There are a few Dividend Champions, Dividend Contenders and Dividend Challengers with ex-dividend dates in the next few weeks. ex-dividend dates are the date that you need to own a stock before to be considered a “holder of record” on the record date and receive the dividend.
Dividend Champions are stocks that have increased their dividend each year for the past 25+ years. Dividend Contenders are stocks that have increased their dividend for the past 10 – 24 years. Dividend Challengers are stocks that have increased their dividends for the past 5 – 9 years. For more information, read about the Dividend Champions Index.
Dividend Champion Ex-Dividend Dates
| Company Name | Ticker | Yield | Ex-Div |
| Dividend Champions: | |||
| Bowl America Class A | BWL.A | 5.14 | 10/22/2012 |
| McDonald’s Corp. | MCD | 3.36 | 11/29/2012 |
| Dividend Contenders: | |||
| Lockheed Martin | LMT | 4.93 | 11/29/2012 |
| Aqua America Inc. | WTR | 2.83 | 11/14/2012 |
| Microsoft Corp. | MSFT | 3.09 | 11/13/2012 |
| Artesian Resources | ARTNA | 3.49 | 11/08/2012 |
| Suburban Propane Partners LP | SPH | 8.46 | 10/30/2012 |
| Enterprise Products Partners LP | EPD | 4.85 | 10/29/2012 |
| Dividend Challengers: | |||
| Hickory Tech Corp. | HTCO | 5.48 | 11/13/2012 |
| Kroger Company | KR | 2.55 | 11/13/2012 |
| ConAgra Foods Inc. | CAG | 3.62 | 10/29/2012 |
| Texas Instruments | TXN | 3.05 | 10/29/2012 |
Those are the upcoming dividends for the Dividend Challengers Index. If you have any additional information, we’d love to hear from you, just leave us a comment below, or use the Contact Us form if you would prefer to send an email. Have a great week!