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“To increase income, he’d have to be more risky and go into consumer staples or drugs, and those are not Dividend Aristocrats, but offer higher yield,” Harrington said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

I measured this using the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index, which buys only stocks in the S&P that have increased their dividend every year for a quarter of a century.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

That combination is reflected in the S&P 500 Quality FCF Aristocrats Index, created in 2024 and reconstructed for these calculations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Another option is the emerging Dividend Aristocrats, as Wolfe Research calls the group of about 70 companies.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Aristocrats were people who didn’t blow spit bubbles or shiver their legs.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy