ticker,name,sector,years_of_increases,dividend_yield_pct,payout_ratio_pct,dividend_growth_5y_pct,flags AWR,American States Water Company,Utilities,70,2.68,55.23,8.67, DOV,Dover Corporation,Industrials,68,1.09,25.15,1.0,dividend grew under 2% a year over five years NWN,Northwest Natural Holding Company,Utilities,68,4.15,65.37,0.51,dividend grew under 2% a year over five years PG,The Procter & Gamble Company,Consumer Defensive,68,2.93,64.33,6.02, PH,Parker-Hannifin Corporation,Industrials,68,0.81,25.98,14.84, GPC,Genuine Parts Company,Consumer Cyclical,67,3.34,1674.0,5.45,pays out more than it earns EMR,Emerson Electric Co.,Industrials,67,1.38,47.98,1.3,dividend grew under 2% a year over five years CINF,Cincinnati Financial Corporation,Financial Services,64,2.31,17.09,7.71, LOW,"Lowe's Companies, Inc.",Consumer Cyclical,62,2.72,41.0,15.87, CL,Colgate-Palmolive Company,Consumer Defensive,62,2.43,82.28,3.32, KO,The Coca-Cola Company,Consumer Defensive,62,2.46,62.46,4.46, JNJ,Johnson & Johnson,Healthcare,62,2.1,60.72,5.25, NDSN,Nordson Corporation,Industrials,61,1.13,33.2,15.64, ITW,Illinois Tool Works Inc.,Industrials,61,2.58,58.39,7.07, MZTI,The Marzetti Company,Consumer Defensive,61,3.99,56.59,6.2, HRL,Hormel Foods Corporation,Consumer Defensive,58,5.89,188.31,4.47,pays out more than it earns ABM,ABM Industries Incorporated,Industrials,57,2.4,41.12,7.45, CBSH,"Commerce Bancshares, Inc.",Financial Services,57,2.01,26.63,4.11, SCL,Stepan Company,Basic Materials,57,2.53,75.61,6.52, CWT,California Water Service Group,Utilities,56,2.94,56.95,7.79, FRT,Federal Realty Investment Trust,Real Estate,56,4.37,91.31,0.98,dividend grew under 2% a year over five years HTO,H2O America,Utilities,56,3.03,60.78,5.59, SWK,"Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.",Industrials,56,3.73,81.17,3.49, MO,"Altria Group, Inc.",Consumer Defensive,54,6.48,89.26,4.12, SYY,Sysco Corporation,Consumer Defensive,54,2.84,59.29,3.13, UVV,Universal Corporation,Consumer Defensive,54,7.78,431.58,1.27,pays out more than it earns; dividend grew under 2% a year over five years BKH,Black Hills Corporation,Utilities,53,3.98,69.47,4.5, MSA,MSA Safety Incorporated,Industrials,53,1.18,26.49,4.19, NFG,National Fuel Gas Company,Energy,53,2.83,30.08,3.67, BDX,"Becton, Dickinson and Company",Healthcare,53,2.33,72.49,5.96, ABT,Abbott Laboratories,Healthcare,52,2.57,78.71,10.38, GWW,"W.W. Grainger, Inc.",Industrials,52,0.78,23.64,8.25, KMB,Kimberly-Clark Corporation,Consumer Defensive,52,5.29,100.2,3.32,pays out more than it earns PEP,"PepsiCo, Inc.",Consumer Defensive,52,4.71,75.33,6.92, PPG,"PPG Industries, Inc.",Basic Materials,52,2.78,40.8,5.77, TGT,Target Corporation,Consumer Defensive,52,3.01,47.35,11.02, ABBV,AbbVie Inc.,Healthcare,52,2.59,190.4,6.81,pays out more than it earns CU.TO,Canadian Utilities Limited,Utilities,52,3.68,1150.0,1.04,pays out more than it earns; dividend grew under 2% a year over five years MSEX,Middlesex Water Company,Utilities,51,2.72,54.83,5.8, SPGI,S&P Global Inc.,Financial Services,51,0.98,23.49,7.46, WMT,Walmart Inc.,Consumer Defensive,51,0.92,34.96,5.48, NUE,Nucor Corporation,Basic Materials,51,0.89,17.78,6.49, RPM,RPM International Inc.,Basic Materials,51,2.27,41.2,7.23, FTS.TO,Fortis Inc.,Utilities,51,3.4,74.56,5.09, ADP,"Automatic Data Processing, Inc.",Technology,50,2.59,60.69,11.54, ED,"Consolidated Edison, Inc.",Utilities,50,3.34,57.25,2.13,