Dividend Aristocrats 2026

59 Elite Companies. Decades of Dividend Growth.

Curated by Anish Das

Refreshed Jun 21, 2026

Companies in the S&P 500 that have increased their dividends for 25+ consecutive years. Built for investors who value consistency, quality and long-term compounding.

View Full List

Screen VitalsLive Metrics

Companies

Average Dividend Yield

2.48%

Average 5Y Dividend Growth

6.51%

Average P/E Ratio

25.6

S&P 500 Quality

All companies in the S&P 500

25+ Years

Consecutive dividend increases

Proven Track Record

Decades of shareholder returns

Quality Focus

Financially strong businesses

Filter by:

Compare Top 3 Open Screener

Ticker	Company	Growth Stk (Yrs)	Div Yield	Div Growth 3Y	Payout Ratio	Total Ret 1Y
KO	The Coca-Cola Company	56	2.6%	5%	67%	17.7%
KVUE	Kenvue Inc.	56	4.5%	—	107.6%	-11.3%
PG	The Procter & Gamble Company	56	2.7%	5%	61.8%	-2.1%
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	56	2.1%	4.8%	84.1%	55%
PEP	PepsiCo, Inc.	54	3.9%	7.3%	92.7%	14.5%
EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	54	1.4%	2.2%	52%	18.8%
CL	Colgate-Palmolive Company	53	2.5%	3.4%	85.5%	3.8%
WMT	Walmart Inc.	52	0.8%	8%	34.3%	24.2%
ED	Consolidated Edison, Inc.	51	3.1%	2.5%	57.6%	9%
MDT	Medtronic plc	44	3.5%	1.4%	77%	-4.1%
DOV	Dover Corporation	44	0.9%	1%	25.9%	28.4%
ADP	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	43	2.7%	10.8%	58.8%	-26.6%
XOM	Exxon Mobil Corporation	43	2.9%	4.2%	59.7%	25.4%
GPC	Genuine Parts Company	43	3.7%	4.8%	855%	-5%
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	43	2.5%	7.9%	28.6%	-31.4%
PPG	PPG Industries, Inc.	43	2.3%	4.6%	39.8%	11.8%
ABBV	AbbVie Inc.	43	3%	5.2%	275.8%	20.4%
APD	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	43	2.5%	3.4%	—	4.4%
TGT	Target Corporation	43	3.4%	1.8%	55.4%	42.2%
BDX	Becton, Dickinson and Company	42	2.9%	4.9%	71.3%	41.8%
MKC	McCormick & Company, Incorporated	42	3.8%	7.2%	61.2%	-33.7%
CLX	The Clorox Company	42	5.1%	1.7%	74.3%	-16.7%
AFL	Aflac Incorporated	42	2%	13.2%	32.9%	14.8%
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	41	3.8%	1.2%	124.6%	39.4%
GWW	W.W. Grainger, Inc.	41	0.7%	9.5%	27.4%	31.8%
LOW	Lowe's Companies, Inc.	41	2.1%	4.6%	39.6%	7.6%
KMB	Kimberly-Clark Corporation	41	4.9%	2.8%	82.1%	-15.9%
SPGI	S&P Global Inc.	41	0.9%	4.1%	26.2%	-17.5%
SHW	The Sherwin-Williams Company	41	1%	9.6%	30.7%	-2.3%
BF-B	Brown-Forman Corporation	41	3.4%	4%	59.7%	7.4%

The Coca-Cola Company

17.7%

56Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.6%

Div Growth 3Y5%

Payout Ratio67%

Total Ret 1Y17.7%

KVUE

Kenvue Inc.

-11.3%

56Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield4.5%

Div Growth 3Y—

Payout Ratio107.6%

Total Ret 1Y-11.3%

The Procter & Gamble Company

-2.1%

56Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.7%

Div Growth 3Y5%

Payout Ratio61.8%

Total Ret 1Y-2.1%

JNJ

Johnson & Johnson

55%

56Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.1%

Div Growth 3Y4.8%

Payout Ratio84.1%

Total Ret 1Y55%

PEP

PepsiCo, Inc.

14.5%

54Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield3.9%

Div Growth 3Y7.3%

Payout Ratio92.7%

Total Ret 1Y14.5%

EMR

Emerson Electric Co.

18.8%

54Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield1.4%

Div Growth 3Y2.2%

Payout Ratio52%

Total Ret 1Y18.8%

Colgate-Palmolive Company

3.8%

53Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.5%

Div Growth 3Y3.4%

Payout Ratio85.5%

Total Ret 1Y3.8%

WMT

Walmart Inc.

24.2%

52Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield0.8%

Div Growth 3Y8%

Payout Ratio34.3%

Total Ret 1Y24.2%

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

51Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield3.1%

Div Growth 3Y2.5%

Payout Ratio57.6%

Total Ret 1Y9%

MDT

Medtronic plc

-4.1%

44Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield3.5%

Div Growth 3Y1.4%

Payout Ratio77%

Total Ret 1Y-4.1%

DOV

Dover Corporation

28.4%

44Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield0.9%

Div Growth 3Y1%

Payout Ratio25.9%

Total Ret 1Y28.4%

ADP

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

-26.6%

43Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.7%

Div Growth 3Y10.8%

Payout Ratio58.8%

Total Ret 1Y-26.6%

XOM

Exxon Mobil Corporation

25.4%

43Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.9%

Div Growth 3Y4.2%

Payout Ratio59.7%

Total Ret 1Y25.4%

GPC

Genuine Parts Company

-5%

43Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield3.7%

Div Growth 3Y4.8%

Payout Ratio855%

Total Ret 1Y-5%

ABT

Abbott Laboratories

-31.4%

43Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.5%

Div Growth 3Y7.9%

Payout Ratio28.6%

Total Ret 1Y-31.4%

PPG

PPG Industries, Inc.

11.8%

43Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.3%

Div Growth 3Y4.6%

Payout Ratio39.8%

Total Ret 1Y11.8%

ABBV

AbbVie Inc.

20.4%

43Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield3%

Div Growth 3Y5.2%

Payout Ratio275.8%

Total Ret 1Y20.4%

APD

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

4.4%

43Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.5%

Div Growth 3Y3.4%

Payout Ratio—

Total Ret 1Y4.4%

TGT

Target Corporation

42.2%

43Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield3.4%

Div Growth 3Y1.8%

Payout Ratio55.4%

Total Ret 1Y42.2%

BDX

Becton, Dickinson and Company

41.8%

42Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.9%

Div Growth 3Y4.9%

Payout Ratio71.3%

Total Ret 1Y41.8%

MKC

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

-33.7%

42Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield3.8%

Div Growth 3Y7.2%

Payout Ratio61.2%

Total Ret 1Y-33.7%

CLX

The Clorox Company

-16.7%

42Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield5.1%

Div Growth 3Y1.7%

Payout Ratio74.3%

Total Ret 1Y-16.7%

AFL

Aflac Incorporated

14.8%

42Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2%

Div Growth 3Y13.2%

Payout Ratio32.9%

Total Ret 1Y14.8%

SWK

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

39.4%

41Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield3.8%

Div Growth 3Y1.2%

Payout Ratio124.6%

Total Ret 1Y39.4%

GWW

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

31.8%

41Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield0.7%

Div Growth 3Y9.5%

Payout Ratio27.4%

Total Ret 1Y31.8%

LOW

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

7.6%

41Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield2.1%

Div Growth 3Y4.6%

Payout Ratio39.6%

Total Ret 1Y7.6%

KMB

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

-15.9%

41Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield4.9%

Div Growth 3Y2.8%

Payout Ratio82.1%

Total Ret 1Y-15.9%

SPGI

S&P Global Inc.

-17.5%

41Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield0.9%

Div Growth 3Y4.1%

Payout Ratio26.2%

Total Ret 1Y-17.5%

SHW

The Sherwin-Williams Company

-2.3%

41Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield1%

Div Growth 3Y9.6%

Payout Ratio30.7%

Total Ret 1Y-2.3%

BF-B

Brown-Forman Corporation

7.4%

41Growth Stk (Yrs)

Div Yield3.4%

Div Growth 3Y4%

Payout Ratio59.7%

Total Ret 1Y7.4%

See all 59 stocks →

Get the updated Dividend Aristocrats 2026 every week.

Track which stocks enter and leave the list. No account needed.

Learn more about Dividend Aristocrats 2026

How We Build This List

S&P 500 MembershipOnly current S&P 500 constituents qualify. The index represents approximately 80% of US market capitalization and imposes its own profitability and float-adjusted market cap screens.
Dividend Growth Streak ≥ 25 Consecutive Years25 years proves the board raised dividends through the dot-com bust (2000-2002), the Global Financial Crisis (2008-2009), and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). Any freeze or cut resets the counter to zero.
Sorted by Dividend Growth Years (Descending)Longer streaks represent more business cycles survived. A company with 55+ years of increases has compounded through recessions, oil shocks, and interest rate regimes that shorter-streak firms have not faced.
US-Domiciled Common Stocks OnlyExcludes ADRs, preferred shares, royalty trusts, SPACs, and other instrument types that may not reflect true operating-company dividend dynamics.

Open Screener →

What Makes a Stock a Dividend Aristocrats List constituent?

The Dividend Aristocrats screen identifies S&P 500 companies that have increased dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. This rigorous filter highlights firms like Procter & Gamble, which maintained payouts through the 2008 financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic, proving exceptional capital allocation discipline.

25+ YRS

Growth Streak

25 Years Dividend Growth

S&P 500

Index Membership

S&P 500 Constituent

US ONLY

Domicile

US Common Stocks

Verify Index Membership

We filter for S&P 500 members to ensure liquidity and institutional quality, like Johnson & Johnson, which meets the index's strict market cap and profitability requirements.

Validate 25-Year Streak

We confirm 25 years of consecutive dividend hikes, a feat Coca-Cola achieved by raising payouts through the 1970s stagflation and the 2000 dot-com bubble.

Rank by Longevity

We sort by years of growth to prioritize durability; companies like Dover Corp with 60+ years of increases have survived more economic cycles than younger firms.

Performance Dynamics: When Does This Strategy Outperform?

Strategy performance behaves differently based on market conditions. Let's analyze when this strategy outperforms and when it lags:

When Aristocrats Lead

✓ During the 2022 bear market, the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index outperformed the broader S&P 500 by over 10 percentage points.
✓ In high-inflation environments like 1973-1974, companies with pricing power and steady dividends historically provided a defensive buffer against equity volatility.
✓ During the 2000-2002 tech crash, dividend-paying value stocks significantly outperformed growth-heavy indices that lacked cash flow support.

When Aristocrats Trail

✗ In the 2020-2021 bull market, growth-focused tech stocks like Nvidia surged 125% while defensive Aristocrats lagged due to lower beta.
✗ During periods of aggressive monetary easing, such as 2009-2010, investors often rotate into high-growth, non-dividend paying stocks, causing Aristocrats to underperform.
✗ When interest rates are near zero, as seen in 2015, investors often chase speculative growth, leaving stable dividend payers with lower relative returns.

How to Use the Screener Results Table

To build a resilient portfolio, do not buy stocks on simple statistics alone. Use the key columns in our table to audit the durability, safety, and returns of each stock:

Payout Ratio Percentage

Measures the percentage of earnings paid as dividends; a ratio under 60% like PepsiCo's provides a safety buffer compared to a 90% ratio that risks a cut.

Dividend Yield Percentage

The annual dividend divided by share price; a 3% yield on Realty Income is more attractive than a 0.5% yield on a growth stock like Amazon.

Free Cash Flow Currency

Cash remaining after capital expenditures; 3M generates billions in FCF, allowing it to sustain dividends even when net income fluctuates.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

Measures leverage; a ratio below 1.0 like Walmart's indicates a healthier balance sheet than a highly leveraged firm struggling to cover interest payments.

Risk Factors & Warning Signs to Track

The Dividend Trap

A company may maintain a streak while its core business model decays. General Electric was a long-time dividend payer until it slashed its dividend by 94% in 2018 due to massive debt and industrial decline, proving that past streaks do not guarantee future safety.

What are Dividend Aristocrats?

Dividend Aristocrats are S&P 500 companies that have increased their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. These companies represent the highest quality businesses with proven ability to generate consistent cash flows and return capital to shareholders.

S&P 500 membership
25+ consecutive years of dividend increases
Strong financial health
Proven business models
Long-term shareholder focus

Why Invest in Dividend Aristocrats?

Consistent Income

Reliable dividend payments through market cycles

Lower Volatility

Historically less volatile than the overall market

Quality Companies

Well-established businesses with strong moats

Compound Growth

Power of compounding through dividends and growth

Inflation Hedge

Dividends tend to grow faster than inflation

Recession Resilient

Proven track record through economic downturns

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a 25-year streak guarantee the dividend is safe?

No, history shows that even long-term payers can fail; AT&T cut its dividend in 2022 following its WarnerMedia spin-off, resetting its status.

Why exclude ADRs from this screen?

ADRs like Unilever often have different tax treatments and dividend policies that do not align with the US-based Aristocrat criteria.

How often is the list updated?

The list is updated annually by S&P Dow Jones Indices, though our screener tracks real-time data for companies like Target to monitor potential dividend cuts.

Are Aristocrats always 'value' stocks?

Not necessarily; while many like ExxonMobil are value-oriented, others like McDonald's often trade at premium multiples due to brand strength.

What happens if a company is removed from the S&P 500?

It is automatically removed from the Aristocrats list, as seen when companies like Leggett & Platt were dropped from the index.

Is a higher yield always better?

No, a yield significantly higher than the sector average, such as 8% in a stable industry, often signals that the market expects a dividend cut.

Can I use this screen for income planning?

Yes, investors often use it to build a 'Core' portfolio, but should diversify across sectors like Healthcare and Consumer Staples to avoid concentration risk.

Do Aristocrats beat the market every year?

No, they often lag during speculative bubbles, such as the 2021 meme-stock craze where companies like AMC outperformed stable dividend payers.