Top Dividend Growth Stocks of 2017

Dividend growth is a key metric for dividend stocks. We found 50 stocks that have increased their dividend by 5% or more over the last year. Each of these stocks yields 2% or more, has positive revenue growth over the last year and a payout ratio under 80%.

Name	Symbol	Industry	Yield	1 Year Return %	1 Yr Div Growth %
WPP PLC	WPPGY	Advertising	4.41	-14.91	63.5
Diageo PLC	DEO	Beverages	2.4	29.51	56.1
British American Tobacco	BTI	Tobacco	3.44	18.44	48.1
Xinyuan Real Estate Co	XIN	Real Estate	7.09	15.05	33.3
Capital Southwest Corp	CSWC	Asset Management	4.56	26.92	24.5
PT Telekomunikasi	TLK	Telecom Services	2.98	-4.2	23.9
Peoples Bancorp Inc	PEBO	Banks	2.37	37.51	23.4
First American Financial	FAF	Insurance	2.57	43.91	16.7
The Interpublic Group	IPG	Advertising	3.55	-9.16	15.0
The Home Depot Inc	HD	Home Improvement	2.03	40.75	14.5
Southside Bancshares	SBSI	Banks	2.93	17.25	14.3
National Research Corp	NRCIB	Diagnostics & Res	4.48	46.79	11.8
China Telecom Corp Ltd	CHA	Telecom Services	2.68	-0.23	11.5
Amgen Inc	AMGN	Biotechnology	2.54	27.78	11.3
Carnival Corp	CCL	Leisure	2.26	36.45	11.1
Penske Automotive	PAG	Auto & Truck	2.58	10.41	10.9
Huntington Bancshares	HBAN	Banks	2.32	33.81	10.3
Fidelity National	FNF	Insurance	2.65	44.52	9.1
CVS Health Corp	CVS	Health Care Plans	2.9	-14.92	8.8
Principal Financial	PFG	Insurance	2.7	27.31	8.7
BanColombia SA	CIB	Banks	3.35	1.81	8.5
Sierra Bancorp	BSRR	Banks	2.14	51.27	8.3
Hubbell Inc	HUBB	Diversified	2.22	24.55	8.1
Cathay General Bancorp	CATY	Banks	2.01	44.08	8.0
Fulton Financial Corp	FULT	Banks	2.36	25.76	7.7
OceanFirst Financial	OCFC	Banks	2.21	34.4	7.4
Motorola Solutions Inc	MSI	Communication	2.08	27.82	7.1
BB&T Corp	BBT	Banks	2.5	30.11	7.0
Legg Mason Inc	LM	Asset Management	2.6	36.61	6.8
The Toronto-Dominion	TD	Banks	3.18	29.41	6.7
Dick's Sporting Goods	DKS	Specialty Retail	2.71	-54.18	6.7
The Kroger Co	KR	Grocery Stores	2.32	-30.55	6.7
Foot Locker Inc	FL	Footwear	4.01	-52.71	6.4
First Business Financial	FBIZ	Banks	2.32	18.23	6.3
Wesbanco Inc	WSBC	Banks	2.53	26.45	6.3
AmTrust Financial	AFSI	Insurance	5.41	-49.83	6.3
United Fire Group	UFCS	Insurance	2.31	19.35	6.2
The Travelers Com	TRV	Insurance	2.08	28.25	6.1
j2 Global Inc	JCOM	Software	2	7.26	5.9
Infinity Property	IPCC	Insurance	2.4	17.23	5.8
Stock Yards Bancorp	SYBT	Banks	2.06	13.64	5.6
Hasbro Inc	HAS	Leisure	2.45	12.75	5.5
Erie Indemnity Co	ERIE	Insurance	2.59	21.66	5.4
Manulife Financial Corp	MFC	Insurance	3.01	46.72	5.4
Royal Bank of Canada	RY	Banks	3.42	30.38	5.3
Canadian Imperial Bank	CM	Banks	4.42	24.29	5.3
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	FDBC	Banks	2.2	69.61	5.3
EMC Insurance Group	EMCI	Insurance	2.85	25.26	5.1
Boston Private Financial	BPFH	Banks	2.7	24.17	5.0
XL Group Ltd	XL	Insurance	2.13	19.49	5.0