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title: Large US stocks with the longest dividend growth streaks
canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/dividend-growth-streaks
as_of: 2026-10-17
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# Large US stocks with the longest dividend growth streaks

Consecutive calendar years, up to last year, in which the average regular dividend per payment was higher than the year before. Special dividends are left out, and so is a payment far above the rest of its year, which is usually a data error. Counted from the dividend history this site holds, which starts in 1970; a streak that reaches back that far is shown with a plus, and a few early gaps can make a streak read shorter than the company's own count. Drawn from the 515 large US companies this site covers, as of Oct 17, 2026. The list ranks by that figure only; price vs model is a column, stated against the model and never as a call.

| # | Stock | Sector | Years raised | Close | 52-week closing range | Price vs model |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | KO (The Coca-Cola Company) | Consumer Defensive | 55+ years, since 1971 | $93.90 | $67.54 – $93.90 | overvalued by 76% vs model |
| 2 | JNJ (Johnson & Johnson) | Healthcare | 55+ years, since 1971 | $255.56 | $186.00 – $278.43 | undervalued by 36% vs model |
| 3 | PEP (PepsiCo, Inc.) | Consumer Defensive | 53+ years, since 1973 | $131.49 | $123.73 – $170.49 | undervalued by 3% vs model |
| 4 | EMR (Emerson Electric Co.) | Industrials | 53+ years, since 1973 | $161.47 | $123.30 – $164.38 | overvalued by 84% vs model |
| 5 | CL (Colgate-Palmolive Company) | Consumer Defensive | 52+ years, since 1974 | $94.11 | $74.98 – $99.14 | overvalued by 36% vs model |
| 6 | WMT (Walmart Inc.) | Consumer Defensive | 50 years, since 1976 | $118.81 | $100.61 – $134.20 | overvalued by 208% vs model |
| 7 | ED (Consolidated Edison, Inc.) | Utilities | 44 years, since 1982 | $112.26 | $95.41 – $115.46 | undervalued by 2% vs model |
| 8 | DOV (Dover Corporation) | Industrials | 43+ years, since 1983 | $195.80 | $166.50 – $233.31 | overvalued by 47% vs model |
| 9 | CLX (The Clorox Company) | Consumer Defensive | 42 years, since 1984 | $87.09 | $80.41 – $127.16 | undervalued by 39% vs model |
| 10 | GPC (Genuine Parts Company) | Consumer Cyclical | 42+ years, since 1984 | $133.96 | $92.47 – $149.26 | overvalued by 57% vs model |
| 11 | TGT (Target Corporation) | Consumer Defensive | 42+ years, since 1984 | $154.24 | $83.68 – $169.89 | overvalued by 21% vs model |
| 12 | PG (The Procter & Gamble Company) | Consumer Defensive | 42 years, since 1984 | $159.31 | $138.04 – $167.20 | overvalued by 32% vs model |
| 13 | PPG (PPG Industries, Inc.) | Basic Materials | 42+ years, since 1984 | $107.34 | $94.34 – $131.56 | undervalued by 10% vs model |
| 14 | ADM (Archer-Daniels-Midland Company) | Consumer Defensive | 42+ years, since 1984 | $82.61 | $56.00 – $88.09 | overvalued by 68% vs model |
| 15 | APD (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) | Basic Materials | 42+ years, since 1984 | $299.59 | $230.76 – $314.19 | overvalued by 9% vs model |
| 16 | ADP (Automatic Data Processing, Inc.) | Technology | 42+ years, since 1984 | $288.90 | $188.79 – $288.90 | overvalued by 65% vs model |
| 17 | BDX (Becton, Dickinson and Company) | Healthcare | 42 years, since 1984 | $191.75 | $138.67 – $193.76 | undervalued by 14% vs model |
| 18 | AFL (Aflac Incorporated) | Financial Services | 41+ years, since 1985 | $119.97 | $105.70 – $129.55 | overvalued by 11% vs model |
| 19 | KMB (Kimberly-Clark Corporation) | Consumer Defensive | 40+ years, since 1986 | $105.57 | $93.05 – $121.44 | undervalued by 11% vs model |
| 20 | SWK (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.) | Industrials | 40+ years, since 1986 | $92.48 | $62.12 – $104.00 | overvalued by 56% vs model |
| 21 | SHW (The Sherwin-Williams Company) | Basic Materials | 40+ years, since 1986 | $335.20 | $293.00 – $372.60 | overvalued by 76% vs model |
| 22 | GWW (W.W. Grainger, Inc.) | Industrials | 40+ years, since 1986 | $1,330.70 | $918.18 – $1,402.03 | overvalued by 97% vs model |
| 23 | NDSN (Nordson Corporation) | Industrials | 39+ years, since 1987 | $322.31 | $226.69 – $334.70 | overvalued by 99% vs model |
| 24 | CAH (Cardinal Health, Inc.) | Healthcare | 39+ years, since 1987 | $254.06 | $156.41 – $254.06 | overvalued by 9% vs model |
| 25 | TROW (T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.) | Financial Services | 38 years, since 1988 | $100.97 | $86.19 – $121.68 | undervalued by 36% vs model |
| 26 | BF-B (Brown-Forman Corporation) | Consumer Defensive | 38 years, since 1988 | $28.88 | $22.80 – $30.88 | undervalued by 9% vs model |
| 27 | CVX (Chevron Corporation) | Energy | 38 years, since 1988 | $224.98 | $146.75 – $224.98 | overvalued by 9% vs model |
| 28 | SYY (Sysco Corporation) | Consumer Defensive | 38+ years, since 1988 | $82.22 | $69.30 – $91.16 | undervalued by 15% vs model |
| 29 | ITW (Illinois Tool Works Inc.) | Industrials | 38 years, since 1988 | $272.28 | $241.07 – $299.60 | overvalued by 64% vs model |
| 30 | ATO (Atmos Energy Corporation) | Utilities | 38 years, since 1988 | $167.34 | $156.24 – $192.29 | undervalued by 1% vs model |
| 31 | ECL (Ecolab Inc.) | Basic Materials | 38 years, since 1988 | $288.89 | $245.73 – $308.35 | overvalued by 90% vs model |
| 32 | GD (General Dynamics Corporation) | Industrials | 34 years, since 1992 | $344.23 | $312.53 – $395.97 | undervalued by 12% vs model |
| 33 | RTX (RTX Corporation) | Industrials | 33 years, since 1993 | $193.92 | $157.95 – $225.49 | overvalued by 9% vs model |
| 34 | WST (West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.) | Healthcare | 33 years, since 1993 | $384.02 | $230.95 – $384.02 | overvalued by 244% vs model |
| 35 | TRI (Thomson Reuters Corporation) | Industrials | 32 years, since 1994 | $109.01 | $76.55 – $166.11 | overvalued by 16% vs model |
| 36 | LIN (Linde plc) | Basic Materials | 32 years, since 1994 | $498.43 | $389.38 – $546.64 | overvalued by 72% vs model |
| 37 | BRO (Brown & Brown, Inc.) | Financial Services | 32 years, since 1994 | $69.40 | $54.38 – $89.20 | undervalued by 35% vs model |
| 38 | CAT (Caterpillar Inc.) | Industrials | 32 years, since 1994 | $730.76 | $513.91 – $1,064.90 | overvalued by 180% vs model |
| 39 | MKC (McCormick & Company, Incorporated) | Consumer Defensive | 31 years, since 1995 | $46.35 | $44.14 – $71.65 | undervalued by 11% vs model |
| 40 | ESS (Essex Property Trust, Inc.) | Real Estate | 31+ years, since 1995 | $269.43 | $239.61 – $298.33 | overvalued by 3% vs model |
| 41 | ALB (Albemarle Corporation) | Basic Materials | 31+ years, since 1995 | $95.48 | $88.45 – $215.62 | overvalued by 17% vs model |
| 42 | O (Realty Income Corporation) | Real Estate | 30 years, since 1996 | $56.08 | $53.53 – $67.56 | undervalued by 13% vs model |
| 43 | NEE (NextEra Energy, Inc.) | Utilities | 30 years, since 1996 | $79.80 | $75.49 – $97.88 | undervalued by 18% vs model |
| 44 | IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) | Technology | 30 years, since 1996 | $232.14 | $205.77 – $329.23 | undervalued by 12% vs model |
| 45 | LOW (Lowe's Companies, Inc.) | Consumer Cyclical | 30 years, since 1996 | $197.31 | $179.50 – $287.39 | undervalued by 12% vs model |
| 46 | ERIE (Erie Indemnity Company) | Financial Services | 30+ years, since 1996 | $243.71 | $207.24 – $329.97 | undervalued by 14% vs model |
| 47 | CINF (Cincinnati Financial Corporation) | Financial Services | 30 years, since 1996 | $171.25 | $151.75 – $192.03 | undervalued by 10% vs model |
| 48 | TJX (The TJX Companies, Inc.) | Consumer Cyclical | 29 years, since 1997 | $147.32 | $122.84 – $168.41 | overvalued by 34% vs model |
| 49 | CHD (Church & Dwight Co., Inc.) | Consumer Defensive | 29 years, since 1997 | $104.53 | $81.60 – $105.26 | overvalued by 32% vs model |
| 50 | EXPD (Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.) | Industrials | 29 years, since 1997 | $195.91 | $117.57 – $198.64 | overvalued by 80% vs model |

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Source: https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/dividend-growth-streaks (SweetValueLab, free, no account). Prices and statements from Financial Modeling Prep; filings from SEC EDGAR. Research and educational data, not investment advice; nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.