Friday, November 20, 2009

U.S. Dividend Growth

Looking Stateside for Dividend Growth

Canadian investors might find it worthwhile to look at U.S. stocks for Dividend Growth, especially if these stocks can fill a gap in your portfolio. Many Canadian investors have insufficient exposure to Consumer Staples and Health Care stocks.


Below is a sample of some U.S. stocks that have strong track records of consecutive yearly dividend increases that may complement your existing Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks:

  • Procter & Gamble (PG) – 53 years of dividend growth
  • 3M (MMM) – 51 years of dividend growth
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) – 47 years of dividend growth
  • Coca Cola (KO) – 47 years of dividend growth
  • Sysco (SYY) – 40 years of dividend growth
  • Pepsi Co (PEP) – 37 years of dividend growth
  • Becton Dickinson (BDX) – 37 years of dividend growth
  • Abbott Laboratories (ABT) - 36 years of dividend growth
  • Wal-Mart (WMT) – 33 years of dividend growth
  • McDonald’ s (MCD) – 32 years of dividend growth
  • McCormick  (MKC) – 24 years of dividend growth

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great Article

Think Dividends said...

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) raises for the 37th consecutive year


The Board of Directors of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX) has declared a quarterly dividend of 37 cents per common share, an increase from the previous quarter of 4 cents per share, or 12.1%

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Think Dividends said...

Spicemaker McCormick (NYSE: MKC) is the latest food-related stock to raise its dividend

McCormick announced an 8.3% increase to its quarterly payout. The company will now pay 26 cents a share, up from 24 cents a share. This is the 24th consecutive year McCormick has boosted its payout and the company has been paying a dividend since 1925.

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