S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Dividend Aristocrats 2026

Screen established S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats: companies that have increased base cash dividend payouts annually for at least 25 consecutive years. Compare trailing dividend yields, 5-year growth rates, payout ratios, and momentum metrics on Snowball Analytics.

Total S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Companies tracked in Dividends basket

Highest 3M Return

+23.33%

FDS has the highest 3M return

Avg. 3M Return

+3.25%

Basket average return

Dividend Payers

67 Stocks

Top yield: AMCR (6.22%)

Key S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Highlights

Highest 3M Return

FDS

FactSet Research Systems Inc

Price $332.59

5D Chg +7.45%

3M Return +23.33%

Dividends 3M Return Analyze

Longest Streak

JNJ

Johnson & Johnson

Price $266.17

5D Chg -0.95%

Streak 55 y

Dividends Stature Analyze

Top Dividend Yield

AMCR

Amcor plc

Yield TTM 6.22%

Payout $2.60

Streak 5 y

Cash Flow & Distributions Analyze

Dividend Aristocrats Directory

Showing 68 of 68 stocks

Ticker / Name	Price	5D %Chg	3M %Chg	YTD %Chg	YTD High	YTD Low	Div. Yield TTM	Annual Payout, TTM	Div. Growth 5Y	Streak	Action
JNJ Johnson & Johnson	$266.17	-0.95%	+4.62%	+28.62%	$282.02	$200.91	2.12%	$5.36	+4.89%	55 y	Analyze
PG The Procter & Gamble Company	$162.06	+1.78%	+11.79%	+13.08%	$167.25	$137.62	2.98%	$4.36	+4.92%	55 y	Analyze
KO The Coca-Cola Company	$94.80	+3.97%	+9.14%	+35.60%	$96.25	$67.27	2.45%	$2.12	+4.76%	55 y	Analyze
PEP PepsiCo, Inc	$137.27	+2.82%	-1.69%	-4.35%	$171.48	$123.47	4.71%	$5.92	+6.45%	53 y	Analyze
EMR Emerson Electric Co	$166.39	+0.07%	+7.45%	+25.37%	$171.25	$122.64	1.37%	$2.22	+1.81%	53 y	Analyze
WMT Walmart Inc	$124.86	+4.64%	+12.78%	+12.07%	$135.15	$102.15	0.94%	$0.99	+6.23%	52 y	Analyze
CL Colgate-Palmolive Company	$95.62	+3.74%	+6.39%	+21.01%	$99.33	$75.96	2.46%	$2.12	+3.34%	52 y	Analyze
GPC Genuine Parts Company	$124.27	+2.03%	-3.31%	+1.07%	$151.57	$90.78	3.37%	$4.25	+5.29%	43 y	Analyze
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company	$198.17	+1.61%	+16.43%	+29.89%	$200.47	$140.11	2.32%	$4.20	+10.26%	42 y	Analyze
PPG PPG Industries, Inc	$121.24	+6.88%	+6.34%	+18.33%	$133.43	$96.06	2.81%	$2.96	+5.11%	42 y	Analyze
BF.B BF.B Brown Forman Cl B	$28.95	+1.54%	+4.10%	+11.09%	$31.24	$22.61	-	-	-	42 y	Analyze
TGT Target Corporation	$154.40	+4.32%	+3.38%	+57.95%	$170.75	$97.07	3.03%	$4.64	+7.80%	42 y	Analyze
MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated	$47.88	+0.84%	-7.07%	-29.70%	$72.41	$43.25	4.22%	$1.92	+6.67%	41 y	Analyze
DOV Dover Corporation	$213.57	+3.58%	+3.82%	+9.39%	$237.54	$184.00	1.10%	$2.10	+0.99%	41 y	Analyze
ADP Automatic Data Processing Inc	$296.01	+0.99%	+9.72%	+15.08%	$309.40	$188.16	2.61%	$6.80	+12.17%	40 y	Analyze
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation	$104.46	-4.25%	-2.88%	+3.54%	$116.82	$92.42	5.37%	$5.12	+2.26%	40 y	Analyze
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc	$312.97	+1.91%	+6.84%	+26.70%	$319.98	$242.34	2.59%	$7.24	+3.77%	40 y	Analyze
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc	$1397.98	+4.12%	+1.95%	+38.54%	$1419.91	$996.28	0.77%	$9.96	+8.77%	40 y	Analyze
LOW Lowes Companies, Inc	$213.38	+7.67%	+0.62%	-11.52%	$293.06	$178.45	2.79%	$5.00	+11.84%	40 y	Analyze
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company	$340.87	+4.56%	-3.77%	+5.20%	$377.77	$289.86	1.00%	$3.20	+7.78%	40 y	Analyze
CVX Chevron Corporation	$225.27	-1.30%	+16.61%	+47.81%	$236.48	$151.25	3.45%	$7.12	+6.04%	38 y	Analyze
HRL Hormel Foods Corporation	$21.26	+1.87%	-15.74%	-10.30%	$26.60	$18.96	5.83%	$1.17	+3.61%	38 y	Analyze
ATO Atmos Energy Corporation	$173.77	+1.40%	+0.51%	+3.66%	$192.51	$154.72	2.53%	$4.00	+9.38%	38 y	Analyze
AFL Aflac Incorporated	$124.04	+1.68%	-2.11%	+12.49%	$130.22	$105.76	2.17%	$2.44	+13.07%	38 y	Analyze
ECL Ecolab Inc	$304.68	+4.60%	+9.04%	+16.06%	$310.00	$243.15	1.05%	$2.92	+8.41%	38 y	Analyze
CLX The Clorox Company	$93.80	+7.37%	-4.54%	-6.97%	$128.90	$79.12	6.10%	$5.00	+1.87%	38 y	Analyze
SYY Sysco Corporation	$74.11	-9.95%	-12.79%	+0.57%	$91.85	$68.19	2.88%	$2.20	+3.45%	38 y	Analyze
SWK Stanley Black & Decker, Inc	$104.62	+5.34%	+6.64%	+40.85%	$107.67	$65.76	3.75%	$3.36	+2.31%	36 y	Analyze
ED Consolidated Edison, Inc	$116.81	+1.55%	+8.21%	+17.61%	$118.79	$96.96	3.44%	$3.55	+2.76%	36 y	Analyze
MCD McDonalds Corporation	$263.04	+5.44%	-0.83%	-13.94%	$341.75	$229.20	3.31%	$7.72	+7.42%	36 y	Analyze
ERIE Erie Indemnity Company	$269.67	+9.23%	+13.85%	-5.92%	$292.69	$204.63	2.17%	$5.85	+7.17%	34 y	Analyze
LIN Linde plc	$511.55	+0.57%	+6.47%	+19.97%	$548.20	$422.08	1.33%	$6.40	+8.58%	33 y	Analyze
ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc	$264.90	-3.62%	-7.34%	+1.23%	$303.35	$238.46	3.81%	$10.36	+4.34%	32 y	Analyze
EXPD Expeditors International of Washington, Inc	$204.31	+2.34%	+19.77%	+37.11%	$206.23	$129.59	0.81%	$1.58	+6.91%	31 y	Analyze
IBM International Business Machines Corporation	$250.04	-0.08%	+10.49%	-15.59%	$332.46	$199.19	3.05%	$6.76	+1.28%	30 y	Analyze
NEE NextEra Energy, Inc	$84.33	+2.32%	-2.56%	+5.04%	$98.75	$74.41	3.27%	$2.49	+10.11%	30 y	Analyze
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc	$286.64	+3.88%	-0.64%	+16.38%	$303.15	$242.05	2.60%	$6.88	+7.13%	30 y	Analyze
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc	$109.16	+3.95%	+9.15%	+30.18%	$111.23	$81.57	1.29%	$1.23	+4.01%	30 y	Analyze
CAH Cardinal Health, Inc	$252.94	+2.63%	+7.36%	+23.09%	$259.84	$180.45	0.89%	$2.06	+0.95%	30 y	Analyze
WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc	$406.99	+2.18%	+16.97%	+47.92%	$438.27	$223.83	0.23%	$0.88	+4.98%	29 y	Analyze
BRO Brown & Brown, Inc	$70.92	+4.99%	-1.20%	-11.02%	$81.25	$53.81	1.08%	$0.66	+11.67%	28 y	Analyze
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc	$133.51	-7.02%	-9.18%	-16.95%	$210.33	$122.21	1.79%	$2.52	+3.91%	28 y	Analyze
ES Eversource Energy	$69.03	+1.87%	-4.06%	+2.52%	$76.57	$62.72	4.52%	$3.12	+5.50%	28 y	Analyze
FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc	$332.59	+7.45%	+23.33%	+14.61%	$345.66	$185.00	1.36%	$4.52	+7.23%	26 y	Analyze
ALB Albemarle Corporation	$90.19	-8.86%	-24.02%	-36.23%	$221.00	$89.77	1.57%	$1.64	+0.82%	24 y	Analyze
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation	$177.46	-1.36%	+14.45%	+47.47%	$188.50	$118.27	2.51%	$4.12	+3.37%	22 y	Analyze
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	$70.60	-9.72%	-9.56%	+22.80%	$88.75	$57.21	2.52%	$2.08	+7.04%	22 y	Analyze
FRT Federal Realty Investment Trust	$111.64	+1.80%	-9.71%	+10.75%	$128.21	$98.32	4.38%	$4.64	+1.33%	19 y	Analyze
NUE Nucor Corporation	$273.53	+1.01%	+4.69%	+67.70%	$287.70	$155.14	0.89%	$2.24	+5.49%	17 y	Analyze
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company	$127.98	+0.45%	+8.92%	+30.85%	$135.89	$88.25	3.85%	$4.48	+3.27%	16 y	Analyze
AOS A. O. Smith Corporation	$63.84	+2.87%	+5.12%	-4.55%	$81.86	$54.16	2.53%	$1.44	+6.32%	14 y	Analyze
O Realty Income Corporation	$57.50	+1.20%	-9.42%	+2.00%	$67.93	$53.15	6.06%	$3.26	+3.20%	14 y	Analyze
ROP Roper Technologies, Inc	$473.58	+9.00%	+20.64%	+6.39%	$484.21	$305.96	1.00%	$3.64	+10.08%	13 y	Analyze
MDT Medtronic plc	$98.88	+5.25%	+14.07%	+2.94%	$105.50	$73.31	3.27%	$2.88	+2.98%	13 y	Analyze
SPGI S&P Global Inc	$466.03	+3.81%	+11.96%	-10.82%	$552.25	$381.61	0.99%	$3.88	+5.32%	12 y	Analyze
GD General Dynamics Corporation	$374.50	+5.53%	-2.07%	+11.24%	$400.00	$306.77	1.92%	$6.36	+6.07%	12 y	Analyze
ABBV AbbVie Inc	$286.00	-0.14%	+16.69%	+25.17%	$298.74	$190.75	2.60%	$6.92	+5.88%	12 y	Analyze
CAT Caterpillar Inc	$623.94	-12.53%	-24.83%	+8.91%	$1073.46	$575.31	0.77%	$6.52	+7.97%	12 y	Analyze
NDSN Nordson Corporation	$331.06	+2.08%	+9.40%	+37.69%	$339.12	$239.25	1.12%	$3.76	+20.91%	11 y	Analyze
CTAS Cintas Corporation	$223.74	+4.16%	+9.67%	+18.97%	$226.68	$161.16	1.06%	$2.08	+17.94%	10 y	Analyze
CB Chubb Limited	$366.54	+2.89%	+5.26%	+17.44%	$370.29	$296.06	1.23%	$4.08	+4.59%	9 y	Analyze
CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation	$184.34	+1.62%	+3.54%	+12.87%	$194.81	$153.40	2.32%	$3.76	+8.33%	8 y	Analyze
ABT Abbott Laboratories	$109.40	+6.11%	+2.13%	-12.68%	$129.46	$81.97	2.52%	$2.52	+6.96%	8 y	Analyze
BEN Franklin Resources, Inc	$32.36	+3.62%	-8.17%	+35.45%	$36.28	$22.58	4.01%	$1.32	+3.16%	7 y	Analyze
PNR Pentair plc	$69.73	+11.94%	+3.97%	-33.04%	$109.09	$51.13	2.05%	$1.08	+6.19%	6 y	Analyze
AMCR Amcor plc	$46.96	+2.22%	+2.04%	+12.61%	$50.94	$36.25	6.22%	$2.60	+1.87%	5 y	Analyze
TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc	$106.23	+2.51%	-6.41%	+3.76%	$122.00	$85.22	5.00%	$5.20	+1.61%	3 y	Analyze
FAST Fastenal Company	$52.33	+1.51%	+8.77%	+30.40%	$53.30	$39.86	2.05%	$1.04	+12.30%	1 y	Analyze

Data as of November 2026. This list was compiled by the Snowball Analytics team from publicly available sources. It may be incomplete, and figures may be delayed or contain errors; check them against the fund’s or company’s own documents. Inclusion in the list is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security and is not investment advice. Past performance does not predict future results. This list is general information, not personalised to your circumstances. Snowball Analytics is a portfolio tracking tool, not a broker-dealer or investment adviser. Investing involves risk, including loss of principal.

The Mechanics of S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

To qualify as an S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat, a corporation must be an S&P 500 constituent, maintain a minimum float-adjusted market capitalization, and achieve at least 25 consecutive years of annual dividend increases. These firms generally feature durable competitive moats and resilient balance sheets.

1. Consumer Staples & Healthcare Stalwarts

Household product manufacturers and pharmaceutical innovators supply inelastic everyday goods, sustaining steady cash generation across recessionary environments.

2. Diversified Industrial Leaders

Industrial Aristocrats provide essential machinery, aerospace components, and automation solutions with long-cycle recurring service agreements.

3. Financial & Essential Utilities

Regulated utility operators and specialty insurers leverage predictable rate bases and disciplined underwriting to maintain consistent distribution growth.

How to Evaluate Dividend Aristocrats (Investor Checklist)

Payout ratio sustainability: assess free cash flow and net income payout ratios to ensure earnings comfortably cover dividend commitments.
5-year dividend growth CAGR: check whether the rate of annual dividend increases outpaces prevailing consumer price inflation.
Return on invested capital (ROIC): verify that business operations generate returns on capital above weighted average cost of capital.
Free cash flow coverage: confirm dividend payments are funded entirely from operating cash flow rather than incremental debt issuance.
Business moat durability: evaluate pricing power and brand strength that enable passing along inflationary cost pressures to end customers.

Frequently Asked Questions: Dividend Aristocrats

What is the formal qualification criteria for a Dividend Aristocrat?

A Dividend Aristocrat must be an S&P 500 constituent, maintain an adjusted market cap of at least $3 billion, and have a record of increasing base annual cash dividend payouts for 25 or more consecutive years.

How do Dividend Aristocrats differ from Dividend Kings?

Dividend Aristocrats require 25 consecutive years of dividend increases and mandatory membership in the S&P 500 index. Dividend Kings require 50 consecutive years of dividend increases but are not restricted to the S&P 500 index.

Are Dividend Aristocrat distributions assured by law?

No corporate dividend distribution is legally assured. If a constituent freezes, reduces, or eliminates its distribution, or is removed from the S&P 500, it is formally disqualified from the Dividend Aristocrats index.

Why do investors track the 5-year dividend growth rate alongside current yield?

A company with a modest starting yield of 2.5% that grows payouts at 8% annually can generate a higher yield on initial invested capital over multi-year holding periods than a high-yield stock with stagnant growth.

How does Snowball Analytics assist Dividend Aristocrat investors?

Snowball Analytics tracks historical dividend growth streaks, aggregates annual dividend income forecasts, and calculates your personal portfolio yield on cost automatically.

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