A while back I wrote a blog post titled, “Dividend Aristocrats You Never Heard Of.” The point of the article was to introduce new and seasoned dividend investors to potential new picks for their dividend growth portfolios that get little to no attention among the financial blogging community. Sure, we already know everything there is to know about The Coca-Cola Company (KO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Unilever plc (UL), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) and the like. Their dividend histories and stock performances speak for themselves.

The reality is that there are a great number of high quality dividend paying companies that exist, but for whatever reason, certain companies, that also have a great dividend paying history never get mentioned nor find themselves in various dividend growth portfolios. Among some of those names mentioned in the article were W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW), Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS), CR Bard Inc. (BCR) and V.F. Corporation (VFC), each of which have lengthy dividend raise histories and decent to excellent dividend growth rates too. With that being said, I’d like to do an overview of some additional dividend aristocrats that have each raised their dividends for at least twenty five years and deserve, at the very least, some consideration as a potential investment for a long term dividend growth portfolio.

One of the first high quality dividend names that seems to fall under the radar is The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW). Founded in 1866 and based in Cleveland, OH, SHW develops, manufactures, distributes paints and coatings for commercial, industrial and retail customers. We all know there’s not much that’s too exciting about paint, except maybe watching it dry, but it’s these types of “boring” business that sometimes offer the best and most reliable returns, whether in the form of dividends or gradual capital appreciation. We all know Warren Buffett has an affinity for predicable businesses with wide moats which is why Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A) wholly owns paint manufacturer Benjamin Moore & Co. Does paint belong in your dividend portfolio?