This Consumer Staples Giant's Dividend Streak Rivals PepsiCo. Nobody Talks About It.

Published August 24, 2026 · Category: Finance

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Kimberly Clark (NASDAQ: KMB) isn't a household name, although the consumer staples giant's products are in most households. It's also not that well-known among investors, even though it has a streak of 54 consecutive years of dividend increases, rivaling PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP). PepsiCo has far greater brand recognition because almost everyone knows its namesake beverage, whereas few would associate Huggies, Kleenex, and Cottonelle with Kimberly Clark.

Here's a closer look at this Dividend King (a company with 50 or more years of consecutive annual dividend increases), which deserves more attention from dividend investors.

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