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Dividend Kings List 2026

U.S. companies that have raised their dividend for 50 or more consecutive years — the most elite tier of dividend reliability.

Updated July 2026 · 55 companies

Companies55
Avg yield2.59%
Longest streak71 yrs

The 2026 overview

Every company here has raised its dividend for at least 50 straight years — a record that, by definition, has paid a growing income through every recession, rate shock, and market crash of the past half-century. This page tracks 55 of them with live market data, and the longest active streak belongs to AWR (American States Water Company) at 71 years.

Membership clusters in essential-demand businesses — Industrials, Consumer Staples and Utilities lead the list — where steady cash flow funds a rising payout. Not one is a technology or communications company — a 50-year streak predates the modern tech sector, and those businesses have favored buybacks over an unbroken run of raises. The reward for that conservatism shows up as lower volatility rather than headline yield: 42 of the 55 move less than the market, while the median yield sits at just 2.5%.

A long streak is a track record, not a verdict. The charts and each company's Distribution Safety Score below help separate the durable payers — the group runs a 49% median payout ratio, leaving real room to keep raising — from any name propping up a famous streak. None of this is investment advice.

What are Dividend Kings?

Dividend Kings are the longest-tenured dividend growers in the U.S. market: companies that have increased their payout every single year for at least half a century. Surviving five decades of recessions, rate cycles, and industry disruption while still raising the dividend signals exceptional balance-sheet durability and shareholder commitment. Every Dividend King is also a Dividend Aristocrat and Dividend Champion — but only a few dozen companies clear the 50-year bar.

Kings vs. Aristocrats vs. Champions

Three clubs, one axis of difference: how long the increase streak must run, and whether S&P 500 membership is required.

Kings this pageAristocratsChampions
Streak required50+ years25+ years25+ years
Must be in the S&P 500NoYesNo
Company sizeAny — small-caps includedLarge-cap (index rules)Any — broadest list
OverlapEvery King is a ChampionAll are Champions tooContains both groups

Who this page is for

Best for

  • Conservative income investors prioritizing payout reliability over headline yield
  • Retirees who want decades-tested dividend durability in core holdings
  • Long-term compounders reinvesting a slowly rising income stream

Not a fit for

  • Investors chasing high current yield — most Kings yield 1–4%
  • Growth investors who prefer non-dividend-paying companies
  • Traders looking for short-term momentum

The leaders

The five longest active increase streaks, and the five highest current yields. Every row links to full analysis.

Longest streaks

  1. 1AWRAmerican States Water Company71 yrs
  2. 2NWNNorthwest Natural Holding Company70 yrs
  3. 3DOVDover Corp.69 yrs
  4. 4EMREmerson Electric Co.69 yrs
  5. 5GPCGenuine Parts Company69 yrs

Highest yields

  1. 1RLIRLI Corp.7.99%
  2. 2MOAltria Group, Inc.6.01%
  3. 3KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation4.77%
  4. 4HRLHormel Foods Corporation4.66%
  5. 5KVUEKenvue Inc.4.45%
Compare top 3 side by side

Streak length distribution

How deep each tier of the streak runs. Crossing the 50-year bar is the entry ticket — the thin top tiers show how rarely a streak survives decades beyond it.

50-54 yrs50-54 yrs · 26 companies · 47% of the list26 · 47%55-59 yrs55-59 yrs · 12 companies · 22% of the list12 · 22%60-64 yrs60-64 yrs · 9 companies · 16% of the list9 · 16%65-69 yrs65-69 yrs · 6 companies · 11% of the list6 · 11%70+ yrs70+ yrs · 2 companies · 4% of the list2 · 4%

Sector breakdown

How the 55 companies on this list distribute across sectors. Notably, none come from Information Technology or Communication Services — surviving the streak requirement tilts the list toward defensive, essential-demand businesses.

Industrials14
Consumer Staples13
Utilities9
Financials6
Healthcare4
Materials4
Consumer Discretionary3
Real Estate1
Energy1

Endurance vs. yield

Every company on one canvas: streak length across, current yield up, bubble sized by market cap. The medians (55 yrs, 2.5%) split the field into quadrants — the gold zone is the rare combination of an above-median streak and above-median income. Hover any bubble for the name and numbers.

long streak · higher yield0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%5055606570median 55 yrsmedian 2.5%Consecutive years of dividend increasesCurrent yieldWMT · Walmart Inc. · 52 yrs of increases · 0.86% yield · $906.7BJNJ · Johnson & Johnson · 63 yrs of increases · 2.11% yield · $600.1BABBV · AbbVie Inc. · 53 yrs of increases · 2.83% yield · $449.5BKO · The Coca-Cola Company · 62 yrs of increases · 2.52% yield · $354.7BPG · The Procter & Gamble Company · 69 yrs of increases · 2.86% yield · $344.7BPEP · PepsiCo, Inc. · 52 yrs of increases · 4.20% yield · $190.1BABT · Abbott Laboratories · 53 yrs of increases · 2.82% yield · $173.8BSPGI · S&P Global Inc. · 52 yrs of increases · 0.82% yield · $131.1BLOW · Lowe's Companies, Inc. · 65 yrs of increases · 2.29% yield · $121.0BMO · Altria Group, Inc. · 55 yrs of increases · 6.01% yield · $120.8BPH · Parker-Hannifin Corp. · 69 yrs of increases · 0.76% yield · $120.8BADP · Automatic Data Processing, Inc. · 51 yrs of increases · 2.75% yield · $98.9BITW · Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 53 yrs of increases · 2.37% yield · $81.4BEMR · Emerson Electric Co. · 69 yrs of increases · 1.63% yield · $77.1BCL · Colgate-Palmolive Company · 62 yrs of increases · 2.27% yield · $73.2BGWW · W.W. Grainger Inc. · 53 yrs of increases · 0.66% yield · $64.7BTGT · Target Corp. · 53 yrs of increases · 3.30% yield · $62.8BNUE · Nucor Corp. · 52 yrs of increases · 0.95% yield · $53.7BBDX · Becton, Dickinson and Company · 53 yrs of increases · 2.42% yield · $42.7BED · Consolidated Edison, Inc. · 51 yrs of increases · 3.15% yield · $41.2BADM · Archer-Daniels-Midland Company · 52 yrs of increases · 2.50% yield · $40.1BSYY · Sysco Corp. · 56 yrs of increases · 2.68% yield · $39.3BKVUE · Kenvue Inc. · 63 yrs of increases · 4.45% yield · $35.9BKMB · Kimberly-Clark Corporation · 52 yrs of increases · 4.77% yield · $35.4BFTS · Fortis Inc. · 52 yrs of increases · 3.17% yield · $29.3BDOV · Dover Corp. · 69 yrs of increases · 0.98% yield · $28.8BCINF · Cincinnati Financial Corp. · 64 yrs of increases · 2.10% yield · $27.3BPPG · PPG Industries Inc. · 53 yrs of increases · 2.46% yield · $25.7BGPC · Genuine Parts Company · 69 yrs of increases · 3.46% yield · $17.4BNDSN · Nordson Corp. · 62 yrs of increases · 1.14% yield · $16.3BSWK · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · 57 yrs of increases · 3.77% yield · $14.1BCSL · Carlisle Companies Incorporated · 50 yrs of increases · 1.28% yield · $14.0BHRL · Hormel Foods Corporation · 60 yrs of increases · 4.66% yield · $13.8BRPM · RPM International Inc. · 52 yrs of increases · 2.10% yield · $13.2BFRT · Federal Realty Investment Trust · 57 yrs of increases · 3.70% yield · $10.6BPNR · Pentair Plc · 50 yrs of increases · 1.62% yield · $10.4BCBSH · Commerce Bancshares, Inc · 57 yrs of increases · 1.85% yield · $8.7BNFG · National Fuel Gas Company · 55 yrs of increases · 2.68% yield · $7.6BMSA · MSA Safety Incorporated · 58 yrs of increases · 1.25% yield · $6.5BUBSI · United Bankshares, Inc. · 51 yrs of increases · 3.26% yield · $6.4BBKH · Black Hills Corporation · 54 yrs of increases · 3.72% yield · $5.6BRLI · RLI Corp. · 51 yrs of increases · 7.99% yield · $5.3BAWR · American States Water Company · 71 yrs of increases · 2.38% yield · $3.4BMZTI · The Marzetti Company · 62 yrs of increases · 3.79% yield · $3.1BFUL · H.B. Fuller Company · 55 yrs of increases · 1.65% yield · $3.1BCWT · California Water Service Group · 57 yrs of increases · 2.55% yield · $3.1BMGEE · MGE Energy, Inc. · 51 yrs of increases · 2.36% yield · $3.0BTR · Tootsie Roll Industries Inc · 59 yrs of increases · 0.90% yield · $3.0BABM · ABM Industries Incorporated · 57 yrs of increases · 2.50% yield · $2.7BHTO · H2O America · 57 yrs of increases · 2.75% yield · $2.6BNWN · Northwest Natural Holding Company · 70 yrs of increases · 3.92% yield · $2.1BGRC · The Gorman-Rupp Company · 53 yrs of increases · 0.96% yield · $2.1BTNC · Tennant Company · 53 yrs of increases · 1.44% yield · $1.5BMSEX · Middlesex Water Company · 53 yrs of increases · 2.63% yield · $1.0BFMCB · Farmers & Merchants Bancorp · 62 yrs of increases · 1.53% yield · $935MAWRNWNMOGWWWMTRLI
bubble size = market capeach companyhighest yieldsmedian streak & yield

The sleep-well factor

Each dot is one company's beta — how hard it moves when the market moves. 42 of the 55 sit left of the market line: historically calmer than the index. That muted volatility, not headline yield, is what long-streak dividend growers are prized for.

← calmer than the market (42 of 55)more volatile →0.00.51.01.52.0market = 1.0β — how much a stock moves when the market movesFMCB · Farmers & Merchants Bancorp · β 0.15 — calmer than the marketJNJ · Johnson & Johnson · β 0.23 — calmer than the marketED · Consolidated Edison, Inc. · β 0.26 — calmer than the marketBDX · Becton, Dickinson and Company · β 0.27 — calmer than the marketKMB · Kimberly-Clark Corporation · β 0.28 — calmer than the marketABBV · AbbVie Inc. · β 0.28 — calmer than the marketCL · Colgate-Palmolive Company · β 0.32 — calmer than the marketHRL · Hormel Foods Corporation · β 0.33 — calmer than the marketRLI · RLI Corp. · β 0.33 — calmer than the marketMZTI · The Marzetti Company · β 0.34 — calmer than the marketHTO · H2O America · β 0.34 — calmer than the marketKO · The Coca-Cola Company · β 0.35 — calmer than the marketPEP · PepsiCo, Inc. · β 0.37 — calmer than the marketPG · The Procter & Gamble Company · β 0.38 — calmer than the marketNFG · National Fuel Gas Company · β 0.39 — calmer than the marketTR · Tootsie Roll Industries Inc · β 0.40 — calmer than the marketNWN · Northwest Natural Holding Company · β 0.42 — calmer than the marketFTS · Fortis Inc. · β 0.43 — calmer than the marketKVUE · Kenvue Inc. · β 0.44 — calmer than the marketMO · Altria Group, Inc. · β 0.49 — calmer than the marketCWT · California Water Service Group · β 0.51 — calmer than the marketCINF · Cincinnati Financial Corp. · β 0.55 — calmer than the marketCBSH · Commerce Bancshares, Inc · β 0.58 — calmer than the marketAWR · American States Water Company · β 0.58 — calmer than the marketWMT · Walmart Inc. · β 0.60 — calmer than the marketABT · Abbott Laboratories · β 0.61 — calmer than the marketADM · Archer-Daniels-Midland Company · β 0.61 — calmer than the marketSYY · Sysco Corp. · β 0.64 — calmer than the marketGPC · Genuine Parts Company · β 0.64 — calmer than the marketABM · ABM Industries Incorporated · β 0.69 — calmer than the marketBKH · Black Hills Corporation · β 0.70 — calmer than the marketMGEE · MGE Energy, Inc. · β 0.71 — calmer than the marketUBSI · United Bankshares, Inc. · β 0.73 — calmer than the marketMSEX · Middlesex Water Company · β 0.77 — calmer than the marketADP · Automatic Data Processing, Inc. · β 0.84 — calmer than the marketCSL · Carlisle Companies Incorporated · β 0.85 — calmer than the marketLOW · Lowe's Companies, Inc. · β 0.85 — calmer than the marketFRT · Federal Realty Investment Trust · β 0.93 — calmer than the marketMSA · MSA Safety Incorporated · β 0.94 — calmer than the marketNDSN · Nordson Corp. · β 0.97 — calmer than the marketFUL · H.B. Fuller Company · β 0.97 — calmer than the marketTGT · Target Corp. · β 0.98 — calmer than the marketITW · Illinois Tool Works Inc. · β 1.01 — moves as much or more than the marketRPM · RPM International Inc. · β 1.03 — moves as much or more than the marketPNR · Pentair Plc · β 1.03 — moves as much or more than the marketGWW · W.W. Grainger Inc. · β 1.03 — moves as much or more than the marketPPG · PPG Industries Inc. · β 1.04 — moves as much or more than the marketSPGI · S&P Global Inc. · β 1.08 — moves as much or more than the marketPH · Parker-Hannifin Corp. · β 1.11 — moves as much or more than the marketTNC · Tennant Company · β 1.11 — moves as much or more than the marketDOV · Dover Corp. · β 1.16 — moves as much or more than the marketSWK · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · β 1.16 — moves as much or more than the marketEMR · Emerson Electric Co. · β 1.24 — moves as much or more than the marketGRC · The Gorman-Rupp Company · β 1.28 — moves as much or more than the marketNUE · Nucor Corp. · β 1.92 — moves as much or more than the marketFMCBNUE
β < 1 — calmer than the marketβ ≥ 1 — moves as much or more

Payout headroom

Share of earnings paid out as dividends. The median here is 49%, and only 3 companies pay out more than 75% — the rest keep a real earnings cushion behind the next raise. Coverage like this, not the streak itself, is what keeps a streak alive.

< 30%Payout < 30% · 15 companies · 27% of the list15 · 27%30–50%Payout 30–50% · 13 companies · 24% of the list13 · 24%50–75%Payout 50–75% · 24 companies · 44% of the list24 · 44%> 75%Payout > 75% · 3 companies · 5% of the list3 · 5%
≤ 75% of earnings> 75% — thinner cushion

A streak is a track record, not a guarantee

Four things to check before buying anything on streak length alone.

Key terms for reading this list

Yield on CostYield measured against what you originally paid — the number long streaks quietly inflate.Payout RatioShare of earnings paid out as dividends; the cushion behind the next raise.BetaHow hard a stock moves when the market moves. Most names here sit below 1.Yield TrapA tempting high yield created by a falling price — often the market pricing in a cut.Free Cash FlowThe cash that actually funds dividends. Earnings are an opinion; FCF is a bank balance.Forward P/EPrice versus next year's expected earnings — the quick sector-relative value check.

Income projection

Estimated income at the list's 2.59% average yield. For illustration only — actual income varies by which companies you hold.

InvestmentAnnual incomeMonthly incomeWeekly income
$10,000$259$22$5
$25,000$648$54$12
$50,000$1,296$108$25
$100,000$2,591$216$50

All 55 Dividend Kings

Sorted by streak length. Click any column header to re-sort. Tickers link to full analysis.

Safety mix:50 · Safe4 · Generally safe1 · Caution
Ticker Company Sector Streak Yield Distribution Safety Score™ ⓘ Fwd P/E Market cap Price
AWRAmerican States Water CompanyWater UtilitiesUtilities712.38%10022.3$3.4B$89.28
NWNNorthwest Natural Holding CompanyUtilities703.92%10016.8$2.1B$51.20
DOVDover Corp.Industrials690.98%10020.2$28.8B$214.18
EMREmerson Electric Co.Industrial AutomationIndustrials691.63%9818.9$77.1B$139.54
GPCGenuine Parts CompanyIndustrialsConsumer Discretionary693.46%9115.9$17.4B$124.82
PGThe Procter & Gamble CompanyConsumer ProductsConsumer Staples692.86%10020.8$344.7B$149.98
PHParker-Hannifin Corp.Industrials690.76%10027.9$120.8B$953.21
LOWLowe's Companies, Inc.Home Improvement RetailConsumer Discretionary652.29%9616.5$121.0B$208.73
CINFCincinnati Financial Corp.Financials642.10%10021.0$27.3B$180.79
JNJJohnson & JohnsonPharmaceuticals & Medical DevicesHealthcare632.11%10022.3$600.1B$253.04
KVUEKenvue Inc.Consumer Staples634.45%7416.3$35.9B$18.98
CLColgate-Palmolive CompanyPersonal Care & Home CareConsumer Staples622.27%10024.2$73.2B$92.98
FMCBFarmers & Merchants BancorpFinancials621.53%5011.1$935M$1,330.00
KOThe Coca-Cola CompanyBeveragesConsumer Staples622.52%10025.9$354.7B$81.56
MZTIThe Marzetti CompanyConsumer Staples623.79%6536.1$3.1B$107.14
NDSNNordson Corp.Industrials621.14%10022.9$16.3B$288.98
HRLHormel Foods CorporationPackaged FoodsConsumer Staples604.66%8615.8$13.8B$25.39
TRTootsie Roll Industries IncConsumer Staples590.90%9126.7$3.0B$39.08
MSAMSA Safety IncorporatedIndustrials581.25%9919.6$6.5B$171.03
ABMABM Industries IncorporatedIndustrials572.50%989.1$2.7B$47.58
CBSHCommerce Bancshares, IncBankingFinancials571.85%9912.8$8.7B$59.14
CWTCalifornia Water Service GroupWater UtilityUtilities572.55%10019.1$3.1B$51.88
FRTFederal Realty Investment TrustReal Estate573.70%10041.7$10.6B$126.02
HTOH2O AmericaUtilities572.75%10022.0$2.6B$65.43
SWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.Tools & IndustrialIndustrials573.77%9716.0$14.1B$90.17
SYYSysco Corp.Consumer Staples562.68%9817.2$39.3B$81.69
FULH.B. Fuller CompanyMaterials551.65%9511.5$3.1B$56.96
MOAltria Group, Inc.TobaccoConsumer Staples556.01%10012.8$120.8B$74.21
NFGNational Fuel Gas CompanyEnergy552.68%959.0$7.6B$80.94
BKHBlack Hills CorporationUtilities543.72%10017.5$5.6B$74.61
ABBVAbbVie Inc.BiopharmaceuticalsHealthcare532.83%10017.2$449.5B$254.49
ABTAbbott LaboratoriesMedical Devices & DiagnosticsHealthcare532.82%7216.8$173.8B$100.68
BDXBecton, Dickinson and CompanyMedical DevicesHealthcare532.42%9811.4$42.7B$158.17
GRCThe Gorman-Rupp CompanyIndustrials530.96%10030.2$2.1B$79.74
GWWW.W. Grainger Inc.Industrials530.66%10031.2$64.7B$1,395.01
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.Diversified ManufacturingIndustrials532.37%10023.1$81.4B$276.05
MSEXMiddlesex Water CompanyWater UtilityUtilities532.63%10028.6$1.0B$57.44
PPGPPG Industries Inc.Materials532.46%9714.5$25.7B$117.36
TGTTarget Corp.Consumer StaplesConsumer Discretionary533.30%10016.5$62.8B$139.60
TNCTennant CompanyIndustrials531.44%9617.9$1.5B$86.11
ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland CompanyAgricultural ProcessingConsumer Staples522.50%10017.1$40.1B$85.90
FTSFortis Inc.Utilities523.17%10022.8$29.3B$58.78
KMBKimberly-Clark CorporationPersonal Care ProductsConsumer Staples524.77%8614.2$35.4B$108.35
NUENucor Corp.Materials520.95%9815.0$53.7B$236.61
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.Beverages & SnacksConsumer Staples524.20%10016.1$190.1B$137.12
RPMRPM International Inc.Specialty CoatingsMaterials522.10%9517.4$13.2B$105.08
SPGIS&P Global Inc.Financials520.82%8522.9$131.1B$450.84
WMTWalmart Inc.RetailConsumer Staples520.86%10039.4$906.7B$114.24
ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.Payroll & HR TechnologyIndustrials512.75%8120.7$98.9B$255.27
EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.Electric & Gas UtilityUtilities513.15%10018.3$41.2B$112.37
MGEEMGE Energy, Inc.Utilities512.36%9825.3$3.0B$81.05
RLIRLI Corp.Financials517.99%8221.7$5.3B$61.57
UBSIUnited Bankshares, Inc.Financials513.26%10013.6$6.4B$47.58
CSLCarlisle Companies IncorporatedIndustrials501.28%8615.9$14.0B$345.39
PNRPentair PlcIndustrials501.62%6514.3$10.4B$62.45

Streak = consecutive years of dividend increases (curated). Yield, price, and market cap update with our data pipeline. Safety = Dividend Vision's own Distribution Safety Score™ (0–100), computed by our published scorer from payout coverage, dividend trend, and volatility — the same score shown in the screener and ticker pages. Not investment advice.

ETFs that track the Dividend Kings

Prefer the basket over individual picks? These funds hold Dividend Kings or closely related dividend-growth indices.

KNGZFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI - First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETFYield 3.02% · ER 0.50%SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFYield 3.07% · ER 0.06%

Frequently asked questions

How many Dividend Kings are on this list?

This page tracks 55 Dividend Kings with live market data, sorted by the length of their consecutive dividend-increase streak.

What is the average yield of the Dividend Kings?

The average dividend yield across the 55 companies on this list is 2.59%.

How often is this list updated?

Membership is curated from public dividend-streak data; yields, prices, and market caps refresh from our data pipeline. Last updated July 2026.

What is a Dividend King?

A Dividend King is a U.S. company that has increased its dividend for at least 50 consecutive years. It is the most demanding of the common dividend-streak categories — stricter than the 25-year Dividend Aristocrats and Champions.

How many Dividend Kings are there?

Membership changes slowly as companies cross the 50-year mark or break their streak. This page lists the 55 Dividend Kings we currently track with live market data.

Are all Dividend Kings also Dividend Aristocrats?

Every Dividend King has a 50+ year streak, so they all clear the 25-year Aristocrat threshold. However, an Aristocrat must also be a current S&P 500 member, so a handful of smaller Kings are not technically Aristocrats despite their longer streaks.

Why are there no technology Dividend Kings?

A 50-year increase streak has to start before 1976 — older than most of the modern technology sector. Tech and communication companies have also historically favored buybacks and reinvestment over an unbroken half-century of raises, so the list skews toward consumer staples, utilities, industrials, and healthcare.

Is there an ETF that holds only Dividend Kings?

There is no large, pure 50-year ETF, but funds like the Roundhill S&P Dividend Monarchs ETF (KNGZ) target very long-tenured growers, and broad dividend-growth funds such as SCHD hold many Kings alongside other quality payers.

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