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Dividend Kings

Elite companies with 50+ years of consecutive dividend increases

Data updated 2026-10-06. Yields refresh on an hourly cache.

Dividend Kings represent the most elite dividend-paying companies, having increased their dividends for 50 or more consecutive years through various economic cycles.

Avg. Yield

2.88%

Avg. Payout

100%

5Y Div Growth

+5.7%

Buy Rated

51%

Rating

RLIFinancial Services

RLI Corp.

$55.31

$5.1B

A-

8.33%

$4.68

98%

Hold

UVVConsumer Defensive

Universal Corporation

$41.79

$1.1B

B+

7.89%

$3.29

352%

Buy

MOConsumer Defensive

Altria Group, Inc.

$67.34

$114.9B

6.41%

$4.29

86%

Buy

KVUEConsumer Defensive

Kenvue Inc.

$17.66

$34.2B

B+

6.05%

$1.04

Hold

HRLConsumer Defensive

Hormel Foods Corporation

$19.94

$10.8B

5.85%

$1.17

187%

Hold

KMBConsumer Defensive

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

$97.43

$32.7B

B+

5.41%

$5.10

86%

Hold

PEPConsumer Defensive

PepsiCo, Inc.

$126.72

$175.7B

4.62%

$5.80

74%

Hold

NWNUtilities

Northwest Natural Holding Company

$46.67

$2.0B

C+

4.22%

$1.97

63%

Hold

FRTReal Estate

Federal Realty Investment Trust

$108.29

$9.5B

B+

4.21%

$4.55

113%

Buy

MZTIConsumer Defensive

The Marzetti Company

$99.19

$2.8B

B+

4.01%

$4.00

57%

Hold

BKHUtilities

Black Hills Corporation

$70.08

$5.4B

B+

3.97%

$2.79

69%

Buy

SWKIndustrials

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

$88.59

$13.8B

B-

3.72%

$3.33

81%

Hold

CDUAFUtilities

Canadian Utilities Limited

$35.55

$7.3B

3.62%

$1.84

466%

Hold

FTSUtilities

Fortis Inc.

$52.82

$27.0B

3.41%

$2.56

50%

Hold

EDUtilities

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

$102.21

$38.0B

B-

3.39%

$3.51

55%

Hold

GPCConsumer Cyclical

Genuine Parts Company

$125.74

$17.9B

3.37%

$4.22

1753%

Hold

UBSIFinancial Services

United Bankshares, Inc.

$45.94

$6.5B

A-

3.28%

$1.52

41%

Hold

PGConsumer Defensive

The Procter & Gamble Company

$145.28

$347.6B

B+

2.98%

$4.29

64%

Buy

TGTConsumer Defensive

Target Corporation

$156.69

$71.5B

B+

2.92%

$4.58

47%

Buy

CWTUtilities

California Water Service Group

$46.27

$2.9B

B-

2.90%

$1.30

57%

Buy

HTOUtilities

H2O America

$61.63

$2.6B

2.89%

$1.74

60%

Buy

NFGEnergy

National Fuel Gas Company

$75.86

$7.5B

B+

2.86%

$2.18

29%

Buy

SYYConsumer Defensive

Sysco Corporation

$77.96

$37.5B

2.80%

$2.18

59%

Buy

MGEEUtilities

MGE Energy, Inc.

$69.45

$2.6B

2.76%

$1.93

47%

Hold

MSEXUtilities

Middlesex Water Company

$52.97

$1.0B

B-

2.75%

$1.44

55%

Buy

PPGBasic Materials

PPG Industries, Inc.

$104.33

$23.9B

2.74%

$2.87

41%

Buy

LOWConsumer Cyclical

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

$184.29

$106.1B

B-

2.66%

$4.85

41%

Buy

ABBVHealthcare

AbbVie Inc.

$261.59

$467.1B

C+

2.63%

$6.83

190%

Buy

ADMConsumer Defensive

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

$79.38

$39.1B

B-

2.60%

$2.07

57%

Hold

ADPTechnology

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

$258.06

$105.4B

2.58%

$6.80

60%

Hold

SCLBasic Materials

Stepan Co

$62.38

$1.5B

B-

2.57%

$1.58

Buy

ABTHealthcare

Abbott Laboratories

$98.83

$175.3B

A-

2.56%

$2.48

79%

Buy

AWRUtilities

American States Water Company

$82.33

$3.2B

2.53%

$2.06

55%

Hold

ITWIndustrials

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

$257.28

$78.9B

2.51%

$6.55

57%

Hold

CLConsumer Defensive

Colgate-Palmolive Company

$85.32

$68.9B

B+

2.48%

$2.10

89%

Hold

KOConsumer Defensive

The Coca-Cola Company

$86.08

$377.8B

B+

2.44%

$2.10

77%

Buy

ABMIndustrials

ABM Industries Inc.

$48.10

$2.9B

2.39%

$1.16

41%

Hold

CINFFinancial Services

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

$159.37

$24.9B

2.28%

$3.69

16%

Hold

BDXHealthcare

Becton, Dickinson and Company

$179.00

$50.6B

2.23%

$3.98

187%

Hold

RPMBasic Materials

RPM International Inc.

$98.67

$12.8B

B+

2.18%

$2.16

41%

Buy

JNJHealthcare

Johnson & Johnson

$264.74

$653.6B

2.04%

$5.28

60%

Buy

CBSHFinancial Services

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

$54.74

$8.2B

B+

2.01%

$1.10

27%

Hold

PNRIndustrials

Pentair plc

$52.99

$8.6B

2.00%

$1.06

26%

Hold

FULBasic Materials

H.B. Fuller Company

$49.47

$2.7B

1.91%

$0.96

26%

Buy

TNCIndustrials

Tennant Company

$67.22

$1.2B

1.86%

$1.24

119%

Buy

FMCBFinancial Services

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp

$1432.00

$1.0B

1.42%

$21.10

15%

—

EMRIndustrials

Emerson Electric Co.

$155.10

$88.6B

1.40%

$2.22

48%

Buy

MSAIndustrials

MSA Safety Incorporated

$177.88

$7.0B

A-

1.20%

$2.14

26%

Buy

DOVIndustrials

Dover Corporation

$187.05

$25.8B

A-

1.11%

$2.08

25%

Buy

NDSNIndustrials

Nordson Corporation

$327.85

$18.2B

1.03%

$3.40

33%

Buy

GRCIndustrials

The Gorman-Rupp Company

$74.48

$2.0B

1.01%

$0.76

32%

Hold

SPGIFinancial Services

S&P Global Inc.

$394.47

$118.9B

B+

1.00%

$3.87

23%

Buy

TRConsumer Defensive

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

$37.57

$2.9B

B+

0.95%

$0.36

28%

—

NUEBasic Materials

Nucor Corporation

$233.75

$56.3B

A-

0.95%

$2.24

18%

Buy

WMTConsumer Defensive

Walmart Inc.

$103.92

$859.3B

B-

0.94%

$0.98

35%

Buy

PHIndustrials

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

$955.42

$123.4B

B+

0.79%

$7.60

44%

Buy

GWWIndustrials

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

$1245.76

$58.7B

B+

0.74%

$9.50

26%

Hold

Frequently asked questions

What is a Dividend King?

A Dividend King is a company that has raised its dividend for 50 or more consecutive years — among the longest dividend-growth streaks in the public markets.

Are Dividend Kings better than Aristocrats?

Kings have a longer raise streak, but that does not guarantee higher total return. Compare yield, payout ratio, valuation, and sector concentration before choosing.

How should I use this Kings list?

Treat it as a quality screen, then model income with the dividend calculator and compare candidates in the Compare Dividend Returns tool.