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Dividend Contenders (10-24 Consecutive Years)
Ranked list of Dividend Contenders (10-24 consecutive years of dividend growth). Screen future Dividend Aristocrats with high dividend growth rates.
Tracked: 146
Total Stocks
146
Matching criteria
Average Yield
2.44%
Constituent average
Highest Yield
6.94%
Top forward yield
Longest Streak
24 Years
Consecutive increases
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| Company / Symbol ↕ | Growth Streak ↓ | Dividend Yield ↕ |
|---|---|---|
🇺🇸 LMTContender Lockheed Martin | 24 yrs | 2.71% |
🇺🇸 ROLContender Rollins, Inc. | 24 yrs | 2.28% |
🇺🇸 ADIContender Analog Devices | 23 yrs | 1.08% |
🇺🇸 XELContender Xcel Energy | 23 yrs | 3.21% |
🇺🇸 WMContender Waste Management | 23 yrs | 1.81% |
🇺🇸 MCHPContender Microchip Technology | 23 yrs | 2.41% |
🇺🇸 NOCContender Northrop Grumman | 23 yrs | 2.06% |
🇺🇸 TXNContender Texas Instruments | 23 yrs | 2.14% |
🇺🇸 EVRGContender Evergy | 23 yrs | 3.43% |
🇺🇸 JKHYContender Jack Henry & Associates | 23 yrs | 1.63% |
🇺🇸 QCOMContender Qualcomm | 23 yrs | 2.10% |
🇺🇸 WECContender WEC Energy Group | 23 yrs | 3.67% |
🇺🇸 RSGContender Republic Services | 23 yrs | 1.24% |
🇺🇸 LNTContender Alliant Energy | 23 yrs | 3.25% |
🇺🇸 VZContender Verizon | 22 yrs | 6.79% |
🇺🇸 CSXContender CSX Corporation | 22 yrs | 1.18% |
🇺🇸 AIZContender Assurant | 22 yrs | 1.32% |
🇺🇸 JBHTContender J.B. Hunt | 22 yrs | 0.79% |
🇺🇸 EIXContender Edison International | 22 yrs | 6.35% |
🇺🇸 TRVContender Travelers Companies (The) | 22 yrs | 1.36% |
🇺🇸 COSTContender Costco | 22 yrs | 0.62% |
🇺🇸 CMIContender Cummins | 21 yrs | 1.68% |
🇺🇸 AMPContender Ameriprise Financial | 21 yrs | 1.36% |
🇺🇸 MSFTContender Microsoft | 21 yrs | 0.73% |
🇺🇸 WSMContender Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 20 yrs | 1.26% |
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What Is a Dividend Contender?
Dividend Contenders are established companies with between 10 and 24 consecutive years of dividend increases. Many contenders represent faster-growing technology, financial, and healthcare leaders poised to become the next generation of Dividend Aristocrats.
Key Evaluation Criteria
- ✓10 to 24 consecutive years of annual dividend growth.
- ✓Often feature higher compound dividend growth rates (DGR) than mature Dividend Kings.
- ✓Offers a blend of current yield and capital appreciation potential.
Investor Takeaway
Strategy Note: Contenders in growing sectors (such as Tech and Medical Devices) often compound their dividend payouts by 8%–15% annually, accelerating total yield on cost.