Dividend Aristocrats 2025

2025 Dividend Aristocrats: A Must-Read Guide

The Dividend Aristocrats 2025 are U.S. stocks that have increased their dividend for 25+ years. However, this factor alone does not qualify a stock as a Dividend Aristocrat. To be included on the list, a company must meet five criteria:

  • Be a member of the S&P 500 Index
  • Have raised the regular dividend per share for at least 25 consecutive years
  • Have a market capitalization of at least $3 billion
  • Average at least $5 million in daily share trading value for the three months before the rebalancing date
  • The minimum number of constituents must be 40 at each rebalancing date. In addition, a particular Global Industry Classification Standard or ‘GICS’ should only result in one sector comprising up to 30% of the index weight.

The Index is updated quarterly in January, April, July, and October.

These stocks are found in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. Currently, there are 69 stocks in the Index. 

Investors can examine updated, select financial data and the dividend earnings calendar for each stock in the Dividend Aristocrats list in the tables below. We also answer FAQs. The most recent dividend increases are also available to search.


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Market Update for the Dividend Aristocrats 2025

The Dividend Aristocrats 2025 yields about 2.59%, and the average forward price-to-earnings ratio is approximately 19.14X. 

The mean market capitalization is roughly $96,633 million, and the median is approximately $42,778 million. The market cap ranges between about $7,374 million and $782,327 million. The total market capitalization is roughly $6,667,652 million.

In 2024, the Dividend Aristocrats provided a total return of 7.08% after a positive return in 2023 and a negative return in 2022. The price return was 4.55%. This performance was less than the S&P 500 Index in 2024 at 25.02%. 

In the trailing 1-year, the Dividend Aristocrats 2025 returned +8.7% (blue line) compared to +13.7% for the S&P 500 Index (red line), as seen in the chart below. We used Stock Rover* to create this watchlist and chart. Over the trailing 5-years, the Dividend Aristocrats have returned +78.7%, and the S&P 500 Index has returned +113.4%.

1-Year Dividend Aristocrat Returns
Source: Stock Rover*

List of Dividend Aristocrat Stocks in 2025

The Dividend Aristocrat 2025 list serves as a screen for further investigating a stock for a dividend growth portfolio. It is a list of companies with stable businesses that have competitive advantages and have returned cash to shareowners consistently through dividends and, in some cases, stock buybacks.

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TickerCompanyFwd. YieldEPS 5-Year Avg (%)Dividend 10-Year Avg (%)Payout RatioPrice / EarningsCap ($M USD)
ABBVAbbVie3.50%-12.50%12.40%267.70%82$335,404
ABTAbbott Laboratories1.80%34.90%9.40%29.00%17.2$228,684
ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland3.80%-2.00%6.20%70.50%19.1$26,088
ADPAutomatic Data Processing2.00%11.40%12.10%59.90%31.1$123,140
AFLAflac2.30%10.00%11.50%32.20%16$55,508
ALBAlbemarle2.30%- 3.40%- - $8,456
AMCRAmcor5.30%7.60%- 90.30%17.2$22,042
AOSA.O. Smith2.00%14.50%13.60%36.70%19.2$9,784
APDAir Products2.50%-4.20%8.30%102.90%41.8$64,715
ATOAtmos Energy2.20%8.10%8.40%46.50%21.7$24,683
BDXBecton Dickinson2.40%12.80%5.70%76.80%34.4$50,755
BENFranklin Resources5.20%-19.60%7.90%182.60%36$13,239
BF.BBrown-Forman3.20%1.40%6.00%48.30%15.3$13,404
BROBrown & Brown0.60%18.30%10.60%15.50%30.1$35,613
CAHCardinal Health1.30%- 2.80%31.40%25.3$38,709
CATCaterpillar1.50%22.30%7.30%26.80%19.8$190,839
CBChubb1.40%34.10%3.80%17.40%13.5$112,289
CHDChurch & Dwight Co1.20%-4.00%5.80%48.80%41.7$23,906
CHRWC.H. Robinson Worldwide2.50%4.00%5.00%58.40%23.4$11,637
CINFCincinnati Financial2.30%22.50%6.60%35.60%16.3$23,329
CLColgate-Palmolive2.30%3.40%3.20%56.30%25.2$72,005
CLXClorox3.80%-5.40%5.10%86.60%22.9$15,702
CTASCintas0.70%16.30%19.50%34.30%50.3$87,581
CVXChevron4.50%- 4.80%75.20%17.3$262,692
DOVDover1.10%10.30%2.60%12.30%25.1$25,899
ECLEcolab1.00%9.10%7.00%32.90%36.5$76,046
EDConsolidated Edison3.40%6.20%2.70%61.40%18.7$36,393
EMREmerson Electric1.50%1.60%1.20%50.00%40.5$78,693
ERIEErie Indemnity1.60%15.80%7.20%49.70%29.5$18,137
ESEversource Energy4.60%-8.20%6.10%127.10%28.7$24,019
ESSEssex Property Trust3.60%1.90%6.00%94.80%27.3$18,486
EXPDExpeditors International1.30%11.30%7.90%24.10%19.1$15,746
FASTFastenal2.00%6.60%12.10%79.60%43.5$51,723
FDSFactSet Research Systems1.00%7.40%9.60%30.10%31.8$16,635
FRTFederal Realty Investment4.60%-0.60%2.40%126.20%27.3$8,288
GDGeneral Dynamics2.00%5.10%8.10%39.50%21.1$81,820
GPCGenuine Parts3.30%109.70%5.30%66.10%20.4$17,266
GWWW.W. Grainger0.90%27.70%6.80%21.00%27.2$50,804
HRLHormel Foods3.90%-4.40%8.80%84.20%21.9$16,370
IBMIBM2.40%-7.90%2.60%112.80%48.5$263,753
ITWIllinois Tool Works2.30%10.80%12.00%51.80%22.7$75,576
JNJJohnson & Johnson3.30%9.60%5.70%54.80%17.5$377,320
KMBKimberly-Clark4.00%-0.30%3.70%66.80%17.4$42,293
KOCoca-Cola2.90%3.30%4.40%78.60%27.9$299,017
KVUEKenvue3.80%- - 145.50%38.9$41,892
LINLinde1.30%26.80%7.70%40.90%34$220,666
LOWLowe's Companies2.20%15.30%17.50%38.00%18.4$124,641
MCDMcDonald's2.40%12.40%7.60%60.40%26.7$215,854
MDTMedtronic3.20%0.40%6.50%77.10%24.9$114,967
MKCMcCormick & Co2.50%0.60%8.40%60.00%25.1$19,318
NDSNNordson1.40%5.90%13.50%38.60%28.1$12,343
NEENextEra Energy3.00%8.10%11.40%78.80%28.1$154,479
NUENucor1.60%27.70%4.00%38.40%24.9$32,667
ORealty Income5.50%-5.50%3.50%287.60%53.5$53,259
PEPPepsiCo4.20%6.80%7.30%79.50%19.9$185,877
PGProcter & Gamble2.80%4.90%4.80%62.40%24.4$360,496
PNRPentair0.90%14.00%-2.40%24.00%27.6$17,561
PPGPPG Indus2.30%6.00%6.60%57.20%20.6$26,410
ROPRoper Technologies0.60%-1.90%12.70%22.00%39.5$58,953
SHWSherwin-Williams0.90%10.70%13.50%27.40%32.6$86,331
SJMJM Smucker4.10%- 5.40%- - $11,170
SPGIS&P Global0.70%3.70%11.30%28.90%41.7$162,578
SWKStanley Black & Decker4.60%-14.70%4.70%134.60%30.3$11,074
SYYSysco2.80%55.90%6.10%52.60%20.1$37,665
TGTTarget4.30%11.10%8.00%48.90%11.5$47,649
TROWT. Rowe Price Group5.00%0.90%9.30%56.50%11.6$22,529
WMTWalmart1.00%5.90%3.70%36.50%41$764,364
WSTWest Pharmaceutical Servs0.40%10.90%6.70%12.80%35.2$16,128
XOMExxon Mobil3.50%35.00%3.10%51.50%15.1$490,954

Dividend Calendar for the Dividend Aristocrats 2025

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TickerCompanyEx-Dividend DateDividend Record DateDividend Payment DateDividend FrequencyNext Dividend Payment Per ShareForward Dividend Per Share
ABBVAbbVie7/15/257/15/258/15/254$1.64 $6.56
ABTAbbott Laboratories7/15/257/15/258/15/254$0.59 $2.36
ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland5/21/255/21/256/11/254$0.51 $2.04
ADPAutomatic Data Processing6/13/256/13/257/1/254$1.54 $6.16
AFLAflac5/21/255/21/256/2/254$0.58 $2.32
ALBAlbemarle6/13/256/13/257/1/254$0.41 $1.62
AMCRAmcor5/22/255/22/256/10/254$0.13 $0.51
AOSA.O. Smith7/31/257/31/258/15/254$0.34 $1.36
APDAir Products7/1/257/1/258/11/254$1.79 $7.16
ATOAtmos Energy5/27/255/27/256/9/254$0.87 $3.48
BDXBecton Dickinson6/9/256/9/256/30/254$1.04 $4.16
BENFranklin Resources6/27/256/27/257/11/254$0.32 $1.28
BF.BBrown-Forman6/9/256/9/257/1/254$0.23 $0.91
BROBrown & Brown5/12/255/12/255/21/254$0.15 $0.60
CAHCardinal Health7/1/257/1/257/15/254$0.51 $2.04
CATCaterpillar7/21/257/21/258/20/254$1.51 $6.04
CBChubb6/13/256/13/257/3/254$0.97 $3.88
CHDChurch & Dwight Co5/15/255/15/256/2/254$0.29 $1.18
CHRWC.H. Robinson Worldwide6/6/256/6/257/1/254$0.62 $2.48
CINFCincinnati Financial6/23/256/23/257/15/254$0.87 $3.48
CLColgate-Palmolive7/18/257/18/258/15/254$0.52 $2.08
CLXClorox4/23/254/23/255/9/254$1.22 $4.88
CTASCintas5/15/255/15/256/13/254$0.39 $1.56
CVXChevron5/19/255/19/256/10/254$1.71 $6.84
DOVDover5/30/255/30/256/16/254$0.51 $2.06
ECLEcolab6/17/256/17/257/15/254$0.65 $2.60
EDConsolidated Edison5/14/255/14/256/16/254$0.85 $3.40
EMREmerson Electric5/16/255/16/256/10/254$0.53 $2.11
ERIEErie Indemnity7/8/257/8/257/22/254$1.37 $5.46
ESEversource Energy5/15/255/15/256/30/254$0.75 $3.01
ESSEssex Property Trust6/30/256/30/257/15/254$2.57 $10.28
EXPDExpeditors International6/2/256/2/256/16/252$0.77 $1.54
FASTFastenal7/29/257/29/258/26/254$0.22 $0.88
FDSFactSet Research Systems5/30/255/30/256/18/254$1.10 $4.40
FRTFederal Realty Investment7/1/257/1/257/15/254$1.10 $4.40
GDGeneral Dynamics7/3/257/3/258/8/254$1.50 $6.00
GPCGenuine Parts6/6/256/6/257/2/254$1.03 $4.12
GWWW.W. Grainger5/12/255/12/256/1/254$2.26 $9.04
HRLHormel Foods7/14/257/14/258/15/254$0.29 $1.16
IBMIBM5/9/255/9/256/10/254$1.68 $6.72
ITWIllinois Tool Works6/30/256/30/257/11/254$1.50 $6.00
JNJJohnson & Johnson5/27/255/27/256/10/254$1.30 $5.20
KMBKimberly-Clark6/6/256/6/257/2/254$1.26 $5.04
KOCoca-Cola6/13/256/13/257/1/254$0.51 $2.04
KVUEKenvue5/14/255/14/255/28/254$0.20 $0.82
LINLinde6/4/256/4/256/18/254$1.50 $6.00
LOWLowe's Companies7/23/257/23/258/6/254$1.20 $4.80
MCDMcDonald's6/2/256/2/256/16/254$1.77 $7.08
MDTMedtronic6/27/256/27/257/11/254$0.71 $2.84
MKCMcCormick & Co7/7/257/7/257/21/254$0.45 $1.80
NDSNNordson6/18/256/19/257/3/254$0.78 $3.12
NEENextEra Energy6/2/256/2/256/16/254$0.57 $2.27
NUENucor6/30/256/30/258/11/254$0.55 $2.20
ORealty Income8/1/258/1/258/15/2512$0.27 $3.23
PEPPepsiCo6/6/256/6/256/30/254$1.42 $5.69
PGProcter & Gamble7/18/257/18/258/15/254$1.06 $4.23
PNRPentair7/18/257/18/258/1/254$0.25 $1.00
PPGPPG Indus5/12/255/12/256/12/254$0.68 $2.72
ROPRoper Technologies7/8/257/8/257/22/254$0.82 $3.30
SHWSherwin-Williams5/16/255/16/256/6/254$0.79 $3.16
SJMJM Smucker5/16/255/16/256/2/254$1.08 $4.32
SPGIS&P Global8/26/258/26/259/10/254$0.96 $3.84
SWKStanley Black & Decker6/3/256/3/256/17/254$0.82 $3.28
SYYSysco7/3/257/3/257/25/254$0.54 $2.16
TGTTarget8/13/258/13/259/1/254$1.14 $4.50
TROWT. Rowe Price Group6/13/256/13/256/27/254$1.27 $5.08
WMTWalmart8/15/258/15/259/2/254$0.23 $0.94
WSTWest Pharmaceutical Servs7/30/257/30/258/6/254$0.21 $0.84
XOMExxon Mobil5/15/255/15/256/10/254$0.99 $3.96

FAQs About the Dividend Aristocrats 2025

Difference Between Dividend Champions and Aristocrats

A Dividend Aristocrat can also be a Dividend Champion but not vice-versa. For instance, Arrow Financial Corporation (AROW) does not meet all the above criteria; thus, it is not a Dividend Aristocrat. However, Arrow has raised the dividend for 32 years, permitting it to be on the Dividend Champions list. As a result, there are more Dividend Champions than Dividend Aristocrats.  

Historical Performance

As a group, the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats have exhibited solid returns with low volatility. For example, the Dividend Aristocrats had annualized total returns of 10.15% over the past decade and a standard deviation of 15.01%. On the other hand, the benchmark (the S&P 500 Index) had annualized total returns of 13.65% and a standard deviation of 15.95%. 

Over the past 5-years, the Dividend Aristocrats had an annualized total return of 11.08% with a standard deviation of 15.5%. The benchmark had an annualized total return of 16.64% and a standard deviation of 16.3%.

Dividend Aristocrats 10-year Total Returns
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices

The table below shows the calendar year’s performance from 2015 to 2024.

Dividend Aristocrats Return by Year
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices

Changes to the Dividend Aristocrats in 2025

On January 24, 2025, the S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the annual rebalancing for the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Erie Indemnity (ERIE), an insurer, was added to the list. Eversource Energy (ES), a regulated utility, was included. FactSet Research System (FDS) was also added to the list.

Changes to the Dividend Aristocrats 2025

Other Dividend Stock Lists

Note that a company can be a Dividend Aristocrat and a Dividend King. Dividend Kings have raised dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. The other lists of American stocks are below.

For Canadian stocks, there is an article

For UK stocks, there is an article

Other dividend stock lists

Additional Details About the Dividend Aristocrats 2025

The Dividend Aristocrats 2025 is a reasonably select list since there are only 69 companies. This number is out of nearly 6,000 companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ in 2023, indicating a success rate of approximately 1.15%.

Dividend Aristocrats Sector Breakdown

The sector with the highest representation of the Dividend Aristocrats 2025 is Industrials , approximately 23.3%. This class of stocks tends to have more volatile earnings and cash flows, but many have low payout ratios, allowing them to grow their dividends during recessions and economic downturns. 

Stocks from the Consumer Staples sector have the second-highest representation on the Dividend Aristocrats 2025 at about 21.4%. This point is likely due to these stocks’ relatively stable earnings and cash flow characteristics. In addition, these companies tend to grow profits slowly over time, permitting annual dividend increases. 

The third sector on the list is the Financials sector at 13.2%. These companies tend to have more volatile top and bottom lines, but many exhibit durable dividend growth.

These three sectors comprise the majority of the Dividend Aristocrats at 57.9%.

The sector breakdown for the Dividend Aristocrats 2025 is seen in the chart below. Because of the composition changes in the S&P 500 Index, the sector composition has changed with time. 

Dividend Aristocrat Sector Breakdown
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices

The sector ranking for the Dividend Aristocrats 2025 is unlike the Canadian Dividend Aristocrats, which have Financials, Industrials, and Real Estate as the top three sectors.

It is also unlike the UK High Yield Dividend Aristocrats, with Financials, Real Estate, and Industrials as the top three sectors.

Only Three REITs

Only three Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) exist in the Dividend Aristocrats. These are Essex Property Trust (ESS), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), and Realty Income (O). In addition, the list does not include any Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs).  

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Sector Allocation History

The chart below shows the sector allocation over time. Consumer Staples has consistently maintained its lead over time. The sector allocation changes because of economic events.

For example, the Great Recession caused many previous Dividend Aristocrats to freeze or even cut their dividends. As a result, these primarily financial stocks were dropped from the list of Dividend Aristocrats, affecting the sector composition. A few industrial stocks were also dropped from the list at the time. In fact, between 2009 and 2010, nineteen companies were dropped from the list of Dividend Aristocrats. More recently, some additional industrial and retail firms were removed because of dividend cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic and because of divestments.

Sector Allocation History
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices

Market Size of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats 2025

The largest Dividend Aristocrat by market capitalization is Walmart (WMT), with roughly $793 billion market capitalization. The smallest Dividend Aristocrat is Federal Realty Trust (FRT), with a $7.92 billion market capitalization. The Dividend Aristocrats have a total market capitalization of over $6.5 trillion.

The one with the highest forward yield is Franklin Resources (BEN), and the one with the lowest dividend yield is West Pharmaceuticals (WST). 

Dover Corporation (DOV) is the Dividend Aristocrat with the longest streak of consecutively increasing the dividend at 70 years. It is followed by Genuine Parts Company (GPC), Northwest Natural Holding Company (NWN), and The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)

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