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Dividend Kings (50+ Consecutive Years)
Complete 2026 Dividend Kings list. Download free CSV/Excel of elite companies with 50+ consecutive years of annual dividend increases, live yields, and payout metrics.
Tracked: 32
Total Stocks
32
Matching criteria
Average Yield
2.56%
Constituent average
Highest Yield
5.94%
Top forward yield
Longest Streak
71 Years
Consecutive increases
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| Company / Symbol β | Growth Streak β | Dividend Yield β |
|---|---|---|
πΊπΈ DOVKing Dover Corporation | 71 yrs | 1.09% |
πΊπΈ PHKing Parker Hannifin | 70 yrs | 0.82% |
πΊπΈ GPCKing Genuine Parts Company | 70 yrs | 3.28% |
πΊπΈ PGKing Procter & Gamble | 70 yrs | 2.97% |
πΊπΈ EMRKing Emerson Electric | 69 yrs | 1.40% |
πΊπΈ CINFKing Cincinnati Financial | 66 yrs | 2.31% |
πΊπΈ JNJKing Johnson & Johnson | 64 yrs | 1.98% |
πΊπΈ KOKing Coca-Cola Company (The) | 64 yrs | 2.41% |
πΊπΈ LOWKing Lowe's | 63 yrs | 2.64% |
πΊπΈ CLKing Colgate-Palmolive | 63 yrs | 2.46% |
πΊπΈ NDSNKing Nordson Corporation | 62 yrs | 1.15% |
πΊπΈ HRLKing Hormel Foods | 60 yrs | 5.94% |
πΊπΈ SWKKing Stanley Black & Decker | 58 yrs | 3.68% |
πΊπΈ FRTKing Federal Realty Investment Trust | 58 yrs | 4.20% |
πΊπΈ SYYKing Sysco | 56 yrs | 2.80% |
πΊπΈ ITWKing Illinois Tool Works | 55 yrs | 2.51% |
πΊπΈ PPGKing PPG Industries | 54 yrs | 2.75% |
πΊπΈ PEPKing PepsiCo | 54 yrs | 4.60% |
πΊπΈ TGTKing Target Corporation | 54 yrs | 2.95% |
πΊπΈ GWWKing W. W. Grainger | 54 yrs | 0.80% |
πΊπΈ KMBKing Kimberly-Clark | 54 yrs | 5.20% |
πΊπΈ ABBVKing AbbVie | 54 yrs | 2.62% |
πΊπΈ ABTKing Abbott Laboratories | 54 yrs | 2.49% |
πΊπΈ BDXKing Becton Dickinson | 54 yrs | 2.28% |
πΊπΈ NUEKing Nucor | 53 yrs | 0.91% |
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What Is a Dividend King?
A Dividend King is an elite publicly traded company that has increased its dividend payout for at least 50 consecutive calendar years. This 50-year requirement means Dividend Kings have increased payouts through multiple recessions, the 1970s stagflation, the 2000 dot-com crash, the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and the 2020 pandemic.
Key Evaluation Criteria
- βTrack record of 50+ continuous years of annual dividend increases.
- βCharacterized by strong economic moats, non-cyclical cash flows, and shareholder-friendly capital allocation.
- βRepresents the highest standard of dividend safety and long-term income growth.
Investor Takeaway
Strategy Note: Dividend Kings generally trade at lower starting yields (2%β4%) but offer superior downside protection and defensive compounding during market downturns.