Nasdaq-100 Dividend Champions

In a recent series of articles, I discussed members of the S&P 500 that are also Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. (Note that all references to Champions mean companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years; Contenders have streaks of 10-24 years; Challengers have streaks of 5-9 years.) The Dividend Champions spreadsheet (and PDF) can be found here. I also noticed that an increasing number of high-tech companies have become dividend increasers, so I thought I'd also compare the listings to the Nasdaq 100, which are the 100 largest companies on that exchange. The Index is often thought of as representative of the technology industry, but also includes such mundane industries as retailing (Costco (COST)), toys (Mattel (MAT)), media (News Corp. (NWS)), and coffee shops (Starbucks (SBUX)).... Read more