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The Best Technology Dividend Growth Picks Now!

As dividend growth investor, you have a large field to decide where to put your money.

Recently, I’ve introduced a few dividend growth picks from the consumer goods sector with the highest dividend yields. 


Today I would like to continue with stocks from the technology sector.

The tech sector was no good field in the past to search for long-term dividend growers. Only old techs like IBM, Oracle, or Microsoft have paid dividends for a decade and grown them over the same period.

The reason was also simple. Technology offers the opportunity to benefit from game changers, companies that develop a new system that became a new standard.

However, today, there are 17 higher capitalized stocks with a consecutive dividend growth history of more than 10 years. Attached, you can find a full list of the results.


These are the top picks in detail...


AT&T -- Yield: 5.67%

AT&T (NYSE:T) employs 250,730 people, generates revenue of $132,447.00 million and has a net income of $6,518.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $203.72 billion.

AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $32,139.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.27% (the operating margin is 8.87% and the net profit margin 4.92%).

Financials: The total debt represents 28.03% of AT&T assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 95.02%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.02% was realized by AT&T.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.02. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.84 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 32.24, the P/S ratio is 1.54 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.99. The dividend yield amounts to 5.67%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T)


Intl. Business Machines -- Yield: 3.53%

Intl. Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) employs 379,592 people, generates revenue of $92,793.00 million and has a net income of $15,752.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $144.16 billion.

Intl. Business Machines’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $25,350.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.32% (the operating margin is 21.54% and the net profit margin 16.98%).

Financials: The total debt represents 34.72% of Intl. Business Machines assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 343.82%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 90.89% was realized by Intl. Business Machines.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $15.01. Last fiscal year, Intl. Business Machines paid $4.25 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.67, the P/S ratio is 1.55 and the P/B ratio is finally 12.29. The dividend yield amounts to 3.53%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)


QUALCOMM -- Yield: 3.48%

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) employs 31,300 people, generates revenue of $26,487.00 million and has a net income of $7,534.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $86.74 billion.

QUALCOMM’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,008.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.01% (the operating margin is 27.84% and the net profit margin 28.44%).

Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of QUALCOMM assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.03% was realized by QUALCOMM.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.64. Last fiscal year, QUALCOMM paid $1.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.91, the P/S ratio is 3.27 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.35. The dividend yield amounts to 3.48%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of QUALCOMM (QCOM)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of QUALCOMM (QCOM)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of QUALCOMM (QCOM)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of QUALCOMM (QCOM)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of QUALCOMM (QCOM)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of QUALCOMM (QCOM)


Microsoft -- Yield: 2.83%

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) employs 118,000 people, generates revenue of $93,580.00 million and has a net income of $12,193.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $350.95 billion.

Microsoft’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $34,129.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 36.47% (the operating margin is 19.21% and the net profit margin 13.03%).

Financials: The total debt represents 20.03% of Microsoft assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 44.07%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.36% was realized by Microsoft.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.46. Last fiscal year, Microsoft paid $1.24 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.52, the P/S ratio is 3.75 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.40. The dividend yield amounts to 2.83%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Microsoft (MSFT)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Microsoft (MSFT)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Microsoft (MSFT)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Microsoft (MSFT)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Microsoft (MSFT)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Microsoft (MSFT)


Texas Instruments -- Yield: 2.79%

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) employs 31,003 people, generates revenue of $13,045.00 million and has a net income of $2,821.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $49.78 billion.

Texas Instruments’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,126.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 39.29% (the operating margin is 30.26% and the net profit margin 21.63%).

Financials: The total debt represents 26.19% of Texas Instruments assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 44.68%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 26.20% was realized by Texas Instruments.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.78. Last fiscal year, Texas Instruments paid $1.24 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.11, the P/S ratio is 3.83 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.90. The dividend yield amounts to 2.79%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Texas Instruments (TXN)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Texas Instruments (TXN)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Texas Instruments (TXN)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Texas Instruments (TXN)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Texas Instruments (TXN)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Texas Instruments (TXN)


Automatic Data Processing -- Yield: 2.51%

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) employs 55,000 people, generates revenue of $10,938.50 million and has a net income of $1,376.50 million. The current market capitalization stands at $36.44 billion.

Automatic Data Processing’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,293.30 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.97% (the operating margin is 18.42% and the net profit margin 12.58%).

Financials: The total debt represents 0.03% of Automatic Data Processing assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.19%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.98% was realized by Automatic Data Processing.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.89. Last fiscal year, Automatic Data Processing paid $1.95 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 26.81, the P/S ratio is 3.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.58. The dividend yield amounts to 2.51%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Automatic Data Processing (ADP)


Accenture -- Yield: 2.10%

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) employs 305,000 people, generates revenue of $31,874.68 million and has a net income of $3,175.96 million. The current market capitalization stands at $63.87 billion.

Accenture’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,903.24 million. The EBITDA margin is 15.38% (the operating margin is 13.49% and the net profit margin 9.96%).

Financials: The total debt represents 0.15% of Accenture assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 55.02% was realized by Accenture.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.63. Last fiscal year, Accenture paid $1.86 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.64, the P/S ratio is 2.01 and the P/B ratio is finally 11.12. The dividend yield amounts to 2.10%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Accenture (ACN)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Accenture (ACN)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Accenture (ACN)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Accenture (ACN)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Accenture (ACN)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Accenture (ACN)


FactSet Research -- Yield: 1.09%

FactSet Research (NYSE:FDS) employs 6,951 people, generates revenue of $920.34 million and has a net income of $211.54 million. The current market capitalization stands at $6.69 billion.

FactSet Research’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $336.62 million. The EBITDA margin is 36.58% (the operating margin is 32.84% and the net profit margin 22.99%).

Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of FactSet Research assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 40.18% was realized by FactSet Research.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.54. Last fiscal year, FactSet Research paid $1.48 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.08, the P/S ratio is 7.28 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.23. The dividend yield amounts to 1.09%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of FactSet Research (FDS)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of FactSet Research (FDS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of FactSet Research (FDS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of FactSet Research (FDS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of FactSet Research (FDS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of FactSet Research (FDS)


The Best Technology Dividend Growth Picks

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