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 July 2026 · 80 stocks · refreshed daily

#	Company	Yield	Growth Streak	Frequency
1	JNJJohnson & Johnson	2.12%	55 yr	quarterly
2	KOThe Coca-Cola Company	2.60%	55 yr	quarterly
3	PEPPepsiCo, Inc.	4.32%	53 yr	quarterly
4	EMREmerson Electric Co.	1.59%	53 yr	quarterly
5	CLColgate-Palmolive Company	2.28%	52 yr	quarterly
6	WMTWalmart Inc.	0.87%	50 yr	quarterly
7	HTOHTOH2O America	2.69%	45 yr	quarterly
8	EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.	3.13%	44 yr	quarterly
9	DOVDover Corporation	0.97%	43 yr	quarterly
10	PGThe Procter & Gamble Company	2.90%	42 yr	quarterly
11	ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.	2.66%	42 yr	quarterly
12	APDAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.	2.45%	42 yr	quarterly
13	TGTTarget Corporation	3.32%	42 yr	quarterly
14	BDXBecton, Dickinson and Company	2.66%	42 yr	quarterly
15	ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company	2.42%	42 yr	quarterly
16	PPGPPG Industries, Inc.	2.52%	42 yr	quarterly
17	GPCGenuine Parts Company	3.40%	42 yr	quarterly
18	CLXThe Clorox Company	5.15%	42 yr	quarterly
19	AFLAflac Incorporated	1.96%	41 yr	quarterly
20	ABMABM Industries Incorporated	2.44%	41 yr	quarterly
21	SHWThe Sherwin-Williams Company	0.97%	40 yr	quarterly
22	GWWW.W. Grainger, Inc.	0.66%	40 yr	quarterly
23	KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation	4.73%	40 yr	quarterly
24	SWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.	3.68%	40 yr	quarterly
25	NCNACCO Industries, Inc.	2.19%	40 yr	quarterly
26	ECLEcolab Inc.	1.07%	39 yr	quarterly
27	CAHCardinal Health, Inc.	0.90%	39 yr	quarterly
28	TROWT. Rowe Price Group, Inc.	4.43%	39 yr	quarterly
29	NDSNNordson Corporation	1.14%	39 yr	quarterly
30	MZTIMZTIThe Marzetti Company	3.73%	39 yr	quarterly
31	UVVUniversal Corporation	6.25%	39 yr	quarterly
32	CVXChevron Corporation	3.80%	38 yr	quarterly
33	ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.	2.33%	38 yr	quarterly
34	SYYSysco Corporation	2.69%	38 yr	quarterly
35	CSLCarlisle Companies Incorporated	1.27%	38 yr	quarterly
36	RPMRPM International Inc.	2.06%	38 yr	quarterly
37	BF-ABrown-Forman Corporation	3.54%	38 yr	quarterly
38	BF-BBrown-Forman Corporation	3.59%	38 yr	quarterly
39	ORIOld Republic International Corporation	2.98%	38 yr	quarterly
40	UBSIUnited Bankshares, Inc.	3.19%	38 yr	quarterly
41	RLIRLI Corp.	1.17%	38 yr	quarterly
42	FULH.B. Fuller Company	1.72%	38 yr	quarterly
43	MGEEMGE Energy, Inc.	2.34%	38 yr	quarterly
44	TNCTennant Company	1.44%	38 yr	quarterly
45	SCLStepan Company	2.69%	38 yr	quarterly
46	UHTUniversal Health Realty Income Trust	6.84%	38 yr	quarterly
47	ATOAtmos Energy Corporation	2.25%	36 yr	quarterly
48	WABCWestamerica Bancorporation	3.03%	36 yr	quarterly
49	NNNNNN REIT, Inc.	5.00%	35 yr	quarterly
50	GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation	1.73%	34 yr	quarterly
51	WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.	3.45%	34 yr	quarterly
52	SONSonoco Products Company	3.82%	34 yr	quarterly
53	MGRCMcGrath RentCorp	1.66%	34 yr	quarterly
54	RTXRTX Corporation	1.51%	33 yr	quarterly
55	WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	0.25%	33 yr	quarterly
56	AOSA. O. Smith Corporation	2.45%	33 yr	quarterly
57	BRCBrady Corporation	1.05%	33 yr	quarterly
58	CATCaterpillar Inc.	0.74%	32 yr	quarterly
59	LINLinde plc	1.25%	32 yr	quarterly
60	CBChubb Limited	1.16%	32 yr	quarterly
61	BROBrown & Brown, Inc.	0.93%	32 yr	quarterly
62	ATRAptarGroup, Inc.	1.45%	32 yr	quarterly
63	FELEFranklin Electric Co., Inc.	1.06%	32 yr	quarterly
64	BANFBancFirst Corporation	1.69%	32 yr	quarterly
65	WLYJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.	2.79%	32 yr	quarterly
66	WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.	2.87%	32 yr	quarterly
67	ALBAlbemarle Corporation	1.34%	31 yr	quarterly
68	MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated	3.71%	31 yr	quarterly
69	CFRCullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.	2.55%	31 yr	quarterly
70	MATWMatthews International Corporation	3.72%	31 yr	quarterly
71	ARTNAArtesian Resources Corporation	3.69%	31 yr	quarterly
72	IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation	3.18%	30 yr	quarterly
73	NEENextEra Energy, Inc.	2.81%	30 yr	quarterly
74	LOWLowe's Companies, Inc.	2.40%	30 yr	quarterly
75	ORealty Income Corporation	4.95%	30 yr	monthly
76	CINFCincinnati Financial Corporation	2.08%	30 yr	quarterly
77	ESSEssex Property Trust, Inc.	3.54%	30 yr	quarterly
78	LECOLincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.	1.25%	30 yr	quarterly
79	UMBFUMB Financial Corporation	1.18%	30 yr	quarterly
80	DCIDonaldson Company, Inc.	1.35%	30 yr	quarterly

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