Lowe's Is One Dividend Aristocrat That Can Survive a Second Market Crash
Income investors are especially keen to this risk since they count on steady dividend growth to support their returns. Most companies that have earned their place as Dividend Aristocrats (by counting at least 25 consecutive years of annual payout boosts) can be reasonably expected to make it through another recession. Its larger competitor Home Depot (NYSE: HD) hasn't made the cut.