The Dividend Aristocrats List – The 65 Stocks with 25-Plus Years of Consecutive Dividend Increases
By: Jonathan Wolfgram,
Dividend Aristocrats is a group of few dozen S&P 500 companies that have a record of boosting their annual dividend distribution amount for at least the last 25 consecutive years.
Published in 1989, the first list of Dividend Aristocrats contained 26 companies. Rebalancing of the Dividend Aristocrats’ list to add and drop companies based on their eligibility occurs quarterly in January, April, July and October. After the initial Dividend Aristocrats list in 1989, some companies dropped off the list for failing to meet the eligibility requirements and other companies extended their consecutive annual dividend hikes streaks to reach the 25-year eligibility milestone. More companies joined the list then dropped off, and the list expanded to 64 companies in 2001.
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By the financial crisis in 2008, the number of Dividend Aristocrats declined to 52. Many of the Dividend Aristocrats succumbed to the negative effects in the aftermath of the crisis and nine dropped off the list – eight for failing to meet eligibility requirements and Mars, Incorporated acquired the Wrigley Company. As the markets and the overall economy recovered from the recession the Dividend aristocrats list began expanding again and currently includes 65 companies.
Update: on January 22nd, 2021, Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR), Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS) and Raytheon Technologies (NYSE:RTX) were all removed from the dividend aristocrats. Simultaneously, International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) and West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) were added. As a result, the total count stayed at 65 and is still there as of September 13, 2021.
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| Ticker | Sector | Consecutive Annual Dividend Hikes | Market Cap | Latest Close Price | Projected 12 Month Dividend Yield | Trailing 12 Month Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM | Consumer Products | 46 | $33.50B | $59.89 | 2.47% | 2.45% |
| AMCR | Materials | 1 | $18.92B | $12.30 | 3.82% | 3.82% |
| BF___B | Consumer Products | 1 | $22.16B | $71.55 | 1.01% | 1.00% |
| CL | Consumer Products | 58 | $64.98B | $77.04 | 2.34% | 2.31% |
| CLX | Consumer Products | 44 | $20.84B | $169.68 | 2.73% | 2.65% |
| KO | Consumer Products | 58 | $240.05B | $55.61 | 3.02% | 2.99% |
| KO | Consumer Products | 58 | $240.05B | $55.61 | 3.02% | 2.99% |
| HRL | Consumer Products | 54 | $22.96B | $42.31 | 2.32% | 2.29% |
| KMB | Consumer Products | 46 | $46.15B | $137.05 | 3.33% | 3.28% |
| MKC | Consumer Products | 19 | $21.32B | $85.55 | 1.59% | 1.55% |
| PEP | Consumer Products | 49 | $214.86B | $155.46 | 2.77% | 2.70% |
| PG | Consumer Products | 67 | $349.86B | $144.13 | 2.41% | 2.30% |
| SYY | Services | 44 | $39.20B | $76.56 | 2.46% | 2.38% |
| WMT | Services | 7 | $406.81B | $145.89 | 1.51% | 1.50% |
| WBA | Services | 5 | $42.77B | $49.45 | 3.86% | 3.80% |
| AOS | Consumer Products | 19 | $9.34B | $70.11 | 1.48% | 1.48% |
| CTAS | Industrials | 9 | $41.57B | $403.71 | 0.94% | 1.48% |
| DOV | Industrials | 65 | $24.99B | $173.56 | 1.15% | 1.14% |
| EMR | Industrials | 64 | $59.83B | $100.09 | 2.02% | 2.02% |
| EXPD | Industrials | 19 | $21.35B | $125.76 | 0.92% | 0.87% |
| ITW | Industrials | 7 | $68.91B | $218.78 | 2.23% | 2.08% |
| MMM | Health Care | 62 | $106.79B | $184.55 | 3.21% | 3.20% |
| PNR | Industrials | 2 | $12.69B | $76.53 | 1.05% | 1.03% |
| ROP | IT & Communications | 7 | $49.97B | $473.96 | 0.47% | 0.46% |
| SWK | Industrials | 53 | $30.38B | $186.42 | 1.70% | 1.55% |
| GWW | Industrials | 49 | $21.62B | $415.23 | 1.56% | 1.52% |
| CAT | Industrials | 7 | $112.24B | $205.01 | 2.17% | 2.05% |
| ABT | Health Care | 7 | $228.34B | $128.80 | 1.40% | 1.33% |
| ABBV | Health Care | 7 | $188.52B | $106.68 | 4.87% | 4.76% |
| BDX | Health Care | 9 | $74.19B | $258.33 | 1.29% | 1.29% |
| CAH | Health Care | 19 | $15.34B | $52.82 | 3.71% | 3.69% |
| JNJ | Health Care | 58 | $439.55B | $166.97 | 2.54% | 2.48% |
| WST | Materials | 19 | $33.96B | $459.03 | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| MDT | Health Care | 43 | $176.49B | $131.14 | 1.85% | 1.81% |
| GPC | Consumer Products | 64 | $16.95B | $118.38 | 2.75% | 2.73% |
| LEG | Consumer Products | 7 | $6.22B | $46.68 | 3.60% | 3.47% |
| LOW | Services | 59 | $141.48B | $204.33 | 1.57% | 1.27% |
| MCD | Services | 44 | $178.62B | $239.18 | 2.16% | 2.16% |
| MDT | Health Care | 49 | $119.35B | $244.54 | 1.47% | 1.20% |
| VFC | Consumer Products | 0 | $27.86B | $70.95 | 2.76% | 2.76% |
| AFL | Financials | 38 | $36.66B | $54.66 | 2.41% | 2.32% |
| CINF | Financials | 2 | $18.92B | $117.38 | 2.15% | 2.10% |
| BEN | Financials | 1 | $15.75B | $31.32 | 3.58% | 3.54% |
| SPGI | Financials | 7 | $108.51B | $450.24 | 0.68% | 0.66% |
| TROW | Financials | 4 | $49.15B | $216.60 | 1.99% | 3.21% |
| CB | Financials | 7 | $79.08B | $180.24 | 1.78% | 1.74% |
| PBCT | Financials | 13 | $6.84B | $15.99 | 4.57% | 4.53% |
| APD | Materials | 38 | $59.33B | $268.00 | 2.24% | 2.12% |
| ALB | Materials | 19 | $28.20B | $241.17 | 0.65% | 0.64% |
| ECL | Materials | 7 | $64.61B | $225.84 | 0.85% | 0.85% |
| PPG | Materials | 49 | $36.32B | $153.03 | 1.54% | 1.44% |
| SHW | Materials | 41 | $79.16B | $300.64 | 0.73% | 0.70% |
| NUE | Materials | 11 | $32.97B | $112.25 | 1.44% | 1.44% |
| LIN | Materials | 2 | $160.31B | $310.44 | 1.33% | 1.33% |
| CVX | Energy | 19 | $185.79B | $96.07 | 5.58% | 5.48% |
| XOM | Energy | 38 | $228.53B | $53.98 | 6.45% | 6.45% |
| ADP | IT & Communications | 45 | $84.97B | $200.83 | 1.85% | 1.85% |
| IBM | IT & Communications | 19 | $122.81B | $137.02 | 4.79% | 4.77% |
| ESS | Financials | 19 | $20.94B | $321.94 | 2.60% | 2.59% |
| FRT | Financials | 13 | $9.16B | $117.76 | 3.63% | 3.60% |
| O | Financials | 19 | $26.45B | $67.92 | 4.17% | 4.15% |
| T | IT & Communications | 16 | $-39,409,206,120 | $27.18 | 7.65% | 7.65% |
| ATO | Utilities | 19 | $12.18B | $93.12 | 2.68% | 2.68% |
| ED | Utilities | 46 | $26.39B | $74.69 | 4.15% | 4.14% |
| NEE | Utilities | 19 | $166.28B | $84.93 | 1.81% | 1.77% |
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Jonathan Wolfgram is an editorial staffer who writes website content at Eagle Financial Publications. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with Bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Philosophy. Jonathan writes for www.DividendInvestor.com and www.StockInvestor.com.
