It's difficult for companies to stay at the top of their industries for long. The competition in the global economy is just too fierce. Yet, there are proven winners, such as Nike ( NKE 2.94%), Hershey ( HSY -0.33%), and PepsiCo ( PEP 0.08%), that have stood the test of time due to their beloved brands and the pricing power it gives them.

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Here are some of the S&P 500’s fastest-growing dividends over the last five and ten years. Best S&P 500 stocks for 5-year dividend growth. The stocks with the best five-year gro

Many stocks don't offer particularly high yields. The stocks in the S&P 500, for instance, average a yield of just 1.3%. That's not a terribly exciting rate of return on dividends for income investors.