What is a Dividend Aristocrat?

A Dividend Aristocrat is a company that has increased its dividend for at least 25 consecutive years. The formal S&P index also requires S&P 500 membership and size/liquidity minimums, but the 25-year growth streak is the defining trait. This list ranks every payer in our data with a 25-year-or-longer streak.

How many Dividend Aristocrats are there?

The official S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index holds roughly 65–70 companies. Our list is computed directly from each company's dividend history, so it may include long-streak payers beyond the formal index.

Are Dividend Aristocrats a good investment?

Aristocrats are prized for reliability — a 25+ year streak means the dividend survived multiple recessions. They tend to be lower-yield but lower-risk, making them popular cores for income and retirement portfolios. They are not guaranteed: a company can always cut and lose its status.

What's the difference between a Dividend Aristocrat and a Dividend King?

A Dividend King has an even longer streak — 50+ consecutive years of increases. Every Dividend King is also an Aristocrat. See the full Dividend Kings list for the most elite payers.

Dividend Aristocrats — 25+ Years of Dividend Growth

Dividend Aristocrats are companies that have raised their dividend for at least 25 consecutive years — surviving multiple recessions without a cut. That track record makes them favourite cores for income and retirement portfolios. Ranked here by growth streak.

For the most elite payers, see the Dividend Kings (50+ years).

Updated June 2026 · 80 stocks · refreshed daily

#	Company	Yield	Growth Streak	Frequency
1	XOMExxon Mobil Corporation	2.71%	55 yr	quarterly
2	JNJJohnson & Johnson	2.35%	55 yr	quarterly
3	KOThe Coca-Cola Company	2.76%	55 yr	quarterly
4	PGThe Procter & Gamble Company	3.03%	55 yr	quarterly
5	MRKMerck & Co., Inc.	2.83%	55 yr	quarterly
6	RTXRTX Corporation	1.54%	55 yr	quarterly
7	LLYEli Lilly and Company	0.61%	53 yr	quarterly
8	PEPPepsiCo, Inc.	4.16%	53 yr	quarterly
9	BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Company	4.45%	53 yr	quarterly
10	EMREmerson Electric Co.	1.56%	53 yr	quarterly
11	MSIMotorola Solutions, Inc.	1.18%	53 yr	quarterly
12	CLColgate-Palmolive Company	2.49%	52 yr	quarterly
13	EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.	3.34%	51 yr	quarterly
14	WMTWalmart Inc.	0.84%	50 yr	quarterly
15	CVXChevron Corporation	3.78%	48 yr	quarterly
16	AXPAmerican Express Company	1.22%	48 yr	quarterly
17	GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation	1.86%	47 yr	quarterly
18	HPQHP Inc.	4.56%	47 yr	quarterly
19	PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group Incorporated	3.43%	45 yr	quarterly
20	RRyder System, Inc.	1.37%	45 yr	quarterly
21	HTOHTOH2O America	3.11%	45 yr	quarterly
22	MDTMedtronic plc	3.52%	43 yr	quarterly
23	SOThe Southern Company	3.32%	43 yr	quarterly
24	NOCNOCNorthrop Grumman Corporation	1.72%	43 yr	quarterly
25	DOVDover Corporation	0.97%	43 yr	quarterly
26	LUVSouthwest Airlines Co.	1.74%	43 yr	quarterly
27	ETNEaton Corporation plc	1.05%	42 yr	quarterly
28	DUKDuke Energy Corporation	3.50%	42 yr	quarterly
29	ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.	2.94%	42 yr	quarterly
30	APDAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.	2.56%	42 yr	quarterly
31	TGTTarget Corporation	3.68%	42 yr	quarterly
32	BDXBecton, Dickinson and Company	2.81%	42 yr	quarterly
33	ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company	2.49%	42 yr	quarterly
34	PPGPPG Industries, Inc.	2.54%	42 yr	quarterly
35	GPCGenuine Parts Company	4.31%	42 yr	quarterly
36	RVTYRevvity, Inc.	0.27%	42 yr	quarterly
37	CLXThe Clorox Company	5.53%	42 yr	quarterly
38	VZVerizon Communications Inc.	6.31%	41 yr	quarterly
39	AFLAflac Incorporated	2.12%	41 yr	quarterly
40	HUBBHubbell Incorporated	1.17%	41 yr	quarterly
41	ABMABM Industries Incorporated	2.91%	41 yr	quarterly
42	WLYJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.	3.22%	41 yr	quarterly
43	WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.	3.23%	41 yr	quarterly
44	SPGIS&P Global Inc.	0.92%	40 yr	quarterly
45	LOWLowe's Companies, Inc.	2.41%	40 yr	quarterly
46	PHParker-Hannifin Corporation	0.92%	40 yr	quarterly
47	SHWThe Sherwin-Williams Company	1.07%	40 yr	quarterly
48	GWWW.W. Grainger, Inc.	0.72%	40 yr	quarterly
49	HSYThe Hershey Company	3.18%	40 yr	quarterly
50	KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation	5.42%	40 yr	quarterly
51	SNASnap-on Incorporated	2.58%	40 yr	quarterly
52	SWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.	4.19%	40 yr	quarterly
53	UGIUGI Corporation	4.37%	40 yr	quarterly
54	SRSpire Inc.	4.07%	40 yr	quarterly
55	CBTCabot Corporation	2.19%	40 yr	quarterly
56	NCNACCO Industries, Inc.	2.02%	40 yr	quarterly
57	ECLEcolab Inc.	1.15%	39 yr	quarterly
58	CAHCardinal Health, Inc.	1.02%	39 yr	quarterly
59	NTRSNorthern Trust Corporation	1.85%	39 yr	quarterly
60	RJFRaymond James Financial, Inc.	1.44%	39 yr	quarterly
61	CINFCincinnati Financial Corporation	2.34%	39 yr	quarterly
62	FCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares, Inc.	0.41%	39 yr	quarterly
63	TROWT. Rowe Price Group, Inc.	4.86%	39 yr	quarterly
64	OMCOmnicom Group Inc.	4.23%	39 yr	quarterly
65	NDSNNordson Corporation	1.14%	39 yr	quarterly
66	MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated	4.12%	39 yr	quarterly
67	VMIValmont Industries, Inc.	0.53%	39 yr	quarterly
68	OGEOGE Energy Corp.	3.62%	39 yr	quarterly
69	DDSDillard's, Inc.	0.20%	39 yr	quarterly
70	TTCThe Toro Company	1.76%	39 yr	quarterly
71	CMCCommercial Metals Company	0.97%	39 yr	quarterly
72	AOSA. O. Smith Corporation	2.49%	39 yr	quarterly
73	NJRNew Jersey Resources Corporation	3.48%	39 yr	quarterly
74	UNFUniFirst Corporation	0.53%	39 yr	quarterly
75	MZTIMZTIThe Marzetti Company	3.76%	39 yr	quarterly
76	WMKWeis Markets, Inc.	1.80%	39 yr	quarterly
77	UVVUniversal Corporation	6.28%	39 yr	quarterly
78	HDThe Home Depot, Inc.	3.01%	38 yr	quarterly
79	DEDeere & Company	1.10%	38 yr	quarterly
80	ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.	2.56%	38 yr	quarterly

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Data is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Yields and figures refresh daily.