16 Painfully Boring Companies with Extraordinary Long-Term Returns

Altria Group -- Industry: Cigarettes -- Average annual returns since 1968:20.5%

Kansas City Southern -- Industry: Railroads -- Average annual returns since1964: 18.1%

Nucor -- Industry: Steel and iron -- Averageannual returns since 1972: 17.4%

Valspar -- Industry: Coatings and paint --Average annual returns since 1968: 16.3%

McCormick & Co. -- Industry: Spices,seasoning, and condiments -- Average annualreturns since 1982: 15.1%

Family Dollar Stores -- Industry: Discount retail-- Average annual returns since 1972: 15.9%

V.F. Corp. -- Industry: Apparel (Wrangler jeans,Jansport backpacks, Vans shoes, etc.) --Average annual returns since 1968: 14.5%

Teleflex -- Industry: Medical supplies(sutures, masks, catheters). -- Average annualreturns since 1968: 14.4%

Brown-Forman -- Industry: Alcoholic beverages-- Average annual returns since 1968: 14.1%

Energen -- Industry: Oil and gas -- Averageannual returns since 1968: 13.6%

General Mills -- Industry: Food -- Averageannual returns since 1971: 13.2%

Illinois Tool Works -- Industry: Industrialequipment and parts -- Average annual returnssince 1972: 13.1%

PPG Industries -- Industry: Chemicals andcoatings -- Average annual returns since 1968:13%

Bemis -- Industry: Packaging and containers --Average annual returns since 1968: 12.3%

Colgate-Palmolive -- Industry: Toothpaste --Average annual returns since 1968: 12.9%

Clorox -- Industry: Bleach -- Average annualreturns since 1968: 12.5%

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