3 Stocks That Have Paid Dividends for Over 50 Consecutive Years and Are Still Buys

Dividends are a passive income stream, but they’re much more than that. They indicate a company’s respect for the shareholders and, when a business pays dividends for many years, it’s a sign of stability and reliability.

Forward-thinking investors will take the time to seek out stocks with dividend track records spanning decades. Some companies have actually distributed dividend payments for 50 years or longer.

These are the cream of the crop — the most dependable dividend payers who are very likely to continue rewarding the loyal shareholders. To help you on your journey to success as a passive income collector, I’m bringing you three stocks that have paid dividends for more than 50 years.

Just as importantly, these stocks represent solid companies and are still worth owning in 2026. Let’s kick it off with a soda and snack food giant that you’re undoubtedly familiar with.

PepsiCo (PEP)

A blue-chip provider of edible goods, PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has a dividend payment history spanning over half a century. In addition, PepsiCo is known for raising its dividend (in dollar terms, not necessarily yield percentage) every year.

For example, last year PepsiCo hiked its quarterly dividend distributions by 5%, from $1.355 to $1.4225 per share. It shouldn’t be too surprising, then, if PepsiCo raises its quarterly payouts again soon. 

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though. First and foremost, we need some assurance that PepsiCo is in good financial health. Otherwise, the dividend payments might be in jeopardy.

As it turns out, PepsiCo is a revenue grower that shouldn’t have any difficulty continuing to pay its shareholders. There’s a positive pattern with PepsiCo as the company reported revenue of $91.471 billion in 2023, $91.854 billion in 2024, and $93.925 billion in 2025.

Furthermore, it’s worth noting that the PepsiCo share price has trended upward over the past year, five years, and 20 years. That’s important because you don’t want to lose money on share-price depreciation even if you’re gaining money from dividend payouts.

Today, PepsiCo stock features a forward annual dividend yield of 3.43%. That’s high for a company of PepsiCo’s stature, so you’ll definitely want to conduct your due diligence on PEP stock.

Lowe’s (LOW)

Another huge company that hasn’t missed a dividend payment for over 50 years is home improvement product supplier Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW). Just take a glance at Lowe’s distribution history, and you’ll rest assured that this company is serious about returning capital to its shareholders.

Last year, Lowe’s hiked its quarterly dividend from $1.15 to $1.20 per share. That’s a 4.3% dividend increase, and there’s little doubt that Lowe’s will raise the distributions again in 2026. 

The short-term and long-term price charts for LOW look just fine as they generally trend upward. Unless there’s an unforeseeable catastrophe, investors won’t lose their shirts by holding Lowe’s shares for the long haul.

Regarding the company’s financial situation, Lowe’s isn’t a lightning-speed revenue grower but it’s steady and dependable. Just to provide a quick data point, Lowe’s grew its net sales slightly from $20.17 billion in the year-earlier quarter to $20.813 billion in the quarter ended October 31, 2025.

Currently, Lowe’s pays a forward annual dividend yield of 1.67%. That’s nothing to sneeze at, and you can count on Lowe’s to maintain its long-standing track record of dividend payments. Consequently, today is a great day to think about adding a few LOW shares to your holdings. 

Emerson Electric (EMR)

Although it might sound like a utilities company, Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) actually specializes in industrial automation along with software development and engineering. It’s a company that likes to deliver cash to its stakeholders, as we can see from Emerson Electric’s lengthy history of dividend distributions.

In 2025, Emerson Electric raised its quarterly cash payouts from $0.5275 to $0.555 per share. That might not sound like much, but it actually equates to a 5.2% dividend hike.

You won’t see EMR stock rise every day, but it has a healthy tendency to trend upward on multi-year charts. But again, we must always inquire about the company’s ability to pull in revenue and continue paying out dividends.

There’s nothing bad happening in that regard, I’m happy to report. Encouragingly, Emerson Electric’s annual net sales grew from $15.165 billion in fiscal 2023 to $17.492 billion in fiscal 2024, to $18.106 billion in fiscal 2025.

Hence, the stage is set for Emerson Electric to persist with its pattern of dividend increases. At the moment, Emerson Electric will bring you a 1.46% forward annual dividend yield, so EMR stock deserves your attention if you’re ready to add another passive income source to your portfolio.