A rare group of dividend-paying stocks are standing out for their exceptional qualities. They’ve racked up five straight years of dividend growth of 10% or more. And they’ve passed several rigorous checks. Morningstar’s DividendInvestor newsletter editor David Harrell dug into the data to identify this year’s class of Dividend Growers.

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On this episode:

00:00:00 Welcome

00:01:08 Dividend Growers qualifications and key caveats

00:03:17 How the 2026 Dividend Growers list changed from last year

00:04:11 Meet the three newcomers: Intuit, Motorola Solutions, and TJX

00:05:43 Near-miss stocks and why the group’s average yields run higher

00:08:19 Who dividend growth stocks suit

00:11:13 Which 2026 Dividend Growers look undervalued now

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