Dividend Growth Investing: A Look at 10 Year Dividend Growth Rates of some Companies

The screening criteria applied toward the S&P Dividend Aristocrat index was:

1) Current yield of at least 2.50%
2) Dividend payout ratio no higher than 60%
3) Price/Earnings Ratio of not more than 20
4) 25 years or more of consecutive dividend increases


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