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 359 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 5.98%.

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 23.887X. This multiple is down from its peak of more than 27X in May 2021.

The current average dividend yield is about 2.70%. The trailing average 10-year dividend growth rate is approximately 10.79%, and the average past 5-year dividend growth rate is around 8.91%. The average payout ratio is around 53.71%. The average market cap of the Dividend Contenders 2025 is currently $62,584 million. 

Currently, the Dividend Contender with the highest yield is Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), and the one trading with the lowest earnings multiple is AES (AES). 

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 +10.7% (blue line) compared to +13.7% 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 +150.3%, and the S&P 500 Index has returned +124.7%.

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 Technologies140.99.521.926.1$32,436
AAPLApple130.57.215.532.9$3,155,342
ABBVAbbVie133.612.4267.778.7$325,053
ABRArbor Realty Trust1211.47.216710.3$2,031
ABTAbbott Laboratories121.89.42917.5$234,530
ACNAccenture141.910.845.226.2$198,882
ADIAnalog Devices231.79.5116.572.5$112,641
AEEAmeren122.95.660.221.7$26,574
AEPAmerican Electric Power163.65.869.819.9$55,043
AESAES135.75.837.96.6$8,692
AFGAmerican Financial Group202.512.331.713.3$10,575
AGCOAGCO121.19.215.47n/a$8,087
AGMFederal Agricultural143.125.13512$2,037
AGOAssured Guaranty141.61114.810.3$4,242
AITApplied Industrial Techs160.85.515.523.6$8,994
AIZAssurant211.611.523.615.8$10,258
AJGArthur J. Gallagher150.85.837.252.9$87,631
ALAir Lease131.518.61510$6,420
ALEALLETE154.53.888.920.4$3,817
ALGAlamo Group110.614.111.221.2$2,456
ALLAllstate151.912.825.314.3$55,362
ALLEAllegion121.417.727.220.5$12,532
AMGNAmgen143.511.782.624.8$146,476
AMPAmeriprise Finl201.29.119.817.8$49,907
AMSFAMERISAFE133.31060.219.3$913
AMTAmerican Tower153.215165.734.5$99,891
AONAon140.89.523.231.3$78,152
APHAmphenol140.818.12842.2$105,279
APOGApogee Enterprises142.5925.810.6$892
AREAlexandria Real Estate157.36n/a96.2$12,602
ASBAssociated Banc143.88.7111.130.8$4,025
AUBAtlantic Union Bankshares154.48.556.814.5$4,410
AVAAvista235481.116.5$3,177
AVGOBroadcom16131.6100.9n/a$1,074,489
AVNTAvient152.910.495.935$3,458
AVTAvnet122.57.53614.6$4,350
AVYAvery Dennison152.19.740.321.1$14,322
AWKAmerican Water Works Co172.39.355.726$27,800
BACBank of America122.317.930.113.3$336,599
BAHBooz Allen Hamilton141.715.530.319.2$15,978
BBYBest Buy Co225.215.287.217.2$15,622
BCBrunswick133.313.2134.135.2$3,466
BCPCBalchem150.511.220.740.3$5,488
BFCBank First121.614.124.217.1$1,152
BHBBar Harbor Bankshares224.26.741.810.8$468
BIPBrookfield Infr Partners185.26.2n/an/a$15,322
BKBank of New York Mellon152.110.729.714.7$64,439
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb195.35.390.717.5$95,140
BOKFBOK Financial202.33.125.711.2$6,268
BRBroadridge Financial Soln181.512.551.236.2$28,333
BWXTBWX Technologies100.99.630.835$9,998
CAHCardinal Health121.3431.424.2$37,261
CASSCass Information Sys242.96.978.228.3$575
CBOECboe Global Markets151.111.631.929$23,136
CBTCabot142.46.922.19.9$4,112
CCBGCapital City Bank Group122.523.12711.4$656
CCOICogent Comms Hldgs13812.1n/an/a$2,495
CDWCDW121.324.930.623.4$24,892
CFFIC&F Financial122.84.426.710$216
CGNXCognex10111.844.945.9$5,301
CHCOCity Holding152.66.537.715.4$1,778
CHCTCommunity Healthcare1011.213.8n/an/a$476
CHDNChurchill Downs140.49.47.217.5$7,098
CHEChemed170.38.69.228.3$8,483
CIVBCivista Bancshares142.91328.810.3$360
CMCSAComcast173.710.230.78.7$132,471
CMICummins202.28.834.916.5$46,076
CMSCMS Energy1936.561.621.1$21,539
CNOCNO Finl Group131.810.321.913.5$3,833
CNQCanadian Natural Res105.617.785.712.1$64,233
CNSCohen & Steers1639.577.427.1$4,223
COFSChoiceOne Finl Servs143.77.590.225.1$455
CORCencora210.86.624.333.6$56,219
COSTCostco Wholesale210.512.52759.9$455,143
CPKChesapeake Utilities222.2947.222.8$2,871
CPTCamden Prop Trust163.54.1379.8n/a$12,781
CSCOCisco Systems152.66.969.926$253,098
CSGSCSG Systems Intl1226.241.222.5$1,901
CSXCSX211.79.329.218.7$58,836
CTRECareTrust REIT114.67.7128.231.4$5,593
CUBECubeSmart164.812.5121.225.8$9,957
DDSDillard's140.215.32.711.6$6,554
DFSDiscover Financial servs141.411.31510.7$50,343
DGICADonegal Gr243.53.133.310$733
DGXQuest Diagnostics151.87.747.422.5$19,867
DHID.R. Horton121.320.410.59.5$38,628
DHRDanaher110.7921.838$140,349
DKLDelek Logistics Partners1210.77.7146.513.9$2,211
DKSDick's Sporting Goods112.624.330.413.1$14,730
DLBDolby Laboratories111.712.14729.4$7,451
DPZDomino's Pizza131.418.835.728.4$16,951
DUKDuke Energy213.62.86919.3$90,363
EBMTEagle Bancorp Montana143.36.64012.4$140
EFSCEnterprise Finl Servs112.218.621.410.7$2,008
EGPEastGroup Properties143.29.4119.437.7$9,089
EIXEdison Intl225.77.145.48.3$22,558
ELSEquity Lifestyle Props213.210.6100.433.4$12,400
ELVElevance Health151.710.625.615.7$91,117
EMNEastman Chemical1647.641.410.5$9,534
ENSGEnsign Group180.25.24.528.3$8,609
EQIXEquinix112.110.7181.691.7$85,681
ETNEaton Corp161.36.638.833.2$128,765
ETREntergy112.93.874.426.9$37,108
EVREvercore191.411.128.123.1$9,339
EVRGEvergy2246.46917.6$15,394
EXPOExponent131.514.955.339.2$4,062
FAFFirst American Financial153.58140.540.2$6,270
FBIZFirst Business Finl Servs122.410.2199$409
FCBCFirst Community143.29.144.414.4$719
FCPTFour Corners Property Tr105.2n/a130.825.8$2,770
FDBCFidelity D & D Bancorp113.89.141.211.3$243
FFINFirst Finl Bankshares152.19.944.422.1$5,129
FITBFifth Third Bancorp153.71146.112.6$26,459
FIXComfort Systems USA130.422.38.128.3$16,648
FLOFlowers Foods235.66.180.514.8$3,654
FMAOFarmers & Merchants163.57.743.812.7$351
FMBHFirst Mid Bancshares152.6528.111$892
FNFFidelity National Finl143.410.248.614.5$15,995
FNLCFirst Bancorp135.85.556.39.9$280
FNVFranco-Nevada1716.245.549.5$30,890
FRFirst Industrial Realty133.513.377.425.5$6,768
FRMEFirst Merchants133.615.939.211$2,284
FSBWFS Bancorp122.823.124.49.4$310
FSFGFirst Savings Financial132.314.921.59.9$192
FULTFulton Financial1247.240.510.7$3,308
FXNCFirst Ntl1132060.531.2$187
GABCGerman American Bancorp132.99.944.215.9$1,481
GATXGATX151.64.829.719.1$5,365
GCBCGreene County Bancorp121.57.22114$396
GFFGriffon14116.213.215.2$3,451
GILDGilead Sciences103.19.464.921.6$127,502
GLGlobe Life200.97.289.9$10,161
GLPIGaming and Leisure Props106.63.4107.416.8$13,084
GRCGorman-Rupp191.96.343.223$1,023
GSGoldman Sachs Group141.917.526.914.4$189,943
GTYGetty Realty136.57.9152.124.2$1,608
HBCPHome Bancorp112.113.721.410.7$399
HDHome Depot162.414.660.225.5$378,467
HEIHeico200.111.95.469$34,218
HFBLHome Federal Bancorp1241446.811.9$40
HFWAHeritage Financial1448.16216.2$816
HIHillenbrand174.21.226.88n/a$1,528
HIGThe Hartford Insurance Gr151.611.219.513.1$37,251
HIIHuntington Ingalls Indus132.412.938.216.6$9,026
HLIHoulihan Lokey101.33237.531.1$12,619
HMNHorace Mann Educators163.23.449.315.8$1,775
HNIHNI152.82.84617.1$2,230
HOMBHome BancShares152.712.336.614$5,789
HONHoneywell Intl1528.150.525.6$143,369
HPQHP1646.139.910.6$27,640
HRBH&R Block102.66.535.614.3$7,718
HSYHershey153.59.965.619.5$32,110
HUBBHubbell181.4934.226.5$20,933
HUMHumana131.512.22516.8$28,720
HVTHaverty Furniture Cos126.114.99716.5$339
HWBKHawthorn Bancshares142.617.927.611$211
HWKNHawkins210.66.317.330.5$2,551
HYHyster Yale133.32.424.77.6$755
IBCPIndependent Bank113.215.830.910.3$672
IBOCInternational Bancshares162.29.220.79.9$4,052
ICEIntercontinental Exchange121.11437.736.5$101,101
IDAIdacorp1436.259.820.5$6,239
IEXIDEX161.59.443.730.3$14,364
INDBIndependent Bank153.78.551.814.6$2,757
INGRIngredion152.36.73314.9$9,055
INTUIntuit140.615.335.862.9$187,384
IOSPInnospec111.910.9143.582.6$2,221
IPGThe Interpublic Group125.210.610019.5$9,424
ISTRInvestar Holding112.229.418.78.8$190
ITTITT130.911.520.724.3$12,033
JBHTJB Hunt Transport Servs221.27.731.226.9$14,685
JJSFJ&J Snack Foods212.7878.629.9$2,266
JOUTJohnson Outdoors114.816n/an/a$286
JPMJPMorgan Chase152.113.324.713.1$743,574
KAIKadant120.47.213.534.6$3,839
KLACKLA1611322.828.8$104,625
KRKroger191.913.23318.8$45,843
KWRQuaker Houghton181.84.935.620.2$1,889
LADLithia Motors150.710.66.710.2$8,438
LANDGladstone Land115.71.6n/an/a$354
LARKLandmark Bancorp242.96.135.411.3$167
LCIILCI Industries1055.517215$2,304
LFUSLittelfuse151.310.871.457.1$5,405
LHXL3Harris Technologies242.19.855.327.3$43,034
LIILennox Intl160.814.415.327$21,495
LKFNLakeland Financial123.311.855.317.5$1,561
LLYEli Lilly110.811.643.861.7$679,936
LMATLeMaitre Vascular150.917.533.843.1$1,919
LMTLockheed Martin232.88.255.420.2$109,725
LNNLindsay2312.920.320.2$1,541
LNTAlliant Energy223.36.367.221.6$16,049
LOGILogitech International101.61632.221$12,927
LRCXLam Research111.12924.723.5$107,995
LSTRLandstar System121.117.82828.8$5,070
LYBLyondellBasell Industries1496.7164.920.7$19,210
MAMastercard140.516.919.241$529,666
MAAMid-America Apartment163.77122.933.9$19,103
MAINMain Street Capital147.74.870.39.4$4,922
MANManpowerGroup143.312.1131.618.9$2,035
MASMasco121.813.232.218.5$14,272
MATXMatson121.27.28.87.6$3,753
MBWMMercantile Bank133.210.2309.5$743
MCHPMicrochip Technology2239.8312.2n/a$32,919
MCKMcKesson180.411.510.628.2$90,522
MCOMoodys160.810.73042.2$87,971
MDLZMondelez International122.912.16824.3$84,577
METMetLife132.84.235.413.2$54,661
MFCManulife Financial1241186.217$54,998
MGAMagna International165.38.247.69.2$10,324
MKTXMarketAxess Holdings161.414.351.737.5$8,100
MLMMartin Marietta Materials100.6717.832.4$34,005
MMCMarsh & McLennan Cos161.411.348.228.4$114,012
MORNMorningstar110.69.119.234.7$13,074
MPLXMPLX137.38.883.412$54,226
MRKMerck & Co154.36.145.911.1$190,989
MSMorgan Stanley122.82042.115.5$212,058
MSCIMSCI111.324.645.339.4$44,273
MSEXMiddlesex Water222.35.955.224.2$1,045
MSFTMicrosoft230.710.324.335.1$3,376,381
MSIMotorola Solutions14112.433.835.3$70,802
MTRNMaterion130.74.7112.5166.7$1,656
MWAMueller Water Products111.112.928.828.2$4,025
NBHCNational Bank Holdings103.119.239.213.2$1,455
NBTBNBT Bancorp133.14.944.114.6$2,310
NDAQNasdaq131.31743.237$47,020
NEUNewMarket121.7720.412.9$6,135
NHCNational Healthcare222.4634.915.7$1,680
NKENike242.511.15121$93,149
NNINelnet10110.821.122.4$4,307
NOCNorthrop Grumman221.711.432.518.7$68,102
NPOEnpro110.74.53046.1$3,886
NRIMNorthrim BanCorp162.913.532.611.9$492
NSANational Storage106.215.5370.560.2$2,808
NSPInsperity153.320.2141.242.4$2,699
NWENorthWestern Energy Group214.73.267.814.6$3,442
NXRTNexPoint Residential105.512.7n/an/a$936
NXSTNexstar Media Gr134.325.634.89$5,266
OCOwens-Corning121.91587.520.2$12,337
ODCOil-Dri Corp of America221.34.517.815.5$705
OGEOGE Energy203.85.469.518.4$8,931
OGSONE Gas113.68.463.718.2$4,472
ORCLOracle161.312.836.537.7$450,051
ORRFOrrstown Financial Servs103.416.857.119.4$605
OSKOshkosh12211.620.110.9$6,576
OTEXOpen Text123.711.842.411.5$7,296
OTTROtter Tail122.65.527.311.4$3,348
OVLYOak Valley122.311.614.88.8$218
PAYXPaychex152.81181.232.5$56,182
PEBOPeoples Bancorp105.310.650.39.8$1,098
PEGPublic Service Enterprise143.24.966.221.7$39,565
PFEPfizer157.54.4121.616.6$129,796
PFGPrincipal Financial Group173.77.661.717.5$18,282
PLDPrologis123.710.996.527.6$102,582
PMPhilip Morris Intl173.23109.926.8$265,292
PNCPNC Financial Services Gr153.612.144.812.7$70,972
PNWPinnacle West Capital143.94.268.818.2$11,058
POOLPool151.61744.730$12,061
PORPortland Gen Electric194.9670.215$4,675
POWIPower Integrations131.613.3126.284$3,037
PRGOPerrigo234.38.842.96n/a$3,718
PRIPrimerica151.520.624.212.8$9,231
PRUPrudential Financial1758.882.316.9$37,995
PSXPhillips 66133.98.7103.128.3$50,738
QCOMQualcomm232.37.334.215.6$167,445
QSRRestaurant Brands Intl123.518.979.523.9$23,206
RRyder System212.18.226.913.8$6,511
RBARB Global221.17.655.353.2$20,280
REGRegency Centers133.83.8129.135$13,400
REXRRexford Industrial Realty124.813.6136.829.1$8,454
RFRegions Finl134.417.547.610.9$20,306
RGAReinsurance Gr161.710.429.317.7$13,819
RGLDRoyal Gold231.17.428.228.3$11,263
RHIRobert Half214.911.4108.524$4,902
RJFRaymond James Finl131.315.317.914.8$31,045
RMDResMed130.86.623.228.3$36,904
ROKRockwell Automation161.77.364.238.9$34,687
ROLRollins231.216.663.657.5$27,605
RSReliance151.611.631.721.6$15,986
RSGRepublic Services220.97.634.337.3$77,433
RYRoyal Bank of Canada103.46.86414.3$178,386
SAHSonic Automotive10230.218.19.9$2,353
SBFGSB Finl Gr123.112.233.511.4$125
SBUXStarbucks152.914.385.231.2$97,926
SCIService Corp Intl151.612.333.321.7$11,170
SCVLShoe Carnival12317.519.97.6$550
SFBSServisfirst Bancshares111.727.328.817.5$4,216
SFNCSimmons First Ntl144.36.37217.2$2,511
SGUStar Group165.96.937.96.9$432
SIGISelective Insurance Gr121.710.539.524.2$5,414
SLGNSilgan Hldgs211.49.628.420.6$5,932
SMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp141.710.518.111$619
SNASnap-on162.61541.117.4$17,346
SNVSynovus Financial113.214.642.713.9$6,876
SOSouthern243.43.268.621.3$96,784
SONYSony Gr100.522.69.719.3$147,878
SPTNSpartanNash154.45n/an/a$671
SRSpire224.35.578.618.8$4,326
SRESempra213.36.354.917.1$50,614
SSBSouthState142.48.433.514.4$9,265
SSDSimpson Manufacturing Co120.77.214.521.3$6,880
STAGStag Industrial134.21111.527$6,692
STBAS&T Bancorp133.56.638.511.1$1,485
STESteris200.99.54640.8$24,718
STLDSteel Dynamics141.513.824.517.7$20,008
STNStantec100.67.935.442$11,612
STTState Street153.19.732.911.1$28,030
STZConstellation Brands102.115.932.5n/a$34,824
SWKSSkyworks Solutions113.818.3107.828.7$11,260
SXIStandex International150.810.324.331$1,891
SYBTStock Yards Bancorp161.67.329.618.4$2,248
TCBKTriCo Bancshares123.211.638.412$1,354
THGThe Hanover Insurance Gr212.18.228.714$6,047
THOThor Industries172.46.451.621.9$4,386
TKRTimken121.9329.115.9$5,154
TOWNTowne Bank132.98.642.214.9$2,653
TRNTrinity Indus154.511.668.315.2$2,192
TRNOTerreno Realty153.311.89629.5$6,025
TRVTravelers Companies231.66.722.614.9$61,996
TSBKTimberland Bancorp133.315.830.29.7$248
TSCOTractor Supply161.721.844.126.4$28,170
TSNTyson Foods143.617.575.321.8$19,927
TTCToro22211.837.119.9$7,766
TTEKTetra Tech110.715.333.151.3$9,320
TXNTexas Instruments222.914.910035.7$171,246
TXNMTXNM Energy143.17.469.823.5$4,899
UBCPUnited Bancorp125.77.355.510.4$77
UCBUnited Community Banks113.2174514.1$3,606
UDRUDR164.14.5472.2117.7$14,053
UFPIUFP Industries131.417.721.916.8$6,239
UNHUnitedHealth Group162.918.834.912.2$264,803
UNMUnum Gr172.19.819.19.7$14,444
UNPUnion Pacific192.39.347.820.8$138,267
UNTYUnity Bancorp121.217.812.210.6$454
UPSUnited Parcel Service166.68.495.214.8$84,481
USBU.S. Bancorp154.57.449.311.1$69,986
UTLUnitil113.32.558.918.6$883
VVisa170.717.322.336.6$699,450
VALUValue Line113.2852.417.5$377
VMCVulcan Materials120.717.226.438.8$36,395
VZVerizon Communications216.22.163.910.5$185,473
WAFDWaFd153.67.63911.2$2,398
WCNWaste Connections150.713.849.278.7$49,591
WDFCWD-40161.59.55739.2$3,327
WECWEC Energy Group223.47.866.120.8$33,978
WLKWestlake212.612.369.227.5$10,521
WMWaste Management221.47.946.234.6$92,501
WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems110.614.31121.1$9,454
WORWorthington Enterprises121.1-0.654.649.3$2,982
WRBWR Berkley240.49.47.417$27,799
WSBCWesbanco154.64.994.220.8$3,073
WSMWilliams-Sonoma191.514.225.519.8$21,470
WSOWatsco122.415.782.437.7$19,862
WTFCWintrust Financial121.616.31812.1$8,185
WTSWatts Water Technologies130.711.119.727.9$8,147
XELXcel Energy223.25.965.121.3$41,745
XRAYDentsply Sirona143.88.238.32n/a$3,328
XYLXylem141.31139.734.5$31,156
ZIONZions Bancorp133.521.832.89.6$7,263
ZTSZoetis131.219.732.229.2$72,586

Dividend Calendar for the Dividend Contenders 2025

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TickerCompanyEx-Dividend DateDividend Record DateDividend Payment DateDividend FrequencyNext Dividend Payment Per ShareForward Dividend Per Share
AAgilent Technologies4/1/254/1/254/23/254$0.25 $0.99
AAPLApple5/12/255/12/255/15/254$0.26 $1.04
ABBVAbbVie4/15/254/15/255/15/254$1.64 $6.56
ABRArbor Realty Trust5/16/255/16/255/30/254$0.30 $1.20
ABTAbbott Laboratories4/15/254/15/255/15/254$0.59 $2.36
ACNAccenture4/10/254/10/255/15/254$1.48 $5.92
ADIAnalog Devices3/4/253/4/253/17/254$0.99 $3.96
AEEAmeren6/10/256/10/256/30/254$0.71 $2.84
AEPAmerican Electric Power5/9/255/9/256/10/254$0.93 $3.72
AESAES5/1/255/1/255/15/254$0.18 $0.70
AFGAmerican Financial Group4/15/254/15/254/25/254$0.80 $3.20
AGCOAGCO5/15/255/15/256/16/254$0.29 $1.16
AGMFederal Agricultural6/16/256/16/256/30/254$1.50 $6.00
AGOAssured Guaranty5/16/255/16/255/30/254$0.34 $1.36
AITApplied Industrial Techs5/15/255/15/255/30/254$0.46 $1.84
AIZAssurant2/3/252/3/253/31/254$0.80 $3.20
AJGArthur J. Gallagher6/6/256/6/256/20/254$0.65 $2.60
ALAir Lease6/4/256/4/257/9/254$0.22 $0.88
ALEALLETE5/15/255/15/256/1/254$0.73 $2.92
ALGAlamo Group4/16/254/16/254/29/254$0.30 $1.20
ALLAllstate3/10/253/10/254/1/254$1.00 $4.00
ALLEAllegion6/13/256/13/256/30/254$0.51 $2.04
AMGNAmgen5/16/255/16/256/6/254$2.38 $9.52
AMPAmeriprise Finl5/5/255/5/255/19/254$1.60 $6.40
AMSFAMERISAFE6/13/256/13/256/20/254$0.39 $1.56
AMTAmerican Tower6/13/256/13/257/11/254$1.70 $6.80
AONAon5/1/255/1/255/15/254$0.75 $2.98
APHAmphenol6/17/256/17/257/9/254$0.17 $0.66
APOGApogee Enterprises5/13/255/13/255/28/254$0.26 $1.04
AREAlexandria Real Estate3/31/253/31/254/15/254$1.32 $5.28
ASBAssociated Banc6/2/256/2/256/16/254$0.23 $0.92
AUBAtlantic Union Bankshares5/23/255/23/256/6/254$0.34 $1.36
AVAAvista5/13/255/13/256/13/254$0.49 $1.96
AVGOBroadcom3/20/253/20/253/31/254$0.59 $2.36
AVNTAvient6/20/256/20/257/9/254$0.27 $1.08
AVTAvnet6/4/256/4/256/18/254$0.33 $1.32
AVYAvery Dennison6/4/256/4/256/18/254$0.94 $3.76
AWKAmerican Water Works Co5/13/255/13/256/3/254$0.83 $3.31
BACBank of America6/6/256/6/256/27/254$0.26 $1.04
BAHBooz Allen Hamilton2/14/252/14/253/4/254$0.55 $2.20
BBYBest Buy Co3/25/253/25/254/15/254$0.95 $3.80
BCBrunswick5/19/255/19/256/13/254$0.43 $1.72
BCPCBalchem12/26/2412/26/241/17/251$0.87 $0.87
BFCBank First6/25/256/25/257/9/254$0.45 $1.80
BHBBar Harbor Bankshares5/15/255/15/256/13/254$0.32 $1.28
BIPBrookfield Infr Partners5/30/255/30/256/30/254$0.43 $1.72
BKBank of New York Mellon4/21/254/21/255/2/254$0.47 $1.88
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb4/4/254/4/255/1/254$0.62 $2.48
BOKFBOK Financial5/15/255/15/255/28/254$0.57 $2.28
BRBroadridge Financial Soln6/12/256/12/257/2/254$0.88 $3.52
BWXTBWX Technologies5/19/255/19/256/5/254$0.25 $1.00
CAHCardinal Health7/1/257/1/257/15/254$0.51 $2.04
CASSCass Information Sys6/3/256/3/256/13/254$0.31 $1.24
CBOECboe Global Markets5/30/255/30/256/13/254$0.63 $2.52
CBTCabot5/30/255/30/256/13/254$0.45 $1.80
CCBGCapital City Bank Group3/10/253/10/253/24/254$0.24 $0.96
CCOICogent Comms Hldgs5/22/255/22/256/6/254$1.01 $4.04
CDWCDW5/23/255/26/256/10/254$0.62 $2.50
CFFIC&F Financial3/14/253/14/254/1/254$0.46 $1.84
CGNXCognex5/15/255/15/255/29/254$0.08 $0.32
CHCOCity Holding4/15/254/15/254/30/254$0.79 $3.16
CHCTCommunity Healthcare5/9/255/9/255/23/254$0.47 $1.88
CHDNChurchill Downs12/6/2412/6/241/3/251$0.41 $0.41
CHEChemed2/24/252/24/253/14/254$0.50 $2.00
CIVBCivista Bancshares4/29/254/29/255/13/254$0.17 $0.68
CMCSAComcast4/2/254/2/254/23/254$0.33 $1.32
CMICummins5/23/255/23/256/5/254$1.82 $7.28
CMSCMS Energy5/9/255/9/255/30/254$0.54 $2.17
CNOCNO Finl Group6/10/256/10/256/24/254$0.17 $0.68
CNQCanadian Natural Res6/13/256/13/257/3/254$0.43 $1.71
CNSCohen & Steers5/12/255/12/255/22/254$0.62 $2.48
COFSChoiceOne Finl Servs3/14/253/14/253/31/254$0.28 $1.12
CORCencora5/16/255/16/256/2/254$0.55 $2.20
COSTCostco Wholesale5/2/255/2/255/16/254$1.30 $5.20
CPKChesapeake Utilities6/16/256/16/257/7/254$0.69 $2.74
CPTCamden Prop Trust3/31/253/31/254/17/254$1.05 $4.20
CSCOCisco Systems7/3/257/3/257/23/254$0.41 $1.64
CSGSCSG Systems Intl3/19/253/19/254/2/254$0.32 $1.28
CSXCSX5/30/255/30/256/13/254$0.13 $0.52
CTRECareTrust REIT3/31/253/31/254/15/254$0.34 $1.34
CUBECubeSmart4/1/254/1/254/15/254$0.52 $2.08
DDSDillard's3/31/253/31/255/5/254$0.25 $1.00
DFSDiscover Financial servs5/23/255/23/256/5/254$0.70 $2.80
DGICADonegal Gr5/1/255/1/255/15/254$0.18 $0.73
DGXQuest Diagnostics7/7/257/7/257/21/254$0.80 $3.20
DHID.R. Horton5/2/255/2/255/9/254$0.40 $1.60
DHRDanaher6/27/256/27/257/25/254$0.32 $1.28
DKLDelek Logistics Partners5/8/255/8/255/15/254$1.11 $4.44
DKSDick's Sporting Goods3/28/253/28/254/11/254$1.21 $4.85
DLBDolby Laboratories5/13/255/13/255/21/254$0.33 $1.32
DPZDomino's Pizza6/13/256/13/256/30/254$1.74 $6.96
DUKDuke Energy5/16/255/16/256/16/254$1.04 $4.18
EBMTEagle Bancorp Montana5/16/255/16/256/6/254$0.14 $0.57
EFSCEnterprise Finl Servs6/16/256/16/256/30/254$0.30 $1.20
EGPEastGroup Properties3/31/253/31/254/15/254$1.40 $5.60
EIXEdison Intl4/7/254/7/254/30/254$0.83 $3.31
ELSEquity Lifestyle Props6/27/256/27/257/11/254$0.51 $2.06
ELVElevance Health6/10/256/10/256/25/254$1.71 $6.84
EMNEastman Chemical6/13/256/13/257/8/254$0.83 $3.32
ENSGEnsign Group3/31/253/31/254/30/254$0.06 $0.25
EQIXEquinix5/21/255/21/256/18/254$4.69 $18.76
ETNEaton Corp5/5/255/5/255/23/254$1.04 $4.16
ETREntergy5/2/255/2/256/2/254$0.60 $2.40
EVREvercore5/30/255/30/256/13/254$0.84 $3.36
EVRGEvergy5/23/255/23/256/20/254$0.67 $2.67
EXPOExponent6/6/256/6/256/20/254$0.30 $1.20
FAFFirst American Financial6/9/256/9/256/16/254$0.54 $2.16
FBIZFirst Business Finl Servs5/9/255/9/255/23/254$0.29 $1.16
FCBCFirst Community5/9/255/9/255/23/254$0.31 $1.24
FCPTFour Corners Property Tr3/31/253/31/254/15/254$0.35 $1.42
FDBCFidelity D & D Bancorp5/20/255/20/256/10/254$0.40 $1.60
FFINFirst Finl Bankshares6/16/256/16/257/1/254$0.19 $0.76
FITBFifth Third Bancorp3/31/253/31/254/15/254$0.37 $1.48
FIXComfort Systems USA5/16/255/16/255/27/254$0.45 $1.80
FLOFlowers Foods2/28/252/28/253/14/254$0.24 $0.96
FMAOFarmers & Merchants4/4/254/4/254/20/254$0.22 $0.88
FMBHFirst Mid Bancshares5/15/255/15/255/30/254$0.24 $0.96
FNFFidelity National Finl6/16/256/16/256/30/254$0.50 $2.00
FNLCFirst Bancorp4/8/254/8/254/18/254$0.36 $1.44
FNVFranco-Nevada6/12/256/12/256/26/254$0.38 $1.52
FRFirst Industrial Realty6/30/256/30/257/21/254$0.44 $1.78
FRMEFirst Merchants3/7/253/7/253/21/254$0.35 $1.40
FSBWFS Bancorp5/8/255/8/255/22/254$0.28 $1.12
FSFGFirst Savings Financial3/14/253/14/253/31/254$0.16 $0.64
FULTFulton Financial4/1/254/1/254/15/254$0.18 $0.72
FXNCFirst Ntl2/28/252/28/253/14/254$0.16 $0.62
GABCGerman American Bancorp5/9/255/10/255/20/254$0.29 $1.16
GATXGATX6/13/256/13/256/30/254$0.61 $2.44
GCBCGreene County Bancorp5/16/255/16/255/30/254$0.09 $0.36
GFFGriffon5/30/255/30/256/18/254$0.18 $0.72
GILDGilead Sciences6/13/256/13/256/27/254$0.79 $3.16
GLGlobe Life7/3/257/3/258/1/254$0.27 $1.08
GLPIGaming and Leisure Props6/13/256/13/256/27/254$0.78 $3.12
GRCGorman-Rupp5/15/255/15/256/10/254$0.19 $0.74
GSGoldman Sachs Group5/30/255/30/256/27/254$3.00 $12.00
GTYGetty Realty6/26/256/26/257/10/254$0.47 $1.88
HBCPHome Bancorp5/5/255/5/255/16/254$0.27 $1.08
HDHome Depot3/13/253/13/253/27/254$2.30 $9.20
HEIHeico1/3/251/3/251/17/252$0.11 $0.22
HFBLHome Federal Bancorp4/28/254/28/255/12/254$0.13 $0.52
HFWAHeritage Financial5/7/255/7/255/21/254$0.24 $0.96
HIHillenbrand6/16/256/16/256/30/254$0.22 $0.90
HIGThe Hartford Insurance Gr3/3/253/3/254/2/254$0.52 $2.08
HIIHuntington Ingalls Indus5/30/255/30/256/13/254$1.35 $5.40
HLIHoulihan Lokey6/2/256/2/256/15/254$0.60 $2.40
HMNHorace Mann Educators6/16/256/16/256/30/254$0.35 $1.40
HNIHNI5/23/255/23/256/11/254$0.34 $1.36
HOMBHome BancShares5/14/255/14/256/4/254$0.20 $0.80
HONHoneywell Intl5/16/255/16/256/6/254$1.13 $4.52
HPQHP6/11/256/11/257/2/254$0.29 $1.16
HRBH&R Block6/4/256/4/257/3/254$0.38 $1.50
HSYHershey5/16/255/16/256/16/254$1.37 $5.48
HUBBHubbell5/30/255/30/256/16/254$1.32 $5.28
HUMHumana6/27/256/27/257/25/254$0.88 $3.54
HVTHaverty Furniture Cos3/6/253/6/253/21/254$0.32 $1.28
HWBKHawthorn Bancshares6/13/256/15/257/1/254$0.20 $0.80
HWKNHawkins5/30/255/30/256/13/254$0.18 $0.72
HYHyster Yale5/30/255/30/256/13/254$0.36 $1.41
IBCPIndependent Bank5/5/255/5/255/15/254$0.26 $1.04
IBOCInternational Bancshares2/14/252/14/252/28/252$0.70 $1.40
ICEIntercontinental Exchange6/13/256/13/256/30/254$0.48 $1.92
IDAIdacorp5/5/255/5/255/30/254$0.86 $3.44
IEXIDEX5/19/255/19/255/30/254$0.71 $2.84
INDBIndependent Bank3/31/253/31/254/7/254$0.59 $2.36
INGRIngredion4/1/254/1/254/22/254$0.80 $3.20
INTUIntuit4/10/254/10/254/18/254$1.04 $4.16
IOSPInnospec5/20/255/20/255/30/252$0.84 $1.68
IPGThe Interpublic Group3/3/253/3/253/17/254$0.33 $1.32
ISTRInvestar Holding3/31/253/31/254/30/254$0.10 $0.42
ITTITT6/2/256/2/256/30/254$0.35 $1.40
JBHTJB Hunt Transport Servs5/9/255/9/255/23/254$0.44 $1.76
JJSFJ&J Snack Foods6/17/256/17/257/8/254$0.78 $3.12
JOUTJohnson Outdoors4/10/254/10/254/24/254$0.33 $1.32
JPMJPMorgan Chase4/4/254/4/254/30/254$1.40 $5.60
KAIKadant7/10/257/10/258/7/254$0.34 $1.36
KLACKLA5/19/255/19/256/3/254$1.90 $7.60
KRKroger5/15/255/15/256/1/254$0.32 $1.28
KWRQuaker Houghton7/17/257/17/257/31/254$0.49 $1.94
LADLithia Motors5/9/255/9/255/23/254$0.55 $2.20
LANDGladstone Land5/21/255/21/255/30/2512$0.05 $0.56
LARKLandmark Bancorp5/21/255/21/256/4/254$0.21 $0.84
LCIILCI Industries5/30/255/30/256/13/254$1.15 $4.60
LFUSLittelfuse5/22/255/22/256/5/254$0.70 $2.80
LHXL3Harris Technologies6/3/256/3/256/18/254$1.20 $4.80
LIILennox Intl4/30/254/30/255/15/254$1.15 $4.60
LKFNLakeland Financial4/25/254/25/255/5/254$0.50 $2.00
LLYEli Lilly5/16/255/16/256/10/254$1.50 $6.00
LMATLeMaitre Vascular5/15/255/15/255/29/254$0.20 $0.80
LMTLockheed Martin6/2/256/2/256/27/254$3.30 $13.20
LNNLindsay5/16/255/16/255/30/254$0.36 $1.44
LNTAlliant Energy4/30/254/30/255/15/254$0.51 $2.03
LOGILogitech International9/23/249/24/249/25/241$1.40 $1.38
LRCXLam Research3/5/253/5/254/9/254$0.23 $0.92
LSTRLandstar System6/5/256/5/256/24/254$0.40 $1.60
LYBLyondellBasell Industries3/10/253/10/253/17/254$1.34 $5.36
MAMastercard4/9/254/9/255/9/254$0.76 $3.04
MAAMid-America Apartment4/15/254/15/254/30/254$1.51 $6.06
MAINMain Street Capital6/6/256/6/256/13/2512$0.25 $4.26
MANManpowerGroup6/2/256/2/256/16/252$0.72 $1.44
MASMasco5/23/255/23/256/9/254$0.31 $1.24
MATXMatson5/8/255/8/256/5/254$0.34 $1.36
MBWMMercantile Bank6/6/256/6/256/18/254$0.37 $1.48
MCHPMicrochip Technology5/22/255/22/256/5/254$0.46 $1.82
MCKMcKesson6/2/256/2/257/1/254$0.71 $2.84
MCOMoodys5/16/255/16/256/6/254$0.94 $3.76
MDLZMondelez International3/31/253/31/254/14/254$0.47 $1.88
METMetLife5/6/255/6/256/10/254$0.57 $2.27
MFCManulife Financial5/21/255/21/256/19/254$0.32 $1.28
MGAMagna International5/16/255/16/255/30/254$0.49 $1.94
MKTXMarketAxess Holdings5/21/255/21/256/4/254$0.76 $3.04
MLMMartin Marietta Materials6/2/256/2/256/30/254$0.79 $3.16
MMCMarsh & McLennan Cos4/3/254/3/255/15/254$0.81 $3.26
MORNMorningstar7/11/257/11/257/31/254$0.46 $1.82
MPLXMPLX5/9/255/9/255/16/254$0.96 $3.83
MRKMerck & Co3/17/253/17/254/7/254$0.81 $3.24
MSMorgan Stanley4/30/254/30/255/15/254$0.93 $3.70
MSCIMSCI5/16/255/16/255/30/254$1.80 $7.20
MSEXMiddlesex Water5/15/255/15/256/2/254$0.34 $1.36
MSFTMicrosoft5/15/255/15/256/12/254$0.83 $3.32
MSIMotorola Solutions6/13/256/13/257/15/254$1.09 $4.36
MTRNMaterion5/29/255/29/256/13/254$0.14 $0.56
MWAMueller Water Products5/12/255/12/255/21/254$0.07 $0.27
NBHCNational Bank Holdings5/30/255/30/256/13/254$0.30 $1.20
NBTBNBT Bancorp3/3/253/3/253/17/254$0.34 $1.36
NDAQNasdaq6/13/256/13/256/27/254$0.27 $1.08
NEUNewMarket6/16/256/16/257/1/254$2.75 $11.00
NHCNational Healthcare6/30/256/30/258/1/254$0.64 $2.56
NKENike6/2/256/2/257/1/254$0.40 $1.60
NNINelnet6/2/256/2/256/16/254$0.28 $1.12
NOCNorthrop Grumman3/3/253/3/253/19/254$2.06 $8.24
NPOEnpro6/4/256/4/256/18/254$0.31 $1.24
NRIMNorthrim BanCorp3/6/253/6/253/14/254$0.64 $2.56
NSANational Storage6/13/256/13/256/30/254$0.57 $2.28
NSPInsperity3/13/253/13/253/27/254$0.60 $2.40
NWENorthWestern Energy Group6/13/256/13/256/30/254$0.66 $2.64
NXRTNexPoint Residential6/16/256/16/256/30/254$0.51 $2.04
NXSTNexstar Media Gr5/19/255/19/256/2/254$1.86 $7.44
OCOwens-Corning3/10/253/10/254/10/254$0.69 $2.76
ODCOil-Dri Corp of America5/9/255/9/255/23/254$0.16 $0.62
OGEOGE Energy7/7/257/7/257/25/254$0.42 $1.68
OGSONE Gas5/19/255/19/256/3/254$0.67 $2.68
ORCLOracle4/10/254/10/254/23/254$0.50 $2.00
ORRFOrrstown Financial Servs5/6/255/6/255/13/254$0.26 $1.04
OSKOshkosh5/16/255/16/255/30/254$0.51 $2.04
OTEXOpen Text6/6/256/6/256/20/254$0.26 $1.05
OTTROtter Tail5/15/255/15/256/10/254$0.52 $2.10
OVLYOak Valley2/3/252/3/252/14/252$0.30 $0.60
PAYXPaychex5/12/255/12/255/29/254$1.08 $4.32
PEBOPeoples Bancorp5/5/255/5/255/19/254$0.41 $1.64
PEGPublic Service Enterprise6/9/256/9/256/30/254$0.63 $2.52

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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