To qualify as an S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat, a company must satisfy the following criteria:
New Additions for 2026: The index is rebalanced annually. Any companies that reached the 25-year threshold by the end of 2025 and met the S&P size requirements were added to the list in early 2026.
Removals: Companies that cut, suspended, or failed to increase their dividend over the trailing year are removed from the Aristocrats index during rebalancing.
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The complete list includes 69 companies from the S&P 500 that have increased their base dividend every year for at least 25 consecutive years, including stalwarts like Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, and Procter & Gamble. You can view the full interactive table above.
As of early 2026, the average dividend yield among the Dividend Aristocrats is approximately 2.55%, compared to the S&P 500 average yield of 1.06%.
There are exactly 69 companies on the Dividend Aristocrats list for 2026. This number fluctuates slightly each year as companies are added after reaching the 25-year mark, or removed due to dividend cuts or failure to increase payouts.
To be classified as a Dividend Aristocrat, a company must be a member of the S&P 500 index, have increased its base dividend payout every year for at least 25 consecutive years, and meet certain market capitalization and liquidity requirements.
Industrials, Consumer Staples (Defensive), and Materials traditionally contain the most Dividend Aristocrats due to their stable, cash-generating business models across economic cycles.
Westmount Fundamentals. "Complete List of S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats." westmountfundamentals.com/dividend-aristocrats-complete-list-2026, 2026.