Four Dividend Kings Are Crushing the S&P 500 in 2026 and Still Have Big Upside Potential

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Four Dividend Kings are significantly outperforming the S&P 500's 9% gain in 2026 while offering reliable dividends backed by over 50 consecutive years of increases. Target surged 32% year to date and still trades at a cheap valuation with a 3.56% dividend yield. Colgate-Palmolive extended its 63-year dividend growth streak with a roughly 20.4% gain. Coca-Cola rose more than 16%, extending its 64-year dividend streak, and Kimberly-Clark advanced over 13% while yielding 4.41% and pursuing a $48.7 billion acquisition of Kenvue. All four stocks are rated Buy by top Wall Street firms.

Impact on stocks 7

Consumer Staples▲ · 7 stocks
Colgate-Palmolive Company
CL
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Extended 63-year dividend growth streak and outperformed S&P 500 with ~20.4% gain; rated Buy by top analysts.

The Coca-Cola Company
KO
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Rose over 16%, extending 64-year dividend streak; rated Buy by top Wall Street firms.

Target Corporation
TGT
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Surged 32% YTD, trades at cheap valuation with 3.56% dividend yield; rated Buy.

Kenvue Inc.
KVUE
± MixedCapitalrelevance

Mentioned as acquisition target by Kimberly-Clark; no direct impact on Kenvue's own performance.

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