These companies win through boring dominance, steadily growing everyday essentials while squeezing costs and rewarding shareholders year after year. Costco is still growing like a much smaller company, with e-commerce exploding and its membership machine getting stronger every quarter.

The Coca-Cola Company (KO, Financials) said it will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.53 per share, up 3.9% from the prior payout of $0.51.Shareholders who own

The company's Board of Directors just raised the dividend again, which is the 64th straight year of a hike. Given the consistent cash profits, investors have no reason to worry about Coca-Cola's dividend going away.

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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company today announced the election of a new company officer and the approval of the company's 64th consecutive annual dividend increase. The company is raising the quarterly dividend approximately 4% from 51 cents to 53 cents per common share. The quarterly dividend is equivalent to an annual dividend of $2.12 per share, up from $2.04 per share in 2025. The first quarter dividend is payable April 1 to shareowners of record as o.

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Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) has seen its Benzinga Edge value score plummet from 17.86 to a bottom-tier 3.28 in a single week as the stock gained 15% year-to-date, following its fourth quarter 2025 earnings report.

This beverage giant has a marvelous 63-year streak of raising dividend payouts. A home improvement retailer's dividend has climbed more than fourfold in the past decade.

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