Fewer than 20 companies have paid higher dividends for at least 50 straight years, and only five offer safe, high-yield dividends of at least 3%.
Each of the five high-yield dividend stocks below is a member of the dividend kings list and pays a safe dividend with continued dividend growth extremely likely.
Companies that have managed to pay and grow dividends for such a long time typically have strong competitive advantages, generate consistent free cash flow, maintain conservative balance sheets and put shareholders first.
Attached I've compiled a number of long-term dividend growth stocks with currently high yields. Let's take a look at these high-yield dividend stocks that have rewarded investors with at least 50 consecutive years of dividend growth.
Here are the results in detail...
Northwest Natural Gas -- Yield: 3.61%
Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE:NWN) employs 1,502 people, generates revenue of $723.79 million and has a net income of $53.70 million. The current market capitalization stands at $1.41 billion.Northwest Natural Gas’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $242.87 million. The EBITDA margin is 33.56% (the operating margin is 17.17% and the net profit margin 7.42%).
Financials: The total debt represents 28.33% of Northwest Natural Gas assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 111.62%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.94% was realized by Northwest Natural Gas.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.96. Last fiscal year, Northwest Natural Gas 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 26.30, the P/S ratio is 1.96 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.82. The dividend yield amounts to 3.61%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) |
Emerson Electric -- Yield: 3.48%
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) employs 110,800 people, generates revenue of $22,304.00 million and has a net income of $2,733.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $36.17 billion.Emerson Electric’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,185.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.76% (the operating margin is 14.67% and the net profit margin 12.25%).
Financials: The total debt represents 30.98% of Emerson Electric assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 84.67%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 29.78% was realized by Emerson Electric.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.75. Last fiscal year, Emerson Electric paid $1.88 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.78, the P/S ratio is 1.57 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.42. The dividend yield amounts to 3.48%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
Procter & Gamble -- Yield: 3.23%
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) employs 110,000 people, generates revenue of $76,279.00 million and has a net income of $8,930.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $223.37 billion.Procter & Gamble’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $15,979.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.95% (the operating margin is 15.46% and the net profit margin 11.71%).
Financials: The total debt represents 23.43% of Procter & Gamble assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 48.62%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.23% was realized by Procter & Gamble.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.03. Last fiscal year, Procter & Gamble paid $2.59 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.26, the P/S ratio is 2.94 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.67. The dividend yield amounts to 3.23%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
Vectren -- Yield: 3.19%
Vectren (NYSE:VVC) employs 5,600 people, generates revenue of $2,434.70 million and has a net income of $197.30 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.17 billion.Vectren’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $618.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 25.39% (the operating margin is 14.86% and the net profit margin 8.10%).
Financials: The total debt represents 33.46% of Vectren assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 107.51%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.99% was realized by Vectren.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.39. Last fiscal year, Vectren 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 20.87, the P/S ratio is 1.70 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.46. The dividend yield amounts to 3.19%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Vectren (VVC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Vectren (VVC) |
Coca-Cola -- Yield: 3.00%
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) employs 123,200 people, generates revenue of $44,294.00 million and has a net income of $7,366.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $200.20 billion.Coca-Cola’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,075.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.26% (the operating margin is 19.70% and the net profit margin 16.63%).
Financials: The total debt represents 49.07% of Coca-Cola assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 173.02%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 26.31% was realized by Coca-Cola.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.67. Last fiscal year, Coca-Cola paid $1.32 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.60, the P/S ratio is 4.56 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.89. The dividend yield amounts to 3.00%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Coca-Cola (KO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Coca-Cola (KO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Coca-Cola (KO) |
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