Category: Dividend Kings

The Dividend Kings are stocks on U.S. stock exchanges that have increased their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. Reaching the 50-year mark is not easy, and the list of Dividend Kings is highly selective. Only a few dozen stocks are on the list. This number comes from nearly 6,000 companies listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ.

The number of companies on the list tends to rise each year as more companies reach the 50-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 Coca-Cola (KO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and Walmart (WMT).