Dividend Champions: Stocks with 25+ Years of Dividend Increases

As of 24 October 2026, 144 companies in our data have raised their dividend every year for at least 25 years. The longest record belongs to American States Water Company (AWR), with 70 consecutive years of higher dividends. The average yield is 2.65%; the highest is Universal Corporation (UVV) at 8.45% and the lowest West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) at 0.27%. Half of them grew their dividend by more than 5.8% a year over the last five years. 19 companies paid out more than they earned (payout ratio above 100%). 22 go ex-dividend in the next 30 days.

How this list is built: Dividend per share raised in each of the last 25 or more calendar years. Unlike the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index, this list isn’t limited to S&P 500 members, so it also includes mid caps, small caps and UK companies.

#CompanyYieldDividend / yrYears of increases5-yr growthPayout ratioSectorEx-dividend
1American States Water CompanyAWR 🇺🇸2.55%$2.18708.7%55%Utilities2026-08-17
2Northwest Natural Holding CompanyNWN 🇺🇸4.01%$2.00680.5%65%Utilities2026-10-30
3The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG 🇺🇸2.70%$4.35686.0%65%Consumer Defensive2026-10-23
4Dover CorporationDOV 🇺🇸1.05%$2.10681.0%24%Industrials2026-08-31
5Parker-Hannifin CorporationPH 🇺🇸0.91%$8.006814.8%26%Industrials2026-08-31
6Genuine Parts CompanyGPC 🇺🇸3.45%$4.25675.5%1622%Consumer Cyclical2026-09-04
7Emerson Electric Co.EMR 🇺🇸1.37%$2.22671.3%48%Industrials2026-08-14
8Cincinnati Financial CorporationCINF 🇺🇸2.13%$3.76647.7%17%Financial Services2026-09-23
9Lowe's Companies, Inc.LOW 🇺🇸2.52%$5.006215.9%41%Consumer Cyclical2026-10-21
10The Coca-Cola CompanyKO 🇺🇸2.29%$2.12624.5%62%Consumer Defensive2026-12-01
11Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCL 🇺🇸2.25%$2.12623.3%82%Consumer Defensive2026-10-20
12Johnson & JohnsonJNJ 🇺🇸2.03%$5.36625.3%80%Healthcare2026-11-24
13The Marzetti CompanyMZTI 🇺🇸3.67%$4.00616.2%57%Consumer Defensive2026-09-08
14Illinois Tool Works Inc.ITW 🇺🇸2.50%$6.88617.1%58%Industrials2026-09-30
15Nordson CorporationNDSN 🇺🇸1.18%$3.766115.6%33%Industrials2026-09-10
16Hormel Foods CorporationHRL 🇺🇸5.56%$1.17584.5%188%Consumer Defensive2026-10-13
17Stepan CompanySCL 🇺🇸2.47%$1.58576.5%76%Basic Materials2026-09-01
18ABM Industries IncorporatedABM 🇺🇸2.16%$1.16577.5%41%Industrials2026-10-01
19Commerce Bancshares, Inc.CBSH 🇺🇸1.95%$1.10574.1%27%Financial Services2026-09-04
20Federal Realty Investment TrustFRT 🇺🇸4.27%$4.64561.0%91%Real Estate2026-10-01
21Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.SWK 🇺🇸3.39%$3.36563.5%81%Industrials2026-09-08
22H2O AmericaHTO 🇺🇸2.99%$1.76565.6%61%Utilities2026-08-10
23California Water Service GroupCWT 🇺🇸2.79%$1.34567.8%57%Utilities2026-08-10
24Universal CorporationUVV 🇺🇸8.45%$3.32541.3%432%Consumer Defensive2026-10-09
25Altria Group, Inc.MO 🇺🇸5.98%$4.44544.1%89%Consumer Defensive2026-09-15
26Sysco CorporationSYY 🇺🇸2.70%$2.20543.1%59%Consumer Defensive2026-10-02
27Black Hills CorporationBKH 🇺🇸3.54%$2.81534.5%69%Utilities2026-08-17
28National Fuel Gas CompanyNFG 🇺🇸2.76%$2.22533.7%30%Energy2026-09-30
29Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX 🇺🇸2.11%$4.20536.0%72%Healthcare2026-09-09
30MSA Safety IncorporatedMSA 🇺🇸1.19%$2.16534.2%26%Industrials2026-08-14
31Kimberly-Clark CorporationKMB 🇺🇸4.65%$5.12523.3%100%Consumer Defensive2026-09-04
32PepsiCo, Inc.PEP 🇺🇸4.36%$5.92526.9%73%Consumer Defensive2026-09-04
33Canadian Utilities LimitedCU.TO 🇨🇦3.73%C$1.85521.0%1150%Utilities2026-11-05
34Target CorporationTGT 🇺🇸3.04%$4.645211.0%47%Consumer Defensive2026-11-10
35PPG Industries, Inc.PPG 🇺🇸2.68%$2.96525.8%41%Basic Materials2026-11-10
36Abbott LaboratoriesABT 🇺🇸2.43%$2.525210.4%79%Healthcare2026-10-15
37AbbVie Inc.ABBV 🇺🇸2.42%$6.92526.8%190%Healthcare2026-10-15
38W.W. Grainger, Inc.GWW 🇺🇸0.74%$9.96528.3%24%Industrials2026-08-10
39Fortis Inc.FTS.TO 🇨🇦3.16%C$2.56515.1%75%Utilities2026-08-19
40Middlesex Water CompanyMSEX 🇺🇸2.57%$1.44515.8%55%Utilities2026-08-17
41RPM International Inc.RPM 🇺🇸2.31%$2.28517.2%40%Basic Materials2026-10-20
42Nucor CorporationNUE 🇺🇸0.87%$2.24516.5%18%Basic Materials2026-09-30
43S&P Global Inc.SPGI 🇺🇸0.86%$3.88517.5%23%Financial Services2026-11-25
44Walmart Inc.WMT 🇺🇸0.83%$0.99515.5%35%Consumer Defensive2026-12-11
45Consolidated Edison, Inc.ED 🇺🇸3.07%$3.55502.1%57%Utilities2026-11-18
46Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP 🇺🇸2.24%$6.805011.5%61%Technology2026-09-11
47McDonald's CorporationMCD 🇺🇸3.11%$7.72487.3%60%Consumer Cyclical2026-12-01
48The Clorox CompanyCLX 🇺🇸5.79%$5.00472.5%103%Consumer Defensive2026-10-28
49Medtronic plcMDT 🇺🇸3.02%$2.88474.4%70%Healthcare2026-09-25
50The Sherwin-Williams CompanySHW 🇺🇸0.95%$3.204612.1%29%Basic Materials2026-11-13
51Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADM 🇺🇸2.60%$2.08427.2%56%Consumer Defensive2026-08-19
52Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD 🇺🇸2.36%$7.24425.9%76%Basic Materials2027-01-04
53Aflac IncorporatedAFL 🇺🇸2.02%$2.444215.7%26%Financial Services2026-08-19
54Atmos Energy CorporationATO 🇺🇸2.32%$4.00419.0%46%Utilities2026-08-24
55ExxonMobil Holdings CorporationXOM 🇺🇸2.25%$4.12412.8%53%Energy2026-08-17
56Cintas CorporationCTAS 🇺🇸0.93%$2.0841-13.7%37%Industrials2026-08-14
57T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.TROW 🇺🇸4.99%$5.20387.1%52%Financial Services2026-09-15
58McCormick & Company, IncorporatedMKC 🇺🇸3.99%$1.92387.6%34%Consumer Defensive2026-10-13
59Old Republic International CorporationORI 🇺🇸3.17%$1.23386.7%27%Financial Services2026-09-04
60Brown-Forman CorporationBF-B 🇺🇸3.14%$0.92385.4%59%Consumer Defensive2026-09-03
61United Bankshares, Inc.UBSI 🇺🇸3.13%$1.52381.3%41%Financial Services2026-09-11
62MGE Energy, Inc.MGEE 🇺🇸2.76%$2.03385.0%47%Utilities2026-12-01
63H.B. Fuller CompanyFUL 🇺🇸1.98%$0.98387.4%27%Basic Materials2026-10-15
64Tennant CompanyTNC 🇺🇸1.88%$1.24386.1%118%Industrials2026-08-31
65Carlisle Companies IncorporatedCSL 🇺🇸1.45%$4.993815.4%25%Industrials2026-08-19
66RLI Corp.RLI 🇺🇸1.15%$0.75385.8%14%Financial Services2026-08-31
67Chevron CorporationCVX 🇺🇸3.05%$7.12375.8%67%Energy2026-08-19
68Roche Holding AGRO.SW 🇨🇭2.47%CHF 9.80371.5%64%Healthcare2026-03-12
69Westamerica BancorporationWABC 🇺🇸3.13%$1.92362.1%41%Financial Services2026-11-02
70NNN REIT, Inc.NNN 🇺🇸6.05%$2.52352.7%119%Real Estate2026-10-30
71Wolters Kluwer N.V.WKL.AS 🇳🇱2.95%€2.603514.0%43%Industrials2026-09-01
72Sonoco Products CompanySON 🇺🇸4.25%$2.13344.2%33%Consumer Cyclical2026-11-10
73Essential Utilities, Inc.WTRG 🇺🇸3.35%$1.44346.6%70%Utilities2026-11-10
74Kao Corporation4452.T 🇯🇵2.06%¥78.00341.9%56%Consumer Defensive2026-12-29
75General Dynamics CorporationGD 🇺🇸1.82%$6.37346.5%38%Industrials2026-10-09
76RTX CorporationRTX 🇺🇸1.53%$2.92337.2%46%Industrials2026-08-14
77Brady CorporationBRC 🇺🇸1.23%$1.00332.0%23%Industrials2026-10-09
78John Wiley & Sons, Inc.WLY 🇺🇸2.65%$1.43320.7%38%Communication Services2026-10-06
79BancFirst CorporationBANF 🇺🇸1.87%$2.08327.6%26%Financial Services2026-09-30
80AptarGroup, Inc.ATR 🇺🇸1.52%$1.92324.9%34%Healthcare2026-07-30
81Franklin Electric Co., Inc.FELE 🇺🇸1.14%$1.123211.3%31%Industrials2026-08-06
82Ecolab Inc.ECL 🇺🇸1.01%$2.92327.2%38%Basic Materials2026-09-15
83Matthews International CorporationMATW 🇺🇸5.30%$1.02313.5%348%Industrials2026-08-10
84Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.CFR 🇺🇸2.62%$4.12316.8%38%Financial Services2026-08-31
85Albemarle CorporationALB 🇺🇸1.75%$1.64311.0%600%Basic Materials2026-09-11
86Linde plcLIN 🇺🇸1.26%$6.40319.3%40%Basic Materials2026-09-03
87Chubb LimitedCB 🇺🇸1.15%$4.08314.0%14%Financial Services2026-09-11
88Stryker CorporationSYK 🇺🇸1.15%$3.52317.6%36%Healthcare2026-09-30
89Caterpillar Inc.CAT 🇺🇸0.95%$6.52317.2%26%Industrials2026-10-26
90Roper Technologies, Inc.ROP 🇺🇸0.83%$3.643110.0%14%Technology2026-10-02
91West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.WST 🇺🇸0.27%$1.04315.5%11%Healthcare2026-11-10
92Polaris Inc.PII 🇺🇸5.11%$2.80301.6%368%Consumer Cyclical2026-09-01
93Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in MünchenMUV2.DE 🇩🇪4.31%€24.003015.3%45%Financial Services2026-04-30
94New Jersey Resources CorporationNJR 🇺🇸3.83%$2.04307.4%53%Utilities2026-09-24
95Henkel AG & Co. KGaAHEN3.DE 🇩🇪2.63%€2.07302.0%44%Consumer Defensive2026-04-28
96A. O. Smith CorporationAOS 🇺🇸2.47%$1.52307.1%40%Industrials2026-10-30
97L'Air Liquide S.A.AI.PA 🇫🇷1.93%€3.36308.1%61%Basic Materials2026-05-18
98Atlas Copco AB (publ)ATCO-A.ST 🇸🇪1.70%kr 3.003011.4%53%Industrials2026-10-19
99UMB Financial CorporationUMBF 🇺🇸1.48%$2.00305.5%14%Financial Services2026-09-10
100Donaldson Company, Inc.DCI 🇺🇸1.46%$1.24306.8%32%Industrials2026-08-17
101Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.LECO 🇺🇸1.36%$3.47308.9%31%Industrials2026-12-31
102SEI Investments CompanySEIC 🇺🇸0.98%$1.00307.0%18%Financial Services2026-06-08
103Brown & Brown, Inc.BRO 🇺🇸0.90%$0.663012.1%20%Financial Services2026-08-12
104Enbridge Inc.ENB.TO 🇨🇦5.76%C$3.88293.1%148%Energy2026-08-14
105Essex Property Trust, Inc.ESS 🇺🇸3.72%$10.36294.1%161%Real Estate2026-09-30
106Nestlé S.A.NESN.SW 🇨🇭3.70%CHF 3.10292.5%107%Consumer Defensive2026-04-20
107NextEra Energy, Inc.NEE 🇺🇸3.04%$2.492910.1%44%Utilities2026-11-27
108Erie Indemnity CompanyERIE 🇺🇸2.30%$5.84297.2%52%Financial Services2026-10-05
109L'Oréal S.A.OR.PA 🇫🇷1.65%€7.202912.7%61%Consumer Defensive2026-04-29
110The TJX Companies, Inc.TJX 🇺🇸1.32%$1.922912.4%33%Consumer Cyclical2026-11-12
111Church & Dwight Co., Inc.CHD 🇺🇸1.17%$1.23294.2%39%Consumer Defensive2026-08-14
112Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.EXPD 🇺🇸0.83%$1.63298.2%23%Industrials2026-06-01
113Ross Stores, Inc.ROST 🇺🇸0.78%$1.78297.3%21%Consumer Cyclical2026-09-08
114RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.RNR 🌐0.47%$1.65292.7%3%Financial Services2026-09-15
115Novo Nordisk A/SNOVO-B.CO 🇩🇰4.50%kr 11.702822.1%45%Healthcare2026-08-14
116International Business Machines CorporationIBM 🇺🇸2.67%$6.76281.5%58%Technology2026-11-10
117Canadian National Railway CompanyCNR.TO 🇨🇦2.12%C$3.66289.1%46%Industrials2026-09-08
118Investor AB (publ)INVE-B.ST 🇸🇪1.32%kr 5.45282.9%8%Financial Services2026-11-06
119The Andersons, Inc.ANDE 🇺🇸1.23%$0.80282.2%15%Consumer Defensive2026-10-01
120Cardinal Health, Inc.CAH 🇺🇸0.83%$2.06281.0%28%Healthcare2026-10-01
121Realty Income CorporationO 🇺🇸5.73%$3.26273.5%235%Real Estate2026-10-30
122SanofiSAN.PA 🇫🇷5.56%€4.12274.5%127%Healthcare2026-05-05
123Bank OZKOZK 🇺🇸3.94%$2.002710.1%30%Financial Services2026-10-13
124Unilever PLCULVR.L 🇬🇧3.34%p164.91271.3%46%Consumer Defensive2026-08-06
125Novartis AGNOVN.SW 🇨🇭2.89%CHF 3.70273.5%69%Healthcare2026-03-10
126Enterprise Products Partners L.P.EPD 🇺🇸6.04%$2.24264.0%76%Energy2026-10-30
127British American Tobacco p.l.c.BATS.L 🇬🇧5.53%p245.09262.7%83%Consumer Defensive2026-12-24
128Eversource EnergyES 🇺🇸4.67%$3.15265.8%65%Utilities2026-09-21
129Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.PB 🇺🇸3.75%$2.61264.6%41%Financial Services2026-12-15
130Diageo plcDGE.L 🇬🇧2.50%p44.76262.6%108%Consumer Defensive2026-10-15
131C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.CHRW 🇺🇸1.79%$2.52264.1%48%Industrials2026-09-04
132Graco Inc.GGG 🇺🇸1.77%$1.18269.5%36%Industrials2026-10-19
133Casey's General Stores, Inc.CASY 🇺🇸0.37%$2.622610.8%11%Consumer Cyclical2026-10-30
134Enel SpAENEL.MI 🇮🇹5.64%€0.52257.5%115%Utilities2026-07-20
135TotalEnergies SETTE.PA 🇫🇷4.31%€3.60254.3%50%Energy2026-12-31
136TC Energy CorporationTRP.TO 🇨🇦4.02%C$3.51252.9%98%Energy2026-09-29
137Allianz SEALV.DE 🇩🇪3.95%€17.10259.9%56%Financial Services2026-05-08
138DCC Energy plcDCC.L 🇮🇪3.37%p216.86257.3%73%Energy2026-05-28
139The Southern CompanySO 🇺🇸3.27%$3.04253.0%72%Utilities2026-11-16
140Iberdrola, S.A.IBE.MC 🇪🇸3.11%€0.6825-10.0%87%Utilities2027-01-12
141CSL LimitedCSL.AX 🇦🇺2.06%A$4.05259.0%45%Healthcare2026-09-09
142FactSet Research Systems Inc.FDS 🇺🇸1.40%$4.64257.5%31%Financial Services2026-08-31
143SAP SESAP.DE 🇩🇪1.16%€2.50258.3%36%Technology2026-05-06
144Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A.ITX.MC 🇪🇸1.15%€0.65253.7%57%Consumer Cyclical2026-10-29

Data from Yahoo Finance, refreshed every weekday; this page was built from data as of 24 October 2026. Years of increases are counted from each company's dividend history; see our methodology. Facts, not investment advice.

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Data Sources: Yahoo Finance via yfinance (real-time prices, dividend history, financial statements, analyst ratings and price targets) · S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index (official constituent list) · Dividend Kings public records (companies with 50+ years of consecutive dividend increases) · SEC EDGAR company filings (10-K annual reports — primary source for all financial statement data). Data is fetched automatically each day and may be delayed up to 24 hours. All figures are in USD unless otherwise stated.