Dividend Champions Smackdown Part II: Kimberly Clark Wins

Dividend Champions Smackdown II Last month, I screened the Dividend Champions list of companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years (which can be found here) in an attempt to focus on those with the most consistent percentage dividend increases and sustainable yields. That effort came up with some great companies, but some investors expressed a desire for somewhat higher yields. The result may have included more of those if the screen hadn't started with a very high hurdle. Our screen included only companies whose most recent increase was for more than 10%. (For a great analysis of the highest yields, see David Van Knapp's article here.) So this month, I screened as follows:... Read more