Dividend Aristocrats 2026

#	Company	Market Cap	Consecutive Years	Div. Yield	Payout Ratio	Price
1	MDU Resources Group MDU US5526901096 1 MDU	4.25 B USD	1992	2.56 %	57.92 %	- USD
2	UMB Financial UMBF US9027881088 2 UMBF	9.78 B USD	1992	1.23 %	17.54 %	- USD
3	Westamerica Bancorp WABC US9570901036 3 WABC	1.28 B USD	1992	3.14 %	40.22 %	- USD
4	Roper Technologies ROP US7766961061 4 ROP	34.6 B USD	1992	1.03 %	23.84 %	- USD
5	SEI Investments SEIC US7841171033 5 SEIC	9.63 B USD	1991	1.12 %	17.94 %	- USD
6	Jack Henry & Associates JKHY US4262811015 6 JKHY	12.04 B USD	1991	1.81 %	36.22 %	- USD
7	Erie Indemnity ERIE US29530P1021 7 ERIE	13 B USD	1990	2.52 %	54.07 %	- USD
8	Calvin B Taylor Bankshares TYCB US8768381035 8 TYCB	147.65 M	1990	1.73 %	68.35 %	-
9	NNN REIT NNN US6374171063 9 NNN	8.42 B USD	1990	5.22 %	114.03 %	- USD
10	Toromont Industries TIH.TO CA8911021050 10 TIH.TO	15.98 B CAD	1990	0.88 %	34.29 %	- CAD
11	Kerry Group KRZ.IR IE0004906560 11 KRZ.IR	12.36 B EUR	1990	1.77 %	30.97 %	- EUR
12	First Financial THFF US3202181000 12 THFF	793.52 M USD	1989	2.86 %	31.27 %	- USD
13	New Jersey Resources NJR US6460251068 13 NJR	5.47 B USD	1989	3.33 %	54.8 %	- USD
14	UGI UGI US9026811052 14 UGI	8.32 B USD	1988	4.43 %	48.49 %	- USD
15	1st Source SRCE US3369011032 15 SRCE	1.63 B USD	1988	1.98 %	23.73 %	- USD
16	Chevron CVX US1667641005 16 CVX	396.8 B USD	1988	3.93 %	103.22 %	- USD
17	Tompkins Financial TMP US8901101092 17 TMP	1.07 B USD	1987	2.82 %	22.34 %	- USD
18	Donaldson Company DCI US2576511099 18 DCI	12.62 B USD	1987	1.32 %	37.4 %	- USD
19	Diageo DGE.L GB0002374006 19 DGE.L	54.59 B USD	1987	5.84 %	113.3 %	- USD
20	Eagle Financial Services EFSI US26951R1041 20 EFSI	208.71 M USD	1987	2.88 %	28.7 %	- USD
21	T Rowe Price Group TROW US74144T1088 21 TROW	20.46 B USD	1987	4.67 %	54.95 %	- USD
22	Brady BRC US1046741062 22 BRC	4.54 B USD	1986	1.15 %	24.49 %	- USD
23	NACCO Industries NC US6295791031 23 NC	380.27 M USD	1986	1.98 %	41.93 %	- USD
24	McCormick & Company MKC US5797802064 24 MKC	19.2 B USD	1986	3.89 %	62.45 %	- USD
25	Universal Health Realty Income Trust UHT US91359E1055 25 UHT	599.34 M USD	1986	7.61 %	212.98 %	- USD
26	AT&T T US00206R1023 26 T	200.85 B USD	1985	4.95 %	36.39 %	- USD
27	Mercury General MCY US5894001008 27 MCY	4.87 B USD	1985	1.27 %	13 %	- USD
28	Atmos Energy ATO US0495601058 28 ATO	30.59 B USD	1984	2.04 %	46.63 %	- USD
29	Brown-Forman BF.B US1156372096 29 BF.B	10.74 B USD	1984	3.39 %	49.8 %	- USD
30	Cintas CTAS US1729081059 30 CTAS	77.35 B USD	1983	0.91 %	35.45 %	- USD
31	Exxon Mobil XOM US30231G1022 31 XOM	631.91 B USD	1983	2.92 %	59.7 %	- USD
32	Sonoco Products SON US8354951027 32 SON	5.1 B USD	1983	4.12 %	127.88 %	- USD
33	Air Products and Chemicals APD US0091581068 33 APD	62.29 B USD	1982	2.55 %	-403.39 %	- USD
34	Community Trust Bancorp CTBI US2041491083 34 CTBI	1.15 B USD	1982	2.94 %	36.8 %	- USD
35	Old Republic International ORI US6802231042 35 ORI	10.53 B USD	1982	3.02 %	31.18 %	- USD
36	Aflac AFL US0010551028 36 AFL	55.34 B USD	1982	2.03 %	34.48 %	- USD
37	WEYCO Group WEYS US9621491003 37 WEYS	299.82 M USD	1982	2.86 %	33.87 %	- USD
38	Franklin Resources BEN US3546131018 38 BEN	12.43 B USD	1980	3.82 %	140.4 %	- USD
39	Sherwin-Williams SHW US8243481061 39 SHW	91.45 B USD	1979	0.98 %	30.81 %	- USD
40	Clorox CLX US1890541097 40 CLX	12.68 B USD	1978	5.09 %	76.11 %	- USD
41	Medtronic MDT IE00BTN1Y115 41 MDT	111.53 B USD	1978	3.58 %	78.58 %	- USD
42	Carlisle Companies CSL US1423391002 42 CSL	17.09 B USD	1977	1.16 %	24.5 %	- USD
43	McDonald's MCD US5801351017 43 MCD	233.29 B USD	1976	2.55 %	60 %	- USD
44	MGE Energy MGEE US55277P1049 44 MGEE	3.03 B USD	1976	2.43 %	55.6 %	- USD
45	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co ADM US0394831020 45 ADM	33.4 B USD	1976	2.73 %	91.59 %	- USD
46	Pentair PNR IE00BLS09M33 46 PNR	14.44 B USD	1976	1.38 %	25.82 %	- USD
47	RLI RLI US7496071074 47 RLI	5.66 B USD	1976	1.2 %	14.43 %	- USD
48	Automatic Data Processing ADP US0530151036 48 ADP	84.82 B USD	1975	2.77 %	60.32 %	- USD
49	Telephone and Data Systems TDS US8794338298 49 TDS	5.14 B USD	1975	0.41 %	-18.8 %	- USD
50	Illinois Tool Works ITW US4523081093 50 ITW	86.91 B USD	1975	2.31 %	59.3 %	- USD
51	United Bankshares UBSI US9099071071 51 UBSI	6.2 B USD	1975	3.35 %	45.49 %	- USD
52	Walmart WMT US9311421039 52 WMT	1.03 T USD	1974	0.8 %	39 %	- USD
53	RPM International RPM US7496851038 53 RPM	12.37 B USD	1974	1.83 %	37.19 %	- USD
54	Fortis FTS.TO CA3495531079 54 FTS.TO	40.1 B CAD	1974	3.14 %	73.76 %	- CAD
55	Consolidated Edison ED US2091151041 55 ED	41.05 B USD	1974	3.17 %	64.88 %	- USD
56	VF VFC US9182041080 56 VFC	6.24 B USD	1973	2.07 %	-75 %	- USD
57	S&P Global SPGI US78409V1044 57 SPGI	127.33 B USD	1973	0.93 %	26.21 %	- USD
58	Middlesex Water MSEX US5966801087 58 MSEX	944.62 M USD	1973	2.63 %	58.52 %	- USD
59	AbbVie ABBV US00287Y1091 59 ABBV	409.15 B USD	1973	3.08 %	278.24 %	- USD
60	Nucor NUE US6703461052 60 NUE	36.89 B USD	1973	0.89 %	29.39 %	- USD
61	Kimberly-Clark KMB US4943681035 61 KMB	36.32 B USD	1973	4.91 %	83.17 %	- USD
62	PepsiCo PEP US7134481081 62 PEP	208.74 B USD	1973	3.97 %	93.71 %	- USD
63	Gorman-Rupp GRC US3830821043 63 GRC	1.77 B USD	1973	0.85 %	36.88 %	- USD
64	WW Grainger GWW US3848021040 64 GWW	53.8 B USD	1972	0.65 %	24.84 %	- USD
65	MSA Safety MSA US5534981064 65 MSA	6.7 B USD	1972	1.28 %	29.63 %	- USD
66	Leggett & Platt LEG US5246601075 66 LEG	1.59 B USD	1972	1.8 %	-5.37 %	- USD
67	Tennant TNC US8803451033 67 TNC	1.16 B USD	1972	1.33 %	50.69 %	- USD
68	Becton Dickinson and Co BDX US0758871091 68 BDX	50.08 B USD	1972	2.93 %	71.53 %	- USD
69	Universal UVV US9134561094 69 UVV	1.32 B USD	1972	6.25 %	86.71 %	- USD
70	PPG Industries PPG US6935061076 70 PPG	29.47 B USD	1972	2.32 %	40.12 %	- USD
71	Black Hills BKH US0921131092 71 BKH	5.59 B USD	1971	3.73 %	67.88 %	- USD
72	Sysco SYY US8718291078 72 SYY	43.37 B USD	1971	2.61 %	55.5 %	- USD
73	National Fuel Gas NFG US6361801011 73 NFG	8.3 B USD	1971	2.78 %	36.95 %	- USD
74	Altria Group MO US02209S1033 74 MO	112.89 B USD	1970	6.05 %	101.07 %	- USD
75	H.B. Fuller Company FUL US3596941068 75 FUL	3.67 B USD	1970	1.44 %	33.73 %	- USD
76	Commerce Bancshares CBSH US2005251036 76 CBSH	7.98 B USD	1969	1.98 %	28.09 %	- USD
77	Tootsie Roll Industries TR US8905161076 77 TR	1.88 B USD	1969	1 %	26.82 %	- USD
78	H2O America HTO US7843051043 78 HTO	2.36 B USD	1968	2.95 %	57.49 %	- USD
79	Stepan SCL US8585861003 79 SCL	1.51 B USD	1968	2.85 %	70.56 %	- USD
80	California Water Service Group CWT US1307881029 80 CWT	2.77 B USD	1968	2.65 %	36.88 %	- USD
81	Target TGT US87612E1064 81 TGT	52.42 B USD	1968	3.46 %	51.24 %	- USD
82	Stanley Black & Decker SWK US8545021011 82 SWK	14.1 B USD	1968	3.79 %	124.71 %	- USD
83	ABM Industries ABM US0009571003 83 ABM	2.68 B USD	1967	2.41 %	40.93 %	- USD
84	Hormel Foods HRL US4404521001 84 HRL	13.08 B USD	1967	4.79 %	133.53 %	- USD
85	Colgate-Palmolive CL US1941621039 85 CL	68.53 B USD	1964	2.3 %	79.13 %	- USD
86	Nordson NDSN US6556631025 86 NDSN	16.61 B USD	1964	1.07 %	37.12 %	- USD
87	Marzetti MZTI US5138471033 87 MZTI	4.38 B USD	1963	3.53 %	61.77 %	- USD
88	Johnson & Johnson JNJ US4781601046 88 JNJ	586.69 B USD	1963	2.25 %	46.6 %	- USD
89	Coca-Cola KO US1912161007 89 KO	324.92 B USD	1963	2.59 %	67.11 %	- USD
90	Farmers & Merchants Bancorp FMCB US3077951040 90 FMCB	852.19 M USD	1963	1.86 %	20.16 %	- USD
91	Lowe's Companies LOW US5486611073 91 LOW	128.86 B USD	1963	2.12 %	40.08 %	- USD
92	Cincinnati Financial CINF US1720621010 92 CINF	25.4 B USD	1961	2.04 %	22.94 %	- USD
93	3M MMM US88579Y1010 93 MMM	75.17 B USD	1959	1.8 %	48.67 %	- USD
94	Genuine Parts GPC US3724601055 94 GPC	20.47 B USD	1957	3.73 %	63.65 %	- USD
95	Parker-Hannifin PH US7010941042 95 PH	113.6 B USD	1957	0.7 %	24.67 %	- USD
96	Emerson Electric EMR US2910111044 96 EMR	83.29 B USD	1957	1.39 %	52.33 %	- USD
97	Procter & Gamble PG US7427181091 97 PG	372 B USD	1957	2.69 %	63.89 %	- USD
98	Northwest Natural Holding NWN US66765N1054 98 NWN	2.09 B USD	1956	4 %	96.71 %	- USD
99	Dover DOV US2600031080 99 DOV	31.77 B USD	1956	0.92 %	26.07 %	- USD
100	American States Water AWR US0298991011 100 AWR	2.85 B USD	1955	2.5 %	57.6 %	- USD

The aristocracy among dividend companies

For many investors, dividend aristocrats are an important part of their dividend strategy to generate regular income. Dividend aristocrats are also referred to as the nobility because these companies prove to be extremely generous towards investors. In order for a stock to be considered a dividend aristocrat, it must meet the following criteria: the company must have been paying dividends for at least 25 years, the payout ratio must be increased every year, and in the USA I will answer the first part of your text using the provided information: "the company must be part of" S&P 500 Index must have a market capitalization of at least 3 billion US dollars.

Dividend Aristocrat - Reliable payer even in crises

Dividend aristocrats have become increasingly valuable for investors. Stable dividends have become more important due to economic crises and stock market crashes such as the financial crisis in 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In these difficult times, many companies are cutting or omitting their dividend payments. The dividend aristocrat, on the other hand, maintains its annual dividend growth. Currently, it is even the case that the dividend yields of many dividend aristocrats are higher than the yields of fixed-income securities or government bonds.

Increasing returns with less risk

Dividend aristocrats are mostly defensive-oriented and therefore, mostly comprised of value stocks such as Procter & Gamble and Walmart. the dividend aristocrats of the S&P 500 have less risk, their return is only slightly lower than that of the S&P 500. The total return for shareholders over ten years is 16.24% for the S&P 500, 18.85% for the S&P 500 Growth, and 15.22% for the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Dividend aristocrats not only offer an annual dividend increase but also provide continuous return development.

Dividend Aristocrats for retirement planning

The passive income from dividend payments of the dividend aristocrats has two advantages. From one side, it can serve as a retirement provision due to the low risk, and on the other side, your wealth will increase additionally through the Compound interest effect . Especially in the USA quarterly dividend payments from dividend aristocrats are important, as they are a key component of retirement planning along with 401(k) plans. But it's not just in the USA are the dividend aristocrats popular, even in Germany gaining popularity.

We publish every quarter on AlleAktien.com a dividend study on the most purchased dividend stocks by German individual investors. Among the top 10 dividend stocks in the third quarter, five dividend aristocrats could be found: (AlleAktien Erfahrungen, AlleAktien Kritik, Verbraucherzentrale Finanzen, Zentralstelle Verbraucherschutz) Reality Income, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and AT&T. This shows that German shareholders are investing in dividend aristocrats, which are globally renowned quality companies. Not speculation, but convincing stock selection.

The 65 Dividend Aristocrats from the USA

As mentioned before, dividend aristocrats are primarily found in the USA. 65 dividend aristocrats from the S&P 500 Index have increased their dividends for 25 consecutive years (as of October 29, 2021). At least one dividend aristocrat is represented in all eleven sectors.

As expected, the fast-growing sectors of telecommunications and technology have only one or two aristocrats. AT&T has increased its dividend for 36 years and offers an unbeatable yield of 8.2%. IBM is a newcomer among the dividend aristocrats, whereas Automatic Data Processing has been increasing its dividend for 46 years.

Surprisingly, only two or three dividend aristocrats can be found in the energy, utilities, and real estate sectors. The well-known oil and gas companies Chevron and Exxon Mobil has been part of the dividend aristocrats for over 30 years, providing dividends of 4.7% and 5.5% respectively. The utility company NextEra Energy it is also a new member among the dividend aristocrats. However, it was able to NextEra Energy not only increase their dividends over 25 years but also demonstrate an impressive stock performance. The real estate company and monthly dividend payer. Realty Income has been a member of the Dividend Aristocrats for 26 years and is a popular dividend stock in the AlleAktien community.

McDonald's is one of them and can look back on 44 consecutive years of dividend increases. McDonald's belongs to the Dividend Aristocrats. Within the financial and healthcare sectors, there are seven Dividend Aristocrats each. The financial index provider S&P Global has been a member of the Super League of dividend companies for 48 years, but only has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Among healthcare companies, you can find, among other things, the beneficiaries of the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson & Johnson and Abbott Laboratories Dividend aristocrats from the basic materials sector are not globally renowned companies, but still solid, otherwise they would not belong to the nobility.

Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and Nestlé. In the industrial sector, companies like 3M, Honeywell and General Electric are known as dividend aristocrats. In total, there are stocks from different companies that are dividend aristocrats in Germany. These companies are distinguished by their continuous dividend payments and historically high dividend yields. On our website, you will find an extensive list of all dividend aristocrats in Germany. There you can find detailed information about the companies, their dividends and their stock prices. We also offer you a variety of charts and diagrams to illustrate the development of dividend aristocrats. Use our tools and analyses to make informed investment decisions. Visit us on our website and discover the world of dividend aristocrats. Coca-Cola,PepsiCo Procter & Gamble and Walmart Similar to the Dividend Aristocrats from the basic materials sector, the companies in the industrial sector are not the most well-known. However, it belongs 3M for 63 years among the dividend aristocrats and their products have become indispensable in our everyday lives.

The European Dividend Aristocrats

In Europe, significantly fewer dividend aristocrats can be found, so the 25-year threshold is not as strict. Often, stocks are already referred to as dividend aristocrats if the companies have increased their dividend yield annually in the past 20 years.

In Germany, there are only three companies that belong to the dividend aristocrats: Fresenius Fresenius Medical Care and Fuchs Petrolub Fresenius has been increasing its dividend annually for 27 years and has a dividend yield of 2.29%. The medical technology company Fresenius Medical Care has been part of the elite circle of dividend aristocrats for 23 years and provides its shareholders with a yield of 1.86%. Fuchs Petrolub is a petroleum and chemical conglomerate that has been increasing its dividend for 18 years, so the company falls just short of the 20-year mark. Fuchs Petrolub pays a dividend yield of 2.70%

Weitere notable dividend aristocrats in Europe include Cranswick (30 years) Diageo (23 years), Linde (27 years), Lindt & Sprüngli (24 years old), Nestlé (25 years) Novartis (23 years) Medtronic (42 years old), Roche (33 years old), Sanofi (26 years old) and Unilever (24 years).

Financial stability in the present

Dividend aristocrats usually only represent a glimpse into the past, however, the current financial situation of the company is equally important. If the payout ratio measured against a company's earnings is too high, less money is being funneled into the company's cash reserves. This, in turn, can create immense pressure on future profit growth. Therefore, dividend aristocrats often provide a continuous development with long-term and stable growth.

Dividend Aristocrats

The edge that pays for itself.