Highest Dividend Yield

Q: What are high dividend yield stocks?

High dividend yield stocks are companies whose annual dividend payments represent a large percentage of their stock price. A stock paying $5 annually with a $100 share price has a 5% yield. Stocks yielding above 4% are generally considered high-yield. Common high yielders include REITs, utilities, MLPs, and mature companies with stable earnings that return most profits to shareholders.

Q: What is a good dividend yield?

A "good" yield balances income with sustainability. The S&P 500 average yield is about 1.3%. Yields of 3-5% from quality companies are considered strong. Yields above 6-8% warrant careful scrutiny — they may indicate elevated risk or a recent stock price decline. The ideal yield depends on your goals: retirees may prioritize higher yields, while growth investors may prefer lower yields from companies with faster dividend growth rates.

Q: Is a high dividend yield always good?

No. An unusually high yield can be a warning sign. If a stock's price drops 50% while the dividend remains unchanged, the yield doubles — but the underlying business may be in trouble. This is called a yield trap. Always check the payout ratio (dividends as a percentage of earnings or cash flow), debt levels, and recent earnings trends to assess whether the dividend is sustainable before investing based on yield alone.

Q: What sectors have the highest dividend yields?

REITs typically offer the highest yields (4-8%) because they must distribute 90% of taxable income. Utilities yield 3-5% due to regulated earnings and stable cash flows. Energy pipelines and MLPs often yield 5-8% from fee-based revenue. Telecommunications companies like AT&T and Verizon offer yields around 4-7%. Financial companies, particularly BDCs, can yield above 8%.

Q: How often are dividends paid?

Most U.S. stocks pay dividends quarterly (every three months). Some pay monthly (common among REITs and funds), semi-annually, or annually. The payment schedule includes key dates: the declaration date (when the dividend is announced), ex-dividend date (you must own before this date to receive the dividend), record date, and payment date. You can build a portfolio that generates income every month by combining stocks with different payment schedules.

Q: What is the ex-dividend date?

The ex-dividend date is the cutoff for dividend eligibility. To receive an upcoming dividend, you must purchase the stock at least one business day before the ex-date. On the ex-date, the stock typically opens lower by the dividend amount to reflect the payout. Buying on or after the ex-date means you will not receive the current dividend — you must wait for the next payment cycle.

Q: Should I reinvest high dividends or take cash?

It depends on your needs. Reinvesting dividends through a DRIP compounds returns significantly over time — historically, dividend reinvestment accounts for a large portion of total stock market returns. However, if you need current income for living expenses or want flexibility to allocate capital elsewhere, taking cash makes sense. In tax-advantaged accounts like IRAs, reinvesting is generally optimal since no immediate tax is triggered.

Top income-generating stocks ranked by annual dividend yield. Only companies over $1B market cap with yields capped at 25% to exclude anomalies.

200 stocks Updated Sep 25, 2026

6.44% Avg Dividend Yield

— Avg P/E Ratio

$8.63T Total Market Cap

+0.00% Avg Daily Change

High dividend yield stocks provide above-average income relative to their share price. These stocks are favored by income investors, retirees, and anyone seeking regular cash flow from their portfolio. The stocks on this list yield significantly more than the S&P 500 average of approximately 1.3%.

High-yield stocks are concentrated in sectors with stable cash flows — REITs, utilities, energy pipelines, telecommunications, and financial services. While a high yield is attractive, it's essential to evaluate sustainability. A yield that seems too good to be true may signal a stock whose price has fallen due to deteriorating fundamentals, making the dividend at risk of being cut.

This list ranks stocks by current dividend yield, showing only companies with consistent payment histories. Data includes prices, yields, P/E ratios, and payout ratios updated daily.

#	Symbol	Name	Price	Yield %	Annual Div	Payout %	Frequency	Market Cap
1	TRMD	Torm Plc-A	$34.30	21.85%	$2.01	70.00%	Quarterly	24.28B
2	SBLK	Star Bulk Carriers Corp	$32.48	20.75%	$0.30	40.84%	Quarterly	3.61B
3	BWLP	Bw Lpg Ltd	$24.06	20.70%	$1.32	82.48%	Quarterly	36.94B
4	ZIM	Zim Integrated Shipping Serv	$29.38	19.19%	$4.28	107.60%	Quarterly	3.56B
5	MCHB	Mechanics Bancorp-A	$15.08	16.60%	$0.40	18.27%	Quarterly	3.54B
6	HAFN	Hafnia Ltd	$8.92	16.45%	$0.40	58.48%	Quarterly	45.06B
7	DHT	Dht Holdings Inc	$21.68	15.83%	$0.74	56.33%	Quarterly	3.74B
8	TRIN	Trinity Capital Inc	$17.63	13.08%	$1.90	100.56%	Quarterly	1.67B
9	FSK	Fs Kkr Capital Corp	$11.17	12.86%	$2.80	7,127.27%	Quarterly	3.24B
10	KEN	Kenon Holdings Ltd	$63.76	12.14%	$2.79	404.29%	Quarterly	3.38B
11	GSBD	Goldman Sachs Bdc Inc	$9.53	12.03%	$2.03	195.79%	Semi-annual	1.12B
12	OCSL	Oaktree Specialty Lending Co	$12.08	10.99%	$1.74	436.91%	Quarterly	1.09B
13	NAT	Nordic American Tankers Ltd	$8.25	10.81%	$0.40	690.25%	Quarterly	1.73B
14	CSWC	Capital Southwest Corp	$23.15	10.71%	$2.59	130.30%	Quarterly	1.50B
15	OBDC	Blue Owl Capital Corp	$10.80	10.66%	$1.69	119.94%	Quarterly	5.48B
16	OMF	Onemain Holdings Inc	$56.67	10.45%	$4.22	63.73%	Quarterly	7.01B
17	WU	Western Union Co	$6.03	10.26%	$0.95	61.85%	Annual	2.16B
18	HTGC	Hercules Capital Inc	$16.80	10.22%	$1.85	95.95%	Quarterly	3.29B
19	OGN	Organon & Co	$13.72	9.86%	$0.34	47.06%	Quarterly	3.60B
20	GBDC	Golub Capital Bdc Inc	$12.41	9.74%	$1.56	97.76%	Quarterly	3.24B
21	ARCC	Ares Capital Corp	$19.13	9.65%	$1.82	97.31%	Quarterly	13.95B
22	MO	Altria Group Inc	$68.88	9.45%	$4.14	100.19%	Quarterly	116.38B
23	DVN	Devon Energy Corp	$48.90	9.31%	$0.97	23.43%	Quarterly	53.53B
24	CALM	Cal-Maine Foods Inc	$68.48	9.00%	$4.85	73.14%	Quarterly	3.49B
25	SFL	Sfl Corp Ltd	$13.63	8.80%	$0.86	106.00%	Quarterly	2.07B
26	TSLX	Sixth Street Specialty Lendi	$18.15	8.72%	$1.81	99.89%	Quarterly	1.71B
27	KSS	Kohls Corp	$17.24	8.64%	$0.50	20.59%	Quarterly	1.88B
28	GSL	Global Ship Lease Inc-Cl A	$45.84	8.32%	$2.40	20.55%	Quarterly	1.67B
29	TFSL	Tfs Financial Corp	$16.72	8.29%	$0.21	65.45%	Quarterly	4.74B
30	FRO	Frontline Plc	$47.97	8.18%	$0.93	54.62%	Quarterly	11.95B
31	KNTK	Kinetik Holdings Inc	$52.54	8.17%	$3.13	280.52%	Quarterly	8.74B
32	LEG	Leggett & Platt Inc	$9.20	7.88%	$0.20	11.47%	Quarterly	1.26B
33	FIBK	First Interstate Bancsys-A	$36.51	7.76%	$1.89	64.32%	Quarterly	3.56B
34	HESM	Hess Midstream Lp - Class A	$38.47	7.73%	$1.65	99.23%	Quarterly	8.27B
35	ENB	Enbridge Inc	$47.35	7.62%	$3.96	115.33%	Quarterly	151.56B
36	WEN	Wendy'S Co/The	$6.73	7.57%	$0.66	78.50%	Quarterly	1.45B
37	LNC	Lincoln National Corp	$41.39	7.48%	$2.31	35.34%	Quarterly	8.32B
38	ICL	Icl Group Ltd	$5.18	7.42%	$0.17	99.12%	Quarterly	21.58B
39	TRP	Tc Energy Corp	$59.65	7.35%	$3.48	102.90%	Quarterly	86.14B
40	CHRD	Chord Energy Corp	$140.02	7.35%	$5.44	714.73%	Quarterly	8.27B
41	AQN	Algonquin Power & Utilities	$5.02	7.34%	$0.28	117.15%	Quarterly	5.81B
42	LAZ	Lazard Inc	$36.12	7.25%	$2.03	78.78%	Quarterly	3.48B
43	NWBI	Northwest Bancshares Inc	$15.04	7.22%	$0.80	87.22%	Quarterly	2.27B
44	BCE	Bce Inc	$21.30	7.20%	$2.36	33.70%	Quarterly	29.09B
45	BNS	Bank Of Nova Scotia	$92.23	7.05%	$4.74	75.43%	Quarterly	162.28B
46	APAM	Artisan Partners Asset Ma -A	$35.78	7.03%	$3.19	88.56%	Quarterly	2.97B
47	CRH	Crh Plc	$83.96	6.99%	$2.49	26.54%	Quarterly	57.21B
48	T	AT&T Inc.	$25.45	6.85%	$1.15	37.26%	Quarterly	174.19B
49	UGI	Ugi Corp	$36.37	6.84%	$1.50	47.49%	Quarterly	8.27B
50	MAIN	Main Street Capital Corp	$54.76	6.83%	$3.81	68.76%	Quarterly	5.27B
51	KEY	Keycorp	$20.25	6.81%	$0.95	57.63%	Quarterly	22.21B
52	AM	Antero Midstream Corp	$21.23	6.79%	$0.92	106.39%	Quarterly	10.09B
53	WHR	Whirlpool Corp	$32.98	6.78%	$5.41	94.64%	Quarterly	2.30B
54	HASI	Ha Sustainable Infrastructur	$36.16	6.73%	$1.70	113.67%	Quarterly	4.80B
55	FTAI	Ftai Aviation Ltd	$174.53	6.67%	$1.42	29.03%	Quarterly	19.67B
56	DLX	Deluxe Corp	$23.31	6.64%	$1.24	67.24%	Quarterly	1.07B
57	FANG	Diamondback Energy Inc	$189.01	6.63%	$4.02	69.47%	Quarterly	54.48B
58	CFFN	Capitol Federal Financial In	$8.71	6.56%	$0.33	65.05%	Quarterly	1.12B
59	TFC	Truist Financial Corp	$47.18	6.55%	$2.32	56.45%	Quarterly	59.19B
60	COLB	Columbia Banking System Inc	$29.18	6.55%	$1.33	60.91%	Quarterly	8.47B
61	KMI	Kinder Morgan Inc	$31.25	6.51%	$1.17	85.21%	Quarterly	68.43B
62	CM	Can Imperial Bk Of Commerce	$111.42	6.48%	$4.27	47.37%	Quarterly	143.28B
63	NTB	Bank Of N.T. Butterfield&Son	$58.66	6.39%	$1.86	33.51%	Semi-annual	2.33B
64	PFS	Provident Financial Services	$22.67	6.32%	$0.96	43.24%	Semi-annual	3.03B
65	TU	Telus Corp	$8.52	6.25%	$1.07	146.27%	Quarterly	19.81B
66	CFG	Citizens Financial Group	$64.73	6.25%	$2.04	48.50%	Annual	28.09B
67	IFS	Intercorp Financial Services	$55.45	6.25%	$3.63	21.05%	Quarterly	6.32B
68	MMM	3M Co	$167.52	6.25%	$2.92	48.06%	Quarterly	85.12B
69	VZ	Verizon Communications	$47.32	6.14%	$2.72	66.85%	Quarterly	210.27B
70	HAS	Hasbro Inc	$86.81	6.07%	$2.80	101.12%	Quarterly	12.52B
71	JHG	Janus Henderson Group Plc	$51.95	6.07%	$1.60	30.54%	Quarterly	8.00B
72	RF	Regions Financial Corp	$27.26	5.98%	$1.13	46.52%	Quarterly	24.43B
73	EMA	Emera Inc	$47.76	5.95%	$2.18	59.78%	Quarterly	21.04B
74	PBA	Pembina Pipeline Corp	$45.44	5.93%	$3.05	104.60%	Quarterly	38.73B
75	BTI	British American Tobacco p.l.c.	$56.13	5.90%	$2.39	67.47%	Quarterly	89.90B
76	UVV	Universal Corp/Va	$44.14	5.82%	$3.28	249.10%	Quarterly	1.09B
77	OCFC	Oceanfirst Financial Corp	$17.09	5.81%	$0.83	67.97%	Quarterly	1.79B
78	IVZ	Invesco Ltd	$30.68	5.79%	$1.30	78.51%	Quarterly	13.48B
79	F	Ford Motor Co	$12.60	5.77%	$0.73	53.04%	Quarterly	54.83B
80	FSUGY	Fortescue Ltd	$23.39	5.75%	$0.93	84.52%	Quarterly	64.56B
81	IMBBY	Imperial Brands PLC	$32.85	5.74%	$1.88	75.23%	Quarterly	21.70B
82	HOPE	Hope Bancorp Inc	$13.96	5.73%	$0.57	114.84%	Quarterly	1.78B
83	HBAN	Huntington Bancshares Inc	$15.31	5.70%	$0.67	45.95%	Quarterly	32.08B
84	O	Realty Income Corp	$55.41	5.70%	$3.20	275.92%	Quarterly	54.08B
85	D	Dominion Energy Inc	$60.40	5.69%	$2.63	75.98%	Quarterly	56.54B
86	NP	Neptune Insurance Holdi-Cl A	$27.10	5.68%	$1.89	0.00%	Quarterly	4.14B
87	OKE	Oneok Inc	$91.18	5.67%	$4.26	76.13%	Quarterly	58.76B
88	PAX	Patria Investments Ltd-A	$10.15	5.67%	$0.60	111.08%	Quarterly	1.61B
89	NEXA	Nexa Resources Sa	$12.78	5.65%	$0.36	35.94%	Quarterly	1.60B
90	IP	International Paper Co	$34.88	5.62%	$2.23	115.44%	Quarterly	18.83B
91	MFC	Manulife Financial Corp	$43.49	5.53%	$1.94	57.16%	Quarterly	102.43B
92	WD	Walker & Dunlop Inc	$37.31	5.52%	$2.76	163.21%	Quarterly	1.39B
93	PM	Philip Morris International	$191.50	5.51%	$5.54	76.00%	Annual	296.88B
94	XRAY	Dentsply Sirona Inc	$9.53	5.50%	$0.64	0.00%	Quarterly	2.09B
95	TPG	Tpg Inc	$43.63	5.49%	$3.31	665.83%	Quarterly	17.92B
96	FHB	First Hawaiian Inc	$25.12	5.45%	$1.05	47.40%	Quarterly	3.14B
97	DOW	Dow Inc	$28.56	5.42%	$2.10	176.16%	Quarterly	21.30B
98	TTE	Totalenergies Se	$91.89	5.40%	$3.70	61.86%	Quarterly	177.75B
99	SCCO	Southern Copper Corp	$201.58	5.39%	$3.06	57.33%	Quarterly	164.71B
100	PFE	Pfizer Inc.	$28.41	5.38%	$1.72	125.75%	Quarterly	157.54B

Frequently Asked Questions

What are high dividend yield stocks?

High dividend yield stocks are companies whose annual dividend payments represent a large percentage of their stock price. A stock paying $5 annually with a $100 share price has a 5% yield. Stocks yielding above 4% are generally considered high-yield. Common high yielders include REITs, utilities, MLPs, and mature companies with stable earnings that return most profits to shareholders.

What is a good dividend yield?

A "good" yield balances income with sustainability. The S&P 500 average yield is about 1.3%. Yields of 3-5% from quality companies are considered strong. Yields above 6-8% warrant careful scrutiny — they may indicate elevated risk or a recent stock price decline. The ideal yield depends on your goals: retirees may prioritize higher yields, while growth investors may prefer lower yields from companies with faster dividend growth rates.

Is a high dividend yield always good?

No. An unusually high yield can be a warning sign. If a stock's price drops 50% while the dividend remains unchanged, the yield doubles — but the underlying business may be in trouble. This is called a yield trap. Always check the payout ratio (dividends as a percentage of earnings or cash flow), debt levels, and recent earnings trends to assess whether the dividend is sustainable before investing based on yield alone.

What sectors have the highest dividend yields?

REITs typically offer the highest yields (4-8%) because they must distribute 90% of taxable income. Utilities yield 3-5% due to regulated earnings and stable cash flows. Energy pipelines and MLPs often yield 5-8% from fee-based revenue. Telecommunications companies like AT&T and Verizon offer yields around 4-7%. Financial companies, particularly BDCs, can yield above 8%.

How often are dividends paid?

Most U.S. stocks pay dividends quarterly (every three months). Some pay monthly (common among REITs and funds), semi-annually, or annually. The payment schedule includes key dates: the declaration date (when the dividend is announced), ex-dividend date (you must own before this date to receive the dividend), record date, and payment date. You can build a portfolio that generates income every month by combining stocks with different payment schedules.

What is the ex-dividend date?

The ex-dividend date is the cutoff for dividend eligibility. To receive an upcoming dividend, you must purchase the stock at least one business day before the ex-date. On the ex-date, the stock typically opens lower by the dividend amount to reflect the payout. Buying on or after the ex-date means you will not receive the current dividend — you must wait for the next payment cycle.

Should I reinvest high dividends or take cash?

It depends on your needs. Reinvesting dividends through a DRIP compounds returns significantly over time — historically, dividend reinvestment accounts for a large portion of total stock market returns. However, if you need current income for living expenses or want flexibility to allocate capital elsewhere, taking cash makes sense. In tax-advantaged accounts like IRAs, reinvesting is generally optimal since no immediate tax is triggered.