Dividend Champions For June 2018

As many are aware, the legendary and prolific Seeking Alpha contributor David Fish passed away last month. Many readers, including me, were influenced by his work defining and advocating the merits of dividend growth investing and his steady perseverance in maintaining the lists of Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. The outpouring of comments and tributes (here and here) are a testament to his impact on the Seeking Alpha community.
Into the Breach Several people have wondered, what will become of the CCC list now that David Fish is no longer with us? The historical CCC lists are still available at the DRIP investing website. To provide continuity of this valuable resource, I have taken it upon myself to update the list this month. As a reminder, Champions are companies which have increased dividends for 25 consecutive years; Contenders have streaks of 10-24 years; Challengers have streaks of 5-9 years. The CCC list is meant to be a starting point for further research. Without further ado, the CCC list for June 2018:
U.S.DividendChampions2018June.xls
Having stepped into David's shoes, I've come to realize what a massive (and continually growing) undertaking this was. In the interest of time, I opted not to hunt down every last bit of missing financial information. Also, as I am unsure of the timing of dividend streaks and when they are updated, I have not made any promotions or deletions to the lists. However, based on the data, the following changes... Read more