YCHART OF THE DAY: Five S&P Stocks with Ever-Rising Dividends

by YCharts Staff February 03, 2012

Air Products and Chemicals Dividend Chart by YCharts

Dreary, old-line businesses can produce fabulous returns and form the basis for stocks that produce rising income in the form of dividends, a sort of Stairway to Financial Heaven in a market lacking income alternatives. Check out Air Products (APD), dividend yield about 2.4%; Bemis (BMS) about 3%; Ecolab (ECL) about 1.3%; Leggett & Platt (LEG) nearly 5%; and Sherwin Williams (SHW) about 1.5%. The stocks’ YCharts pages reveal fundamental strengths and weaknesses.