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The 50 best dividend stocks
Updated Aug 28, 2026
What are the best dividend stocks with a high yield? Here are the 50 highest yields, plus the dividend kings (the longest streaks of raises). ⚠️ A very high yield = good income… or sometimes a sign of a struggling stock.
📊 2 rankings on this page — By yield (highest) · The safest (dividend kings).
💰 Return with dividends (new) — The last 2 columns show, over the full year 2025, the price-only return then the total return (dividends included). That's where dividend stocks shine: the gap between the two = what the dividend actually adds to your performance.
| # ↕ | Stock ↕ | Sector ↕ | Dividend yield i ▼ | Dividend / yr i ↕ | 2025 return (price) i ↕ | 2025 return (dividends incl.) i ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NLYmid Annaly Capital Management | Finance | 12.84% | $2.85/yr | +9.6% | +23.3% |
| 2 |  STWDmid Starwood Property Trust | Finance | 11.76% | $1.92/yr | -6.9% | +3.0% |
| 3 |  RYNmid Rayonier | Real estate | 11.58% | $2.47/yr | -17.2% | -6.6% |
| 4 |  CAG Conagra Brands | Cons. staples | 9.79% | $1.40/yr | -15.9% | -9.8% |
| 5 |  ORImid Old Republic International | Finance | 9.04% | $3.71/yr | +13.4% | +16.2% |
| 6 |  LYB LyondellBasell | Materials | 7.84% | $4.12/yr | -42.8% | -35.6% |
| 7 |  RLImid RLI Corp. | Finance | 7.68% | $4.66/yr | -18.9% | -15.5% |
| 8 |  PPCmid Pilgrim's Pride | Cons. staples | 7.36% | $2.10/yr | -12.2% | +4.9% |
| 9 |  GLPImid Gaming and Leisure Properties | Real estate | 7.23% | $3.16/yr | -7.6% | -1.2% |
| 10 |  PFE Pfizer | Health | 7.20% | $1.72/yr | +17.7% | +25.0% |
| 11 |  HST Host Hotels & Resorts | Real estate | 7.15% | $1.67/yr | +26.5% | +32.6% |
| 12 |  PKmid Park Hotels & Resorts | Real estate | 7.06% | $1.00/yr | -22.5% | -15.0% |
| 13 | TDG TransDigm Group | Industry | 6.87% | $90.00/yr | -1.7% | +4.9% |
| 14 |  VICI Vici Properties | Real estate | 6.85% | $1.80/yr | -0.2% | +6.0% |
| 15 |  CMCSA Comcast | Comm. | 6.78% | $1.61/yr | -4.4% | -0.6% |
| 16 |  WHRmid Whirlpool Corporation | Cons. disc. | 6.72% | $2.70/yr | +4.9% | +14.0% |
| 17 |  VZ Verizon | Comm. | 6.59% | $2.77/yr | +1.0% | +7.2% |
| 18 |  ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities | Real estate | 6.56% | $3.48/yr | -49.7% | -44.9% |
| 19 |  CUBEmid CubeSmart | Real estate | 6.55% | $2.63/yr | -13.5% | -8.6% |
| 20 |  MTNmid Vail Resorts | Cons. disc. | 6.51% | $8.88/yr | -21.9% | -16.7% |
| 21 |  GIS General Mills | Cons. staples | 6.46% | $2.44/yr | -16.6% | -12.2% |
| 22 |  KHC Kraft Heinz | Cons. staples | 6.40% | $1.60/yr | -18.7% | -13.4% |
| 23 |  EPRmid EPR Properties | Real estate | 6.23% | $3.60/yr | +8.2% | +15.9% |
| 24 |  PGR Progressive Corporation | Finance | 6.17% | $13.90/yr | -25.0% | -23.3% |
| 25 | SBRAmid Sabra Health Care REIT | Real estate | 6.10% | $1.20/yr | +13.3% | +20.5% |
| 26 |  UPS United Parcel Service | Industry | 5.99% | $6.56/yr | -13.2% | -7.4% |
| 27 |  MO Altria | Cons. staples | 5.93% | $4.24/yr | -3.9% | +0.3% |
| 28 |  O Realty Income | Real estate | 5.68% | $3.51/yr | +3.2% | +9.1% |
| 29 |  DOC Healthpeak Properties | Real estate | 5.66% | $1.22/yr | -3.4% | +1.2% |
| 30 |  VNOMmid Viper Energy | Energy | 5.60% | $2.31/yr | -17.6% | -12.7% |
| 31 |  CCI Crown Castle | Real estate | 5.56% | $4.25/yr | -0.5% | +4.9% |
| 32 |  OHImid Omega Healthcare Investors | Real estate | 5.56% | $2.68/yr | +19.6% | +26.9% |
| 33 |  KRCmid Kilroy Realty Corp | Real estate | 5.52% | $2.16/yr | -4.2% | +1.3% |
| 34 |  T AT&T | Comm. | 5.43% | $1.11/yr | -5.4% | -1.4% |
| 35 |  HPQ HP Inc. | Tech | 5.40% | $1.19/yr | -19.5% | -18.8% |
| 36 | WPCmid W. P. Carey | Real estate | 5.23% | $3.70/yr | +15.1% | +21.6% |
| 37 |  DOW Dow Inc. | Materials | 5.18% | $1.40/yr | -37.0% | -31.5% |
| 38 |  NNNmid NNN Reit | Real estate | 5.15% | $2.40/yr | -7.1% | -1.5% |
| 39 |  CLX Clorox | Cons. staples | 5.14% | $4.96/yr | -20.7% | -17.4% |
| 40 |  REXRmid Rexford Industrial Realty | Real estate | 5.13% | $1.73/yr | -4.8% | -0.5% |
| 41 |  NSAmid National Storage Affiliates Trust | Real estate | 5.04% | $2.28/yr | -24.1% | -17.9% |
| 42 |  BBY Best Buy | Cons. disc. | 4.95% | $3.82/yr | -9.1% | -3.9% |
| 43 |  PRU Prudential Financial | Finance | 4.95% | $5.50/yr | -6.5% | -2.1% |
| 44 |  AFGmid American Financial Group | Finance | 4.93% | $6.94/yr | +7.3% | +13.0% |
| 45 |  OKE Oneok | Energy | 4.90% | $4.20/yr | -25.9% | -21.8% |
| 46 |  CME CME Group | Finance | 4.87% | $11.25/yr | +15.5% | +20.0% |
| 47 |  TAP Molson Coors Beverage Company | Cons. staples | 4.87% | $1.90/yr | -8.6% | -5.1% |
| 48 |  IP International Paper | Materials | 4.83% | $1.85/yr | -26.2% | -22.7% |
| 49 |  AES AES Corporation | Utilities | 4.81% | $0.70/yr | +30.4% | +36.8% |
| 50 |  HRmid Healthcare Realty Trust | Real estate | 4.73% | $0.96/yr | +1.2% | +7.8% |
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The 50 safest dividend stocks (dividend kings)
In short — Ranked by consecutive years of dividend increases — the best sign of reliability: a company that has raised its dividend for 25 years (« Aristocrat ») or 50 years (« King ») has weathered several crises without ever cutting it. A moderate, steady yield is often better than a big fragile one.
| # ↕ | Stock ↕ | Consecutive years of increase i ▼ | Yield i ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GPC Genuine Parts Company | 41 yrs | 3.57% |
| 2 |  ADP Automatic Data Processing | 41 yrs | 2.82% |
| 3 |  PPG PPG Industries | 41 yrs | 2.32% |
| 4 |  AFL Aflac | 41 yrs | 2.01% |
| 5 |  DOV Dover Corporation | 41 yrs | 0.96% |
| 6 |  GWW W. W. Grainger | 40 yrs | 0.69% |
| 7 |  ITW Illinois Tool Works | 39 yrs | 2.39% |
| 8 |  SYY Sysco | 38 yrs | 2.59% |
| 9 |  WTRGmid Essential Utilities | 37 yrs | 3.61% |
| 10 |  SWK Stanley Black & Decker | 36 yrs | 3.63% |
| 11 | NNNmid NNN Reit | 35 yrs | 5.15% |
| 12 |  RPMmid RPM International | 35 yrs | 1.92% |
| 13 |  NDSN Nordson Corporation | 35 yrs | 1.11% |
| 14 |  HSY Hershey Company (The) | 34 yrs | 3.16% |
| 15 |  LIN Linde plc | 33 yrs | 1.16% |
| 16 |  WST West Pharmaceutical Services | 33 yrs | 0.24% |
| 17 |  ATRmid AptarGroup | 32 yrs | 1.51% |
| 18 |  BRO Brown & Brown | 32 yrs | 0.96% |
| 19 |  MKC McCormick & Company | 31 yrs | 3.52% |
| 20 |  AOS A. O. Smith | 31 yrs | 2.29% |
| 21 |  BKHmid Black Hills Corporation | 30 yrs | 3.75% |
| 22 |  IBM IBM | 30 yrs | 2.35% |
| 23 |  CINF Cincinnati Financial | 30 yrs | 1.93% |
| 24 | DCImid Donaldson Company | 30 yrs | 1.38% |
| 25 |  NEE NextEra Energy | 29 yrs | 2.76% |
| 26 |  CHD Church & Dwight | 29 yrs | 1.24% |
| 27 |  EXPD Expeditors International | 29 yrs | 0.95% |
| 28 |  PIImid Polaris | 28 yrs | 4.17% |
| 29 |  PEP PepsiCo | 28 yrs | 4.07% |
| 30 |  MRK Merck & Co. | 28 yrs | 2.68% |
| 31 |  BDX Becton Dickinson | 28 yrs | 2.45% |
| 32 |  ATO Atmos Energy | 28 yrs | 2.24% |
| 33 |  TJX TJX Companies | 28 yrs | 1.16% |
| 34 |  OZKmid Bank OZK | 27 yrs | 3.44% |
| 35 |  NFGmid National Fuel Gas | 27 yrs | 2.79% |
| 36 |  ES Eversource Energy | 26 yrs | 4.27% |
| 37 |  LOW Lowe's | 26 yrs | 2.16% |
| 38 |  CASY Casey's | 26 yrs | 0.29% |
| 39 |  ADM Archer Daniels Midland | 25 yrs | 2.69% |
| 40 |  HRL Hormel Foods | 24 yrs | 4.69% |
| 41 |  TGT Target Corporation | 24 yrs | 3.50% |
| 42 |  NJRmid New Jersey Resources | 24 yrs | 3.38% |
| 43 |  UBSImid United Bankshares | 24 yrs | 3.22% |
| 44 |  CFRmid Frost Bank | 24 yrs | 2.59% |
| 45 |  ROL Rollins, Inc. | 24 yrs | 1.69% |
| 46 |  CSLmid Carlisle Companies | 24 yrs | 1.22% |
| 47 |  UMBFmid UMB Financial Corp. | 24 yrs | 1.16% |
| 48 |  SO Southern Company | 23 yrs | 3.13% |
| 49 |  XOM ExxonMobil | 23 yrs | 2.99% |
| 50 |  LMT Lockheed Martin | 23 yrs | 2.62% |
« Aristocrat » = ≥25 yrs of uninterrupted increases; « King » = ≥50 yrs. Yield = annual dividend ÷ price. Not personalized advice.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best dividend stocks?
The top 50 above, ranked by dividend yield (annual dividend relative to price). This is not advice; open each stock page for the detail.
How is this ranking built?
From recalculated Yahoo Finance data: dividend yield (annual dividend ÷ price) for the 1st table, and consecutive years of dividend increases for the 2nd (« dividend kings »). Detail in « the method ».
Which dividend stocks are the safest?
The safest are those that have raised their dividend the longest without ever cutting it (« Aristocrats » ≥25 yrs, « Kings » ≥50 yrs). The ranking is in the 2nd table, led by GPC, ADP, PPG, AFL, DOV.
Is a high yield always a good deal?
No. A very high yield often comes from a price that has fallen (the market expects trouble) or an unsustainable dividend at risk of being cut (the « dividend trap »). A moderate, steady yield is often better than a spectacular one.
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⚠️ Educational ranking, not investment advice. Based on recalculated Yahoo data; past performance does not guarantee future results. · Updated Aug 28, 2026