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Best dividend aristocrats for 2026: 25-plus years of raises

Dividend aristocrats are the rare cohort of companies that have raised their dividend for at least 25 consecutive years. The streak is informative on its own (it requires durable free cash flow and disciplined capital allocation through multiple economic cycles), but the cohort is most useful as a starting set for income-oriented portfolios where the cash distribution is the point. The list below filters for active aristocrats with payout ratios still under 75%, so the dividend has room to grow rather than being maxed-out and at risk of a freeze.

How we picked: Cohort: dividend yield greater than 0%, dividend-growth streak at least 25 years, payout ratio between 0% and 75%. Sorted by market cap descending.

Source snapshot 2026-10-28 · freshness SLO 72 hours.

  1. 01
    WMTWalmart Inc.

    53.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 35.9%, yielding 0.8%.

    942.21B USD
  2. 02
    XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corporation

    45.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 53.1%, yielding 2.3%.

    747.92B USD
  3. 03
    CVXChevron Corporation

    39.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 68.4%, yielding 3.1%.

    448.93B USD
  4. 04
    KOThe Coca-Cola Company

    64.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 62.5%, yielding 2.3%.

    394.71B USD
  5. 05
    PGThe Procter & Gamble Company

    70.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 65.6%, yielding 2.8%.

    367.11B USD
  6. 06
    CATCaterpillar Inc.

    33.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 28.1%, yielding 0.9%.

    328.72B USD
  7. 07
    IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation

    30.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 57.7%, yielding 2.7%.

    239.50B USD
  8. 08
    LINLinde plc

    33.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 41.3%, yielding 1.3%.

    234.03B USD
  9. 09
    PEPPepsiCo, Inc.

    54.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 74.5%, yielding 4.5%.

    180.65B USD
  10. 10
    MCDMcDonald's Corporation

    51.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 62.7%, yielding 3.1%.

    177.33B USD
  11. 11
    NEENextEra Energy, Inc.

    30.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 44.9%, yielding 3.1%.

    169.82B USD
  12. 12
    CBChubb Limited

    34.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 14.3%, yielding 1.1%.

    136.05B USD
  13. 13
    SPGIS&P Global Inc.

    53.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 23.1%, yielding 0.9%.

    130.19B USD
  14. 14
    MDTMedtronic plc

    50.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 70.9%, yielding 3.0%.

    115.91B USD
  15. 15
    PHParker-Hannifin Corporation

    70.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 28.1%, yielding 0.9%.

    115.03B USD
  16. 16
    ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.

    51.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 62.2%, yielding 2.4%.

    113.03B USD
  17. 17
    LOWLowe's Companies, Inc.

    54.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 42.3%, yielding 2.5%.

    111.06B USD
  18. 18
    GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation

    35.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 38.8%, yielding 1.8%.

    95.69B USD
  19. 19
    EMREmerson Electric Co.

    69.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 48.6%, yielding 1.3%.

    93.48B USD
  20. 20
    CTASCintas Corporation

    45.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 36.9%, yielding 1.0%.

    84.46B USD
  21. 21
    ECLEcolab Inc.

    40.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 39.7%, yielding 1.0%.

    81.97B USD
  22. 22
    ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.

    56.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 61.4%, yielding 2.5%.

    78.71B USD
  23. 23
    SHWThe Sherwin-Williams Company

    49.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 29.5%, yielding 1.0%.

    76.94B USD
  24. 24
    CNICanadian National Railway Company

    29.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 47.5%, yielding 2.1%.

    75.43B CAD
  25. 25
    TGTTarget Corporation

    55.0 years of dividend growth at a payout of 48.1%, yielding 3.1%.

    67.50B USD
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