US Dividend Kings: 50+ years of dividend raises

Well-known US companies that have raised their dividend every year for at least half a century: how often they pay and what their own 2026 releases say.

General information, not financial advice. No prices or yields on this page: those change every day and live in the app.

“Dividend King” is an informal name for a company that has raised its dividend every year for at least 50 years. Unlike the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (25+ years, with index rules set by S&P Dow Jones Indices¹), there is no official Dividend King index, so lists on different sites can differ slightly. A 50-year streak runs through the inflation of the 1970s, the 2008-2009 financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic, and long-term dividend investors often follow these companies for that record. A long streak describes the past; it doesn't promise anything about the future. This page covers twelve of the largest and best-known US Dividend Kings, each with the count from its own latest release. Today's yield and payment dates are in the app, linked under each company.

How to read this page. Companies are listed alphabetically. The raise streak is the number of consecutive years with a higher annual dividend, by the company's own count (the app shows the same number). Amounts are per share, in US dollars.

Not on this page: Some other companies also show 50 or more years in the app, such as Lowe's, Emerson and Colgate-Palmolive. Their latest releases don't state the same count (Lowe's says “more than 25 consecutive years”), so they are left out until the numbers match.

This page is general information, not financial advice. It is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security. Past dividend increases don't guarantee future ones; dividends can be cut or suspended. Check the company's own filings before deciding anything.