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The 50 best dividend stocks

Updated Jul 8, 2026
The stocks with the best dividend yield (annual dividend ÷ price). A high yield = good income… or sometimes a sign of a struggling stock.
📊 2 rankings on this page — By yield (highest) · The safest (dividend kings).
How to read the columns — Dividend yield = annual dividend paid ÷ current price (what €100 invested returns, in % per year). Dividend / yr = the dollar amount paid per share over one year. ⚠️ A high yield isn't necessarily a good deal: a very high yield often comes from a fallen price or a dividend at risk of being cut (the « dividend trap »). Before trusting the %, check the company's strength, whether the dividend is covered by earnings, and the price trend.
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# Stock Sector Dividend yield i Dividend / yr i
1NLYmid Annaly Capital ManagementFinance12.84%$2.85/yr
2STWDmid Starwood Property TrustFinance11.76%$1.92/yr
3RYNmid RayonierReal estate11.58%$2.47/yr
4CAG Conagra BrandsCons. staples9.79%$1.40/yr
5ORImid Old Republic InternationalFinance9.04%$3.71/yr
6LYB LyondellBasellMaterials7.84%$4.12/yr
7RLImid RLI Corp.Finance7.68%$4.66/yr
8PPCmid Pilgrim's PrideCons. staples7.36%$2.10/yr
9GLPImid Gaming and Leisure PropertiesReal estate7.23%$3.16/yr
10PFE PfizerHealth7.20%$1.72/yr
11HST Host Hotels & ResortsReal estate7.15%$1.67/yr
12PKmid Park Hotels & ResortsReal estate7.06%$1.00/yr
13TDG TransDigm GroupIndustry6.87%$90.00/yr
14VICI Vici PropertiesReal estate6.85%$1.80/yr
15CMCSA ComcastComm.6.78%$1.61/yr
16WHRmid Whirlpool CorporationCons. disc.6.72%$2.70/yr
17VZ VerizonComm.6.59%$2.77/yr
18ARE Alexandria Real Estate EquitiesReal estate6.56%$3.48/yr
19CUBEmid CubeSmartReal estate6.55%$2.63/yr
20MTNmid Vail ResortsCons. disc.6.51%$8.88/yr
21GIS General MillsCons. staples6.46%$2.44/yr
22KHC Kraft HeinzCons. staples6.40%$1.60/yr
23EPRmid EPR PropertiesReal estate6.23%$3.60/yr
24PGR Progressive CorporationFinance6.17%$13.90/yr
25SBRAmid Sabra Health Care REITReal estate6.10%$1.20/yr
26UPS United Parcel ServiceIndustry5.99%$6.56/yr
27MO AltriaCons. staples5.93%$4.24/yr
28O Realty IncomeReal estate5.68%$3.51/yr
29DOC Healthpeak PropertiesReal estate5.66%$1.22/yr
30VNOMmid Viper EnergyEnergy5.60%$2.31/yr
31CCI Crown CastleReal estate5.56%$4.25/yr
32OHImid Omega Healthcare InvestorsReal estate5.56%$2.68/yr
33KRCmid Kilroy Realty CorpReal estate5.52%$2.16/yr
34T AT&TComm.5.43%$1.11/yr
35HPQ HP Inc.Tech5.40%$1.19/yr
36WPCmid W. P. CareyReal estate5.23%$3.70/yr
37DOW Dow Inc.Materials5.18%$1.40/yr
38NNNmid NNN ReitReal estate5.15%$2.40/yr
39CLX CloroxCons. staples5.14%$4.96/yr
40REXRmid Rexford Industrial RealtyReal estate5.13%$1.73/yr
41NSAmid National Storage Affiliates TrustReal estate5.04%$2.28/yr
42BBY Best BuyCons. disc.4.95%$3.82/yr
43PRU Prudential FinancialFinance4.95%$5.50/yr
44AFGmid American Financial GroupFinance4.93%$6.94/yr
45OKE OneokEnergy4.90%$4.20/yr
46TAP Molson Coors Beverage CompanyCons. staples4.87%$1.90/yr
47CME CME GroupFinance4.87%$11.25/yr
48IP International PaperMaterials4.83%$1.85/yr
49AES AES CorporationUtilities4.81%$0.70/yr
50HRmid Healthcare Realty TrustReal estate4.73%$0.96/yr

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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
1GPC Genuine Parts Company41 yrs3.57%
2TGT Target Corporation41 yrs3.50%
3ADP Automatic Data Processing41 yrs2.82%
4PPG PPG Industries41 yrs2.32%
5AFL Aflac41 yrs2.01%
6DOV Dover Corporation41 yrs0.96%
7GWW W. W. Grainger40 yrs0.69%
8ITW Illinois Tool Works39 yrs2.39%
9SYY Sysco38 yrs2.59%
10WTRGmid Essential Utilities37 yrs3.61%
11SWK Stanley Black & Decker36 yrs3.63%
12NNNmid NNN Reit35 yrs5.15%
13RPMmid RPM International35 yrs1.92%
14NDSN Nordson Corporation35 yrs1.11%
15HSY Hershey Company (The)34 yrs3.16%
16LIN Linde plc33 yrs1.16%
17WST West Pharmaceutical Services33 yrs0.24%
18ATRmid AptarGroup32 yrs1.51%
19BRO Brown & Brown32 yrs0.96%
20MKC McCormick & Company31 yrs3.52%
21AOS A. O. Smith31 yrs2.29%
22BKHmid Black Hills Corporation30 yrs3.75%
23IBM IBM30 yrs2.35%
24CINF Cincinnati Financial30 yrs1.93%
25DCImid Donaldson Company30 yrs1.38%
26NEE NextEra Energy29 yrs2.76%
27CHD Church & Dwight29 yrs1.24%
28EXPD Expeditors International29 yrs0.95%
29PIImid Polaris28 yrs4.17%
30PEP PepsiCo28 yrs4.07%
31MRK Merck & Co.28 yrs2.68%
32BDX Becton Dickinson28 yrs2.45%
33ATO Atmos Energy28 yrs2.24%
34TJX TJX Companies28 yrs1.16%
35OZKmid Bank OZK27 yrs3.44%
36NFGmid National Fuel Gas27 yrs2.79%
37ES Eversource Energy26 yrs4.27%
38LOW Lowe's26 yrs2.16%
39CASY Casey's26 yrs0.29%
40ADM Archer Daniels Midland25 yrs2.69%
41HRL Hormel Foods24 yrs4.69%
42NKE Nike, Inc.24 yrs3.79%
43NJRmid New Jersey Resources24 yrs3.38%
44UBSImid United Bankshares24 yrs3.22%
45CFRmid Frost Bank24 yrs2.59%
46ROL Rollins, Inc.24 yrs1.69%
47CSLmid Carlisle Companies24 yrs1.22%
48UMBFmid UMB Financial Corp.24 yrs1.16%
49SO Southern Company23 yrs3.13%
50XOM ExxonMobil23 yrs2.99%
« 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 Jul 8, 2026
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