Longest Dividend Increase Streaks

Active payers ranked by consecutive years of rising annual dividend totals, computed directly from payment records.

A streak computed from actual payment totals is stricter than one quoted from press releases: it requires the split-adjusted cash paid per share to rise every single calendar year. That strictness is the point — it cannot be flattered by timing shifts or announcement wording.

Key Observations

The longest increase streak in our stored history belongs to Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): 55 consecutive years of higher annual totals through 2025.
25 active payers show streaks of at least 38 years within our data window — note that streaks are bounded by how far back our per-ticker history goes, so published lists citing longer records may rely on deeper data.

Longest active increase streaks in our data (through 2025)

Company	Ticker	Consecutive years of increases
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	55
PepsiCo, Inc.	PEP	53
Emerson Electric Co.	EMR	53
Colgate-Palmolive Company	CL	52
Consolidated Edison, Inc.	ED	44
Walmart Inc.	WMT	43
The Procter & Gamble Company	PG	42
Exxon Mobil Corporation	XOM	42
Becton, Dickinson and Company	BDX	42
Target Corporation	TGT	42
PPG Industries, Inc.	PPG	42
The Clorox Company	CLX	42
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	ADP	42
Dover Corporation	DOV	41
Aflac Incorporated	AFL	41
W.W. Grainger, Inc.	GWW	40
Stepan Co	SCL	40
The Sherwin-Williams Company	SHW	40
Black Hills Corporation	BKH	40
Genuine Parts Company	GPC	39
Ecolab Inc.	ECL	38
Tennant Company	TNC	38
Chevron Corporation	CVX	38
Universal Health Realty Income Trust	UHT	38
Atmos Energy Corporation	ATO	38

Methodology

For each active common stock we walk split-adjusted annual totals backward from the last full calendar year, counting consecutive years where the total exceeded the prior year. Minimum shown: 10 years.

Caveats

Streaks are bounded by our per-ticker history depth — a company whose record predates our data shows the in-window streak only, so published Aristocrat/King records may exceed figures here. Our curated Aristocrats and Kings lists follow the recognized definitions instead.

Sources: Dividendly dividend history. Computed Aug 27, 2026.

Data updated Aug 27, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.