20 Largest Foreign Dividend Growth Stocks

The global economy is hardly on fire. However, every economic downturn offers a few solid options for future engagements in area stock markets. So I'm scouting for some dividend growth opportunities outside the United States.

I screened my database for foreign company stocks trading in the US with a consecutive dividend increase of at least five years. I found 35 stocks (approx. 8 percent) with headquarters abroad. Below is a list of the 20 largest results. 11 of them are currently recommended to buy. Canada is the country most represented in this screen.

Rogers Communications (RCI) has a market capitalization of $24.48 billion. The company employs 24,500 people, generates revenue of $12.150 billion and has a net income of $1.685 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4.691 billion. The EBITDA margin is 38.61 percent (the operating margin is 22.15 percent and the net profit margin 13.87 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 55.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 286.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 47.19 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.30. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Headquarters: Canada.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.41, the P/S ratio is 2.03 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.67. The dividend yield amounts to 3.57 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.79.






Smith & Nephew (SNN) has a market capitalization of $10.67 billion. The company employs 10,477 people, generates revenue of $4.137 billion and has a net income of $729.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.242 billion. The EBITDA margin is 30.02 percent (the operating margin is 20.45 percent and the net profit margin 17.62 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 8.29 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 12.05 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.62 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.05. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.30 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Headquarters: United Kingdom.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.54, the P/S ratio is 2.60 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.74. The dividend yield amounts to 2.21 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.65.







Accenture (ACN) has a market capitalization of $56.09 billion. The company employs 257,000 people, generates revenue of $29.777 billion and has a net income of $2.824 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4.466 billion. The EBITDA margin is 15.00 percent (the operating margin is 13.00 percent and the net profit margin 9.49 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 63.64 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.62. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.35 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Headquarters: Ireland.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.81, the P/S ratio is 1.92 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.42. The dividend yield amounts to 1.97 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.86.






Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) has a market capitalization of $93.32 billion. The company employs 34,286 people, generates revenue of $13.444 billion and has a net income of $3.693 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5.537 billion. The EBITDA margin is 41.18 percent (the operating margin is 37.77 percent and the net profit margin 27.47 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.76 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 1.23 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 54.90 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.70. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Headquarters: Denmark.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.67, the P/S ratio is 5.66 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.33. The dividend yield amounts to 1.85 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.57.






Take a closer look at the full list of the biggest foreign dividend growth stocks. The average P/E ratio amounts to 18.40 and forward P/E ratio is 13.24. The dividend yield has a value of 2.86 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.54 and price to sales ratio 2.29. The operating margin amounts to 20.03 percent and the beta ratio is 0.82. Stocks from the list have an average debt to equity ratio of 0.60.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):


Related stock ticker symbols:
AZN, SJR, BBL, CHL, NTT, RCI, BHP, TEVA, SNN, ENB, SU, ACE, SYT, ACN, CNQ,
CNI, COV, NVO, IMO, DCM

Disclosure: I am long AZN, SNN, ACN, NVO. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.