Dividend royalty list: companies paying shareholders for 50+ years
Dividend royalty represents the pinnacle of income investing, featuring elite companies with half-century streaks of uninterrupted and growing shareholder payouts. These stocks are primarily traded on exchanges like NYSE and NASDAQ, embodying corporate resilience and shareholder commitment. Despite economic upheavals, the Dividend Kings segment, characterized by exceptional payout discipline, offers investors living proof of sustainable wealth creation through dividends.
The Dividend Kings universe is not limited to U.S. companies; it includes global enterprises with extraordinary payout endurance. The main advantages of these royalty-status stocks include:
- Generational reliability: Dividend payments maintained through 7+ economic recessions and multiple market cycles.
- Inflation resistance: Dividend growth rates historically exceeding CPI increases by 2-3% annually.
- Compounding power: Reinvested dividends accounting for 40-70% of total long-term returns.
The consumer staples leader Procter & Gamble and beverage giant Coca-Cola exemplify dividend royalty – P&G has increased dividends for 68 consecutive years since 1957, while Coca-Cola has maintained 61 straight years of payout growth. Their dividend streams have survived 11 U.S. recessions combined. Investing in Dividend Kings provides exposure to businesses with institutionalized capital return disciplines.
True dividend royalty achieves 60+ year milestones. Johnson & Johnson delivered 61 consecutive annual increases before its 2023 spin-off reset, while 3M maintained 64 years until restructuring in 2023. This explains why Dividend Kings have outperformed the S&P 500 by 2.1% annually since 1960. Beyond consumer goods, the category includes 3 sector stalwarts: industrials (Dover Corp: 68 years), chemicals (PPG Industries: 51 years), and food processing (Hormel Foods: 57 years).
Regulated brokerThe following table contains a list of Dividend Kings with 50+ year payout streaks by longevity, primarily traded on U.S. exchanges (including companies maintaining increases through multiple economic cycles). The list includes only publicly traded companies, and the presented data (current streak, yield) are regularly updated to reflect the current market situation.
| Stock | Price | Change % | Dividend Rate | Dividend Yield | Marketcap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $73.55 | 1.36% | 2.04 | 2.77% | 316.53B | |
| $148.34 | 0.77% | 4.23 | 2.85% | 346.63B | |
| $224.44 | 1.33% | 5.20 | 2.32% | 540.74B | |
 3M MMM | $158.05 | 0.92% | 2.92 | 1.85% | 83.96B |
| $85.76 | 0.66% | 2.08 | 2.43% | 69.31B | |
 Exxon Mobil XOM | $136.83 | 1.48% | 4.12 | 3.01% | 583.34B |
| $44.71 | 0.18% | 2.44 | 5.46% | 23.86B | |
 Emerson EMR | $147.67 | 0.98% | 2.22 | 1.50% | 83.04B |
| $81.06 | 0.90% | 3.32 | 4.10% | 12.55B | |
 Pepsico PEP | $148.78 | 1.99% | 5.69 | 3.82% | 203.69B |
 Clorox CLX | $113.19 | 0.28% | 4.96 | 4.38% | 13.81B |
 AT&T T | $23.00 | 1.92% | 1.11 | 4.83% | 164.46B |
Chevron CVX | $169.05 | 0.93% | 6.84 | 4.05% | 340.61B |
 AbbVie ABBV | $223.93 | 1.43% | 6.65 | 2.97% | 395.77B |
McDonald MCD | $314.13 | 0.38% | 7.44 | 2.37% | 224.16B |
| $100.64 | 0.49% | 5.04 | 4.98% | 33.40B | |
Target TGT | $104.10 | 0.13% | 4.56 | 4.38% | 47.30B |
| $258.69 | 0.18% | 6.44 | 2.49% | 75.41B | |
| $346.08 | 0.65% | 3.16 | 0.91% | 86.29B | |
| $11.90 | 1.57% | 0.20 | 1.68% | 1.61B |
