UBOH - Dividend Streaks In Danger: April Edition

In compiling the Dividend Champions spreadsheet, I separate the Champions (25 or more years of higher dividends), Contenders (10-24 years), and Challengers (5-9 years) into distinct groupings. Note that "CCC" refers to the combination of Champions, Contenders, and Challengers.

Dividends in Danger: Overview

In any given year, there are a number of companies that fail to extend their streaks of consecutive annual dividend increases. The cause of failure generally falls into one of three main categories: Cuts, Freezes, and M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions). (A fourth category — Other — includes miscellaneous situations, such as Spin-offs,