What are Dividend Aristocrats

#Dividend Artistocrats

Dividend Aristocrats are companies that have increased their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. Some examples of companies that are considered Dividend Aristocrats include:

• 3M (MMM)

• Abbott Laboratories (ABT)

• AFLAC Incorporated (AFL)

• Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)

• AT&T Inc. (T)

• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)

• Boeing Company (BA)

• Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)

• Chubb Limited (CB)

• Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

• Coca-Cola Co (KO)

• Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)

• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)

• Deere & Company (DE)

• Dow Inc. (DOW)

• Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)

• Exelon Corporation (EXC)

• Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)

• General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

• General Electric Company (GE)

• General Mills, Inc. (GIS)

• HCP, Inc. (HCP)

• Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)

• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

• Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)

• Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW)

• Monsanto Company (MON)

• Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS)

• Procter & Gamble Co (PG)

• S&P Global Inc (SPGI)

• Target Corporation (TGT)

• Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA)

• Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)

• WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC)

• W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

Please note that this list is not exhaustive and the companies included in the Dividend Aristocrats list may change over time.