Five High-Yielding Dividend Kings for Retirees to Buy and Hold Forever

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Five Dividend Kings—companies with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases—offer retirees dependable income and stability as markets rotate away from volatile tech names. Altria yields 5.9% after its 57th consecutive dividend hike, while Kimberly-Clark pays nearly 5% after its shares fell 23% in 2025. Hormel Foods offers a 4.77% yield and is restructuring to cut costs, Sonoco Products pays 4.20% and makes constantly in-demand packaging, and Genuine Parts has raised its dividend for 69 consecutive years, trades at just 12 times forward earnings, and holds a Raymond James Strong Buy rating.

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation
KMB
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Kimberly-Clark pays nearly 5% after its shares fell 23% in 2025, making it a high-yield opportunity.

Altria Group
MO
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Altria yields 5.9% after its 57th consecutive dividend hike.

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Genuine Parts Co
GPC
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Genuine Parts has raised its dividend for 69 consecutive years, trades at just 12 times forward earnings, and holds a Raymond James Strong Buy rating.

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