Dividend King
To be considered a dividend king, you need to meet a few criteria’s. Start off by being a company in the S&P 500 index, have consistent dividend payout over the course of 50 years and have consistent dividend growth each year. Large and established companies tend to be a factor when joining this prestigious club. Stocks under this category are good picks as they are generally recession proof, providing stead profits and growth in dividend income during good and bad times.
There is not much difference between a dividend king and aristocrat. The main difference is a king has 50 years of consistent growth in dividends each year compared to 25 for aristocrats. Like the other, Kings belong to large established companies that are generally recession proof. These are solid picks to add to any portfolio.
| Ticker | Name | Industry | Div Yield |
| MO | Altria | Tobacco | 8.20% |
| VFC | V.F. Corporation | Apparel, Accessories and Luxury Goods | 7.89% |
| UVV | Universal | Tobacco | 6.00% |
| LEG | Leggett & Platt | Home Furnishings | 5.51% |
| CDUAF | Canadian Utilities | Multi-Utilities | 5.16% |
| MMM | 3M | Industrial Conglomerates | 5.04% |
| SWK | Stanley Black & Decker | Industrial Machinery | 4.43% |
| FRT | Federal Realty | Retail REITs | 4.29% |
| NWN | Northwest Natural | Gas Utilities | 4.10% |
| ABBV | AbbVie | Biotechnology | 3.65% |
| BKH | Black Hills | Multi-Utilities | 3.56% |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark | Household Products | 3.40% |
| NFG | National Fuel Gas | Gas Utilities | 2.97% |
| TGT | Target | General Merchandise Stores | 2.96% |
| GRC | Gorman-Rupp Company | Industrial Machinery | 2.78% |
| KO | Coca-Cola | Soft Drinks | 2.77% |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial | Property and Casualty Insurance | 2.69% |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Pharmaceuticals | 2.56% |
| SYY | Sysco | Food Distributors | 2.55% |
| PEP | PepsiCo | Soft Drinks | 2.53% |
| HRL | Hormel Foods | Packaged Foods and Meats | 2.42% |
| PG | Procter & Gamble | Household Products | 2.40% |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive | Household Products | 2.39% |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works | Industrial Machinery | 2.38% |
| EMR | Emerson Electric | Electrical Components and Equipment | 2.18% |
| LOW | Lowe’s | Home Improvement Retail | 2.10% |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | Distributors | 2.04% |
| ABM | ABM Industries Incorporated | Environmental and Facilities Services | 2.00% |
| PPG | PPG Industries | Specialty Chemicals | 2.00% |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | Health Care Equipment | 1.89% |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin | Industrial Machinery | 1.85% |
| TNC | Tennant Company | Industrial Machinery | 1.77% |
| SJW | SJW Group | Water Utilities | 1.74% |
| LANC | Lancaster | Packaged Foods and Meats | 1.70% |
| AWR | American States Water | Water Utilities | 1.69% |
| FMCB | Farmers & Merchants Bancorp | Regional Banks | 1.65% |
| CWT | California Water Service Group | Water Utilities | 1.63% |
| CBSH | Commerce Bancshares | Regional Banks | 1.52% |
| DOV | Dover | Industrial Machinery | 1.52% |
| MSEX | Middlesex Water Company | Water Utilities | 1.51% |
| BDX | Becton, Dickinson and Company | Health Care Equipment | 1.44% |
| SCL | Stepan Company | Specialty Chemicals | 1.38% |
| MSA | MSA Safety Incorporated | Office Services and Supplies | 1.31% |
| GWW | W.W. Grainger | Trading Companies and Distributors | 1.24% |
| NDSN | Nordson Corporation | Industrial Machinery | 1.11% |
| FUL | H.B. Fuller | Specialty Chemicals | 1.05% |
| TR | Tootsie Roll | Packaged Foods and Meats | 0.84% |
