July 19, 2026
The usual knock on dividend aristocrats is that you trade away growth for the yield. These 10 don't make you choose.
Screen the S&P 500 aristocrats for both an above-average dividend yield and above-average expected revenue growth over the next 5 years, and only a handful land in the top-right corner:
š¢ Realty Income 4.9% yield, +6% growth $O
š¢ Federal Realty 3.6% yield, +6% growth $FRT
ā” NextEra Energy 2.8% yield, +12% growth $NEE
š¦ McCormick 3.7% yield, +5% growth $MKC
š§¾ ADP 2.7% yield, +6% growth $ADP
š½ļø McDonald's 2.8% yield, +5% growth $MCD
𩼠Medtronic 3.5% yield, +5% growth $MDT
š» IBM 3.2% yield, +5% growth $IBM
āļø Air Products 2.4% yield, +8% growth $APD
āļø A.O. Smith 2.4% yield, +5% growth $AOS
