Dividend Track Records

Dividend Aristocrat Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) will raise its dividend by 8.6%.

Paint and coatings maker PPG Industries (PPG) will raise its dividend by 12.5%

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) will increase its dividend by 6.7 percent.

The average Dividend Aristocrat is doing nicely in 2017 with a year-to-date gain of 8.2% as of July 6, 2017 (based on Total Returns). C.R. Bard (BCR) is the biggest gainer this year, Target is the worst performer of all 52 Aristocrats.