The Dividend Aristocrats 2026: A Must Read Guide


The Dividend Aristocrats 2026 are U.S. stocks that have increased their dividend for 25+ years. However, this factor alone does not qualify a stock as a Dividend Aristocrat. To be included on the list, a company must meet five criteria.

  • Be a member of the S&P 500 Index
  • Have raised the regular dividend per share for at least 25 consecutive years
  • Have a market capitalization of at least $3 billion
  • Average at least $5 million in daily share trading value for the three months before the rebalancing date
  • The minimum number of constituents must be 40 at each rebalancing date. In addition, a particular Global Industry Classification Standard or ‘GICS’ should only result in one sector comprising up to 30% of the index weight.

The Index is updated quarterly in January, April, July, and October.

These stocks are found in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. Currently, there are 69 stocks in the Dividend Aristocrats. 

Investors can examine updated, select financial data and the dividend earnings calendar for each stock in the Dividend Aristocrats list in the tables at the end of the article. The most recent dividend increases are also available to search.


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Market Update for the Dividend Aristocrats 2026

The Dividend Aristocrats 2026 yields about 2.64%, and the average forward price-to-earnings ratio is approximately 17.75X. The trailing P/E ratio is 25.24X.

The mean market capitalization is roughly $110,280 million, and the median is approximately $40,851 million. The market cap ranges between about $7,413 million and $990,532 million. The total market capitalization is roughly $7,609,835 million.

In 2025, the Dividend Aristocrats provided a total return of 7.28% after a similar positive return in 2024. The price return was 4.55%. This performance was less than the S&P 500 Index in 2025 at 17.88%. 

In the trailing 1-year, the Dividend Aristocrats 2026 returned +13.9% (blue line) compared to +26.4% for the S&P 500 Index (red line), as seen in the chart below. We used Stock Rover* to create this watchlist and chart. Over the trailing 5-years, the Dividend Aristocrats have returned +48.5%, and the S&P 500 Index has returned +78.2%.

1-Year Dividend Aristocrat Returns
Source: Stock Rover

Difference Between Dividend Champions and Aristocrats

A Dividend Aristocrat can also be a Dividend Champion but not vice-versa. For instance, Arrow Financial Corporation (AROW) does not meet all the above criteria; thus, it is not a Dividend Aristocrat. However, Arrow has raised the dividend for 31 years, permitting it to be on the Dividend Champions list. As a result, there are more Dividend Champions than Dividend Aristocrats.  

Historical Performance

As a group, the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats have exhibited solid returns with low volatility. For example, the Dividend Aristocrats had annualized total returns of 10.03% over the past decade and a standard deviation of 14.95%. On the other hand, the benchmark (the S&P 500 Index) had annualized total returns of 14.16% and a standard deviation of 15.02%. However, since the pandemic, the mega cap technology stocks have outperformed the Dividend Aristocrats by a large margin resulting in this discrepancy.

Over the past 5-years, the Dividend Aristocrats had an annualized total return of 6.8% with a standard deviation of 15.28%. The benchmark had an annualized total return of 12.06% and a standard deviation of 15.26%.

Dividend Aristocrats 10-year Total Returns
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices

The table below shows the calendar year’s performance from 2016 to 2025.

Dividend Aristocrats Return by Year
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices

Changes to the Dividend Aristocrats in 2026

No changes occurred at the start of the year to the constituents of the list. 

Other Dividend Stock Lists

Note that a company can be a Dividend Aristocrat and a Dividend King. Dividend Kings have raised dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. The other lists of American stocks are below.

For Canadian stocks, there is an article

For UK stocks, there is an article

Other dividend stock lists

Some Details on the Dividend Aristocrats 2026

The Dividend Aristocrats 2026 is a reasonably select list since there are only 69 companies. This number is out of nearly 6,000 companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ in 2026, indicating a success rate of approximately 1.2%.

Dividend Aristocrats Sector Breakdown

The sector with the highest representation of the Dividend Aristocrats 2026 is Consumer Staples, approximately 23.7%. This point is likely due to these stocks’ relatively stable earnings and cash flow characteristics. In addition, these companies tend to grow profits slowly over time, permitting annual dividend increases. 

Stocks from the Industrials sector have the second-highest representation on the Dividend Aristocrats 2026 at about 21%. This class of stocks tends to have more volatile earnings and cash flows, but many have low payout ratios, allowing them to grow their dividends during recessions and economic downturns. 

The third sector on the list is the Financials sector at 12.2%. These firms are able to raise their dividends because of sound balance sheets and growing top and bottom lines.

These three sectors comprise the majority of the Dividend Aristocrats at 56.9%.

Only Three REITs

Only three Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) exist in the Dividend Aristocrats. These are Essex Property Trust (ESS), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), and Realty Income (O). In addition, the list does not include any Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs).  

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Sector Breakdown

The sector breakdown for the Dividend Aristocrats 2026 is seen in the chart below. Because of the composition changes in the S&P 500 Index, the sector composition has changed with time. In addition, the Great Recession caused many previous Dividend Aristocrats to freeze or even cut their dividends. As a result, these primarily financial stocks were dropped from the list of Dividend Aristocrats, affecting the sector composition. 

A few industrial stocks were also dropped from the list at the time. In fact, between 2009 and 2010, nineteen companies were dropped from the list of Dividend Aristocrats.

Dividend Aristocrat Sector Breakdown
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices

The sector ranking for the Dividend Aristocrats 2026 is unlike the Canadian Dividend Aristocrats, which have Financials, Industrials, and Real Estate as the top three sectors.

It is also unlike the UK High Yield Dividend Aristocrats, with Financials, Real Estate, and Industrials as the top three sectors.

Sector Allocation History

The chart below shows the sector allocation over time. Consumer Staples has consistently maintained its lead over time. The sector allocation changes because of economic events.

For example, the Great Recession caused many previous Dividend Aristocrats to freeze or even cut their dividends. As a result, these primarily financial stocks were dropped from the list of Dividend Aristocrats, affecting the sector composition. A few industrial stocks were also dropped from the list at the time. In fact, between 2009 and 2010, nineteen companies were dropped from the list of Dividend Aristocrats. More recently, some additional industrial and retail firms were removed because of dividend cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic and because of divestments.

Sector Allocation History
Source: Dow Jones Indices

Market Size of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats 2026

The largest Dividend Aristocrat by market capitalization is Walmart (WMT), with roughly $1,010 billion market capitalization. The smallest Dividend Aristocrat is Factset Data & Stock Exchanges (FDS), with a $7.708 billion market capitalization. The Dividend Aristocrats have a total market capitalization of over $6 trillion.

The one with the highest forward yield is Amcor (AMCR), and the one with the lowest dividend yield is West Pharmaceuticals (WST). 

Dover Corporation (DOV) is the Dividend Aristocrat with the longest streak of consecutively increasing the dividend at 70 years. It is followed by Genuine Parts Company (GPC), Northwest Natural Holding Company (NWN), and The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)

List of Dividend Aristocrat Stocks in 2026

The Dividend Aristocrat 2026 list serves as a screen for further investigating a stock for a dividend growth portfolio. It is a list of companies with stable businesses that have competitive advantages and have returned cash to shareowners consistently through dividends and, in some cases, buybacks.

Stock Rover* was used to create this table.

Ticker Company Fwd. Yield EPS 5-Year Avg (%) Dividend 10-Year Avg (%) Payout Ratio Forward P/E Market Cap ($M USD)
ABBV AbbVie 3.30% -2.50% 11.70% 276.80% 12.9 $367,796
ABT Abbott Laboratories 2.50% 3.10% 9.30% 63.30% 16.4 $174,288
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland 3.00% -9.50% 5.70% 91.50% 14.4 $33,602
ADP Automatic Data Processing 3.60% 12.60% 12.40% 60.50% 15.8 $76,015
AFL Aflac 2.20% -2.50% 11.50% 33.90% 14.3 $57,030
ALB Albemarle 0.90% 2.90% 20.1 $20,469
AMCR Amcor 6.30% -13.60% 192.00% 9.4 $19,017
AOS A.O. Smith 2.10% 9.90% 11.60% 35.70% 15.2 $9,112
APD Air Products 2.40% 7.70% 21.3 $66,509
ATO Atmos Energy 2.10% 7.00% 9.10% 46.50% 21.6 $31,492
BDX Becton Dickinson 2.70% 1.80% 4.80% 68.10% 11.4 $43,870
BEN Franklin Resources 5.30% -12.90% 6.20% 119.40% 8.7 $12,972
BF.B Brown-Forman 3.10% -2.00% 5.40% 52.90% 17.4 $13,551
BRO Brown & Brown 1.00% 11.30% 10.40% 18.30% 13.1 $22,098
CAH Cardinal Health 1.00% 12.20% 2.80% 29.20% 18.6 $50,715
CAT Caterpillar 0.80% 24.60% 7.00% 30.90% 28.5 $367,884
CB Chubb 1.20% 15.80% 3.80% 14.70% 11.3 $127,389
CHD Church & Dwight Co 1.30% -0.40% 5.60% 38.80% 23.8 $22,602
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide 1.50% 1.70% 3.90% 51.00% 22.9 $19,267
CINF Cincinnati Financial 2.20% -4.30% 7.00% 22.70% 17.5 $25,087
CL Colgate-Palmolive 2.50% -3.30% 3.20% 78.00% 20.5 $67,666
CLX Clorox 4.70% -3.20% 4.90% 80.10% 15.7 $12,729
CTAS Cintas 1.00% 15.70% 18.40% 36.20% 32.3 $69,987
CVX Chevron 3.80% 5.20% 102.90% 18.5 $375,572
DOV Dover 1.00% 9.30% 2.20% 25.90% 18.9 $29,267
ECL Ecolab 1.00% 19.10% 7.60% 36.60% 28.3 $77,183
ED Consolidated Edison 3.00% 10.80% 2.90% 60.10% 17.5 $41,837
EMR Emerson Electric 1.50% 2.90% 1.60% 52.00% 20.1 $80,798
ERIE Erie Indemnity 2.30% 12.60% 7.20% 46.30% $13,345
ES Eversource Energy 4.50% 4.80% 5.90% 66.00% 13.7 $26,297
ESS Essex Property Trust 4.10% 9.80% 4.90% 98.90% 40.7 $16,123
EXPD Expeditors International 1.10% 3.40% 7.90% 25.80% 21.9 $19,024
FAST Fastenal 1.80% 7.60% 12.30% 79.60% 36.2 $56,463
FDS FactSet Research Systems 2.10% 9.10% 9.60% 28.10% 10.9 $7,708
FRT Federal Realty Investment 4.10% 25.20% 1.90% 95.30% 34.3 $9,420
GD General Dynamics 1.80% 6.90% 7.70% 38.30% 18.6 $90,773
GPC Genuine Parts 4.00% -23.40% 4.90% 876.60% 12.6 $14,957
GWW W.W. Grainger 0.80% 20.20% 6.80% 24.90% 24.1 $55,474
HRL Hormel Foods 5.70% -11.30% 7.30% 130.60% 13.1 $11,323
IBM IBM 2.90% 13.60% 2.60% 59.10% 17.2 $216,547
ITW Illinois Tool Works 2.40% 8.50% 11.30% 59.10% 22.3 $77,930
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.20% 14.30% 5.70% 46.20% 19 $574,357
KMB Kimberly-Clark 5.30% -6.10% 3.40% 82.80% 12.7 $32,289
KO Coca-Cola 2.70% 12.70% 4.20% 66.90% 22.4 $333,442
KVUE Kenvue 4.80% 108.60% 14.3 $33,255
LIN Linde 1.30% 21.60% 7.90% 40.80% 25.8 $233,156
LOW Lowe’s Companies 2.00% 8.90% 15.70% 40.00% 17.9 $136,778
MCD McDonald’s 2.40% 11.60% 7.60% 59.80% 21.3 $217,285
MDT Medtronic 3.30% 10.90% 6.50% 78.60% 14.4 $111,967
MKC McCormick & Co 3.60% 16.50% 8.40% 29.90% 16.1 $14,444
NDSN Nordson 1.20% 14.50% 13.10% 34.50% 22.2 $15,356
NEE NextEra Energy 2.70% 9.30% 11.10% 68.50% 21.5 $196,185
NUE Nucor 1.20% 6.90% 4.10% 29.40% 13.9 $42,386
O Realty Income 5.10% 4.00% 3.10% 275.50% 36.3 $59,443
PEP PepsiCo 3.60% 2.10% 7.30% 93.40% 17.2 $214,691
PG Procter & Gamble 2.90% 4.40% 4.80% 60.50% 19.9 $337,351
PNR Pentair 1.20% 9.60% -2.00% 25.10% 15.5 $14,578
PPG PPG Indus 2.60% 6.70% 7.00% 39.90% 12.9 $24,691
ROP Roper Technologies 1.10% 8.50% 11.70% 23.10% 14.7 $35,129
SHW Sherwin-Williams 1.00% 5.80% 11.10% 30.50% 25.1 $83,140
SJM JM Smucker 4.80% 5.10% 11.2 $9,695
SPGI S&P Global 0.90% 7.60% 10.40% 26.20% 18.8 $122,955
SWK Stanley Black & Decker 4.60% -23.10% 4.20% 124.10% 11.4 $11,210
SYY Sysco 3.00% 5.70% 57.10% 14.5 $34,820
TGT Target 3.70% -1.20% 7.40% 55.40% 14.3 $55,198
TROW T. Rowe Price Group 5.70% -4.70% 9.20% 54.90% 9.3 $19,908
WMT Walmart 0.80% 11.50% 4.00% 34.30% 38.6 $1,010,661
WST West Pharmaceutical Servs 0.30% 4.00% 6.20% 12.50% 28.9 $18,492
XOM Exxon Mobil 2.70% 3.50% 59.70% 16 $633,916

Dividend Calendar

This table was created using StockRover*.

Ticker Company Ex-Div. Date Div. Record Date Div. Payment Date Dividend Frequency Next Div. Payment Per Share Fwd. Div. Per Share
WST West Pharmaceutical Servs 4/29/26 4/29/26 5/6/26 4 $0.22 $0.88
CAT Caterpillar 4/20/26 4/20/26 5/19/26 4 $1.51 $6.04
GWW W.W. Grainger 2/9/26 2/9/26 3/1/26 4 $2.26 $9.04
WMT Walmart 5/8/26 5/8/26 5/26/26 4 $0.25 $0.99
ALB Albemarle 3/13/26 3/13/26 4/1/26 4 $0.41 $1.62
SPGI S&P Global 2/25/26 2/25/26 3/11/26 4 $0.97 $3.88
CAH Cardinal Health 4/1/26 4/1/26 4/15/26 4 $0.51 $2.04
SHW Sherwin-Williams 3/2/26 3/2/26 3/13/26 4 $0.80 $3.20
DOV Dover 2/27/26 2/27/26 3/13/26 4 $0.52 $2.08
BRO Brown & Brown 2/4/26 2/4/26 2/11/26 4 $0.17 $0.63
ECL Ecolab 3/17/26 3/17/26 4/15/26 4 $0.73 $2.76
CTAS Cintas 2/13/26 2/13/26 3/13/26 4 $0.45 $1.80
ROP Roper Technologies 4/6/26 4/6/26 4/22/26 4 $0.91 $3.64
EXPD Expeditors International 12/1/25 12/1/25 12/15/25 2 $0.77 $1.54
PNR Pentair 4/17/26 4/17/26 5/1/26 4 $0.27 $1.04
CB Chubb 3/13/26 3/13/26 4/6/26 4 $0.97 $3.88
NDSN Nordson 3/19/26 3/19/26 4/3/26 4 $0.82 $3.28
NUE Nucor 3/31/26 3/31/26 5/11/26 4 $0.56 $2.24
LIN Linde 3/11/26 3/11/26 3/26/26 4 $1.60 $6.40
CHD Church & Dwight Co 2/13/26 2/13/26 3/2/26 4 $0.31 $1.23
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide 3/6/26 3/6/26 4/2/26 4 $0.63 $2.52
EMR Emerson Electric 2/13/26 2/13/26 3/10/26 4 $0.56 $2.22
GD General Dynamics 4/10/26 4/10/26 5/8/26 4 $1.59 $6.09
FAST Fastenal 1/29/26 1/29/26 2/26/26 4 $0.24 $0.90
LOW Lowe’s Companies 4/22/26 4/22/26 5/6/26 4 $1.20 $4.80
FDS FactSet Research Systems 2/27/26 2/27/26 3/19/26 4 $1.10 $4.40
ATO Atmos Energy 2/23/26 2/23/26 3/9/26 4 $1.00 $4.00
AOS A.O. Smith 1/30/26 1/30/26 2/17/26 4 $0.36 $1.40
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2/24/26 2/24/26 3/10/26 4 $1.30 $5.20
AFL Aflac 2/18/26 2/18/26 3/2/26 4 $0.61 $2.44
CINF Cincinnati Financial 3/24/26 3/24/26 4/15/26 4 $0.94 $3.55
ERIE Erie Indemnity 4/7/26 4/7/26 4/21/26 4 $1.46 $5.85
ITW Illinois Tool Works 3/31/26 3/31/26 4/9/26 4 $1.61 $6.44
APD Air Products 4/1/26 4/1/26 5/11/26 4 $1.81 $7.24
MCD McDonald’s 3/3/26 3/3/26 3/17/26 4 $1.86 $7.44
ABT Abbott Laboratories 4/15/26 4/15/26 5/15/26 4 $0.63 $2.52
CL Colgate-Palmolive 4/20/26 4/20/26 5/15/26 4 $0.53 $2.12
PPG PPG Indus 2/20/26 2/20/26 3/12/26 4 $0.71 $2.84
NEE NextEra Energy 2/27/26 2/27/26 3/16/26 4 $0.62 $2.49
KO Coca-Cola 3/13/26 3/13/26 4/1/26 4 $0.53 $2.06
XOM Exxon Mobil 2/12/26 2/12/26 3/10/26 4 $1.03 $4.12
BDX Becton Dickinson 3/10/26 3/10/26 3/31/26 4 $1.05 $4.20
IBM IBM 2/10/26 2/10/26 3/10/26 4 $1.68 $6.72
PG Procter & Gamble 1/23/26 1/23/26 2/17/26 4 $1.06 $4.23
SYY Sysco 4/2/26 4/2/26 4/24/26 4 $0.54 $2.16
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland 2/17/26 2/17/26 3/10/26 4 $0.52 $2.08
ED Consolidated Edison 2/18/26 2/18/26 3/16/26 4 $0.89 $3.44
BF.B Brown-Forman 3/9/26 3/9/26 4/1/26 4 $0.23 $0.92
MDT Medtronic 3/27/26 3/27/26 4/17/26 4 $0.71 $2.84
ABBV AbbVie 4/15/26 4/15/26 5/15/26 4 $1.73 $6.92
MKC McCormick & Co 4/20/26 4/20/26 4/27/26 4 $0.48 $1.92
ADP Automatic Data Processing 6/12/26 6/12/26 7/1/26 4 $1.70 $6.80
PEP PepsiCo 3/6/26 3/6/26 3/31/26 4 $1.42 $5.69
TGT Target 5/13/26 5/13/26 6/1/26 4 $1.14 $4.56
CVX Chevron 2/17/26 2/17/26 3/10/26 4 $1.78 $7.12
GPC Genuine Parts 3/6/26 3/6/26 4/2/26 4 $1.06 $4.25
ESS Essex Property Trust 3/31/26 3/31/26 4/15/26 4 $2.59 $10.30
FRT Federal Realty Investment 4/1/26 4/1/26 4/15/26 4 $1.13 $4.49
ES Eversource Energy 3/5/26 3/5/26 3/31/26 4 $0.79 $3.15
SWK Stanley Black & Decker 3/10/26 3/10/26 3/24/26 4 $0.83 $3.32
CLX Clorox 4/22/26 4/22/26 5/8/26 4 $1.24 $4.96
KVUE Kenvue 2/11/26 2/11/26 2/25/26 4 $0.21 $0.83
SJM JM Smucker 2/13/26 2/13/26 3/2/26 4 $1.10 $4.40
O Realty Income 3/31/26 3/31/26 4/15/26 12 $0.27 $3.23
KMB Kimberly-Clark 3/6/26 3/6/26 4/2/26 4 $1.28 $5.12
BEN Franklin Resources 3/31/26 3/31/26 4/10/26 4 $0.33 $1.32
TROW T. Rowe Price Group 3/16/26 3/16/26 3/30/26 4 $1.30 $5.20
HRL Hormel Foods 4/13/26 4/13/26 5/15/26 4 $0.29 $1.17
AMCR Amcor 2/25/26 2/25/26 3/17/26 4 $0.65 $2.60

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c. This type of flow processor consists of on board data flow processor and internal storage.

6. Qradar data nodes:

a. This Qradar data node supports new and existing Qradar deployment to ass appropriate storage and processes them as per your requirement.

b. Qradar data node also helps to increase the data search speed and offers more hardware resources to run your device.

7. Qradar App host:

a. This Qradar App host is used to manage the network host to run your applications. App host offers extra data storage, CPU resources, and Memory for your application without affecting the processing capacity of the Qradar console.

b. The applications such as User behavior analytics and machine learning analytics need more resources on the Qradar console.

Qradar appliances:

The following are the various Qradar appliances:

1. Qradar security intelligence platform appliances:

IBM Qradar security intelligence platform is very comprehensive, offers next-generation security solutions and risk management appliances. This appliance offers services like integrated log management, event management, and security services.

2. Qradar security management appliances:

This is a Qradar network security management appliance and related software application. This offers enterprise-level integration with an integrated framework that helps to combine disparate networks.

3. Qradar QFLOW collector appliances for security intelligence:

This IBM Qradar Qflow collector mainly used for security intelligence management appliances and this offers advanced network data analytic solutions.

Features of IBM SIEM Qradar:

Below are the advanced features of IBM SIEM Qradar:

1. Task scanner – the task scanner component scans the specified properties, on a scheduled time intervals. This scanning mechanism executes the tasks when the property value matches a specified value.

2. Script Engine – this scripting engine is a pluggable component module that provides the triggering and plugin points for the Identity management system. It can be performed using JavaScript and Groovy programming language.

3. Policy Service – This component used to apply the validation procedures to objects or properties, when they are updated or created.

4. Audit Logging – Audit logging performs the logging activities of all the relevant system users and also configures the log stores. This uses the reconciliation data as a base for reporting and activity logs to capture the internal and external object’s operations.

5. Repository – This component abstracts the pluggable persistence layer. IDM framework modular provides Reconciliation of data and synchronization with several external data stores like relational databases (RDBMS), LDAP data servers, CSV, and XML files.

The Repository API component uses the JSON-based object model with RESTful automation tool principles. The main purpose of using this component is for testing and embedded instances for Qradar services.

Benefits of IBM SIEM Qradar:

Below are the key benefits of IBM SIEM Qradar:

1. Easy to deploy, scalable model using stackable distributed appliances.

2. Qradar doesn’t require any storage database management system.

3. Offers automatic failover and disaster recovery.

4. Cloud environment, on premise, and hybrid deployment.

5. Software, hardware, and virtual resource deployments.

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Conclusion:

In this IBM SIEM Qradar blog, we have tried to cover basic to core concepts of Qradar and to write them in an understanding purpose we have taken expert guidance. SIEM Qradar is an IBM product and mainly used to protect the business data, devices, and software components from any malware attacks and threats. One more important point to be considered here, this Qradar tool can also be deployed on cloud and on premise environment. If you are working as a security architect, then this blog will be more beneficial.



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