Best Dividend Stocks
Quality meets income: dividend stocks yielding 2%+ with sustainable payout ratios under 100%. Large caps that pay you to hold.
200 stocks
Updated Mar 9, 2026
4.54%
Avg Dividend Yield
56.3%
Avg Payout Ratio
16.4
Avg P/E Ratio
$13.43T
Total Market Cap
The best dividend stocks combine attractive yields with sustainable payout ratios, consistent payment histories, and strong underlying business fundamentals. This list screens for large-cap companies yielding at least 2% with payout ratios below 100%, filtering out the high-yield traps where an elevated dividend signals financial distress rather than shareholder generosity.
Dividend investing is a core strategy for income-oriented portfolios and retirees seeking regular cash flow. Beyond the income stream, dividend-paying companies tend to be more financially disciplined and less volatile than non-payers. The power of dividend reinvestment (DRIP) can significantly compound returns over long holding periods.
When evaluating dividend stocks, yield alone can be misleading — a stock with a 10% yield that cuts its dividend next quarter is worse than one yielding 3% that grows its payout annually. This list sorts by yield but includes payout ratios and P/E ratios so you can assess sustainability at a glance.
| # | Symbol | Name | Price | Yield % | Annual Div | Payout % | P/E | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIM | Zim Integrated Shipping Serv | $27.81 | 19.19% | $4.81 | 26.97% | 3.4 | 3.38B |
| 2 | BXSL | Blackstone Secured Lending F | $23.82 | 12.88% | $2.86 | 84.04% | 9.2 | 5.53B |
| 3 | GBDC | Golub Capital Bdc Inc | $12.12 | 10.80% | $1.56 | 97.76% | 9.7 | 3.21B |
| 4 | HTGC | Hercules Capital Inc | $14.86 | 10.59% | $1.85 | 95.95% | 8.2 | 2.78B |
| 5 | ARCC | Ares Capital Corp | $18.74 | 10.13% | $1.82 | 97.31% | 10.5 | 13.66B |
| 6 | FLO | Flowers Foods Inc | $9.10 | 10.02% | $0.96 | 81.83% | 10.8 | 2.09B |
| 7 | WU | Western Union Co | $9.74 | 9.70% | $0.95 | 61.85% | 6.1 | 3.04B |
| 8 | RHI | Robert Half Inc | $24.76 | 8.83% | $2.13 | 87.60% | 20.3 | 2.70B |
| 9 | TFSL | Tfs Financial Corp | $13.90 | 8.12% | $0.21 | 65.45% | 42.8 | 3.88B |
| 10 | FG | F&G Annuities & Life Inc | $22.82 | 8.10% | $0.96 | 18.94% | 8.0 | 3.73B |
| 11 | APAM | Artisan Partners Asset Ma -A | $37.34 | 7.89% | $2.77 | 85.45% | 12.7 | 3.36B |
| 12 | OMF | Onemain Holdings Inc | $53.41 | 7.63% | $4.22 | 63.73% | 8.2 | 6.45B |
| 13 | CAG | Conagra Brands Inc | $19.02 | 7.49% | $1.40 | 58.07% | — | 8.94B |
| 14 | TRMD | Torm Plc-A | $28.24 | 7.38% | $6.05 | 90.33% | 9.7 | 17.04B |
| 15 | UMBF | Umb Financial Corp | $113.49 | 7.17% | $1.58 | 17.48% | 13.6 | 9.52B |
| 16 | ONB | Old National Bancorp | $22.31 | 6.95% | $0.63 | 35.45% | 14.5 | 9.70B |
| 17 | FULT | Fulton Financial Corp | $20.20 | 6.80% | $0.76 | 45.61% | 10.0 | 3.93B |
| 18 | KHC | Kraft Heinz Co/The | $24.54 | 6.67% | $1.60 | 70.37% | — | 28.40B |
| 19 | AFG | American Financial Group Inc | $130.74 | 6.67% | $7.24 | 71.97% | 12.9 | 10.86B |
| 20 | FCNCA | First Citizens Bcshs -Cl A | $1,892.44 | 6.64% | $12.45 | 7.30% | 10.0 | 21.98B |
| 21 | HPQ | Hp Inc | $19.46 | 6.54% | $1.17 | 43.02% | 6.7 | 16.84B |
| 22 | PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corp | $44.56 | 6.53% | $2.78 | 91.26% | 19.3 | 34.24B |
| 23 | FHN | First Horizon Corp | $22.81 | 6.53% | $0.67 | 34.59% | 11.5 | 11.32B |
| 24 | CRBG | Corebridge Financial Inc | $25.35 | 6.49% | $0.97 | 24.39% | — | 14.48B |
| 25 | BRSL | Brightstar Lottery Plc | $13.40 | 6.47% | $0.80 | 46.13% | 8.5 | 2.58B |
| 26 | NOG | Northern Oil And Gas Inc | $28.86 | 6.46% | $1.62 | 31.13% | 15.0 | 2.71B |
| 27 | EQH | Equitable Holdings Inc | $39.26 | 6.41% | $1.26 | 29.84% | — | 11.15B |
| 28 | CNO | Cno Financial Group Inc | $41.54 | 6.41% | $0.68 | 28.87% | 17.6 | 3.90B |
| 29 | VZ | Verizon Communications | $51.12 | 6.36% | $2.72 | 66.85% | 11.8 | 202.15B |
| 30 | FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | $47.30 | 6.20% | $1.74 | 50.82% | 19.1 | 48.06B |
| 31 | CFR | Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc | $135.36 | 6.10% | $4.11 | 40.40% | 14.1 | 9.14B |
| 32 | KEY | Keycorp | $19.86 | 6.09% | $0.95 | 57.63% | 11.8 | 21.64B |
| 33 | PRU | Prudential Financial Inc | $97.12 | 5.98% | $5.48 | 53.86% | 10.0 | 35.86B |
| 34 | KEN | Kenon Holdings Ltd | $84.22 | 5.97% | $3.82 | 33.56% | 8.9 | 4.22B |
| 35 | DHT | Dht Holdings Inc | $18.07 | 5.80% | $0.74 | 56.33% | 12.6 | 2.67B |
| 36 | CPB | The Campbell'S Company | $25.80 | 5.79% | $1.54 | 76.25% | 14.0 | 8.09B |
| 37 | BBY | Best Buy Co Inc | $66.68 | 5.73% | $3.78 | 87.06% | 21.4 | 13.80B |
| 38 | VAC | Marriott Vacations World | $70.50 | 5.69% | $3.19 | 49.08% | — | 2.32B |
| 39 | UPS | United Parcel Service-Cl B | $102.36 | 5.68% | $6.34 | 96.88% | 17.6 | 98.03B |
| 40 | CM | Can Imperial Bk Of Commerce | $99.50 | 5.66% | $4.27 | 47.37% | 14.6 | 122.69B |
| 41 | HAFN | Hafnia Ltd | $7.46 | 5.60% | $1.39 | 90.42% | 11.2 | 33.19B |
| 42 | GIS | General Mills Inc | $44.29 | 5.60% | $2.43 | 58.33% | 9.3 | 23.63B |
| 43 | TROW | T Rowe Price Group Inc | $90.40 | 5.51% | $5.08 | 54.07% | 9.8 | 20.47B |
| 44 | MAIN | Main Street Capital Corp | $57.37 | 5.39% | $3.70 | 63.07% | 9.7 | 5.18B |
| 45 | HRB | H&R Block Inc | $32.26 | 5.30% | $1.44 | 32.57% | 6.7 | 4.13B |
| 46 | SNY | Sanofi | $44.55 | 5.30% | $3.79 | 85.29% | 7.7 | 95.97B |
| 47 | TTE | Totalenergies Se | $78.77 | 5.11% | $3.36 | 48.97% | 11.6 | 139.76B |
| 48 | FIBK | First Interstate Bancsys-A | $34.19 | 5.06% | $1.88 | 86.68% | 12.7 | 3.82B |
| 49 | FRO | Frontline Plc | $34.56 | 5.04% | $1.95 | 87.60% | 20.3 | 7.69B |
| 50 | AES | Aes Corp | $14.15 | 4.95% | $0.70 | 55.05% | 11.1 | 10.13B |
| 51 | CHRD | Chord Energy Corp | $121.36 | 4.95% | $10.46 | 62.44% | 35.0 | 5.97B |
| 52 | OKE | Oneok Inc | $86.93 | 4.93% | $3.97 | 76.21% | 16.3 | 54.52B |
| 53 | EIX | Edison International | $71.76 | 4.93% | $3.58 | 29.31% | 5.9 | 27.61B |
| 54 | CPA | Copa Holdings Sa-Class A | $125.04 | 4.91% | $6.47 | 44.26% | 8.7 | 5.81B |
| 55 | SWKS | Skyworks Solutions Inc | $54.81 | 4.80% | $2.80 | 90.67% | 22.6 | 8.93B |
| 56 | COLB | Columbia Banking System Inc | $27.30 | 4.75% | $1.44 | 56.26% | 14.5 | 9.25B |
| 57 | KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corp | $104.58 | 4.71% | $5.00 | 82.14% | 17.9 | 36.07B |
| 58 | PTEN | Patterson-Uti Energy Inc | $8.97 | 4.71% | $0.32 | 27.87% | — | 3.20B |
| 59 | SIRI | Sirius Xm Holdings Inc | $22.25 | 4.70% | $1.13 | 45.34% | 9.3 | 7.45B |
| 60 | AVA | Avista Corp | $39.66 | 4.68% | $1.90 | 83.33% | 18.1 | 3.42B |
| 61 | PAYX | Paychex Inc | $100.85 | 4.68% | $4.02 | 87.40% | 20.9 | 33.38B |
| 62 | HL | Hecla Mining Co | $20.39 | 4.65% | $0.04 | 70.75% | 76.7 | 15.28B |
| 63 | CRGY | Crescent Energy Inc-A | $11.76 | 4.51% | $0.30 | 28.46% | 148.7 | 3.50B |
| 64 | WSBC | Wesbanco Inc | $33.68 | 4.49% | $1.54 | 64.38% | 16.1 | 3.59B |
| 65 | LNC | Lincoln National Corp | $34.04 | 4.40% | $2.34 | 12.15% | 6.5 | 7.62B |
| 66 | HSBC | HSBC Holdings plc | $84.05 | 4.40% | $0.77 | 60.50% | 10.7 | 221.80B |
| 67 | F | Ford Motor Co | $12.15 | 4.35% | $0.73 | 53.04% | — | 55.24B |
| 68 | WHR | Whirlpool Corp | $58.76 | 4.31% | $5.41 | 94.64% | 12.6 | 4.00B |
| 69 | EMN | Eastman Chemical Co | $70.33 | 4.31% | $3.26 | 80.38% | 18.8 | 8.90B |
| 70 | IDCBY | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | $16.15 | 4.30% | $0.31 | 29.85% | 6.6 | 2.40T |
| 71 | TFC | Truist Financial Corp | $46.49 | 4.29% | $2.32 | 56.45% | 11.4 | 60.56B |
| 72 | BACHY | Bank of China Limited | $14.20 | 4.29% | $0.40 | 49.79% | 6.6 | 1.57T |
| 73 | ES | Eversource Energy | $74.44 | 4.26% | $2.97 | 65.03% | 16.4 | 27.74B |
| 74 | BNS | Bank Of Nova Scotia | $72.08 | 4.22% | $4.74 | 75.43% | 16.5 | 128.61B |
| 75 | TIGO | Millicom Intl Cellular S.A. | $69.28 | 4.22% | $4.42 | 57.29% | 9.0 | 11.87B |
| 76 | CMCSA | Comcast Corp-Class A | $31.91 | 4.21% | $1.32 | 24.47% | 5.6 | 112.56B |
| 77 | BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | $60.29 | 4.18% | $2.51 | 71.52% | 17.4 | 122.38B |
| 78 | PFS | Provident Financial Services | $20.92 | 4.18% | $0.98 | 87.39% | 10.3 | 2.99B |
| 79 | BBT | Beacon Financial Corp | $28.98 | 4.18% | $0.69 | 50.72% | 43.5 | 2.58B |
| 80 | CVBF | Cvb Financial Corp | $18.91 | 4.16% | $0.80 | 55.72% | 12.5 | 2.57B |
| 81 | WD | Walker & Dunlop Inc | $48.19 | 4.15% | $2.68 | 81.94% | 19.1 | 2.20B |
| 82 | SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc | $64.87 | 4.11% | $3.66 | 55.11% | 13.4 | 50.31B |
| 83 | CLX | Clorox Company | $114.66 | 4.06% | $4.88 | 74.32% | 19.6 | 14.78B |
| 84 | CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources | $46.31 | 4.04% | $2.09 | 72.54% | 17.9 | 118.92B |
| 85 | POR | Portland General Electric Co | $53.37 | 4.03% | $1.90 | 63.90% | 19.8 | 6.00B |
| 86 | SFNC | Simmons First Natl Corp-Cl A | $19.44 | 4.02% | $0.84 | 69.05% | — | 3.06B |
| 87 | NWN | Northwest Natural Holding Co | $52.10 | 4.00% | $1.87 | 92.37% | 20.4 | 2.05B |
| 88 | OTEX | Open Text Corp | $25.56 | 3.99% | $1.04 | 62.29% | 14.2 | 8.48B |
| 89 | T | AT&T Inc. | $28.64 | 3.98% | $1.15 | 37.26% | 9.0 | 196.47B |
| 90 | TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Co - B | $46.64 | 3.97% | $1.77 | 32.89% | — | 9.58B |
| 91 | BUSE | First Busey Corp | $25.11 | 3.97% | $0.97 | 47.65% | 17.0 | 2.30B |
| 92 | FHB | First Hawaiian Inc | $24.48 | 3.96% | $1.05 | 57.71% | 11.8 | 3.25B |
| 93 | OMC | Omnicom Group | $84.93 | 3.95% | $2.80 | 37.33% | 19.0 | 25.40B |
| 94 | SJM | Jm Smucker Co/The | $111.21 | 3.95% | $4.28 | 58.80% | — | 11.86B |
| 95 | TGT | Target Corp | $120.79 | 3.94% | $4.46 | 50.01% | 13.9 | 52.26B |
| 96 | CNA | Cna Financial Corp | $48.16 | 3.91% | $3.87 | 81.92% | 10.4 | 13.31B |
| 97 | UGI | Ugi Corp | $36.75 | 3.91% | $1.50 | 47.49% | 12.2 | 8.25B |
| 98 | LAZ | Lazard Inc | $44.64 | 3.91% | $2.01 | 63.95% | 17.8 | 4.85B |
| 99 | NSRGY | Nestlé S.A. | $103.92 | 3.87% | $3.05 | 86.89% | 22.4 | 202.69B |
| 100 | CVX | Chevron Corporation | $189.94 | 3.85% | $6.49 | 66.82% | 30.3 | 372.06B |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are dividend stocks?
Dividend stocks are shares of companies that regularly distribute a portion of their profits to shareholders, typically on a quarterly basis. These cash payments provide investors with income in addition to any stock price appreciation. Dividend-paying companies tend to be mature, profitable businesses with stable cash flows — think utilities, banks, consumer staples, and healthcare companies.
What is a good dividend yield?
A good dividend yield typically falls between 2% and 6% for most investors. Yields below 2% may not provide meaningful income relative to safer alternatives like Treasury bonds. Yields above 6% often signal elevated risk — the stock price may have fallen sharply, pushing the yield up artificially. The average S&P 500 dividend yield is historically around 1.5–2%. Always evaluate yield alongside the payout ratio and earnings growth.
What is the dividend payout ratio?
The dividend payout ratio is the percentage of a company's earnings paid out as dividends. Ratios under 60% are generally considered sustainable and leave room for dividend increases. Ratios above 80% may indicate the dividend is at risk if earnings decline. REITs are an exception — they are required to distribute at least 90% of taxable income and typically have higher payout ratios.
How are dividends taxed?
In the U.S., qualified dividends are taxed at long-term capital gains rates: 0%, 15%, or 20% depending on your taxable income. Ordinary dividends are taxed at your regular income tax rate, which can be as high as 37%. To qualify for the lower rate, you must hold the stock for more than 60 days around the ex-dividend date. Dividends in IRAs or 401(k)s grow tax-deferred or tax-free.
What is the ex-dividend date?
The ex-dividend date is the cutoff date for receiving a declared dividend. If you buy a stock on or after this date, you will not receive the upcoming payment — the previous owner gets it. To be eligible, you must purchase at least one business day before. Stock prices typically drop by approximately the dividend amount on the ex-dividend date.
What are Dividend Aristocrats?
Dividend Aristocrats are S&P 500 companies that have increased their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. This elite group includes around 65 companies spanning sectors like consumer staples, healthcare, industrials, and financials. Dividend Aristocrats have historically outperformed the broader S&P 500 with lower volatility.
Can you live off dividend income?
Living off dividends is possible but requires a substantial portfolio. At a 4% average yield, you would need approximately $750,000 to generate $30,000 annually, or $1.25 million for $50,000. Key considerations include building a diversified portfolio, focusing on dividend growth stocks rather than just the highest yields, accounting for taxes, and maintaining a cash buffer for periods when companies may cut payouts.
Is a high dividend yield always better?
No — an unusually high yield is often a warning sign known as a dividend trap. A yield above 7–8% frequently indicates the stock price has fallen sharply because the market expects a dividend cut. The best approach is to evaluate yield in context: check the payout ratio (under 60% is healthy), review earnings trends, and compare the yield to the company's own historical range. A moderate yield that grows consistently beats an unsustainably high one.
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