"Total return, a comprehensive measure of investment performance, encompasses interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions realized over time. Let's examine the concept of total return. If you purchase a stock at $20 that pays a 3% dividend ($0.60 per share) and the price rises to $22 in a year, your total return is ($22 + $0.60 - $20) = 13%. This combines the price appreciation and the dividend received."
"Regular 24/7 Wall St. readers know that we often write about Dividend Aristocrats and Kings, but here's the difference: Dividend Champions are companies that have raised their dividends for 25 years or longer and can be any size in terms of market cap. The Dividend Kings are companies that have raised their dividends for 50 years or more and can range from small-cap to large-cap. They don't have to be in the S&P 500, like the Dividend Aristocrats."
Dividend stocks provide steady passive income and contribute to total return, which includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions over time. A numerical example shows a $20 stock paying a 3% dividend that rises to $22 producing a 13% total return. Dividend Champions are companies that have increased dividends for at least 25 consecutive years and can be any market-cap size. Dividend Kings have raised dividends for 50+ years. The 2025 Dividend Champions list contains 133 stocks. Screening identified five highest-yielding companies, all rated Buy by major Wall Street firms. Long dividend-raising histories suit buy-and-hold investors and those nearing retirement.
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