These three dividend-paying companies have all raised their payouts every year for at least 40 consecutive years.Investors often gravitate toward super safe dividend stocks to collect passive income and limit market volatility. But sometimes, even stodgy, boring companies can crush the market.In the past six months (from May 29 to Nov. 29) Walmart (WMT -0.36%) is up a staggering 42.5%, Clorox (CLX -0.77%) is up 30.4%, and Kenvue (KVUE -0.94%) is up 27.6%. Here's what's driving all three stocks higher and wh ...