Great Dividend Stocks for a Long-term Portfolio - Top Performing Stocks Sorted by Annualized Return

The dividend stocks presented here include stocks with both consistent multi-year dividend growth and steady price appreciation. Most of the stocks belong to the Dividend Achievers, Dividend Aristocrats or US. Dividend Champions, elite groups of stocks characterized by long periods of dividend increases.

The stocks are sorted by annualized return from highest to lowest return. Click on a company name to see its dividend history. And click on the chart and tables links to see dividend and price charts and information.

Great Dividend Stocks - 63 Stocks Sorted by Annualized Return
Company & Link to Dividend History	Sector	Quote Symbol	Annualized Return	Annual Dividend & Yield	Dividend Chart	Dividend Growth Rate	10-Year Moving Average Chart	Price and PDI Chart	10-Year Returns
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners	Energy	KMP	19.24%	$1.04 (2.60%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Praxair	Materials	PX	16.63%	$1.80 (2.10%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Buckeye Partners, L.P.	Energy	BPL	15.94%	$3.85 (6.20%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
RLI	Financials	RLI	14.07%	$1.16 (2.20%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Nucor	Materials	NUE	13.81%	$1.44 (3.70%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
VF Corp	Consumer Discretionary	VFC	13.75%	$2.40 (3.20%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Nordson Corporation	Industrials	NDSN	13.74%	$0.84 (1.20%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
C. R. Bard	Health Care	BCR	13.67%	$0.72 (0.90%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
McCormick	Consumer Staples	MKC	13.46%	$2.20 (2.90%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Sigma-Aldrich	Materials	SIAL	13.09%	$0.64 (1.20%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
FPL Group	Utilities	FPL	12.82%	$0.28 (1.40%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Integrys	Utilities	TEG	12.64%	$2.60 (2.10%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Northwest Natural Gas Company (NW Natural)	Utilities	NWN	12.50%	$1.66 (3.60%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Aqua America	Utilities	WTR	12.45%	$0.62 (3.10%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Air Products	Materials	APD	11.83%	$1.96 (2.50%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Ecolab	Consumer Staples	ECL	11.45%	$0.62 (1.30%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Community Trust Bancorp	Financials	CTBI	11.32%	$1.22 (4.50%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Family Dollar	Consumer Staples	FDO	11.08%	$0.62 (1.40%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
MDU Resources Group	Energy	MDU	10.97%	$1.38 (3.10%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
General Mills	Consumer Staples	GIS	10.92%	$0.84 (1.90%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
National Fuel Gas	Utilities	NFG	10.72%	$2.00 (3.70%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Atmos Energy Corporation	Utilities	ATO	10.28%	$1.34 (4.60%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
W.W. Grainger	Industrials	GWW	10.11%	$2.16 (1.90%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Aflac	Financials	AFL	9.80%	$1.20 (2.40%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
RPM International	Materials	RPM	9.79%	$0.82 (4.60%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Vectren	Utilities	VVC	9.78%	$1.36 (5.60%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
ABM Industries	Industrials	ABM	9.64%	$0.54 (2.60%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Consolidated Edison	Utilities	ED	9.62%	$2.38 (4.90%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Chevron	Energy	CVX	9.62%	$2.88 (3.70%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Hormel	Consumer Staples	HRL	9.50%	$1.36 (3.10%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
The Chubb Corporation	Financials	CB	9.38%	$1.48 (2.70%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Commerce Bancshares	Financials	CBSH	9.23%	$0.94 (2.50%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
McDonald's	Consumer Discretionary	MCD	8.98%	$0.90 (2.80%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Emerson	Industrials	EMR	8.70%	$1.34 (2.70%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Progress Energy	Utilities	PGN	8.57%	$2.48 (5.70%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
PepsiCo	Consumer Staples	PEP	8.41%	$1.92 (3.00%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Erie Indemnity Company	Financials	ERIE	8.40%	$1.92 (3.60%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
WGL Holdings	Utilities	WGL	8.34%	$1.51 (4.20%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Pentair	Industrials	PNR	8.30%	$0.76 (2.40%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
3M	Industrials	MMM	8.10%	$2.10 (2.60%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
American States Water Company	Utilities	AWR	7.47%	$1.04 (3.10%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Abbott Laboratories	Health Care	ABT	7.46%	$1.76 (3.50%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Valspar	Materials	VAL	7.39%	$0.64 (2.10%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Lowe's	Consumer Discretionary	LOW	7.31%	$2.64 (4.00%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
ExxonMobil	Energy	XOM	6.08%	$1.76 (3.00%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Illinois Tool Works	Industrials	ITW	6.00%	$2.72 (5.50%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
PPG Industries	Industrials	PPG	5.78%	$2.20 (3.20%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Clorox	Consumer Staples	CLX	5.59%	$2.20 (3.30%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Target	Consumer Discretionary	TGT	5.51%	$1.00 (1.90%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Johnson & Johnson	Health Care	JNJ	5.27%	$0.44 (2.00%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Cincinnati Financial Corporation	Financials	CINF	4.20%	$1.60 (5.80%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Colgate-Palmolive	Consumer Staples	CL	4.13%	$2.12 (2.80%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Procter & Gamble	Consumer Staples	PG	3.98%	$1.93 (3.20%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
H.B. Fuller Company	Materials	FUL	3.81%	$1.12 (3.10%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Kimberly-Clark	Consumer Staples	KMB	3.71%	$4.36 (6.40%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
International Business Machines	Information Technology	IBM	2.36%	$2.16 (3.70%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Coca-Cola	Consumer Staples	KO	2.31%	$1.76 (3.10%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
ADP	Information Technology	ADP	1.14%	$1.36 (3.40%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Walgreen Company	Consumer Staples	WAG	0.93%	$0.70 (2.60%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Wal-Mart Stores	Consumer Staples	WMT	0.78%	$1.21 (2.30%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
AT&T	Information Technology	T	0.27%	$1.68 (6.10%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Medtronic	Health Care	MDT	-2.10%	$0.63 (3.20%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table
Eli Lilly	Health Care	LLY	-3.13%	$1.96 (5.70%)	Chart	Table	Chart	Chart	Table

See the 63 great dividend stocks grouped by nine economic sectors: Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financials, Industrials, Information Technology, Health Care, Materials and Utilities. NOTE: All price and dividend data in the charts and tables to follow are from Yahoo! Finance.

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Today's date: Sep-05-10.