3 Dividend Kings That Could Pay You Forever

Dividend stocks are no joke—companies that actually raise payouts have crushed non-payers by 2x over 50 years. The real MVPs? REITs that consistently boost dividends year after year.

Here’s the tea on three absolute workhorses:

Extra Space Storage (EXR): Controls 15% of the entire U.S. self-storage market. Bumped its dividend over 110% in 10 years and yields 6%+. Keeps acquiring, keeps printing money. 20-year return? 2,400%. Not bad.

Realty Income (O): The “Dividend King”—raised its payout for 112 straight quarters (28 years!). Owns 15,000+ properties locked into long-term leases, so cash flow is locked in. Yields 5.7%, growing 4.2% annually. That’s the definition of passive income.

Rexford Industrial (REXR): Laser-focused on Southern California warehouses. New leases averaging 23.9% higher than before, plus 3.6% built-in growth. Cranked dividend growth to 15% annually over 5 years. Yields 4.2%.

The common thread? These aren’t pump-and-dump plays. They’re boring, predictable, and absolutely crushing it. REITs are basically the cheat code for dividend investors who want to set it and forget it.