FYI for anyone interested...
http://seekingalpha.com/article/70379-dividend-aristocrats-top-dividend-growers
Here's a list of the 12 companies with the biggest increases over the last 10 years, adjusted for splits:
Ticker | Company | Dividend Growth ’97-‘08 | Current Dividend |
NUE | Nucor Corp. | 900% | 1.8% |
MTB | M & T Bank | 775% | 3.2% |
LOW | Lowe’s Companies | 700% | 1.4% |
WMT | Wal-Mart Stores | 633% | 1.8% |
USB | U.S. Bancorp | 574% | 4.9% |
PFE | Pfizer, Inc. | 433% | 6.2% |
ADP | Automatic Data Processing | 383% | 2.8% |
STT | State Street Corp. | 360% | 1.1% |
JNJ | Johnson and Johnson | 320% | 2.6% |
BDX | Becton, Dickinson | 300% | 1.3% |
BAC | Bank of America | 276% | 6.0% |
WWY | Wrigley | 263% | 2.2% |
