Dividend Kings are companies that have raised dividends for at least 50 consecutive years, and this article profiles three energy stocks approaching that milestone: ExxonMobil, Atmos Energy and Chevron. ExxonMobil announced its 44th consecutive dividend hike, to $4.28 per share quarterly (about 2.3% yield), after generating $19.1 billion in free cash flow in Q3 2026 and paying $4.3 billion in dividends. Atmos Energy, a natural gas utility serving over 3.3 million customers in the southern U.S., has paid and raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years, with the dividend consuming just under half of estimated 2026 earnings. Chevron raised its dividend for the 39th year in a row and offers the highest yield of the three at just over 3%, after generating $14.2 billion in adjusted free cash flow in Q3 2026. The article notes ExxonMobil's break-even price for Brent crude is about $35 per barrel, versus oil above $110, and expects Atmos's earnings to grow about 7% annually over the next three to five years.
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