The 2026 Dividend Champions: Updates, Performance, and Analysis

This article provides an updated list of the Dividend Champions in 2026, select financial data, and analysis. The list and data are updated monthly.

The Dividend Champions 2026 companies on United States stock exchanges have raised their dividend for 25+ consecutive years. This list is a select list of only 154 companies. This number is from nearly 6,000 companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ in 2026, indicating a success rate of approximately 2.57%.

This list is not one of the best or top Dividend Champions. Instead, it is an informational source to assist in making investment decisions. Lastly, the Dividend Champions list was first created in 2008 by David Fish (deceased in 2018). He originally started the list in the Dividend Investing Resource Center.

Market Update for the 2026 Dividend Champions

The Dividend Champions 2026 are currently trading at an elevated valuation of a trailing average price-to-earnings ratio of about 23.39X. This multiple is down from its peak of more than 31X in May 2021. The forward P/E ratio is more reasonable at 17.30 times earnings.

The current average dividend yield is about 2.64%. The average trailing 10-year dividend growth rate is about 6.27%, and the average past 5-year dividend growth rate is around 6.22%. On average, the payout ratio is approximately 55.68%. The mean market cap is currently $59,368 million. 

Currently, the Dividend Champion with the highest yield is Universal Health Realty (UHT), the one trading with the lowest trailing earnings multiple is RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR), and the one with the lowest forward earnings multiple is Novo Nordisk (NVO).

The updated, selected financial data and the dividend earnings calendar for each stock in the Dividend Champions list are in the tables below. The most recent dividend increases are also available to search.

According to Stock Rover*, in the trailing 1-year, the Dividend Champions 2026 have returned +16.6% (blue line) compared to +23.9% for the S&P 500 Index (red line), as seen in the chart below. Over the trailing 5-years, this group of stocks has returned +52.8%, and the S&P 500 has returned +86.8%.

List of Dividend Champions in 2026

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Ticker	Company Name	No. Years	Dividend Yield (%)	10-yr Dividend Growth Rate (%)	Payout Ratio (%)	TTM P/E Ratio	Market Cap (millions)
ABBV	AbbVie	54	3.10	11.70	326.00	n/a	$397,563
ABM	ABM Indus	58	2.60	5.80	42.50	17.3	$2,626
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	53	2.80	9.30	66.90	25	$155,256
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland	50	2.60	5.70	91.50	36.2	$39,430
ADP	Automatic Data Processing	51	2.90	12.40	60.30	21.5	$92,370
AFL	Aflac	43	2.10	11.50	26.80	13.4	$59,606
ALB	Albemarle	29	1.10	2.90	n/a	n/a	$17,362
ALRS	Alerus Financial	29	2.90	6.70	78.50	28.2	$744
ANDC	Andover Bancorp	42	3.90	0.80	35.00	9.3	$39
ANDE	Andersons	29	1.10	2.60	20.90	19.8	$2,527
AOS	A.O. Smith	32	2.50	11.60	37.10	15.3	$7,885
APD	Air Products	43	2.60	7.70	75.90	29.2	$61,573
AROW	Arrow Financial	29	3.20	4.30	37.50	12.3	$629
ARTNA	Artesian Resources	33	3.80	3.60	55.00	14.7	$342
ATO	Atmos Energy	42	2.40	9.10	45.60	20.9	$28,413
ATR	AptarGroup	32	1.70	4.80	31.50	19.6	$7,317
AWR	American States Water	71	2.60	8.40	57.70	22.9	$3,077
BANF	BancFirst	32	1.70	10.50	26.10	15.6	$3,832
BDX	Becton Dickinson	54	2.80	4.80	105.60	25.8	$40,721
BEN	Franklin Resources	45	4.20	6.20	99.20	23.8	$16,181
BF.B	Brown-Forman	42	3.50	5.40	52.90	17.5	$12,259
BKH	Black Hills	55	3.90	5.30	70.80	18.7	$5,475
BKUT	Bank Of Utica (ny)	30	2.80	4.30	14.80	5.4	$162
BMI	Badger Meter	33	1.30	14.90	34.60	29	$3,760
BRC	Brady	40	1.30	1.90	22.00	17.7	$3,668
BRO	Brown & Brown	32	1.10	10.40	18.10	19.6	$20,456
CAH	Cardinal Health	39	1.00	2.80	31.10	33	$50,658
CASS	Cass Information Systems	25	2.60	6.70	47.00	21	$636
CASY	Casey's General Stores	26	0.30	10.00	12.60	47.7	$33,799
CAT	Caterpillar	32	0.70	7.00	29.40	42.6	$394,339
CB	Chubb	33	1.20	3.80	13.60	11.7	$128,217
CBSH	Commerce Bancshares	56	2.00	7.10	26.40	13.4	$7,950
CBU	Community Financial Sys	33	2.90	4.20	45.40	15.8	$3,410
CCFN	Muncy Columbia Financial	29	2.30	2.60	23.70	10.7	$291
CFR	Cullen/Frost Bankers	33	2.90	6.70	39.00	14.1	$9,143
CHD	Church & Dwight Co	29	1.30	5.60	39.10	32.3	$23,264
CHRW	C.H. Robinson Worldwide	27	1.40	3.90	50.10	37.4	$21,787
CINF	Cincinnati Financial	65	2.30	7.00	20.10	9.5	$25,740
CL	Colgate-Palmolive	64	2.40	3.10	80.00	34.9	$71,976
CLX	Clorox	48	5.00	4.90	80.10	16.2	$12,009
CPKF	Chesapeake Financial	32	2.10	6.10	15.70	8.2	$161
CSL	Carlisle Companies	49	1.30	13.90	25.10	19.1	$13,308
CTAS	Cintas	43	1.00	18.40	36.20	38	$72,188
CTBI	Community Trust Bancorp	45	3.00	5.50	36.00	12.3	$1,278
CVX	Chevron	38	3.80	5.20	120.00	33.1	$378,104
CWT	California Water Servs Gr	58	2.80	6.90	61.80	23	$2,756
DCI	Donaldson	30	1.50	5.80	31.80	22.5	$9,684
DOV	Dover	70	1.00	2.20	25.70	26.7	$28,855
EBC	Eastern Bankshares	26	2.60	n/a	28.70	11.3	$4,428
ECL	Ecolab	33	1.10	7.60	37.10	34.8	$72,326
ED	Consolidated Edison	51	3.20	2.90	57.80	18.2	$39,653
EFSI	Eagle Financial Services	36	2.90	4.50	32.60	11.1	$229
EMR	Emerson Electric	69	1.60	1.60	49.80	31.8	$76,794
ENB	Enbridge	30	5.00	6.20	177.80	26.7	$123,319
EPD	Enterprise Prods Partners	28	5.80	3.40	80.60	14	$81,932
ERIE	Erie Indemnity	35	2.50	7.20	46.10	21.2	$12,129
ES	Eversource Energy	27	4.60	5.90	65.20	14.8	$26,325
ESS	Essex Property Trust	31	3.60	4.90	115.90	32	$18,291
ETR	Entergy	32	2.30	4.20	62.30	28.2	$50,586
EXPD	Expeditors International	31	1.00	7.30	24.80	26.6	$21,652
FAST	Fastenal	27	2.00	12.30	79.00	40.7	$52,820
FDS	FactSet Research Systems	26	1.90	8.80	28.10	16	$9,073
FELE	Franklin Electric	33	1.10	10.80	32.10	30	$4,399
FFMR	First Farmers Financial	34	3.00	12.50	27.60	9.4	$478
FMAO	Farmers & Merchants	31	3.20	7.70	34.70	10.9	$393
FMCB	Farmers & Merchants	60	1.60	4.60	17.90	9.6	$910
FRT	Federal Realty Investment	58	3.70	1.90	77.70	21.4	$10,679
FUL	H.B. Fuller	56	1.60	5.80	32.20	21.2	$3,333
GD	General Dynamics	34	1.90	7.70	37.80	21.5	$92,235
GGG	Graco	28	1.60	10.40	35.90	24	$12,193
GPC	Genuine Parts	69	4.30	4.90	n/a	225	$13,546
GRC	Gorman-Rupp	53	1.00	6.10	33.50	35.5	$2,103
GWW	W.W. Grainger	53	0.70	7.40	24.30	35.4	$62,209
HRL	Hormel Foods	60	4.80	7.30	137.10	28.6	$13,366
HTO	H2O America	57	3.10	8.10	57.80	19.8	$2,416
IBM	IBM	31	2.50	1.90	58.30	24.1	$255,986
ITT	ITT	29	0.80	12.00	25.20	32.5	$16,471
ITW	Illinois Tool Works	62	2.60	11.30	58.70	23.2	$71,973
JKHY	Jack Henry & Associates	35	1.90	8.10	32.80	17.8	$9,067
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	63	2.30	5.30	59.60	27.7	$574,096
KMB	Kimberly-Clark	53	5.00	3.40	79.30	19.7	$33,711
KO	Coca-Cola	63	2.50	4.20	64.60	26.3	$359,643
KVUE	Kenvue	63	4.60	n/a	98.50	21.5	$34,655
LECO	Lincoln Electric Holdings	30	1.30	9.50	31.50	26.2	$13,879
LIN	Linde	32	1.30	7.90	40.20	33.8	$236,138
LOW	Lowe's Companies	62	2.30	15.70	40.50	18.3	$121,218
MATW	Matthews International	33	4.00	5.40	336.70	84.9	$797
MCD	McDonald's	49	2.60	7.60	59.60	23.3	$200,731
MDT	Medtronic	47	3.60	6.50	78.60	21.5	$103,030
MGEE	MGE Energy	50	2.50	4.90	48.10	19.9	$2,930
MGRC	McGrath RentCorp	33	1.70	6.90	30.80	17.9	$2,776
MKC	McCormick & Co	39	3.90	8.40	29.90	8.2	$13,361
MO	Altria Group	55	5.80	6.50	87.70	15.3	$122,118
MSA	MSA Safety	55	1.40	5.00	28.50	21.1	$6,032
MSEX	Middlesex Water	53	2.60	6.10	58.30	22.4	$999
MZTI	The Marzetti	63	3.70	7.20	60.80	17.1	$2,997
NC	NACCO Industries	40	2.00	-0.20	35.10	18.5	$400
NDSN	Nordson	62	1.20	13.10	34.40	29.7	$15,514
NEE	NextEra Energy	31	2.90	11.10	58.80	21.6	$177,525
NFG	National Fuel Gas	55	2.80	3.10	28.70	10.4	$7,329
NIDB	Northeast Indiana Bancorp	30	3.20	6.10	25.80	8.3	$56
NJR	New Jersey Resources	30	3.40	7.10	55.30	16.6	$5,632
NNN	NNN REIT	36	5.20	3.30	116.10	22.6	$8,807
NUE	Nucor	52	0.90	4.10	22.00	24.9	$57,046
NVO	Novo Nordisk	29	4.20	9.80	42.50	10.1	$203,843
NWFL	Norwood Financial	33	4.00	4.50	45.80	11.7	$346
NWN	Northwest Natural Hldg	70	3.90	0.50	67.10	17.1	$2,103
O	Realty Income	28	5.20	3.10	265.00	51	$58,171
ORI	Old Republic Intl	44	3.30	5.30	28.40	9.5	$9,351
OZK	Bank OZK	32	3.60	11.70	28.90	8.3	$5,571
PEP	PepsiCo	53	4.10	7.00	89.20	22.7	$197,224
PG	Procter & Gamble	69	2.90	5.00	60.60	21.8	$347,076
PH	Parker Hannifin	69	0.90	12.20	26.20	32.3	$110,650
PII	Polaris	30	4.10	2.10	n/a	n/a	$3,819
PNR	Pentair	49	1.50	-2.00	24.80	17.9	$11,538
PPG	PPG Indus	54	2.50	5.90	39.90	16.2	$25,344
PSBQ	PSB Holdings	32	1.50	1.80	19.20	13.8	$194
RLI	RLI	50	1.30	6.10	14.90	12.6	$5,177
RNR	RenaissanceRe Holdings	30	0.60	2.80	2.70	5	$12,608
ROP	Roper Technologies	32	1.10	11.70	21.00	20.9	$33,704
RPM	RPM International	52	2.10	7.00	40.20	20.1	$13,308
RTX	RTX	31	1.60	1.00	50.40	33.2	$238,914
SBSI	Southside Bancshares	30	4.30	4.90	60.80	14.4	$1,008
SCL	Stepan	58	3.10	7.60	n/a	n/a	$1,182
SEIC	SEI Investments	34	1.20	7.20	16.90	15.2	$10,741
SHW	Sherwin-Williams	47	1.10	11.10	30.10	29.2	$75,149
SJM	JM Smucker	29	3.80	5.10	n/a	n/a	$12,482
SOME	Somerset Trust Holding	25	2.40	3.90	16.40	7	$183
SON	Sonoco Products	49	4.40	3.90	20.70	8	$4,894
SPGI	S&P Global	52	0.90	10.40	24.40	27	$126,501
SRCE	1st Source	39	2.20	9.10	23.90	11.9	$1,868
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker	58	4.30	4.20	135.10	31.7	$12,043
SYK	Stryker	31	1.10	8.80	39.40	35.8	$118,397
SYY	Sysco	55	2.80	5.70	59.80	21.8	$37,556
TGT	Target	57	3.60	7.40	59.70	16.9	$58,118
THFF	First Financial	31	2.90	8.00	31.50	10.9	$880
TMP	Tompkins Financial	39	3.00	4.30	21.80	7.7	$1,296
TNC	Tennant	55	1.50	4.50	71.60	50.9	$1,461
TR	Tootsie Roll Industries	58	0.90	3.30	26.50	29.7	$2,040
TROW	T. Rowe Price Group	39	4.90	9.20	54.70	11.4	$22,803
TRP	TC Energy	25	3.70	4.50	148.90	28.3	$71,079
TYCB	Calvin B. Taylor	35	2.90	4.60	26.00	9.2	$138
UBSI	United Bankshares	51	3.40	1.40	41.90	12.6	$6,181
UHT	Universal Health Realty	38	7.40	1.50	232.00	31.5	$558
UL	Unilever	43	3.90	2.90	47.00	19.7	$127,852
UMBF	UMB Financial	34	1.30	5.80	14.50	11.6	$10,019
UVV	Universal	55	6.10	4.50	251.50	41.8	$1,353
WABC	Westamerica Bancorp	31	3.30	2.10	41.00	12.7	$1,337
WLY	John Wiley & Sons	32	3.20	1.70	49.10	15.5	$2,266
WMT	Walmart	52	0.80	4.00	33.40	42.5	$959,823
WST	West Pharmaceutical Servs	33	0.30	6.20	11.40	44.1	$23,377
WTRG	Essential Utilities	34	3.70	6.80	69.10	19.2	$10,655
XOM	Exxon Mobil	43	2.70	3.20	68.00	25.4	$624,477
YORW	York Water	28	3.00	3.90	60.80	20.6	$490

Dividend Calendar for the Dividend Champions 2026

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Ticker	Company	Ex-Div. Date	Div. Record Date	Div. Payment Date	Dividend Frequency	Next Div. Payment Per Share	Fwd. Div. Per Share
ABBV	AbbVie	4/15/26	4/15/26	5/15/26	4	$1.73	$6.92
ABM	ABM Indus	7/2/26	7/2/26	8/3/26	4	$0.29	$1.16
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	4/15/26	4/15/26	5/15/26	4	$0.63	$2.52
ADM	Archer-Daniels-Midland	5/20/26	5/20/26	6/10/26	4	$0.52	$2.08
ADP	Automatic Data Processing	6/12/26	6/12/26	7/1/26	4	$1.70	$6.80
AFL	Aflac	5/20/26	5/20/26	6/1/26	4	$0.61	$2.44
ALB	Albemarle	6/12/26	6/12/26	7/1/26	4	$0.41	$1.62
ALRS	Alerus Financial	6/26/26	6/26/26	7/10/26	4	$0.22	$0.85
ANDC	Andover Bancorp	6/10/26	6/10/26	7/1/26	2	$0.38	$0.76
ANDE	Andersons	4/1/26	4/1/26	4/22/26	4	$0.20	$0.80
AOS	A.O. Smith	4/30/26	4/30/26	5/15/26	4	$0.36	$1.42
APD	Air Products	7/1/26	7/1/26	8/10/26	4	$1.81	$7.24
AROW	Arrow Financial	5/12/26	5/12/26	5/26/26	4	$0.30	$1.20
ARTNA	Artesian Resources	5/15/26	5/15/26	5/29/26	4	$0.32	$1.25
ATO	Atmos Energy	5/26/26	5/26/26	6/8/26	4	$1.00	$4.00
ATR	AptarGroup	5/6/26	5/6/26	5/27/26	4	$0.48	$1.89
AWR	American States Water	5/18/26	5/18/26	6/2/26	4	$0.50	$2.02
BANF	BancFirst	6/30/26	6/30/26	7/15/26	4	$0.49	$1.96
BDX	Becton Dickinson	6/9/26	6/9/26	6/30/26	4	$1.05	$4.20
BEN	Franklin Resources	6/29/26	6/29/26	7/10/26	4	$0.33	$1.32
BF.B	Brown-Forman	6/10/26	6/10/26	7/1/26	4	$0.23	$0.92
BKH	Black Hills	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/1/26	4	$0.70	$2.81
BKUT	Bank Of Utica (ny)	12/31/25	12/31/25	1/20/26	2	$9.75	$19.25
BMI	Badger Meter	5/22/26	5/22/26	6/5/26	4	$0.40	$1.60
BRC	Brady	7/10/26	7/10/26	7/31/26	4	$0.25	$0.98
BRO	Brown & Brown	5/11/26	5/11/26	5/20/26	4	$0.17	$0.64
CAH	Cardinal Health	7/1/26	7/1/26	7/15/26	4	$0.52	$2.05
CASS	Cass Information Systems	6/5/26	6/5/26	6/15/26	4	$0.32	$1.28
CASY	Casey's General Stores	5/1/26	5/1/26	5/15/26	4	$0.57	$2.28
CAT	Caterpillar	4/20/26	4/20/26	5/19/26	4	$1.51	$6.04
CB	Chubb	6/12/26	6/12/26	7/2/26	4	$1.02	$4.08
CBSH	Commerce Bancshares	6/5/26	6/5/26	6/23/26	4	$0.28	$1.10
CBU	Community Financial Sys	6/15/26	6/15/26	7/10/26	4	$0.47	$1.88
CCFN	Muncy Columbia Financial	5/26/26	5/26/26	6/11/26	4	$0.16	$0.62
CFR	Cullen/Frost Bankers	5/29/26	5/29/26	6/15/26	4	$1.03	$4.12
CHD	Church & Dwight Co	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/1/26	4	$0.31	$1.23
CHRW	C.H. Robinson Worldwide	6/5/26	6/5/26	7/2/26	4	$0.63	$2.52
CINF	Cincinnati Financial	6/23/26	6/23/26	7/15/26	4	$0.94	$3.76
CL	Colgate-Palmolive	4/20/26	4/20/26	5/15/26	4	$0.53	$2.12
CLX	Clorox	4/22/26	4/22/26	5/8/26	4	$1.24	$4.96
CPKF	Chesapeake Financial	6/1/26	6/1/26	6/15/26	4	$0.18	$0.72
CSL	Carlisle Companies	5/18/26	5/18/26	6/1/26	4	$1.10	$4.40
CTAS	Cintas	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/15/26	4	$0.45	$1.80
CTBI	Community Trust Bancorp	6/15/26	6/15/26	7/1/26	4	$0.53	$2.12
CVX	Chevron	5/19/26	5/19/26	6/10/26	4	$1.78	$7.12
CWT	California Water Servs Gr	5/11/26	5/11/26	5/22/26	4	$0.34	$1.27
DCI	Donaldson	6/15/26	6/15/26	6/30/26	4	$0.32	$1.22
DOV	Dover	5/29/26	5/29/26	6/15/26	4	$0.52	$2.08
EBC	Eastern Bankshares	6/5/26	6/5/26	6/22/26	4	$0.15	$0.54
ECL	Ecolab	6/16/26	6/16/26	7/15/26	4	$0.73	$2.92
ED	Consolidated Edison	5/13/26	5/13/26	6/15/26	4	$0.89	$3.47
EFSI	Eagle Financial Services	5/4/26	5/4/26	5/15/26	4	$0.31	$1.24
EMR	Emerson Electric	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/10/26	4	$0.56	$2.22
ENB	Enbridge	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/1/26	4	$0.70	$2.81
EPD	Enterprise Prods Partners	4/30/26	4/30/26	5/14/26	4	$0.55	$2.19
ERIE	Erie Indemnity	7/7/26	7/7/26	7/21/26	4	$1.46	$5.85
ES	Eversource Energy	5/18/26	5/18/26	6/30/26	4	$0.79	$3.15
ESS	Essex Property Trust	6/30/26	6/30/26	7/15/26	4	$2.59	$10.36
ETR	Entergy	5/1/26	5/1/26	6/1/26	4	$0.64	$2.56
EXPD	Expeditors International	6/1/26	6/1/26	6/15/26	2	$0.81	$1.62
FAST	Fastenal	4/28/26	4/28/26	5/26/26	4	$0.24	$0.92
FDS	FactSet Research Systems	5/29/26	5/29/26	6/18/26	4	$1.16	$4.64
FELE	Franklin Electric	5/7/26	5/7/26	5/21/26	4	$0.28	$1.12
FFMR	First Farmers Financial	3/31/26	3/31/26	4/15/26	4	$0.52	$2.08
FMAO	Farmers & Merchants	4/2/26	4/3/26	4/20/26	4	$0.23	$0.91
FMCB	Farmers & Merchants	6/12/26	6/12/26	7/1/26	4	$5.35	$20.50
FRT	Federal Realty Investment	7/1/26	7/1/26	7/15/26	4	$1.13	$4.52
FUL	H.B. Fuller	4/30/26	4/30/26	5/14/26	4	$0.25	$0.98
GD	General Dynamics	7/2/26	7/2/26	8/7/26	4	$1.59	$6.36
GGG	Graco	4/13/26	4/13/26	5/6/26	4	$0.29	$1.18
GPC	Genuine Parts	6/5/26	6/5/26	7/2/26	4	$1.06	$4.25
GRC	Gorman-Rupp	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/10/26	4	$0.19	$0.76
GWW	W.W. Grainger	5/11/26	5/11/26	6/1/26	4	$2.49	$9.27
HRL	Hormel Foods	7/13/26	7/13/26	8/17/26	4	$0.29	$1.17
HTO	H2O America	5/11/26	5/11/26	6/1/26	4	$0.44	$1.76
IBM	IBM	5/8/26	5/8/26	6/10/26	4	$1.69	$6.76
ITT	ITT	6/8/26	6/8/26	7/6/26	4	$0.39	$1.54
ITW	Illinois Tool Works	6/30/26	6/30/26	7/10/26	4	$1.61	$6.44
JKHY	Jack Henry & Associates	6/1/26	6/1/26	6/19/26	4	$0.61	$2.38
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	5/26/26	5/26/26	6/9/26	4	$1.34	$5.36
KMB	Kimberly-Clark	6/5/26	6/5/26	7/2/26	4	$1.28	$5.12
KO	Coca-Cola	6/15/26	6/15/26	7/1/26	4	$0.53	$2.12
KVUE	Kenvue	5/13/26	5/13/26	5/27/26	4	$0.21	$0.83
LECO	Lincoln Electric Holdings	6/30/26	6/30/26	7/15/26	4	$0.79	$3.16
LIN	Linde	6/4/26	6/4/26	6/18/26	4	$1.60	$6.40
LOW	Lowe's Companies	7/22/26	7/22/26	8/5/26	4	$1.25	$5.00
MATW	Matthews International	5/11/26	5/11/26	5/25/26	4	$0.25	$1.02
MCD	McDonald's	6/2/26	6/2/26	6/16/26	4	$1.86	$7.44
MDT	Medtronic	6/26/26	6/26/26	7/17/26	4	$0.72	$2.88
MGEE	MGE Energy	6/1/26	6/1/26	6/15/26	4	$0.47	$1.90
MGRC	McGrath RentCorp	7/17/26	7/17/26	7/31/26	4	$0.50	$1.96
MKC	McCormick & Co	4/20/26	4/20/26	4/27/26	4	$0.48	$1.92
MO	Altria Group	6/15/26	6/15/26	7/10/26	4	$1.06	$4.24
MSA	MSA Safety	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/10/26	4	$0.54	$2.16
MSEX	Middlesex Water	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/1/26	4	$0.36	$1.42
MZTI	The Marzetti	6/5/26	6/5/26	6/30/26	4	$1.00	$4.00
NC	NACCO Industries	6/1/26	6/1/26	6/15/26	4	$0.26	$1.05
NDSN	Nordson	6/18/26	6/18/26	7/6/26	4	$0.82	$3.28
NEE	NextEra Energy	6/5/26	6/5/26	6/15/26	4	$0.62	$2.49
NFG	National Fuel Gas	3/31/26	3/31/26	4/15/26	4	$0.54	$2.14
NIDB	Northeast Indiana Bancorp	5/14/26	5/14/26	5/28/26	4	$0.19	$0.76
NJR	New Jersey Resources	6/10/26	6/10/26	7/1/26	4	$0.47	$1.90
NNN	NNN REIT	4/30/26	4/30/26	5/15/26	4	$0.60	$2.40
NUE	Nucor	3/31/26	3/31/26	5/11/26	4	$0.56	$2.24
NVO	Novo Nordisk	3/30/26	3/30/26	4/8/26	2	$1.22	$1.80
NWFL	Norwood Financial	4/15/26	4/15/26	5/1/26	4	$0.32	$1.28
NWN	Northwest Natural Hldg	4/30/26	4/30/26	5/15/26	4	$0.49	$1.97
O	Realty Income	5/29/26	5/29/26	6/15/26	12	$0.27	$3.25
ORI	Old Republic Intl	6/5/26	6/5/26	6/15/26	4	$0.31	$1.26
OZK	Bank OZK	4/13/26	4/13/26	4/20/26	4	$0.47	$1.82
PEP	PepsiCo	6/5/26	6/5/26	6/30/26	4	$1.48	$5.92
PG	Procter & Gamble	4/24/26	4/24/26	5/15/26	4	$1.09	$4.26
PH	Parker Hannifin	5/8/26	5/8/26	6/5/26	4	$2.00	$8.00
PII	Polaris	6/1/26	6/1/26	6/15/26	4	$0.68	$2.72
PNR	Pentair	7/24/26	7/24/26	8/7/26	4	$0.27	$1.06
PPG	PPG Indus	5/11/26	5/11/26	6/12/26	4	$0.71	$2.84
PSBQ	PSB Holdings	4/10/26	4/10/26	4/30/26	4	$0.18	$0.72
RLI	RLI	5/29/26	5/29/26	6/12/26	4	$0.18	$0.72
RNR	RenaissanceRe Holdings	6/15/26	6/15/26	6/30/26	4	$0.41	$1.64
ROP	Roper Technologies	7/8/26	7/8/26	7/22/26	4	$0.91	$3.64
RPM	RPM International	4/16/26	4/16/26	4/30/26	4	$0.54	$2.16
RTX	RTX	5/22/26	5/22/26	6/11/26	4	$0.73	$2.77
SBSI	Southside Bancshares	5/18/26	5/18/26	6/1/26	4	$0.36	$1.44
SCL	Stepan	6/1/26	6/1/26	6/15/26	4	$0.40	$1.58
SEIC	SEI Investments	6/8/26	6/8/26	6/16/26	2	$0.52	$1.04
SHW	Sherwin-Williams	5/22/26	5/22/26	6/5/26	4	$0.80	$3.20
SJM	JM Smucker	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/1/26	4	$1.10	$4.40
SOME	Somerset Trust Holding	6/10/26	6/10/26	6/19/26	4	$0.44	$1.76
SON	Sonoco Products	5/8/26	5/8/26	6/10/26	4	$0.54	$2.13
SPGI	S&P Global	5/29/26	5/29/26	6/10/26	4	$0.97	$3.88
SRCE	1st Source	5/5/26	5/5/26	5/15/26	4	$0.43	$1.72
SWK	Stanley Black & Decker	6/8/26	6/8/26	6/23/26	4	$0.83	$3.32
SYK	Stryker	6/30/26	6/30/26	7/31/26	4	$0.88	$3.52
SYY	Sysco	7/2/26	7/2/26	7/24/26	4	$0.55	$2.20
TGT	Target	5/13/26	5/13/26	6/1/26	4	$1.14	$4.56
THFF	First Financial	4/1/26	4/1/26	4/15/26	4	$0.56	$2.14
TMP	Tompkins Financial	5/8/26	5/8/26	5/15/26	4	$0.67	$2.68
TNC	Tennant	5/29/26	5/29/26	6/15/26	4	$0.31	$1.24
TR	Tootsie Roll Industries	6/18/26	6/18/26	7/9/26	4	$0.09	$0.36
TROW	T. Rowe Price Group	6/15/26	6/15/26	6/29/26	4	$1.30	$5.20
TRP	TC Energy	6/30/26	6/30/26	7/31/26	4	$0.63	$2.57
TYCB	Calvin B. Taylor	4/27/26	4/27/26	5/7/26	4	$0.38	$1.52
UBSI	United Bankshares	6/12/26	6/12/26	7/1/26	4	$0.38	$1.52
UHT	Universal Health Realty	3/23/26	3/23/26	3/31/26	4	$0.75	$2.98
UL	Unilever	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/26/26	4	$0.54	$2.28
UMBF	UMB Financial	6/10/26	6/10/26	7/1/26	4	$0.43	$1.72
UVV	Universal	7/13/26	7/13/26	8/3/26	4	$0.83	$3.32
WABC	Westamerica Bancorp	5/4/26	5/4/26	5/15/26	4	$0.48	$1.86
WLY	John Wiley & Sons	4/7/26	4/7/26	4/23/26	4	$0.35	$1.42
WMT	Walmart	8/21/26	8/21/26	9/8/26	4	$0.25	$0.99
WST	West Pharmaceutical Servs	4/29/26	4/29/26	5/6/26	4	$0.22	$0.88
WTRG	Essential Utilities	5/12/26	5/12/26	6/1/26	4	$0.34	$1.37
XOM	Exxon Mobil	5/15/26	5/15/26	6/10/26	4	$1.03	$4.12
YORW	York Water	6/30/26	6/30/26	7/15/26	4	$0.23	$0.91

Promotions to Dividend Kings in 2025

In 2025, Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Pentair (PNR), RLI (RLI), and United Bankshares (UBSI) were added to the list of Dividend Kings.

Additions to the Dividend Champions in 2025

In 2025, Cass Information Systems (CASS), Somerset Trust Holdings (SOME), and TC Energy (TRP) were added to the list of Dividend Champions.

Cass Information Systems is a payment and information processing company for manufacturing, distribution, and retail businesses.

Somerset Trust Holdings is a small bank holding company in Pennsylvania.

TC Energy is a Canadian energy company that owns and operates pipelines, LNG terminals, gas storage facilities, and power generation facilities.

Deletions to the Dividend Champions in 2025

In 2025, no Dividend Champions fell off the list because of dividend cuts or freezes.

Other Dividend Stock Lists

The other U.S. stock lists are:

• Dividend Kings in 2026
• Dividend Aristocrats in 2026
• Dividend Contenders in 2025
• Dividend Challengers in 2025
• Dogs of the Dow in 2026

For Canadian stocks, we have an article on

• Canadian Dividend Aristocrats in 2026

For UK stocks, we have an article on

• UK High Yield Dividend Aristocrats in 2025

Other dividend stock lists

• Stocks Paying 100+ Years of Dividends
• Canadian Stocks Paying 100+ Years of Dividends

FAQs About the 2026 Dividend Champions

What do I like About the Dividend Champions 2026?

The Dividend Champions 2026 list is a screen for further investigating stocks for a dividend growth portfolio. It is a list of companies with stable businesses that have competitive advantages and have returned cash to shareholders consistently through dividends and, in some cases, buybacks over an extended period.

Over-The-Counter Stocks Increase the Number

The number of Dividend Champions increases if we include over-the-counter (OTC) stocks. As a result, the total universe of U.S. stocks goes up to about 12,000. We have added many of these stocks to our list in 2026, increasing the number of Dividend Champions by about 20 from earlier years.

In addition, the list changes slowly. However, even during extreme economic duress, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, only a handful of companies dropped off the list each year. This fact points to the resiliency of the businesses on the Dividend Champions 2026 list and management’s commitment to the dividend.

What are the Differences Between the Dividend Champions and Dividend Aristocrats

The Dividend Champion 2026 list is broader and more comprehensive than the Dividend Aristocrat list. A stock must only meet the requirement for raising the dividend for 25+ years to be added to the Dividend Champions List. However, the criteria for inclusion as a Dividend Aristocrat are stricter. In addition to the 25+ years of dividend increases, a stock must be a part of the S&P 500 Index, have a minimum market capitalization of $3 billion, and meet trading volume and sector weighting requirements.

Hence, a stock can be a Dividend Champion but not a Dividend Aristocrat.

What are the Differences Between Dividend Champions and Dividend Kings

The Dividend Kings are more exclusive than the Dividend Champions. To become a Dividend King, a stock must raise its dividend for 50+ consecutive years, a much harder achievement. However, a company can be a Dividend King, a Dividend Champion, and a Dividend Aristocrat. For instance, The Coca-Cola Company (KO) is found on all three lists. 

Two MLPs and Six REITs Are on the Dividend Champions 2026 List

The 2026 Dividend Champions list contains many banks, utilities, consumer defensive, and industrial companies. 

The list includes three Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs): Enbridge (ENB), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), and TC Energy (TRP).

The Dividend Champions list has five Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Essex Property Trust (ESS), Federal Realty Investment (FRT), National Retail Properties (NNN), Realty Income (O), and Universal Health Realty (UHT).

In addition, W.P. Carey will fall off the list in 2026 because it reduced the quarterly payout.

Related Articles About REITs on Dividend Power

• Essex Property Trust (ESS): Undervalued REIT
• Best REITs for Safe Income
• Federal Realty (FRT): A Dividend King REIT
• 3 Dividend Aristocrat REITs

What is the Sector and Industry Breakdown?

Companies from the Financial sector have the most significant representation on the Dividend Champions 2026 list, with 42 companies, followed by the Industrial sector, with 30 companies. The Consumer Defensive sector has 22, and the Utilities sector has 16 Companies. The lowest representation is from the Communications Services sector, with one company.

Financials tend to have stable and generally rising earnings over time. There are 29 regional banks, six insurance companies, three asset managers, and two financial data & stock exchange companies on the list of Dividend Champions. Regional banks are often conservative; they have room to expand, allowing for earnings per share and dividend growth. Insurance and asset manager companies have sticky customers and grow with time.

Industrial companies tend to have somewhat more volatile earnings and cash flows, but many have conservative payout ratios, allowing them to grow dividends during recessions and economic downturns. The list includes 13 specialty industrial machinery companies, two aerospace & defense companies, one conglomerate, as well as others.

Consumer Defensive companies tend to have predictable earnings and cash flows that grow slowly with time. Many did well during the COVID-19 pandemic. Larger companies in this sector tend to acquire smaller ones, leading to industry consolidation. Seven household & personal products companies and four packaged food companies are on the list, including several well-known ones.

Market Size of the Dividend Champions 2026

Large-cap companies do not dominate the list, which includes quite a few mid-cap ($2 billion – $10 billion) and small-cap ($300 million – $2 billion) companies.

Walmart (WMT) is the largest dividend champion by market capitalization, and Andover Bancorp (ANDC) is the smallest.

Who’s On Deck?

At the start of the year, several companies on the Dividend Contender List have raised the dividend for 24 years. This number includes L3 Harris Technologies (LHX), Nike (NKE), Royal Gold (RGLD), and Southern (SO). These stocks will become Dividend Champions, assuming they raise their dividend in 2026.

Prior Year Lists and Articles

• List of Dividend Champions in 2025
• List of Dividend Champions in 2024
• List of Dividend Champions in 2023
• List of Dividend Champions in 2022
• List of Dividend Champions in 2021
• List of Dividend Champions in 2020
• List of Dividend Champions in 2019