The Dividend Kings Ranked By Quality Scores (September 2026)
A Seeking Alpha article ranks Dividend Kings—companies with 50+ years of dividend increases—using a 9F Quality Score framework that blends qualitative and quantitative factors. The article highlights ADP as the strongest total-return candidate among the ranked companies.
Why it matters — MZTI watchers would care because the ranking's quality-scoring methodology and focus on long-term dividend reliability provide broader context on how large, established dividend payers (including peers or potential comparables) are being evaluated.