3 top ASX dividend shares to buy // Motley Fool Australia

Each of the ASX dividend shares in this article are rated as buys.

The Motley Fool Dividend Investor service looks to find businesses that are proven, with quality management, dependable dividends and attractive yields.

Here are three that it has rated as buys:

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd (ASX: SOL)

Soul Patts is an ASX dividend share that’s an investment conglomerate.

It was listed in 1903 and has paid a dividend every year since then. It has actually increased its dividend each year since 2000, including through COVID-19 – this is the longest consecutive dividend growth streak on the ASX.

It’s invested in a variety of industries including telecommunications, building products, property, resources, pharmacies,…