"We know that dividend income is important to many of our shareholders, including those in retirement," BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said plainly in his 2026 letter to shareholders. He highlighted the firm's own 10% compounded annual dividend growth rate over the past decade as a key pillar of shareholder value. Chevron has done something similar, just for a lot longer. The Dividend Aristocrat has raised its dividend for 39 straight years. CVX's annual dividend now stands at $7.12 per share, which indicate ...