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 September 2026 · 80 stocks · refreshed daily

#	Company	Yield	Growth Streak	Frequency
1	JNJJohnson & Johnson	1.98%	55 yr	quarterly
2	KOThe Coca-Cola Company	2.41%	55 yr	quarterly
3	PEPPepsiCo, Inc.	4.23%	53 yr	quarterly
4	EMREmerson Electric Co.	1.50%	53 yr	quarterly
5	CLColgate-Palmolive Company	2.37%	52 yr	quarterly
6	WMTWalmart Inc.	0.93%	50 yr	quarterly
7	HTOHTOH2O America	2.76%	45 yr	quarterly
8	EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.	3.26%	44 yr	quarterly
9	DOVDover Corporation	1.11%	43 yr	quarterly
10	PGThe Procter & Gamble Company	2.98%	42 yr	quarterly
11	ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.	2.40%	42 yr	quarterly
12	TGTTarget Corporation	2.83%	42 yr	quarterly
13	APDAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.	2.37%	42 yr	quarterly
14	BDXBecton, Dickinson and Company	2.24%	42 yr	quarterly
15	ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company	2.46%	42 yr	quarterly
16	PPGPPG Industries, Inc.	2.70%	42 yr	quarterly
17	GPCGenuine Parts Company	3.15%	42 yr	quarterly
18	CLXThe Clorox Company	5.26%	42 yr	quarterly
19	AFLAflac Incorporated	2.10%	41 yr	quarterly
20	ABMABM Industries Incorporated	2.50%	41 yr	quarterly
21	SHWThe Sherwin-Williams Company	0.97%	40 yr	quarterly
22	GWWW.W. Grainger, Inc.	0.76%	40 yr	quarterly
23	KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation	4.78%	40 yr	quarterly
24	SWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.	3.56%	40 yr	quarterly
25	NCNACCO Industries, Inc.	2.50%	40 yr	quarterly
26	ECLEcolab Inc.	1.04%	39 yr	quarterly
27	CAHCardinal Health, Inc.	0.86%	39 yr	quarterly
28	TROWT. Rowe Price Group, Inc.	4.77%	39 yr	quarterly
29	NDSNNordson Corporation	1.20%	39 yr	quarterly
30	MZTIMZTIThe Marzetti Company	3.58%	39 yr	quarterly
31	UVVUniversal Corporation	7.20%	39 yr	quarterly
32	CVXChevron Corporation	3.37%	38 yr	quarterly
33	ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.	2.55%	38 yr	quarterly
34	SYYSysco Corporation	2.68%	38 yr	quarterly
35	CSLCarlisle Companies Incorporated	1.49%	38 yr	quarterly
36	RPMRPM International Inc.	2.12%	38 yr	quarterly
37	BF-ABrown-Forman Corporation	3.42%	38 yr	quarterly
38	BF-BBrown-Forman Corporation	3.51%	38 yr	quarterly
39	ORIOld Republic International Corporation	3.02%	38 yr	quarterly
40	UBSIUnited Bankshares, Inc.	3.27%	38 yr	quarterly
41	RLIRLI Corp.	1.14%	38 yr	quarterly
42	MGEEMGE Energy, Inc.	2.63%	38 yr	quarterly
43	FULH.B. Fuller Company	1.82%	38 yr	quarterly
44	SCLStepan Company	2.57%	38 yr	quarterly
45	TNCTennant Company	1.79%	38 yr	quarterly
46	UHTUniversal Health Realty Income Trust	7.30%	38 yr	quarterly
47	ATOAtmos Energy Corporation	2.39%	36 yr	quarterly
48	WABCWestamerica Bancorporation	3.30%	36 yr	quarterly
49	NNNNNN REIT, Inc.	5.48%	35 yr	quarterly
50	GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation	1.72%	34 yr	quarterly
51	WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.	3.51%	34 yr	quarterly
52	SONSonoco Products Company	3.99%	34 yr	quarterly
53	MGRCMcGrath RentCorp	1.77%	34 yr	quarterly
54	RTXRTX Corporation	1.42%	33 yr	quarterly
55	WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	0.26%	33 yr	quarterly
56	AOSA. O. Smith Corporation	2.46%	33 yr	quarterly
57	BRCBrady Corporation	1.08%	33 yr	quarterly
58	CATCaterpillar Inc.	0.84%	32 yr	quarterly
59	LINLinde plc	1.31%	32 yr	quarterly
60	CBChubb Limited	1.20%	32 yr	quarterly
61	BROBrown & Brown, Inc.	0.92%	32 yr	quarterly
62	ATRAptarGroup, Inc.	1.47%	32 yr	quarterly
63	FELEFranklin Electric Co., Inc.	1.14%	32 yr	quarterly
64	BANFBancFirst Corporation	1.82%	32 yr	quarterly
65	WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.	2.69%	32 yr	quarterly
66	WLYJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.	2.72%	32 yr	quarterly
67	ALBAlbemarle Corporation	1.21%	31 yr	quarterly
68	MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated	3.54%	31 yr	quarterly
69	CFRCullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.	2.60%	31 yr	quarterly
70	MATWMatthews International Corporation	5.00%	31 yr	quarterly
71	ARTNAArtesian Resources Corporation	3.54%	31 yr	quarterly
72	IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation	2.92%	30 yr	quarterly
73	NEENextEra Energy, Inc.	3.01%	30 yr	quarterly
74	LOWLowe's Companies, Inc.	2.50%	30 yr	quarterly
75	ORealty Income Corporation	5.30%	30 yr	monthly
76	CINFCincinnati Financial Corporation	2.21%	30 yr	quarterly
77	ESSEssex Property Trust, Inc.	3.71%	30 yr	quarterly
78	LECOLincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.	1.18%	30 yr	quarterly
79	UMBFUMB Financial Corporation	1.45%	30 yr	quarterly
80	BKHBlack Hills Corporation	3.88%	30 yr	quarterly

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