Category: Dividend Champions

The Dividend Champions are stocks on U.S. stock exchanges that have increased their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years, but fewer than 50 years. These stocks may also be Dividend Aristocrats, but the list is more comprehensive since they do not need to meet liquidity and market capitalization requirements. Attaining the 25-year mark is not an easy task, and the list of Dividend Kings is a very select one. Only about 150 stocks are on the list. This number is out of nearly 6,000 companies listed on NYSE and NASDAQ.

The number of companies on the list tends to rise annually as more companies achieve the 25-year mark. Occasionally, a stock is removed from the list because they cut or suspends its dividend.

Many of the stocks are well-known to investors. The list includes companies like Stryker (SYK), Microsoft (MSFT), Chevron (CVX), and Caterpillar (CAT).