S&P Global (SPGI) is one of fewer than 30 S&P 500 companies to have raised its dividend for 50+ consecutive years, marking 54 straight years of increases. The financial stock has delivered annualized returns (including reinvested dividends) north of 15% over the past three decades, outperforming the broader S&P 500 index's 10.4% annualized return over the same period. The company operates one of the largest credit ratings businesses in the U.S. with a 50% market share and recently raised its full-year earnings-per-share guidance.