Dividend champions are companies that have consistently increased dividends for at least 25 years.
The current full list includes over 100 stocks, some of which may be on their last legs soon to end their dividend streaks. Instead of providing the entire list, to make it more meaningful I cut it down to the companies that have grown their dividends the fastest over the past five years.
Fast dividend growth implies fast and sustainable cash-flow growth. No executive is going to grow dividends by 10, 15, 20% if they don't think it can be sustained. So a fast rate of dividend growth gives me greater confidence in the future prospects for the companies.
US Dividend Champions: Highest 5yr Dividend Growth Rates