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These companies all sport dividend-hiking streaks of more than 50 years, demonstrating their long-term commitments to returning profits to shareholders. Their low payout ratios and strong competitive advantages provide them with foundations for continued dividend growth.

The High Quality Dividend Stock Investable Universe is a rules-based approach to finding the best dividend stocks to invest in. The universe is made up of 50 stocks with a focus on identifying companies with strong growth metrics and proven to be winners in the past. A custom valuation model is applied to the investable universe to determine buy, hold or trim ratings for each stock.

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Kyle Bland - VP, IR Donald Macpherson - Chairman and CEO Deidra Merriwether - SVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Tommy Moll - Stephens Inc. Dave Manthey - Baird Ryan Merkel - William Blair Jacob Levinson - Melius Research Jeff Reive - RBC Capital Markets Christopher Glynn - Opp...

Operational execution driving resilient performance; Company narrows 2024 earnings outlook Second Quarter Highlights Delivered sales of $4.3 billion, up 3.1%, or 5.1% on a daily, organic constant currency basis Achieved reported operating margin of 15.1%, down 70 basis points, or 15.4% on an adjusted basis, down 40 basis points Generated diluted EPS of $9.51 on a reported basis, up 2.5%, or $9....

CHICAGO , July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) announced today that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $2.05 per share.

Report details how company continues "Focusing on What Matters" CHICAGO , July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), a leading broad line distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions, today announced the release of its 2024 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, entitled "Focusing on What Matters—We Keep The World Worki...

In this series, I rank a selection of dividend growth stocks in Dividend Radar and present the ten top-ranked stocks for consideration. To rank stocks, I do a quality assessment and sort stocks by quality scores, breaking ties with additional metrics. This month, I'm presenting candidates with 5-year earnings growth rates and 5-year trailing total returns above 17%. The candidates have strong t...

Buying stocks at record highs doesn't necessarily mean lower returns, and can actually lead to higher returns in the short term. Valuations matter, but the metric used to evaluate them is important. Cash-adjusted valuations provide a more accurate picture of a company's value. Dividend aristocrats are modestly undervalued, but these five are 50% historically overvalued, a challenging level that...