Dividend Contenders
Dividend Contenders are companies that have increased their dividends for at least 10 but fewer than 25 consecutive years. They are considered a step below Dividend Aristocrats but still demonstrate a strong commitment to shareholder returns. These companies often have solid financials and a history of steady dividend growth, making them attractive to income investors. Many Dividend Contenders are growing businesses that could eventually achieve Aristocrat status if they continue raising dividends. They span various industries, offering a mix of stability and growth potential. Investors seeking reliable but expanding dividend payouts often look to Dividend Contenders as promising opportunities.
| Name | Symbol | Yrs of Div Increases | Yield | 5yr Div Growth % | 1yr Revenue Growth % | Payout Ratio | 5yr Yield Avg | 1 Year Return % | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Services Inc. | CSVI | 49 | 1.75 | 15.5 | 2.3 | 42% | 2.31 | 41.44 | 92 |
| First American Financial Corp. | FAF | 11 | 3.45 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 30% | 2.91 | -6.03 | 91.5 |
| S&P Global Inc. | SPGI | 47 | 0.76 | 13.7 | 14 | 23% | 1.06 | 42.66 | 90 |
| Jack Henry & Associates | JKHY | 30 | 0.96 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 42% | 1.13 | 33.95 | 90 |
| Open Text Corp. | OTEX | 7 | 1.55 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 67% | 1.53 | 19.82 | 90.5 |
| Costco Wholesale | COST | 17 | 0.85 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 31% | 1 | 22.28 | 89 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | GS | 9 | 2.51 | 13 | 26.6 | 26% | 1.55 | -3.21 | 89.5 |
| Perrigo Company plc | PRGO | 18 | 1.64 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 62% | 1.01 | 8.61 | 89.5 |
| Humana Inc. | HUM | 10 | 0.63 | 14.3 | 17.6 | 11% | 0.64 | 35 | 88 |
| Moody's Corp. | MCO | 11 | 0.8 | 12.3 | 18.2 | 23% | 1.13 | 36.03 | 88 |
| Truist Financial Corp | TFC | 9 | 4.81 | 12.5 | 75.2 | 59% | 2.96 | -20.93 | 87 |
| NVIDIA Corp. | NVDA | 8 | 0.15 | 13.5 | 38.7 | 11% | 0.52 | 189.08 | 87 |
| Mid Penn Bancorp | MPB | 6 | 3.75 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 30% | 2.41 | -21.72 | 86 |
| Anthem Inc. | ANTM | 10 | 1.4 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 15% | 1.4 | -6.97 | 86.5 |
| Balchem Inc. | BCPC | 11 | 0.52 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 20% | 0.49 | 17.87 | 85 |
| Northrop Grumman | NOC | 17 | 1.79 | 13.7 | 5.1 | 37% | 1.51 | -8.65 | 85 |
| Cogent Communications Holdings Inc. | CCOI | 9 | 3.02 | 15.8 | 5 | 311% | 3.87 | 43.97 | 85.5 |
| Eastman Chemical Co. | EMN | 10 | 3.51 | 12.5 | -18.6 | 43% | 2.75 | 11.07 | 84 |
| International Flavors & Fragrances | IFF | 17 | 2.41 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 71% | 2 | 4.73 | 84 |
| Amdocs Limited | DOX | 9 | 2.11 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 32% | 1.46 | 1.79 | 83 |
| Mondelez International Inc. | MDLZ | 9 | 2.27 | 12.9 | -2.5 | 48% | 1.84 | 5.04 | 83 |
| Factset Research System Inc. | FDS | 22 | 0.89 | 13 | 2.6 | 30% | 1.1 | 26.89 | 83 |
| Northrim BanCorp Inc. | NRIM | 11 | 5.91 | 12.5 | 37.1 | 38% | 3.01 | -36.42 | 82.5 |
| Fortune Brands Home & Security | FBHS | 8 | 1.22 | 12.9 | -8.7 | 29% | 1.31 | 52.35 | 81 |
| Associated Banc-Corp | ASB | 8 | 5.61 | 13.3 | 29.8 | 33% | 2.66 | -35.38 | 81.5 |
| Nike Inc. | NKE | 18 | 1 | 12.9 | -38 | 59% | 1.07 | 20.95 | 80 |
| First Community Bancshares Inc. | FCBC | 8 | 5.11 | 13.9 | 5 | 47% | 2.71 | -39.62 | 80 |
| Atrion Corp. | ATRI | 17 | 1 | 15.8 | 4.8 | 30% | 0.77 | -18.27 | 80 |
| Lincoln Electric Holdings | LECO | 25 | 2.17 | 15.4 | -24 | 54% | 1.91 | 10.93 | 80.5 |
| Activision Blizzard Inc. | ATVI | 11 | 0.48 | 13.1 | -2 | 0% | 0.61 | 81.99 | 79 |
| MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. | MSM | 17 | 4.54 | 14.7 | -3.6 | 62% | 2.8 | -0.12 | 79 |
| Cisco Systems Inc. | CSCO | 10 | 3.05 | 13.3 | -7.5 | 55% | 2.99 | -10.34 | 79.5 |
| Everest Reinsurance Group Ltd. | RE | 7 | 2.81 | 12.4 | -0.5 | 35% | 2.28 | -9.76 | 79.5 |
| Resources Connection Inc. | RGP | 10 | 4.96 | 12.5 | -2 | 63% | 3.08 | -18.83 | 79.5 |
| Universal Forest Products Inc. | UFPI | 8 | 0.86 | 14.5 | 0.2 | 14% | 1.01 | 51.42 | 79.5 |
| Core-Mark Holding Company | CORE | 9 | 1.81 | 14.4 | 6.1 | 35% | 1.22 | -24.06 | 79.5 |
| Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. | PBHC | 5 | 2.58 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 24% | 1.57 | -32.57 | 79.5 |
| Oracle Corp. | ORCL | 11 | 1.71 | 13.6 | -6.3 | 31% | 1.55 | 3.74 | 78 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | BK | 9 | 3.44 | 12.3 | -1.7 | 26% | 2.03 | -20.73 | 78 |
| Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | HIG | 10 | 3.1 | 13.8 | -0.6 | 25% | 2.04 | -27.11 | 78 |
| Magna International Inc. | MGA | 11 | 3.47 | 13.9 | -18.3 | 48% | 2.47 | -1.39 | 78 |
| Nordson Corp. | NDSN | 56 | 0.79 | 13.5 | -3.9 | 25% | 1 | 47.49 | 78 |
| International Bancshares Corp. | IBOC | 10 | 3.62 | 15.1 | -12.3 | 38% | 2.16 | -9.62 | 78 |
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | SHW | 42 | 0.84 | 15.5 | -5.6 | 25% | 0.93 | 28.52 | 78 |
| Packaging Corp of America | PKG | 9 | 3.29 | 14.6 | -12.4 | 58% | 2.89 | -4.19 | 78 |
| Northern Trust Corp. | NTRS | 8 | 3.53 | 13.9 | -4.8 | 43% | 2.11 | -12 | 77 |
| IDEX Corp. | IEX | 10 | 1.21 | 12.5 | -12.6 | 40% | 1.3 | 4.2 | 77.5 |
| WD-40 Company | WDFC | 11 | 1.36 | 12.4 | -13.8 | 70% | 1.46 | 7.94 | 76 |
| Bank OZK | OZK | 24 | 4.53 | 14.9 | -32 | 38% | 2.2 | -10.78 | 76 |
| Motorola Solutions Inc. | MSI | 10 | 1.86 | 13.1 | -0.1 | 46% | 1.84 | -19.84 | 76.5 |
| CNO Financial Group Inc. | CNO | 9 | 3.18 | 12.4 | -29.9 | 20% | 1.95 | -2.05 | 76.5 |
| Automatic Data Proc. | ADP | 44 | 2.71 | 13.4 | -3.5 | 61% | 2.1 | -17.71 | 76.5 |
| Columbia Banking System Inc. | COLB | 9 | 3.87 | 15.7 | -16.6 | 54% | 2.55 | -15.51 | 76.5 |
| Steel Dynamics Inc. | STLD | 10 | 3.65 | 14.8 | -24.4 | 39% | 2.31 | -3.3 | 76.5 |
| Werner Enterprises, Inc. | WERN | 5 | 0.82 | 12.5 | -9.3 | 16% | 0.9 | 36.83 | 75 |
| Union Pacific | UNP | 13 | 2.26 | 15.4 | -24.2 | 48% | 2.2 | 2.22 | 75.5 |
| Oshkosh Corp. | OSK | 7 | 1.5 | 12.4 | -33.9 | 21% | 1.38 | 5.83 | 75.5 |
| Comcast Corp. | CMCSA | 13 | 2.15 | 13.5 | -11.7 | 35% | 1.78 | 1.93 | 75.5 |
| Amerisafe Inc. | AMSF | 8 | 1.7 | 15.8 | -3 | 29% | 1.34 | -3.01 | 75.5 |
| Trinity Bank NA | TYBT | 9 | 2.12 | 13.4 | 6.3 | N/A% | None | -6.15 | 75.5 |
| Bank of Marin Bancorp | BMRC | 16 | 2.93 | 14.9 | -7.2 | 36% | 1.78 | -22.56 | 74 |
| First Community Corp. | FCCO | 8 | 3.58 | 12.9 | -3.4 | 35% | 2.01 | -27.68 | 74 |
| Honeywell International Inc. | HON | 9 | 2.41 | 12.5 | -19.1 | 43% | 2.02 | -9.72 | 74 |
| Lithia Motors Inc. | LAD | 11 | 0.54 | 14.3 | -14.4 | 10% | 1 | 82.33 | 74.5 |
| Littelfuse Inc. | LFUS | 10 | 1.08 | 14.1 | -22.8 | 63% | 0.9 | 16.96 | 73 |
| Independent Bancorp MA | INDB | 10 | 2.85 | 12.6 | -24.9 | 40% | 2.05 | -10.27 | 73 |
| BancFirst Corp. OK | BANF | 26 | 2.94 | 14 | -10.4 | 37% | 1.99 | -22.56 | 73.5 |
| First Interstate Bancsystem Inc. | FIBK | 11 | 4.65 | 14.1 | -11.3 | 49% | 2.83 | -24.77 | 73.5 |
| Prudential Financial Inc. | PRU | 12 | 6.83 | 13 | -10.8 | 57% | 3.69 | -25.28 | 73.5 |
| Aon plc | AON | 8 | 0.88 | 13.2 | -4.2 | 23% | 1.04 | 6.85 | 73.5 |
| Horizon Bancorp | HBNC | 9 | 4.79 | 15.6 | -2.3 | 32% | 2.29 | -38.62 | 73.5 |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | FITB | 10 | 5.5 | 12.5 | -25.1 | 52% | 2.81 | -27.95 | 72 |
| Standex International Inc. | SXI | 9 | 1.64 | 14.3 | -3.1 | 22% | 0.85 | -14.63 | 72 |
| Johnson Outdoors Inc. | JOUT | 7 | 0.78 | 14.5 | -21.5 | 11% | 0.87 | 48.12 | 72 |
| Carlisle Companies | CSL | 43 | 1.68 | 13.9 | -22.1 | 29% | 1.29 | -13.66 | 71 |
| TriCo Bancshares | TCBK | 7 | 3.14 | 13.3 | -29.3 | 38% | 1.98 | -20.32 | 71 |
| VSE Corp. | VSEC | 16 | 1.28 | 12.3 | -10.8 | 11% | 0.82 | -0.82 | 71 |
| Reinsurance Group of America Inc. | RGA | 11 | 3.28 | 15.6 | -6.3 | 28% | 1.57 | -42.85 | 70.5 |
| Washington Federal Inc. | WAFD | 10 | 3.77 | 14.3 | -11.7 | 34% | 2.19 | -33.97 | 69 |
| Innospec Inc. | IOSP | 6 | 1.35 | 13.1 | -4.1 | 21% | 1.15 | -12 | 69 |
| Webster Financial Corp. | WBS | 9 | 5.87 | 15.3 | -20 | 54% | 2.65 | -42.07 | 69 |
| Owens Corning Inc. | OC | 7 | 1.59 | 12.9 | -15.3 | N/A% | 1.42 | 12.37 | 69.5 |
| Xylem Inc. | XYL | 10 | 1.41 | 13.4 | -13.8 | 71% | 1.25 | -2.9 | 67 |
| South State Corp. | SSB | 9 | 3.94 | 15.3 | -59.4 | 36% | 1.81 | -36.41 | 67.5 |
| Discover Financial Services | DFS | 9 | 3.56 | 12.8 | -70.2 | 55% | 2.15 | -41.29 | 67.5 |
| Nelnet, Inc. | NNI | 5 | 1.38 | 13.1 | -21.3 | 50% | 1.19 | -4.48 | 67.5 |
| Corning Inc. | GLW | 10 | 2.85 | 14.9 | -12.9 | 600% | 2.44 | 8.35 | 65.5 |
| American Financial Group Inc. | AFG | 14 | 2.96 | 12.6 | -37.7 | 59% | 1.52 | -38.13 | 65.5 |
| Trinity Industries Inc. | TRN | 10 | 3.89 | 12.8 | -30.8 | 378% | 2.19 | 1.66 | 63 |
| Limoneira Company | LMNR | 11 | 2.23 | 12.7 | -5.9 | N/A% | 1.24 | -26.64 | 63.5 |
| Brunswick Corp. | BC | 7 | 1.43 | 14.1 | -15.1 | 243% | 1.34 | 50.18 | 61.5 |
| NiSource Inc. | NI | 9 | 3.5 | 14.8 | -14.1 | 168% | 3.04 | -14.66 | 61.5 |
| Culp Inc. | CULP | 9 | 3.81 | 14.9 | -33.2 | N/A% | 1.73 | -32.51 | 60 |
| Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. | ARGO | 7 | 3.7 | 15.6 | -14.3 | N/A% | 1.73 | -47.45 | 60.5 |
| VF Corp. | VFC | 47 | 3.21 | 12.8 | -52.6 | 301% | 2.42 | -26.74 | 59 |
| Dillard's Inc. | DDS | 9 | 2.5 | 13.4 | -45.2 | N/A% | 0.63 | -64.6 | 58 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | GD | 31 | 1.99 | 20.88 | 18 | 42% | 2.33 | 27.37 | 54 |
| Aflac Incorporated | AFL | 40 | 2.06 | 11.43 | -0.7 | 19% | 2.37 | 26.1 | 54 |
| Erie Indemnity Company | ERIE | 32 | 1.17 | 7.24 | 17.9 | 36% | 1.91 | 58.77 | 54 |
| Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | LECO | 27 | 1.49 | 9.84 | -3.7 | 31% | 1.65 | -2.07 | 54 |