Download or read book Mergent's Dividend Achievers written by Mergent Inc and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference profiles 300 U.S. companies that have increased their regular cash dividends annually for the past ten or more consecutive years. Since 1979, Mergent has tracked companies that have consistently rewarded their shareholders through outstanding records of dividend increases.