Dividend Stocks You Can Count On

Here is a list of companies that have demonstrated a remarkable loyalty to their shareholders in terms of paying uninterrupted dividends.  While these may not be the highest dividend yields available, they are certainly the most reliable.  In the competition for yield, would you rather be the tortoise or the hare?

                                                              Paying                Current               5 Yr Div

Company                                            Since                    Yield                     Growth

3M                                                          1916                        2.5%                          3.6%

Coca Cola                                              1920                       2.7%                          8.7%

Abbott Labs                                            1924                       3.4%                         10.2%

Colgate                                                   1895                       2.5%                         12.7%

General Mills                                          1944                       3.3%                          11.4%

Johnson Controls                                   1887                       3.1%                         10.8%

United Technologies                             1936                        2.4%                         12.8%

Church & Dwight                                   1901                        1.4%                          39.2%