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US companies with 25+ years of dividend increases

Well-known US companies that have raised their dividend every year for at least 25 years but not yet 50 (the 50+ group has its own page).

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

Twenty-five years of dividend raises is the threshold S&P Dow Jones Indices uses for the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats: an S&P 500 member that has increased its dividend every year for at least 25 consecutive years and meets the index's size and liquidity rules1. That makes “25 years” one of the most-searched marks among dividend investors. This page lists well-known US companies with a raise streak of 25 to 49 years, each checked against the company's own latest release. Where a company says it is in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index, the page says so; other companies here may or may not be index members. A long record of raises shows how a board has treated the dividend in good years and bad; it doesn't promise anything about the future. Today's yield is in the app, linked under each company.

How to read this page. Companies are listed alphabetically. The raise streak is 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.

Aflac

AFL
What it does
Supplemental health and life insurance in the US and Japan.
Pays
Quarterly.
Raise streak
43 years2. The first-quarter 2026 dividend rose 5.2%, from $0.58 to $0.61, which Aflac counts as its 43rd consecutive year of increases3.
See today's yield and history in the app →

Air Products

APD
What it does
Industrial gases such as hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, for industry and healthcare.
Pays
Quarterly.
Raise streak
44 years2. In January 2026 the quarterly dividend rose to $1.81, the company's 44th consecutive year of dividend increases4.
See today's yield and history in the app →

Caterpillar

CAT
What it does
Construction and mining equipment, engines and turbines.
Pays
Quarterly.
Raise streak
32 years2. In June 2026 the quarterly dividend rose 8%, from $1.51 to $1.63. Caterpillar “has paid higher annual dividends to shareholders for 32 consecutive years”5.
Dividend facts
Caterpillar says it is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats5.
See today's yield and history in the app →

Chevron

CVX
What it does
Integrated oil and gas company: production, refining and chemicals.
Pays
Quarterly.
Raise streak
39 years2. In January 2026 the quarterly dividend rose 4%, from $1.71 to $1.78, its 39th consecutive annual increase6.
See today's yield and history in the app →

Ecolab

ECL
What it does
Water, hygiene and infection-prevention products and services.
Pays
Quarterly.
Raise streak
34 years2. In December 2025 the quarterly dividend rose 12% to $0.73 for 2026, its 34th consecutive annual increase7.
Dividend facts
Ecolab has paid cash dividends on its common stock for 89 consecutive years7.
See today's yield and history in the app →

ExxonMobil

XOM
What it does
Oil and natural gas production, refining and chemicals.
Pays
Quarterly.
Raise streak
44 years2. With its third-quarter 2026 results, ExxonMobil declared a $1.07 fourth-quarter dividend (payable December 10 2026) and said it has reached 44 consecutive years of increases in annual dividends per share8.
See today's yield and history in the app →

IBM

IBM
What it does
Software, consulting and infrastructure (including mainframes).
Pays
Quarterly.
Raise streak
31 years2. In April 2026 IBM raised the quarterly dividend to $1.69: “the 31st year in a row that IBM has increased its quarterly cash dividend”9.
Dividend facts
The 2026 raise was one cent, from $1.68 (+0.6%)9.
See today's yield and history in the app →

McCormick

MKC
What it does
Spices, seasonings and condiments.
Pays
Quarterly.
Raise streak
40 years2. In November 2025 the quarterly dividend went from $0.45 to $0.48, its 40th consecutive year of increases and its 102nd year of continuous dividend payments10.
Dividend facts
McCormick is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats10.
See today's yield and history in the app →

Realty Income

O
What it does
Real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns single-tenant commercial properties on long-term net leases.
Pays
Monthly. Its September 2026 release counts 675 consecutive monthly dividends since the company was founded11.
Raise streak
31 years2. Realty Income says it is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats for having increased its dividend for over 31 consecutive years11.
Dividend facts
The September 8 2026 increase, to $0.2715 a month, was its 136th dividend increase11.
See today's yield and history in the app →

Sherwin-Williams

SHW
What it does
Paints, coatings and related products.
Pays
Quarterly.
Raise streak
47 years2. In February 2026 the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.80, continuing 47 consecutive years of dividend increases12.
See today's yield and history in the app →

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.

Sources (last checked November 7, 2026)

  1. S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Dividend Aristocrats Indices methodology, https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/documents/methodologies/methodology-sp-dividend-aristocrats-indices.pdf
  2. Raise streaks: Parachute Monkey's dividend records (payment history), checked against the company releases listed on this page.
  3. Aflac, “Aflac Incorporated Announces 5.2% Increase in the First Quarter 2026 Dividend” (Nov 2025), https://investors.aflac.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/Aflac-Incorporated-Announces-5-2-Increase-in-the-First-Quarter-2026-Dividend/default.aspx ; Zacks, “Aflac's Dividend ... With 43rd Straight Hike”, https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2789780/aflacs-dividend-ducks-soar-past-the-flock-with-43rd-straight-hike
  4. Air Products, “Air Products Increases Quarterly Dividend to $1.81 Per Share” (Jan 27 2026, Barchart copy), https://www.barchart.com/story/news/37260037/air-products-increases-quarterly-dividend-to-1-81-per-share ; Air Products, 2025 release (43rd year), https://airproducts.com/company/news-center/2025/01/0122-air-products-increases-quarterly-dividend-for-43rd-consecutive-year
  5. Caterpillar, “Caterpillar Inc. Increases Dividend” (Jun 10 2026), https://www.caterpillar.com/en/news/corporate-press-releases/h/june-2026-dividends.html ; Barchart copy of the release, https://www.barchart.com/story/news/2408163/caterpillar-inc-increases-dividend
  6. Chevron, Q4 2025 results (Jan 30 2026, BOE Report copy), https://boereport.com/2026/01/30/chevron-reports-fourth-quarter-2025-results/amp/ ; Dividend Hawk, Chevron dividend increase (Feb 2 2026), https://dividendhawk.blogspot.com/2026/02/chevron-corporation-cvx-dividend.html
  7. Ecolab, “Ecolab Increases Cash Dividend 12%” (Dec 4 2025), https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251204012856/en/Ecolab-Increases-Cash-Dividend-12/ ; Nasdaq copy of the release, https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/ecolab-increases-cash-dividend-12-2025-12-04
  8. ExxonMobil, “ExxonMobil Announces Third-Quarter 2026 Results” (Oct 30 2026), https://investor.exxonmobil.com/company-information/press-releases/detail/1213/exxonmobil-announces-third-quarter-2026-results ; BOE Report copy of the release, https://boereport.com/2026/10/30/exxonmobil-announces-third-quarter-2026-results/
  9. IBM, first-quarter 2026 results (Apr 2026, Quantisnow copy), https://quantisnow.com/insight/ibm-releases-first-quarter-results-6510321 ; MarketBeat, “IBM increases dividend to $1.69 per share” (Apr 23 2026), https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/international-business-machines-corporation-nyseibm-increases-dividend-to-169-per-share-2026-04-23/
  10. McCormick, quarterly dividend increase (Nov 18 2025), https://ir.mccormick.com/node/32806 ; McCormick, 2025 results and 2026 outlook (Barchart copy), https://www.barchart.com/story/news/37169363/mccormick-reports-strong-2025-financial-results-and-provides-2026-outlook
  11. Realty Income, “136th Common Stock Monthly Dividend Increase Declared by Realty Income” (Sep 8 2026, Finviz copy), https://finviz.com/news/389807/136th-common-stock-monthly-dividend-increase-declared-by-realty-income ; Realty Income press release page, https://www.realtyincome.com/investors/press-releases/136th-common-stock-monthly-dividend-increase-declared-realty-income
  12. Sherwin-Williams, “Sherwin-Williams Declares Dividend of $0.80 per Common Share” (Feb 18 2026), https://investors.sherwin-williams.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Sherwin-Williams-Declares-Dividend-of-0-80-per-Common-Share/default.aspx ; Stock Titan copy of the release, https://www.stocktitan.net/news/SHW/sherwin-williams-declares-dividend-of-0-80-per-common-7v1y8hocrxyp.html