This article ranks the 30 Dividend Kings by quality score.
Dividend Kings are companies that have increased their dividend payouts for at least 50 consecutive years. This is a remarkable achievement, as these companies have maintained regular dividend increases even in periods of economic recessions, market crashes, technology revolutions, and shifting consumer tastes.
In my December 2019 article ranking the Dividend Kings, I missed two dividend growth ((DG)) stocks that in all fairness should have been included. The first is H.B. Fuller (FUL), which became a Dividend King after increasing its quarterly dividend