26
8.59
0.0188
0.6240
4
5.36
0.1056
7
6
Intermediate
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.88
NYSE:EMR
EMR
Emerson Electric
Industrials
Specialty Industrial Machinery
0.54
81.82
49.05
25.10
25.10
3.26
0.0247
0.6196
4
2.02
0.0351
5
6
Intermediate
NO
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
2.47
NYSE:ROP
ROP
Roper Technologies, Inc.
Industrials
Specialty Industrial Machinery
0.65
431.10
45.21
28.72
28.72
15.01
0.0052
0.1499
4
2.25
0.1604
10
5
Intermediate
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
0.52
NYSE:KMB
KMB
Kimberley-Clark
Consumer Defensive
Household & Personal Products
0.65
131.76
44.82
19.07
19.07
6.91
0.0325
0.6194
4
4.28
0.0708
5
8
Consumable - Necessities
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
3.25
NASDAQ:ROST
ROST
Ross Stores Inc.
Consumer Cyclical
Apparel Retail
0.36
122.41
43.63
144.01
144.01
0.85
0.0000
0.0000
4
0.00
0.2011
7
0
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
0.00
NYSE:GD
GD
General Dynamics Corporation
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense
0.71
150.77
43.27
13.62
13.62
11.07
0.0292
0.3975
4
4.40
0.1352
9
6
Durable
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.92
NYSE:SYY
SYY
Sysco Corporation
Consumer Defensive
Food Distribution
0.40
77.55
39.50
0.00
0.00
-0.05
0.0232
1.0000
4
1.80
0.0731
5
2
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.32
NASDAQ:WBA
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Healthcare
Pharmaceutical Retailers
0.60
45.21
39.06
90.42
90.42
0.50
0.0414
3.7400
4
1.87
0.1091
9
5
Consumable - Necessities
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
4.14
NASDAQ:CTAS
CTAS
Cintas Corp
Industrials
Specialty Business Services
0.53
350.15
36.76
39.70
39.70
8.82
0.0020
0.0794
1
0.70
0.1607
7
3
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
0.20
NYSE:BF.B
BF.B
Brown-Forman Corporation
Consumer Defensive
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
0.55
78.43
36.54
40.64
40.64
1.93
0.0089
0.3627
4
0.70
0.0834
8
5
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
0.89
NYSE:PPG
PPG
PPG Industries, Inc.
Basic Materials
Specialty Chemicals
0.52
148.30
35.03
32.52
32.52
4.56
0.0146
0.4737
4
2.16
0.0785
6
5
Intermediate
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.46
NASDAQ:TROW
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
Financial Services
Asset Management
0.73
154.52
34.99
17.11
17.11
9.03
0.0233
0.3987
4
3.60
0.1388
10
6
Tollbooth - Unregulated
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.33
NYSE:VFC
VFC
V.F. Corporation
Consumer Cyclical
Apparel Manufacturing
0.61
87.85
34.26
0.00
0.00
-0.18
0.0223
1.0000
4
1.96
0.1047
10
4
Consumable - Discretionary
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.23
NYSE:AFL
AFL
Aflac
Financial Services
Insurance - Life
0.65
44.49
31.25
6.93
6.93
6.42
0.0297
0.2056
4
1.32
0.0976
6
7
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.97
NYSE:ADM
ADM
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
Consumer Defensive
Farm Products
0.60
52.57
29.25
18.58
18.58
2.83
0.0274
0.5088
4
1.44
0.0801
7
6
Consumable - Necessities
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.74
NYSE:SWK
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Industrials
Tools & Accessories
0.64
176.73
28.32
28.41
28.41
6.22
0.0158
0.4502
4
2.80
0.0735
8
6
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
1.58
NYSE:MKC
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
Consumer Defensive
Packaged Foods
0.64
95.21
25.40
33.29
33.29
2.86
0.0143
0.4755
4
1.36
0.1046
9
6
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.43
NYSE:CLX
CLX
Clorox CO
Consumer Defensive
Household & Personal Products
0.69
197.84
24.94
21.67
21.67
9.13
0.0224
0.4863
4
4.44
0.0846
7
7
Consumable - Necessities
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.24
NYSE:HRL
HRL
Hormel Foods Corporation
Consumer Defensive
Packaged Foods
0.69
45.44
24.67
27.05
27.05
1.68
0.0216
0.5833
4
0.98
0.1530
8
6
Consumable - Discretionary
YES
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
2.16
NYSE:ED
ED
Consolidated Edison Inc
Utilities
Utilities - Regulated Electric
0.63
69.93
23.42
17.22
17.22
4.06
0.0438
0.7537
4
3.06
0.0667
4
7
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
4.38
NYSE:GWW
GWW
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Industrials
Industrial Distribution
0.65
396.68
21.29
34.11
34.11
11.63
0.0154
0.5262
4
6.12
0.0709
8
6
Intermediate
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.54
NYSE:O
O
Realty Income Corporation
Real Estate
REIT - Retail
0.61
59.74
20.97
49.37
49.37
1.21
0.0467
2.3058
12
2.79
0.0889
7
6
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
4.67
NYSE:DOV
DOV
Dover Corp
Industrials
Specialty Industrial Machinery
0.50
129.45
18.68
27.90
27.90
4.64
0.0153
0.4267
4
1.98
0.0562
6
6
Intermediate
NO
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
1.53
NYSE:NUE
NUE
Nucor Corporation
Basic Materials
Steel
0.40
56.02
16.91
39.73
39.73
1.41
0.0289
1.1489
4
1.62
0.0416
5
5
Intermediate
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
2.89
NYSE:CAH
CAH
Cardinal Health Inc
Healthcare
Medical Distribution
0.80
55.91
16.40
16.74
16.74
3.34
0.0348
0.5819
4
1.94
0.0934
9
8
Intermediate
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
3.48
NASDAQ:EXPD
EXPD
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.
Industrials
Integrated Freight & Logistics
0.64
94.42
15.98
24.98
24.98
3.78
0.0110
0.2751
2
1.04
0.0882
8
6
Consumable - Discretionary
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.10
NYSE:ESS
ESS
Essex Property Trust Inc.
Real Estate
REIT - Residential
0.72
233.89
15.25
25.59
25.59
9.14
0.0355
0.9092
4
8.31
0.1014
7
8
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
3.55
NYSE:GPC
GPC
Genuine Parts
Consumer Cyclical
Specialty Retail
0.46
103.34
14.91
1148.22
1,148.22
0.09
0.0306
35.1111
4
3.16
0.0812
8
5
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
3.06
NASDAQ:CINF
CINF
Cincinnati Financial Corp
Financial Services
Insurance - Property & Casualty
0.65
87.78
14.12
17.77
17.77
4.94
0.0273
0.4858
4
2.40
0.0635
7
7
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
2.73
NYSE:BEN
BEN
Franklin Resources, Inc.
Financial Services
Asset Management
0.62
25.28
12.79
15.90
15.90
1.59
0.0443
0.7044
4
1.12
0.1747
7
7
Tollbooth - Unregulated
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
4.43
NYSE:PNR
PNR
Pentair
Industrials
Specialty Industrial Machinery
0.34
56.10
9.33
26.09
26.09
2.15
0.0143
0.3721
4
0.80
-0.0574
1
3
Intermediate
NO
NO
YES
NO
USA
1
1.43
NYSE:AOS
AOS
AO Smith Corp.
Industrials
Specialty Industrial Machinery
0.65
56.16
9.07
28.80
28.80
1.95
0.0185
0.5333
4
1.04
0.2336
9
5
Durable
YES
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
1.85
NYSE:FRT
FRT
Federal Realty Investment Trust
Real Estate
REIT - Retail
0.58
84.53
6.39
36.44
36.44
2.32
0.0502
1.8276
4
4.24
0.0756
6
6
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
YES
USA
1
5.02
NASDAQ:PBCT
PBCT
People's United Financial Inc.
Financial Services
Banks - Regional
0.63
14.04
5.97
12.10
12.10
1.16
0.0506
0.6121
4
0.71
0.0661
6
8
Tollbooth - Unregulated
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
5.06
NYSE:LEG
LEG
Leggett & Platt
Consumer Cyclical
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
0.61
44.13
5.85
25.96
25.96
1.70
0.0363
0.9412
4
1.60
0.0810
7
6
Consumable - Discretionary
NO
YES
YES
NO
USA
1
3.63
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