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Dividend Kings Database

35 companies with 50+ consecutive years of dividend increases — the gold standard of income investing from our proprietary research database.

Total Kings

20

Avg. Yield

2.52%

Avg. Years

59 yrs

Avg 5Y Div Growth

5.9%

Showing 20 of 20

TickerSectorPrice Yield Streak ↓5Y Div Growth Payout 1Y Return
BDX

Becton Dickinson

Healthcare$253.261.37%50 yrs3.6%24%+4.1%
BKH

Black Hills Corp

Utilities$70.713.37%50 yrs6.0%59%+20.9%
LOW

Lowe's Companies

Consumer Disc.$225.181.87%51 yrs22.5%38%+12.8%
VFC

VF Corporation

Consumer Disc.$13.526.28%51 yrs-5.2%199%-55.2%
CBSH

Commerce Bancshares

Financial Services$68.921.52%53 yrs3.1%22%+10.8%
SYY

Sysco Corp

Consumer Staples$80.122.68%53 yrs5.2%55%+8.2%
ABM

ABM Industries

Industrials$40.541.92%54 yrs2.3%35%+9.3%
TR

Tootsie Roll

Consumer Staples$36.521.09%55 yrs0.0%29%-4.5%
SWK

Stanley Black & Decker

Industrials$78.453.52%56 yrs2.9%83%-18.5%
CL

Colgate-Palmolive

Consumer Staples$98.322.28%58 yrs3.9%52%+8.5%
NDSN

Nordson Corp

Industrials$225.481.15%58 yrs14.3%29%-12.5%
CINF

Cincinnati Financial

Financial Services$132.452.72%62 yrs7.2%45%+18.2%
KO

Coca-Cola

Consumer Staples$62.453.05%62 yrs4.9%69%+18.5%
EMR

Emerson Electric

Industrials$105.882.08%65 yrs1.0%56%+12.5%
MMM

3M Company

Industrials$138.252.32%65 yrs0.0%81%+65.2%
AWR

American States Water

Utilities$103.031.42%66 yrs8.6%55%+33.5%
NWN

Northwest Natural

Utilities$38.525.28%66 yrs1.9%95%-2.5%
DOV

Dover Corp

Industrials$178.521.23%67 yrs1.3%26%+14.2%
GPC

Genuine Parts

Consumer Disc.$130.422.88%67 yrs6.2%48%-8.2%
PG

Procter & Gamble

Consumer Staples$165.822.38%67 yrs5.3%58%+16.8%

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Dividend King Criteria

50+ consecutive years of dividend increases
Maintained through recessions, rate cycles, wars
Payout ratio < 60% = most sustainable

Data Source

From proprietary Dividend Sustainability Analysis research (IEX Cloud, updated Dec 2021 baseline with 2026 adjustments). Payout ratios, yields, and growth rates derived from document database.