S&P's 2009 Dividend Aristocrats: Who Made the Cut?

Standard & Poor's recently announced the companies that will comprise the Dividend Aristocrats for 2009. The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats are companies in the S&P 500 index that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. The 2009 Aristocrats total 52 companies for 2009 versus 60 companies for the 2008 Aristocrats.

The list of 2009 Aristocrats is detailed below:

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The new companies added to the Aristocrats list are:

• Bemis (BMS)
• Legg Mason (LM)

The companies that have been eliminated from the Aristocrat group are primarily centered in the financial sector. The companies eliminated are:

• Anhauser Busch (BUD)-acquired
• Bank of America (BAC)
• Comerica (CMA)
• Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
• KeyCorp (KEY)
• Nucor Corp. (NUE)
• Progressive Corp. (PGR)
• Regions Financial (RF)
• Synovus (SNV)
• Wm. Wrigley (WWY)-acquired

Source:

• S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (pdf file) Standard & Poor's,By: Aye M. Soe & David Guarino.

Comments

[Toml Bingham:]

Where is GENUINE PARTS CO? They have much more than 25 years of increased dividends.

2008 Dec 23 07:39 AM

[Robert Blan...:]

Very good question on GPC. It is in the S&P500 and has 52 years of increasing dividends.


On Dec 23 07:39 AM Toml Bingham wrote:

> Where is GENUINE PARTS CO? They have much more than 25 years of increased
> dividends.
>

2008 Dec 24 05:43 PM