2025 Dividend contenders

The 2025 Dividend Contenders: A Complete List and Financial Insights

This article provides an updated list of the Dividend Contenders in 2025 and select financial data and analyses. The list and data are updated monthly.

The Dividend Contenders 2025 are companies on United States exchanges that have increased their dividend for 10 to 24 consecutive years. Although this feat seems straightforward, the list is relatively small, with only 324 companies. This number is out of nearly 6,000 companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ, indicating a success rate of approximately 5.4%.

These companies may not have grown revenue and earnings per share yearly, but they raised the dividend without fail. Some of the Dividend Contenders 2025 will become Dividend Champions, and a few will become Dividend Kings. However, many companies will also drop off the Dividend Contenders list because they cannot sustain the dividend during economic distress, e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic or the Great Recession. 


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Market Update for the Dividend Contenders 2025

The Dividend Contenders 2025 are currently trading at an elevated valuation of a trailing average price-to-earnings ratio of about 22.47X. This multiple is down from its peak of more than 27X in May 2021.

The current average dividend yield is about 2.80%. The trailing average 10-year dividend growth rate is approximately 10.15%, and the average past 5-year dividend growth rate is around 8.81%. The average payout ratio is around 52.89%. The average market cap of the Dividend Contenders 2025 is currently $75,988 million. 

Currently, the Dividend Contender with the highest yield is Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI), and the one trading with the lowest earnings multiple is Comcast (CMSCA). 

The updated, selected financial data and the dividend earnings calendar for each stock in the Dividend Champions list are in the tables below. The most recent dividend increases are also available.

In the following 1-year period, the Dividend Contenders 2025 returned -0.9% (blue line) compared to +15.6% for the S&P 500 Index (red line), as seen in the chart below. We used Stock Rover* for this chart. Sign up for more data and screeners. Over the trailing 5-years, the Dividend Contenders 2025 have returned +83.8%, and the S&P 500 Index has returned +102.5%.

2025 Dividend Contenders Trailing 1-Year Returns

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List of Dividend Contenders in 2025

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TickerCompany NameNo. YearsDividend Yield (%)10-yr Dividend Growth Rate (%)Payout Ratio (%)TTM P/E RatioMarket Cap (millions)
AAgilent Technologies120.79.522.933.6$43,448
AAPLApple120.47.213.637.3$4,120,386
ABBVAbbVie12312.4482.8n/a$402,433
ABRArbor Realty Trust1213.57.2184.811.3$1,803
ACNAccenture142.611.948.220.6$155,034
ADIAnalog Devices211.59.584.858.1$129,924
AEEAmeren112.75.653.520.5$28,767
AEPAmerican Electric Power163.15.454.218.1$66,104
AESAES1255.847.69.3$10,012
AFGAmerican Financial Group202.612.133.614.5$11,486
AGCOAGCO111.19.22321.1$7,907
AGMFederal Agricultural133.525.133.49.8$1,800
AGOAssured Guaranty141.51116.111.1$4,174
AITApplied Industrial Techs160.75.516.624.9$9,762
AIZAssurant201.610.319.313.9$11,382
AJGArthur J. Gallagher141.15.84039.5$63,590
ALAir Lease111.418.610.27.4$7,145
ALEALLETE144.33.8101.223.8$3,928
ALGAlamo Group110.814.11216.6$1,942
ALLAllstate141.912.812.56.9$55,471
ALLEAllegion101.217.727.122.5$14,283
AMGNAmgen142.811.772.126.7$186,023
AMPAmeriprise Finl201.49.116.712.5$42,488
AMSFAMERISAFE113.81058.615.7$772
AMTAmerican Tower123.81410728.9$84,860
AONAon140.89.522.628.3$76,069
APHAmphenol130.716.82147$172,469
APOGApogee Enterprises142.995017.7$783
AREAlexandria Real Estate149.85.5n/an/a$9,275
ASBAssociated Banc133.78.7104.630.6$4,322
AUBAtlantic Union Bankshares154.46.973.919$4,821
AVAAvista234.7482.417.5$3,367
AVGOBroadcom140.630.257.1n/a$1,902,924
AVNTAvient133.610.487.124.9$2,800
AVTAvnet1137.549.117.6$3,863
AVYAvery Dennison142.29.841.319.6$13,323
AWKAmerican Water Works Co162.59.35622.9$25,379
BACBank of America112.118.828.514.7$391,778
BAHBooz Allen Hamilton132.615.532.812.7$10,123
BBYBest Buy Co204.815.2103.626.2$16,656
BCBrunswick132.611.1n/an/a$4,299
BCPCBalchem150.611.218.934.1$5,059
BF.ABrown-Forman163.2650.115.9$13,546
BFCBank First111.413.225.317.5$1,226
BHBBar Harbor Bankshares224.36.353.212.9$497
BIPBrookfield Infr Partners174.86.225353.8$16,766
BKBank of New York Mellon151.91227.816.2$78,172
BLKBlackRock1529.152.727$162,489
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb1755.383.516.6$100,159
BOKFBOK Financial202.23.927.113.4$7,122
BRBroadridge Financial171.712.545.829.2$26,624
BWXTBWX Technologies100.615.329.553.5$16,354
CASSCass Information Sys203.16.952.320.7$549
CBOECboe Global Markets151.112.12827.8$26,876
CBTCabot142.97.42910.4$3,309
CCBGCapital City Bank Group102.424.127.111.7$711
CCOICogent Comms Hldgs1216-24.9n/an/a$937
CDWCDW121.819.331.418.3$18,776
CHCOCity Holding142.77.636.314$1,747
CHCTCommunity Healthcare1012.213.9n/an/a$443
CHDNChurchill Downs140.49.47.419.8$7,606
CHEChemed170.59.61123.3$6,064
CIVBCivista Bancshares1331325.28.6$439
CMCSAComcast16510.221.54.4$97,255
CMECME Group141.89.6103.627.3$101,494
CMICummins201.67.438.425.8$68,739
CMSCMS Energy182.96.561.621.7$22,957
CNOCNO Finl Group121.79.322.214$3,902
CNSCohen & Steers163.99.576.319.8$3,226
CORCencora210.75.827.446.3$71,569
COSTCostco Wholesale210.612.52750.3$404,884
CPKChesapeake Utilities2129.146.824.7$3,288
CSCOCisco Systems142.16.962.729.7$303,997
CSGSCSG Systems Intl111.66.242.326.8$2,246
CSXCSX211.5833.122.9$66,088
CTRECareTrust REIT103.67.794.527.6$8,380
CUBECubeSmart145.612.5132.524$8,489
DDSDillard's140.215.72.818.2$10,452
DGICADonegal Group223.63.1298.3$721
DGXQuest Diagnostics141.77.736.522.2$21,044
DHID.R. Horton111.118.913.813.7$46,440
DHRDanaher110.6925.246.7$160,185
DKLDelek Logistics Partners129.87143.814.9$2,451
DKSDick's Sporting Goods102.424.331.416.8$18,524
DLBDolby Laboratories102.113.149.625.8$6,441
DOXAmdocs122.81240.615.2$8,336
DPZDomino's Pizza111.718.839.124.5$14,177
DTEDTE Energy153.24.165.420.5$28,458
DUKDuke Energy153.42.666.119.5$96,383
EBMTEagle Bancorp Montana153.56.532.99.7$132
EFSCEnterprise Finl Servs102.31622.810.7$2,021
EIXEdison Intl205.67.143.27.7$22,660
ELSEquity Lifestyle Props203.310.6101.131.5$12,185
ELVElevance Health13210.627.513.8$75,174
EMNEastman Chemical155.47.654.910.4$7,081
ENSGEnsign Group170.15.24.433.2$10,747
EQIXEquinix102.510.716869.4$73,964
ESEversource Energy244.56.182.118.6$25,205
ETNEaton Corp151.26.640.534.6$134,343
ETREntergy112.64.25824$43,552
EVREvercore181.110.52425.5$12,379
EVRGEvergy223.66.872.421.3$17,876
EXPOExponent111.714.957.635.6$3,606
FAFFirst American Financial143.48.246.614.1$6,700
FBIZFirst Business Finl Servs132.210.218.58.6$434
FCBCFirst Community143.78.346.112.5$612
FDBCFidelity D & D Bancorp113.79.135.39.7$252
FFINFirst Finl Bankshares142.4943.818.5$4,473
FITBFifth Third Bancorp143.711.944.813$28,729
FIXComfort Systems USA130.224.97.241.3$34,458
FLOFlowers Foods129.25.510611.8$2,265
FMAOFarmers & Merchants193.77.528.510.5$336
FNFFidelity National Finl133.59.146.813.9$16,112
FNLCFirst Bancorp115.85.363.99.1$287
FNVFranco-Nevada150.76.231.544.1$41,311
FRFirst Industrial Realty113.113.395.332$7,579
FRMEFirst Merchants133.912.635.49.2$2,130
FSBWFS Bancorp122.723.126.610$307
FSFGFirst Savings Financial112.114.919.89.4$217
GABCGerman American Bancorp132.99.939.513.7$1,488
GATXGATX141.54.828.118.7$5,706
GFFGriffon141.21663.769$3,467
GLGlobe Life190.87.27.59.8$10,725
GSGoldman Sachs Group131.919.926.116.8$247,752
GTYGetty Realty126.87146.922.2$1,643
HBCPHome Bancorp112.114.319.29.9$434
HDHome Depot152.614.662.224.3$355,317
HEIHeico170.112.8569.4$38,281
HFBLHome Federal Bancorp Inc123.412.935.210.9$49
HFWAHeritage Financial1348.156.614.5$812
HIHillenbrand162.81.2147.552.1$2,244
HIFSHingham Institution130.97.712.214.3$639
HIGThe Hartford Insurance Gr121.89.516.811.2$38,016
HIIHuntington Ingalls Indus131.810.737.221.7$12,480
HMNHorace Mann Educators153.13.434.911.6$1,862
HNIHNI153.32.544.113.9$1,903
HOMBHome BancShares15310.834.212.2$5,514
HPQHP144.95.141.49.2$22,825
HSYHershey152.98.979.728.1$38,182
HUBBHubbell181.38.532.827$22,928
HVTHaverty Furniture Cos125.612.7107.620.3$387
HWKNHawkins150.66.918.332.8$2,716
HYHyster Yale1252.4n/an/a$509
IBCPIndependent Bank103.212.53110.1$675
IBOCInternational Bancshares162.19.220.79.8$4,132
ICEIntercontinental Exchange111.212.334.328.7$89,689
IDAIdacorp142.75.658.822.7$7,170
IEXIDEX151.68.344.227.6$13,018
INDBIndependent Bank143.38.557.617.8$3,572
INGRIngredion143.16.231.510.7$6,832
INTUIntuit140.714.929.443.5$176,448
IOSPInnospec112.310.9n/an/a$1,852
ISTRInvestar Holding101.83018.811.1$243
ITTITT120.811.522.830.8$14,337
JBHTJB Hunt Transport Servs2017.730.230.1$16,564
JJSFJ&J Snack Foods203.58.393.227.5$1,786
JOUTJohnson Outdoors103.215.2n/an/a$425
JPMJPMorgan Chase151.91327.415.5$852,285
KKellanova202.81.562.122.8$28,899
KAIKadant120.57.215.232.2$3,275
KLACKLA160.713.822.536.9$154,447
KRKroger182.112.832.217.1$44,584
KWRQuaker Houghton181.54.7n/an/a$2,390
LADLithia Motors140.710.66.29.2$7,731
LANDGladstone Land1061.6n/an/a$346
LFUSLittelfuse151.21059.453.8$6,375
LHXL3Harris Technologies241.79.15130$52,129
LIILennox Intl15113.720.621.1$17,496
LKFNLakeland Financial133.411.852.115.4$1,487
LLYEli Lilly110.611.628.352.6$962,565
LMATLeMaitre Vascular14117.532.235.7$1,881
LMTLockheed Martin2238.273.325.5$105,149
LNNLindsay231.32.821.317$1,217
LNTAlliant Energy222.96.36321.8$17,857
LOGILogitech International121.49.435.625.6$16,549
LRCXLam Research100.724.120.934.5$195,940
LSTRLandstar System111.217.538.933.4$4,493
LYBLyondellBasell Industries1111.55.8n/an/a$15,327
MAMastercard140.616.918.835.2$494,373
MAAMid-America Apartment154.57127.428.8$15,910
MAINMain Street Capital177.4569.79.6$5,199
MANManpowerGroup145.1-1n/an/a$1,298
MASMasco111.912.631.116.6$13,473
MATXMatson121.37.210.48.3$3,409
MBWMMercantile Bank133.39.728.18.7$747
MCHPMicrochip Technology223.49.8n/an/a$28,957
MCKMcKesson170.411.39.227.6$108,652
MCOMoodys160.810.729.439.5$87,555
MDLZMondelez International113.511.47121.6$74,285
METMetLife1334.241.714.4$50,444
MKTXMarketAxess Holdings161.914.351.327.9$6,092
MMCMarsh & McLennan Cos16211.240.822$89,873
MORNMorningstar130.99.120.624.5$8,837
MPLXMPLX127.98.681.111.5$55,257
MRKMerck & Co143.26.142.813.9$260,190
MSMorgan Stanley122.420.938.317.4$269,642
MSCIMSCI111.324.644.335.7$42,357
MSEXMiddlesex Water222.76.156.921.5$940
MSFTMicrosoft210.79.723.535$3,656,804
MSIMotorola Solutions131.312.434.429.7$61,572
MTRNMaterion120.54.559.1n/a$2,533
MWAMueller Water Products111.113.321.819.9$3,789
NBTBNBT Bancorp123.65.345.913.7$2,149
NDAQNasdaq121.212.53632.5$51,914
NHCNational Healthcare201.94.838.221.1$2,114
NKENike232.611.181.633.1$94,930
NNINelnet10111.69.610.9$4,632
NOCNorthrop Grumman211.611.231.420.6$81,341
NRIMNorthrim BanCorp152.612.922.28.8$542
NSPInsperity146.818.550073.5$1,333
NWENorthWestern Energy Group193.83.274.319.6$4,242
NXSTNexstar Media Gr123.925.644.812$5,826
OCOwens-Corning102.415n/an/a$9,307
ODCOil-Dri Corp of America111.25.515.514.7$797
OGEOGE Energy193.74.467.618.4$9,436
OGSONE Gas113.28.46219.5$5,024
ORCLOracle11112.840.546.7$575,717
OSKOshkosh111.610.419.312.5$8,107
OTEXOpen Text113.210.655.317.6$8,678
OTTROtter Tail122.65.530.712.4$3,444
OVLYOak Valley112.110.620.99.9$235
PAYXPaychex113.99.99225.1$40,196
PBProsperity Bancshares213.57.841.412.3$6,526
PEBOPeoples Bancorp105.510.655.910.4$1,057
PEGPublic Service Enterprise1334.959.620.1$41,689
PFEPfizer156.74.498.815$146,350
PFGPrincipal Financial Group163.77.543.812.4$18,634
PLDPrologis113.19.7115.737.3$119,387
PMPhilip Morris Intl163.73.799.822.5$245,139
PNCPNC Financial Services Gr153.612.841.912.3$74,792
PNWPinnacle West Capital1443.872.218.7$10,875
POOLPool152.11744.522.2$9,073
PORPortland Gen Electric184.15.874.318.5$5,716
POWIPower Integrations132.513.3262.5n/a$1,859
PRGOPerrigo228.78.8n/an/a$1,837
PRIPrimerica151.620.618.511.8$8,212
PRUPrudential Financial1756.872.914.8$37,879
PSXPhillips 66133.57.9126.736.9$55,184
QCOMQualcomm212.16.468.933.6$180,024
RRyder System2128.327.714.6$6,993
RBARB Global211.36.855.746.7$18,120
REXRRexford Industrial Realty114.112.3120.329.3$9,687
RFRegions Finl124.21644.511.2$22,084
RGAReinsurance Gr161.99.727.414.6$12,477
RGCORGC Resources223.74.961.717.5$232
RGLDRoyal Gold230.97.424.728$17,203
RHIRobert Half208.711.4148.417.5$2,735
RJFRaymond James Finl151.315.31915.2$30,787
RMDResMed130.97.222.326.2$37,342
ROKRockwell Automation161.46.668.151.6$44,444
RSReliance151.711.63420.3$14,604
RSGRepublic Services211.27.635.132.3$67,193
SBFGSB Finl Gr112.911.527.810.1$134
SBUXStarbucks152.912149.753.5$99,052
SCIService Corp Intl141.710.333.721.4$11,134
SCVLShoe Carnival133.616.524.87.9$452
SFBSServisfirst Bancshares101.927.328.615.2$3,885
SFNCSimmons First Ntl134.66.3n/an/a$2,684
SGUStar Group136.26.941.67.1$403
SIGISelective Insurance Gr122.211.123.212.1$4,745
SMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp141.810.817.210.3$630
SNASnap-on162.914.944.117.8$17,685
SOSouthern243.33.272.122.7$100,332
SRSpire213.75.571.520.3$5,234
SRESempra142.76.378.629.2$61,821
SSBSouthState Bank142.78.730.312.3$8,997
SSDSimpson Manufacturing Co110.76.113.820.4$6,939
STAGStag Industrial133.80.8114.430.2$7,335
STBAS&T Bancorp133.76.639.111.4$1,509
STESteris1519.733.438.2$26,134
STLDSteel Dynamics121.213.825.922.2$24,509
STTState Street142.89.532.612.6$33,243
STZConstellation Brands10315.959.119.8$23,739
SWKSSkyworks Solutions104.310.690.921.4$9,805
SXIStandex International150.69.329.156.2$2,970
SYBTStock Yards Bancorp151.97.227.114.5$1,950
TCBKTriCo Bancshares122.910.737.913.6$1,563
TELTE Connectivity141.3843.936.8$66,530
THGThe Hanover Insurance Gr181.98.220.510.7$6,602
THOThor Industries1425.741.121.8$5,580
TKRTimken121.7332.519.2$5,669
TOWNTowne Bank133.28.446.215$2,648
TRNTrinity Indus154.510.6100.921.6$2,126
TRNOTerreno Realty133.312.56319.9$6,458
TRVTravelers Companies191.56.116.711.5$65,326
TSBKTimberland Bancorp123.114.929.39.3$269
TSCOTractor Supply151.719.143.826.5$28,945
TSNTyson Foods133.517.514643.7$20,318
TTCToro212.211.845.321.2$6,858
TTEKTetra Tech100.81526.237.3$9,044
TXNTexas Instruments203.414.198.630.7$152,893
TXNMTXNM Energy142.87.489.432.5$6,366
UBCPUnited Bancorp115.77.656.110.2$77
UCBUnited Community Banks103.315.338.312.1$3,714
UDRUDR164.74.5388.682.6$12,036
UFPIUFP Industries121.517.725.517.2$5,396
UNHUnitedHealth Group152.71644.717.2$298,718
UNMUnum Gr172.49.533.114.7$12,712
UNPUnion Pacific182.49.645.819.7$137,512
UNTYUnity Bancorp111.215.210.49.5$502
UPSUnited Parcel Service166.98.4101.114.8$81,266
USBU.S. Bancorp144.27.446.111.2$76,244
UTLUnitil113.62.562.117.6$899
UTMDUtah Medical Products202.21.834.515.9$180
VVisa170.816.923.132.8$645,434
VALUValue Line113.57.355.116.3$349
VMCVulcan Materials120.717.222.835.1$39,274
VZVerizon Communications206.7257.98.8$173,337
WAFDWaFd153.47.640.512$2,428
WASHWashington Trust Bancorp147.95.1n/an/a$540
WDFCWD-40151.99.555.229.2$2,648
WECWEC Energy Group223.26.966.321.2$36,455
WLKWestlake213.211.3n/an/a$8,569
WMWaste Management211.57.950.634.4$87,772
WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems100.514.311.526$11,835
WRBWR Berkley190.59.77.116.3$29,523
WSBCWesbanco144.74.970.115.3$3,099
WSMWilliams-Sonoma191.514.227.819.8$21,489
WSOWatsco123.515.788.427$14,170
WTSWatts Water Technologies120.811.819.628.5$9,184
XELXcel Energy212.85.968.625.1$48,517
XYLXylem141.1114036.2$34,248
ZIONZions Bancorp133.422.331.19.5$7,858
ZTSZoetis111.619.732.521.6$56,488

Dividend Calendar for the Dividend Contenders 2025

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TickerCompanyEx-Div. DateDiv. Record DateDiv. Payment DateDividend FrequencyNext Div. Payment Per ShareFwd. Div. Per Share
AAgilent Technologies1/6/261/6/261/28/264$0.25 $1.02
AAPLApple11/10/2511/10/2511/13/254$0.26 $1.04
ABBVAbbVie1/16/261/16/262/17/264$1.73 $6.92
ABRArbor Realty Trust11/14/2511/14/2511/26/254$0.30 $1.20
ACNAccenture10/10/2510/10/2511/14/254$1.63 $6.52
ADIAnalog Devices12/8/2512/8/2512/22/254$0.99 $3.96
AEEAmeren12/9/2512/9/2512/31/254$0.71 $2.84
AEPAmerican Electric Power11/10/2511/10/2512/10/254$0.95 $3.80
AESAES10/31/2510/31/2511/14/254$0.18 $0.70
AFGAmerican Financial Group11/17/2511/17/2511/26/254$0.88 $3.52
AGCOAGCO11/14/2511/14/2512/15/254$0.29 $1.16
AGMFederal Agricultural12/15/2512/15/2512/31/254$1.50 $6.00
AGOAssured Guaranty11/19/2511/19/2512/3/254$0.34 $1.36
AITApplied Industrial Techs11/14/2511/14/2511/28/254$0.46 $1.84
AIZAssurant12/1/2512/1/2512/29/254$0.88 $3.52
AJGArthur J. Gallagher12/5/2512/5/2512/19/254$0.65 $2.60
ALAir Lease12/4/2512/4/251/8/264$0.22 $0.88
ALEALLETE8/15/258/15/259/1/254$0.73 $2.92
ALGAlamo Group10/15/2510/15/2510/28/254$0.30 $1.20
ALLAllstate12/1/2512/1/251/2/264$1.00 $4.00
ALLEAllegion9/15/259/15/259/30/254$0.51 $2.04
AMGNAmgen11/21/2511/21/2512/12/254$2.38 $9.52
AMPAmeriprise Finl11/10/2511/10/2511/24/254$1.60 $6.40
AMSFAMERISAFE12/5/2512/5/2512/12/254$0.39 $1.56
AMTAmerican Tower9/30/259/30/2510/20/254$1.70 $6.80
AONAon11/3/2511/3/2511/14/254$0.75 $2.98
APHAmphenol12/16/2512/16/251/7/264$0.25 $1.00
APOGApogee Enterprises10/29/2510/29/2511/13/254$0.26 $1.04
AREAlexandria Real Estate9/30/259/30/2510/15/254$1.32 $5.28
ASBAssociated Banc12/1/2512/1/2512/15/254$0.24 $0.96
AUBAtlantic Union Bankshares11/14/2511/14/2511/28/254$0.37 $1.48
AVAAvista11/24/2511/24/2512/15/254$0.49 $1.96
AVGOBroadcom9/22/259/22/259/30/254$0.59 $2.36
AVNTAvient12/12/2512/12/251/7/264$0.28 $1.10
AVTAvnet12/3/2512/3/2512/17/254$0.35 $1.40
AVYAvery Dennison12/3/2512/3/2512/17/254$0.94 $3.76
AWKAmerican Water Works Co11/13/2511/13/2512/2/254$0.83 $3.31
BACBank of America12/5/2512/5/2512/26/254$0.28 $1.12
BAHBooz Allen Hamilton11/14/2511/14/2512/2/254$0.55 $2.20
BBYBest Buy Co12/16/2512/16/251/6/264$0.95 $3.80
BCBrunswick11/26/2511/26/2512/15/254$0.43 $1.72
BCPCBalchem12/26/2412/26/241/17/251$0.87 $0.87
BF.ABrown-Forman12/5/2512/5/251/2/264$0.23 $0.91
BFCBank First12/24/2512/24/251/7/264$0.45 $1.80
BHBBar Harbor Bankshares11/20/2511/20/2512/19/254$0.32 $1.28
BIPBrookfield Infr Partners11/28/2511/28/2512/31/254$0.43 $1.72
BKBank of New York Mellon10/27/2510/27/2511/7/254$0.53 $2.12
BLKBlackRock12/5/2512/5/2512/23/254$5.21 $20.84
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb10/3/2510/3/2511/3/254$0.62 $2.48
BOKFBOK Financial11/12/2511/12/2511/26/254$0.63 $2.52
BRBroadridge Financial12/12/2512/12/251/5/264$0.98 $3.90
BWXTBWX Technologies11/19/2511/19/2512/10/254$0.25 $1.00
CASSCass Information Sys12/5/2512/5/2512/15/254$0.32 $1.28
CBOECboe Global Markets11/28/2511/28/2512/15/254$0.72 $2.88
CBTCabot11/28/2511/28/2512/12/254$0.45 $1.80
CCBGCapital City Bank Group12/1/2512/1/2512/15/254$0.26 $1.00
CCOICogent Comms Hldgs11/21/2511/21/2512/8/254$0.02 $3.05
CDWCDW11/25/2511/25/2512/10/254$0.63 $2.52
CHCOCity Holding10/15/2510/15/2510/31/254$0.87 $3.24
CHCTCommunity Healthcare11/7/2511/7/2511/21/254$0.47 $1.90
CHDNChurchill Downs12/5/2512/5/251/6/261$0.44 $0.44
CHEChemed11/17/2511/17/2512/5/254$0.60 $2.20
CIVBCivista Bancshares11/4/2511/4/2511/18/254$0.17 $0.68
CMCSAComcast1/14/261/14/262/4/264$0.33 $1.32
CMECME Group12/12/2512/12/2512/30/254$1.25 $5.00
CMICummins11/21/2511/21/2512/4/254$2.00 $8.00
CMSCMS Energy11/7/2511/7/2511/26/254$0.54 $2.17
CNOCNO Finl Group12/10/2512/10/2512/23/254$0.17 $0.68
CNSCohen & Steers11/10/2511/10/2511/20/254$0.62 $2.48
CORCencora11/14/2511/14/2512/1/254$0.60 $2.40
COSTCostco Wholesale10/31/2510/31/2511/14/254$1.30 $5.20
CPKChesapeake Utilities12/15/2512/15/251/5/264$0.69 $2.74
CSCOCisco Systems1/2/261/2/261/21/264$0.41 $1.64
CSGSCSG Systems Intl12/22/2512/22/251/6/264$0.32 $1.28
CSXCSX11/28/2511/28/2512/15/254$0.13 $0.52
CTRECareTrust REIT9/30/259/30/2510/15/254$0.34 $1.34
CUBECubeSmart10/1/2510/1/2510/15/254$0.52 $2.08
DDSDillard's12/12/2512/12/251/5/264$0.30 $1.20
DGICADonegal Group11/3/2511/3/2511/17/254$0.18 $0.73
DGXQuest Diagnostics1/13/261/13/261/28/264$0.80 $3.20
DHID.R. Horton11/13/2511/13/2511/20/254$0.45 $1.80
DHRDanaher9/26/259/26/2510/31/254$0.32 $1.28
DKLDelek Logistics Partners11/7/2511/7/2511/13/254$1.12 $4.48
DKSDick's Sporting Goods12/12/2512/12/2512/26/254$1.21 $4.85
DLBDolby Laboratories12/2/2512/2/2512/10/254$0.36 $1.44
DOXAmdocs12/31/2512/31/251/30/264$0.53 $2.11
DPZDomino's Pizza12/15/2512/15/2512/26/254$1.74 $6.96
DTEDTE Energy9/15/259/15/2510/15/254$1.09 $4.36
DUKDuke Energy11/14/2511/14/2512/16/254$1.07 $4.26
EBMTEagle Bancorp Montana11/14/2511/14/2512/5/254$0.14 $0.58
EFSCEnterprise Finl Servs12/15/2512/15/2512/31/254$0.32 $1.28
EIXEdison Intl10/7/2510/7/2510/31/254$0.83 $3.31
ELSEquity Lifestyle Props12/26/2512/26/251/9/264$0.51 $2.06
ELVElevance Health12/5/2512/5/2512/19/254$1.71 $6.84
EMNEastman Chemical9/15/259/15/2510/7/254$0.83 $3.32
ENSGEnsign Group9/30/259/30/2510/31/254$0.06 $0.25
EQIXEquinix11/19/2511/19/2512/17/254$4.69 $18.76
ESEversource Energy9/22/259/22/259/30/254$0.75 $3.01
ETNEaton Corp11/6/2511/6/2511/21/254$1.04 $4.16
ETREntergy11/13/2511/13/2512/1/254$0.64 $2.56
EVREvercore11/28/2511/28/2512/12/254$0.84 $3.36
EVRGEvergy11/21/2511/21/2512/19/254$0.69 $2.78
EXPOExponent12/5/2512/5/2512/19/254$0.30 $1.20
FAFFirst American Financial12/8/2512/8/2512/15/254$0.55 $2.20
FBIZFirst Business Finl Servs11/19/2511/19/2512/3/254$0.29 $1.16
FCBCFirst Community11/14/2511/14/2511/28/254$0.31 $1.24
FDBCFidelity D & D Bancorp11/14/2511/14/2512/10/254$0.43 $1.63
FFINFirst Finl Bankshares12/15/2512/15/251/2/264$0.19 $0.76
FITBFifth Third Bancorp9/30/259/30/2510/15/254$0.40 $1.60
FIXComfort Systems USA11/13/2511/13/2511/24/254$0.60 $1.95
FLOFlowers Foods11/28/2511/28/2512/12/254$0.25 $0.99
FMAOFarmers & Merchants10/10/2510/10/2510/20/254$0.23 $0.91
FNFFidelity National Finl12/17/2512/17/2512/31/254$0.52 $2.08
FNLCFirst Bancorp10/6/2510/6/2510/16/254$0.37 $1.48
FNVFranco-Nevada12/4/2512/4/2512/18/254$0.38 $1.52
FRFirst Industrial Realty12/31/2512/31/251/20/264$0.44 $1.78
FRMEFirst Merchants12/5/2512/5/2512/19/254$0.36 $1.44
FSBWFS Bancorp11/6/2511/6/2511/20/254$0.28 $1.12
FSFGFirst Savings Financial9/15/259/15/259/30/254$0.16 $0.64
GABCGerman American Bancorp11/10/2511/10/2511/20/254$0.29 $1.16
GATXGATX12/15/2512/15/2512/31/254$0.61 $2.44
GFFGriffon11/28/2511/28/2512/16/254$0.22 $0.88
GLGlobe Life1/5/261/5/261/30/264$0.27 $1.08
GSGoldman Sachs Group12/2/2512/2/2512/30/254$4.00 $16.00
GTYGetty Realty12/26/2512/26/251/8/264$0.49 $1.94
HBCPHome Bancorp11/3/2511/3/2511/14/254$0.31 $1.14
HDHome Depot12/4/2512/4/2512/18/254$2.30 $9.20
HEIHeico7/1/257/1/257/15/252$0.12 $0.24
HFBLHome Federal Bancorp Inc10/27/2510/27/2511/10/254$0.14 $0.54
HFWAHeritage Financial11/5/2511/5/2511/19/254$0.24 $0.96
HIHillenbrand9/15/259/15/259/30/254$0.22 $0.90
HIFSHingham Institution1/5/261/5/261/14/264$0.63 $2.52
HIGThe Hartford Insurance Gr12/1/2512/1/251/5/264$0.60 $2.40
HIIHuntington Ingalls Indus11/28/2511/28/2512/12/254$1.38 $5.52
HMNHorace Mann Educators9/16/259/16/259/30/254$0.35 $1.40
HNIHNI11/17/2511/17/2512/1/254$0.34 $1.36
HOMBHome BancShares11/12/2511/12/2512/3/254$0.21 $0.84
HPQHP12/11/2512/11/251/2/264$0.30 $1.20
HSYHershey11/17/2511/17/2512/15/254$1.37 $5.48
HUBBHubbell11/28/2511/28/2512/15/254$1.42 $5.68
HVTHaverty Furniture Cos11/25/2511/25/2512/11/254$0.33 $1.32
HWKNHawkins11/14/2511/14/2511/28/254$0.19 $0.76
HYHyster Yale12/1/2512/1/2512/16/254$0.36 $1.44
IBCPIndependent Bank11/4/2511/4/2511/14/254$0.26 $1.04
IBOCInternational Bancshares8/15/258/15/258/29/252$0.70 $1.40
ICEIntercontinental Exchange12/16/2512/16/2512/31/254$0.48 $1.92
IDAIdacorp11/5/2511/5/2512/1/254$0.88 $3.52
IEXIDEX1/16/261/16/261/30/264$0.71 $2.84
INDBIndependent Bank9/29/259/29/2510/7/254$0.59 $2.36
INGRIngredion10/1/2510/1/2510/21/254$0.82 $3.28
INTUIntuit1/9/261/9/261/16/264$1.20 $4.48
IOSPInnospec11/18/2511/18/2511/26/252$0.87 $1.74
ISTRInvestar Holding9/30/259/30/2510/31/254$0.11 $0.44
ITTITT12/1/2512/1/2512/31/254$0.35 $1.40
JBHTJB Hunt Transport Servs11/7/2511/7/2511/21/254$0.44 $1.76
JJSFJ&J Snack Foods12/16/2512/16/251/6/264$0.80 $3.20
JOUTJohnson Outdoors10/10/2510/10/2510/24/254$0.33 $1.32
JPMJPMorgan Chase10/6/2510/6/2510/31/254$1.50 $6.00
KKellanova12/1/2512/1/2512/15/254$0.58 $2.32
KAIKadant1/8/261/8/262/5/264$0.34 $1.36
KLACKLA11/17/2511/17/2512/2/254$1.90 $7.60
KRKroger11/14/2511/14/2512/1/254$0.35 $1.40
KWRQuaker Houghton1/16/261/16/261/30/264$0.51 $2.03
LADLithia Motors11/7/2511/7/2511/21/254$0.55 $2.20
LANDGladstone Land12/22/2512/22/2512/31/2512$0.05 $0.56
LFUSLittelfuse11/20/2511/20/2512/4/254$0.75 $3.00
LHXL3Harris Technologies11/17/2511/17/2512/5/254$1.20 $4.80
LIILennox Intl9/30/259/30/2510/15/254$1.30 $5.20
LKFNLakeland Financial10/24/2510/25/2511/5/254$0.50 $2.00
LLYEli Lilly11/14/2511/14/2512/10/254$1.50 $6.00
LMATLeMaitre Vascular11/20/2511/20/2512/4/254$0.20 $0.80
LMTLockheed Martin12/1/2512/1/2512/30/254$3.45 $13.80
LNNLindsay11/14/2511/14/2511/28/254$0.37 $1.48
LNTAlliant Energy10/31/2510/31/2511/17/254$0.51 $2.03
LOGILogitech International9/23/259/23/259/24/251$1.57 $1.59
LRCXLam Research12/3/2512/3/251/7/264$0.26 $1.04
LSTRLandstar System11/18/2511/18/2512/9/254$0.40 $1.60
LYBLyondellBasell Industries12/1/2512/1/2512/8/254$1.37 $5.48
MAMastercard10/9/2510/9/2511/7/254$0.76 $3.04
MAAMid-America Apartment10/15/2510/15/2510/31/254$1.51 $6.06
MAINMain Street Capital12/8/2512/8/2512/15/2512$0.26 $4.32
MANManpowerGroup12/1/2512/1/2512/15/252$0.72 $1.44
MASMasco11/7/2511/7/2511/24/254$0.31 $1.24
MATXMatson11/6/2511/6/2512/4/254$0.36 $1.44
MBWMMercantile Bank12/5/2512/5/2512/17/254$0.38 $1.52
MCHPMicrochip Technology11/24/2511/24/2512/9/254$0.46 $1.82
MCKMcKesson12/1/2512/1/251/2/264$0.82 $3.28
MCOMoodys11/21/2511/21/2512/12/254$0.94 $3.76
MDLZMondelez International9/30/259/30/2510/14/254$0.50 $2.00
METMetLife11/4/2511/4/2512/9/254$0.57 $2.27
MKTXMarketAxess Holdings11/19/2511/19/2512/3/254$0.76 $3.04
MMCMarsh & McLennan Cos10/2/2510/2/2511/14/254$0.90 $3.60
MORNMorningstar10/3/2510/3/2510/31/254$0.46 $1.82
MPLXMPLX11/7/2511/7/2511/14/254$1.08 $4.31
MRKMerck & Co12/15/2512/15/251/8/264$0.85 $3.40
MSMorgan Stanley10/31/2510/31/2511/14/254$1.00 $4.00
MSCIMSCI11/14/2511/14/2511/28/254$1.80 $7.20
MSEXMiddlesex Water11/17/2511/17/2512/1/254$0.36 $1.38
MSFTMicrosoft11/20/2511/20/2512/11/254$0.91 $3.64
MSIMotorola Solutions12/15/2512/15/251/15/264$1.21 $4.84
MTRNMaterion11/13/2511/13/2512/5/254$0.14 $0.56
MWAMueller Water Products11/10/2511/10/2511/20/254$0.07 $0.27
NBTBNBT Bancorp12/1/2512/1/2512/15/254$0.37 $1.48
NDAQNasdaq12/5/2512/5/2512/19/254$0.27 $1.08
NHCNational Healthcare12/31/2512/31/251/30/264$0.64 $2.56
NKENike12/1/2512/1/251/2/264$0.41 $1.64
NNINelnet12/1/2512/1/2512/15/254$0.33 $1.32
NOCNorthrop Grumman12/1/2512/1/2512/17/254$2.31 $9.24
NRIMNorthrim BanCorp9/4/259/4/259/12/254$0.16 $0.64
NSPInsperity12/9/2512/9/2512/23/254$0.60 $2.40
NWENorthWestern Energy Group12/15/2512/15/2512/31/254$0.66 $2.64
NXSTNexstar Media Gr11/12/2511/12/2511/26/254$1.86 $7.44
OCOwens-Corning10/20/2510/20/2511/6/254$0.69 $2.76
ODCOil-Dri Corp of America11/7/2511/7/2511/21/254$0.18 $0.67
OGEOGE Energy10/6/2510/6/2510/31/254$0.43 $1.70
OGSONE Gas11/14/2511/14/2512/1/254$0.67 $2.68
ORCLOracle10/9/2510/9/2510/23/254$0.50 $2.00
OSKOshkosh11/17/2511/17/2512/1/254$0.51 $2.04
OTEXOpen Text12/5/2512/5/2512/19/254$0.28 $1.08
OTTROtter Tail11/14/2511/14/2512/10/254$0.52 $2.10
OVLYOak Valley7/28/257/28/258/8/252$0.30 $0.60
PAYXPaychex11/7/2511/7/2511/26/254$1.08 $4.32
PBProsperity Bancshares12/15/2512/15/251/2/264$0.60 $2.40
PEBOPeoples Bancorp11/4/2511/4/2511/18/254$0.41 $1.64
PEGPublic Service Enterprise12/10/2512/10/2512/31/254$0.63 $2.52
PFEPfizer11/7/2511/7/2512/1/254$0.43 $1.72
PFGPrincipal Financial Group12/3/2512/3/2512/19/254$0.79 $3.16
PLDPrologis9/16/259/16/259/30/254$1.01 $4.04
PMPhilip Morris Intl10/3/2510/3/2510/20/254$1.47 $5.88
PNCPNC Financial Services Gr10/14/2510/14/2511/5/254$1.70 $6.80
PNWPinnacle West Capital11/3/2511/3/2512/1/254$0.91 $3.64
POOLPool11/12/2511/12/2511/26/254$1.25 $5.00
PORPortland Gen Electric12/22/2512/22/251/15/264$0.52 $2.10
POWIPower Integrations11/28/2511/28/2512/31/254$0.21 $0.84
PRGOPerrigo11/28/2511/28/2512/16/254$0.29 $1.16
PRIPrimerica11/21/2511/21/2512/15/254$1.04 $4.16
PRUPrudential Financial11/18/2511/18/2512/11/254$1.35 $5.40
PSXPhillips 6611/17/2511/17/2512/1/254$1.20 $4.80
QCOMQualcomm12/4/2512/4/2512/18/254$0.89 $3.56
RRyder System11/17/2511/17/2512/19/254$0.91 $3.44
RBARB Global11/26/2511/26/2512/17/254$0.31 $1.24
REXRRexford Industrial Realty12/31/2512/31/251/15/264$0.43 $1.72
RFRegions Finl12/1/2512/1/251/2/264$0.26 $1.06
RGAReinsurance Gr11/10/2511/11/2511/25/254$0.93 $3.64
RGCORGC Resources1/16/261/16/262/2/264$0.22 $0.84
RGLDRoyal Gold1/2/261/2/261/16/264$0.47 $1.90
RHIRobert Half11/25/2511/25/2512/15/254$0.59 $2.36
RJFRaymond James Finl10/1/2510/1/2510/15/254$0.50 $2.00
RMDResMed11/13/2511/13/2512/18/254$0.60 $2.40
ROKRockwell Automation11/17/2511/17/2512/10/254$1.38 $5.52
RSReliance11/21/2511/21/2512/5/254$1.20 $4.80
RSGRepublic Services1/2/261/2/261/15/264$0.62 $2.50
SBFGSB Finl Gr11/14/2511/14/2511/28/254$0.16 $0.62
SBUXStarbucks11/14/2511/14/2511/28/254$0.62 $2.48
SCIService Corp Intl12/15/2512/15/2512/31/254$0.34 $1.36
SCVLShoe Carnival10/6/2510/6/2510/20/254$0.15 $0.60
SFBSServisfirst Bancshares10/1/2510/1/2510/10/254$0.34 $1.34
SFNCSimmons First Ntl12/15/2512/15/251/2/264$0.21 $0.85
SGUStar Group10/27/2510/27/2511/5/254$0.19 $0.74
SIGISelective Insurance Gr11/14/2511/14/2512/1/254$0.43 $1.72
SMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp11/14/2511/14/2511/28/254$0.25 $1.00
SNASnap-on11/21/2511/21/2512/10/254$2.44 $9.76
SOSouthern11/17/2511/17/2512/8/254$0.74 $2.96
SRSpire12/11/2512/11/251/5/264$0.82 $3.30
SRESempra12/11/2512/11/251/15/264$0.64 $2.58
SSBSouthState Bank11/7/2511/7/2511/14/254$0.60 $2.40
SSDSimpson Manufacturing Co1/2/261/2/261/22/264$0.29 $1.16
STAGStag Industrial12/31/2512/31/251/15/2612$0.12 $1.49
STBAS&T Bancorp11/13/2511/13/2511/28/254$0.36 $1.44
STESteris11/18/2511/18/2512/18/254$0.63 $2.52
STLDSteel Dynamics12/31/2512/31/251/9/264$0.50 $2.00
STTState Street10/1/2510/1/2510/14/254$0.84 $3.36
STZConstellation Brands10/30/2510/30/2511/13/254$1.02 $4.08
SWKSSkyworks Solutions11/18/2511/18/2512/9/254$0.71 $2.84
SXIStandex International11/7/2511/7/2511/21/254$0.34 $1.36
SYBTStock Yards Bancorp12/15/2512/15/2512/31/254$0.32 $1.28
TCBKTriCo Bancshares12/5/2512/5/2512/19/254$0.36 $1.38
TELTE Connectivity11/21/2511/21/2512/12/254$0.71 $2.84
THGThe Hanover Insurance Gr9/12/259/12/259/26/254$0.90 $3.60
THOThor Industries10/23/2510/23/2511/6/254$0.52 $2.08
TKRTimken11/25/2511/25/2512/5/254$0.35 $1.40
TOWNTowne Bank12/26/2512/26/251/7/264$0.27 $1.08
TRNTrinity Indus10/15/2510/15/2510/31/254$0.30 $1.20
TRNOTerreno Realty12/15/2512/15/251/9/264$0.52 $2.08
TRVTravelers Companies12/10/2512/10/2512/31/254$1.10 $4.40
TSBKTimberland Bancorp11/14/2511/14/2511/28/254$0.28 $1.05
TSCOTractor Supply11/24/2511/24/2512/9/254$0.23 $0.92
TSNTyson Foods12/1/2512/1/2512/15/254$0.51 $2.04
TTCToro10/7/2510/7/2510/21/254$0.38 $1.52
TTEKTetra Tech12/1/2512/1/2512/12/254$0.06 $0.26
TXNTexas Instruments10/31/2510/31/2511/12/254$1.42 $5.68
TXNMTXNM Energy10/24/2510/24/2511/14/254$0.41 $1.63
UBCPUnited Bancorp12/10/2512/10/2512/19/254$0.19 $0.76
UCBUnited Community Banks12/15/2512/15/251/5/264$0.25 $1.00
UDRUDR10/9/2510/9/2510/31/254$0.43 $1.72
UFPIUFP Industries12/1/2512/1/2512/15/254$0.35 $1.40
UNHUnitedHealth Group12/8/2512/8/2512/16/254$2.21 $8.84
UNMUnum Gr10/24/2510/24/2511/14/254$0.46 $1.84
UNPUnion Pacific12/5/2512/5/2512/30/254$1.38 $5.52
UNTYUnity Bancorp12/5/2512/5/2512/19/254$0.15 $0.58
UPSUnited Parcel Service11/17/2511/17/2512/4/254$1.64 $6.56
USBU.S. Bancorp9/30/259/30/2510/15/254$0.52 $2.08
UTLUnitil11/13/2511/13/2511/28/254$0.45 $1.80
UTMDUtah Medical Products12/16/2512/16/251/5/264$0.31 $1.24
VVisa11/12/2511/12/2512/1/254$0.67 $2.68
VALUValue Line10/27/2510/27/2511/10/254$0.32 $1.30
VMCVulcan Materials11/10/2511/10/2511/25/254$0.49 $1.96
VZVerizon Communications10/10/2510/10/2511/3/254$0.69 $2.76
WAFDWaFd11/21/2511/21/2512/5/254$0.27 $1.08
WASHWashington Trust Bancorp10/1/2510/1/2510/10/254$0.56 $2.24
WDFCWD-4010/20/2510/20/2510/31/254$0.94 $3.76
WECWEC Energy Group11/14/2511/14/2512/1/254$0.89 $3.57
WLKWestlake11/25/2511/25/2512/11/254$0.53 $2.12
WMWaste Management12/5/2512/5/2512/19/254$0.82 $3.30
WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems12/1/2512/1/2512/15/254$0.18 $0.72
WRBWR Berkley9/22/259/22/259/30/254$0.09 $0.36
WSBCWesbanco12/5/2512/5/251/2/264$0.38 $1.52
WSMWilliams-Sonoma10/17/2510/17/2511/21/254$0.66 $2.64
WSOWatsco10/16/2510/16/2510/31/254$3.00 $12.00
WTSWatts Water Technologies12/1/2512/1/2512/15/254$0.52 $2.08
XELXcel Energy9/15/259/15/2510/20/254$0.57 $2.28
XYLXylem11/25/2511/25/2512/23/254$0.40 $1.60
ZIONZions Bancorp11/13/2511/13/2511/20/254$0.45 $1.80
ZTSZoetis10/31/2510/31/2512/2/254$0.50 $2.00

Promotions of the Dividend Contenders to Dividend Champions in 2024

In 2024, McCormick & Company (MKC), Norwood Financial (NWFL), RGC Resources (RGCO), and John Wiley & Sons (WLY) were added to the list of Dividend Champions.

Additions and Deletions to the Dividend Contenders

Numerous additions are made to the Dividend Contenders list each year. Due to the large number of companies involved, we are not tracking specific companies. Occasionally, companies fall off the list because they cut or suspended their dividends.

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FAQs About the Dividend Contenders 2025

What Do We Like About the Dividend Contenders 2025?

The Dividend Contenders 2025 list serves as a screen for further investigating a stock for a dividend growth portfolio. They are companies with stable businesses that have competitive advantages. Moreover, they have returned cash to shareholders consistently through dividends and, in many cases, share buybacks. In addition, many of these companies are not yet mature and are still on decent growth trajectories, resulting in good dividend growth and stock price appreciation.

The Dividend Contenders 2025 List is not as exclusive as the Dividend Kings 2025, Dividend Champions 2025, or Dividend Aristocrats 2025 lists.

The Dividend Contenders 2025 list changes annually. Only a few companies graduate to the Dividend Champions list each year. However, a decent number of companies attain the 10-year mark, adding to the list from the Dividend Challengers list.


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Dividend Contenders Sector Breakdown

Companies from the Financial Sector have the most significant representation on the Dividend Contenders 2025 list with 120 companies. Industrials follow this sector with 63 companies, Utilities with 31 companies, Technology with 28 companies, and Consumer Cyclical with 25 companies. The top three sectors have stayed the same in the past few years.

Dividend Contender Sector Analysis

Financials tend to have stable and generally rising earnings over time, except for recessions. Many financial companies cut, froze, or suspended dividends during the Great Recession. However, many also restarted dividend growth as soon as the recovery began. Thus, they are now at ten years or more of consecutive dividend increases, allowing them to enter the Dividend Contenders list. This fact is especially true of regional banks, the number one industry on the list.

Industrial companies tend to have more volatile earnings and cash flows, but many have low payout ratios, allowing them to grow dividends during recessions and economic downturns. The specialty industrial machinery category has a high number on the list.

On the other hand, Utilities tend to have stable and regular cash flow and earnings over long periods. They do not grow quickly but slowly and steadily. Utilities provide a necessary service and product. Both regulated electric and diversified utilities have significant representation on the list.

Dividend Contender Industry Analysis

Market Size of the Dividend Contenders 2025

Large-cap companies do not dominate the list, which includes quite a few mid-cap ($2 billion – $10 billion) and small-cap ($300 million – $2 billion) companies. 

The largest of the Dividend Contenders in 2025 by market capitalization is Apple (AAPL), the consumer electronics and software giant. The company has increased the dividend for 13 years in a row. Number two on the list is Microsoft (SOFT), the software and hardware behemoth that has raised its dividend for 23 straight years. Both companies will likely become Dividend Aristocrats and Dividend Champions. 

A few companies are on the Dividend Contenders 2025 list with market capitalizations of less than $100M, mainly if we include the over-the-counter (OTC) market. Investors should be wary when investing in companies with small market capitalization due to the associated risks.

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Prakash Kolli is the founder of the Dividend Power site. He is a self-taught investor, analyst, and writer on dividend growth stocks and financial independence. His writings can be found on Seeking Alpha, InvestorPlace, Business Insider, Nasdaq, TalkMarkets, ValueWalk, The Money Show, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, and leading financial sites. In addition, he is part of the Portfolio Insight and Sure Dividend teams. He was recently in the top 1.0% and 100 (73 out of over 13,450) financial bloggers, as tracked by TipRanks (an independent analyst tracking site) for his articles on Seeking Alpha.

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