The company’s decision to maintain its dividend streak marks 65 consecutive years of payments to shareholders. Since 2004, the energy provider has consistently raised its annualized dividend, reflecting a strategy centered on stable returns for its common stock holders.

Based in Dover, Delaware, the organization manages a diverse portfolio of energy assets, ranging from natural gas transmission and electricity distribution to mobile compressed natural gas utility services. The firm currently trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CPK.