 There is only one-criterion to be included among the Dividend Kings: a publicly-traded company must increase its total fiscal-year dividend-payout for a minimum of 50 consecutive-years. - Dogs of the Dow. The 41 Dividend Kings and 2 Princes next in line for kingship KP screened as of December 28, 2022, represented ten of eleven Morningstar Sectors. Broker targeted-top-ten net-gainers ranged 9.61-20.75. 