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Rankings - Highest Dividends Companies

Welcome to our list of public companies ranked by their dividend yield, specifically those with a market cap exceeding $100 million and traded on the Nasdaq and NYSE.

As you review our list of companies offering the highest dividends, you may come across names that are well-known as well as those that are less familiar but equally significant. This list aims to provide a comprehensive view of the companies that stand out in terms of their dividend offerings.

Whether you're an investor looking for income-generating stocks, a business analyst conducting research, or simply someone interested in the financial metrics that distinguish companies, this list will serve as a valuable resource.

What Are Dividends?

Dividends are payments made by corporations to their shareholders, usually in the form of cash or additional shares. These payments come from a company's earnings and are distributed at regular intervals, often quarterly.

Dividends can be an attractive feature for investors looking for a stable income, but they also offer insights into a company's financial health and business strategy.

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Rank
Symbol
Company Name
Dividend Yield
Dividend
Ex Date
Pay Date
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
32.88%
$ 0.10
02/21/2024
02/28/2024
399.68 M
$ 3.65
United States of America
Air Transportation, Scheduled
2
EC
26.01%
$ 0.80
06/24/2024
07/02/2024
25.29 B
$ 12.3
United States of America
3
MED
25.64%
$ 1.65
09/17/2023
11/06/2023
281.52 M
$ 25.74
United States of America
Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products
4
25.40%
$ 0.20
12/27/2023
01/15/2024
160.76 M
$ 3.15
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
5
IEP
24.23%
$ 1.00
05/16/2024
06/24/2024
7.45 B
$ 16.51
United States of America
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
6
20.14%
$ 0.30
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
1.80 B
$ 17.69
United States of America
7
19.12%
$ 0.08
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
1.16 B
$ 5.02
United States of America
8
18.99%
$ 0.15
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
759.21 M
$ 3.16
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
9
18.24%
$ 1.00
06/09/2024
06/27/2024
2.89 B
$ 21.93
United States of America
10
WF
18.21%
$ 1.42
03/27/2024
04/15/2024
7.70 B
$ 31.11
United States of America
11
ACP
17.91%
$ 0.10
05/21/2024
05/30/2024
349.14 M
$ 6.7
United States of America
12
IVR
17.22%
$ 0.40
04/04/2024
04/25/2024
453.59 M
$ 9.29
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
13
CLM
17.15%
$ 0.11
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
1.78 B
$ 7.6
United States of America
14
17.08%
$ 0.40
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
354.62 M
$ 9.37
United States of America
15
17.00%
$ 0.11
07/18/2024
07/30/2024
118.35 M
$ 7.41
United States of America
16
ORC
16.94%
$ 0.12
05/30/2024
06/26/2024
462.31 M
$ 8.5
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
17
16.57%
$ 0.15
03/26/2024
04/29/2024
108.67 M
$ 3.62
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
18
ECC
16.49%
$ 0.14
09/09/2024
09/29/2024
869.23 M
$ 10.19
United States of America
19
16.37%
$ 1.36
04/14/2024
04/23/2024
3.10 B
$ 33.23
United States of America
20
16.34%
$ 0.48
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
242.84 M
$ 11.75
United States of America
Real Estate
21
CRF
16.27%
$ 0.10
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
844.25 M
$ 7.65
United States of America
22
16.18%
$ 0.34
05/21/2024
06/02/2024
4.55 B
$ 8.95
United States of America
23
GGT
15.74%
$ 0.22
06/12/2024
06/20/2024
157.47 M
$ 5.59
United States of America
24
MNR
15.60%
$ 0.75
05/23/2024
06/09/2024
1.83 B
$ 19.23
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
25
NXG
15.50%
$ 0.54
05/13/2024
05/30/2024
121.83 M
$ 41.82
United States of America
26
15.40%
$ 0.45
06/02/2024
06/20/2024
31.25 B
$ 11.75
United States of America
27
15.07%
$ 0.11
08/19/2024
08/29/2024
103.07 M
$ 8.36
United States of America
28
15.02%
$ 0.12
05/30/2024
06/10/2024
6.97 B
$ 9.59
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
29
KEN
14.95%
$ 3.80
04/04/2024
04/14/2024
1.34 B
$ 25.42
United States of America
30
EIC
14.90%
$ 0.20
09/09/2024
09/29/2024
208.76 M
$ 16.11
United States of America
31
ARR
14.89%
$ 0.24
06/16/2024
06/26/2024
942.86 M
$ 19.34
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
32
SVC
14.87%
$ 0.20
04/18/2024
05/15/2024
891.79 M
$ 5.38
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
33
ICL
14.73%
$ 0.17
03/12/2024
03/25/2024
6.10 B
$ 4.73
United States of America
34
GNL
14.71%
$ 0.28
04/09/2024
04/15/2024
1.72 B
$ 7.48
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
35
14.57%
$ 0.11
04/07/2024
04/15/2024
143.29 M
$ 3.02
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
36
MVO
14.49%
$ 0.33
04/11/2024
04/24/2024
104.77 M
$ 9.11
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
37
IGR
14.46%
$ 0.06
06/19/2024
06/27/2024
697.04 M
$ 4.98
United States of America
38
RC
14.46%
$ 0.30
03/26/2024
04/29/2024
1.40 B
$ 8.3
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
39
HQL
14.41%
$ 0.48
05/21/2024
06/27/2024
364.31 M
$ 13.32
United States of America
40
14.39%
$ 0.09
05/14/2024
06/02/2024
390.50 M
$ 7.09
United States of America
41
14.37%
$ 0.25
06/27/2024
07/15/2024
379.37 M
$ 6.96
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
42
HQH
14.25%
$ 0.59
05/21/2024
06/27/2024
838.35 M
$ 16.56
United States of America
43
14.22%
$ 0.62
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
3.03 B
$ 17.44
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
44
OPP
14.16%
$ 0.10
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
195.26 M
$ 8.5
United States of America
45
14.06%
$ 0.50
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
251.96 M
$ 14.22
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
46
TWO
14.01%
$ 0.45
04/02/2024
04/28/2024
1.33 B
$ 12.85
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
47
BRW
13.95%
$ 0.09
05/07/2024
05/30/2024
310.89 M
$ 7.31
United States of America
48
OFS
13.89%
$ 0.34
06/17/2024
06/27/2024
131.17 M
$ 9.79
United States of America
49
13.88%
$ 0.69
05/19/2024
05/30/2024
185.10 M
$ 19.89
United States of America
50
ARI
13.86%
$ 0.35
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
1.44 B
$ 10.1
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
51
NHS
13.76%
$ 0.09
05/13/2024
05/30/2024
204.61 M
$ 7.89
United States of America
52
13.75%
$ 0.41
05/30/2024
06/09/2024
665.38 M
$ 12.39
United States of America
53
13.72%
$ 0.40
03/13/2024
03/31/2024
389.74 M
$ 11.66
United States of America
54
13.68%
$ 0.51
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
737.72 M
$ 14.91
United States of America
55
13.60%
$ 0.08
05/30/2024
06/24/2024
139.93 M
$ 7.06
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
56
13.59%
$ 0.04
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
184.54 M
$ 3.09
United States of America
57
LND
13.58%
$ 0.65
10/24/2023
12/03/2023
480.15 M
$ 4.82
United States of America
58
AWP
13.52%
$ 0.04
04/21/2024
04/29/2024
303.20 M
$ 3.55
United States of America
59
13.48%
$ 0.25
03/13/2024
03/28/2024
160.76 M
$ 7.42
United States of America
60
13.45%
$ 0.20
03/21/2024
04/24/2024
542.81 M
$ 5.95
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
61
HIX
13.39%
$ 0.05
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
296.44 M
$ 4.39
United States of America
62
DMO
13.28%
$ 0.13
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
133.76 M
$ 11.75
United States of America
63
13.22%
$ 0.20
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
790.35 M
$ 6.05
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
64
NLY
13.20%
$ 0.65
03/26/2024
04/29/2024
9.86 B
$ 19.7
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
65
HE
13.10%
$ 0.36
08/16/2023
09/07/2023
1.21 B
$ 10.99
United States of America
Electric Services
66
13.10%
$ 0.08
06/20/2024
06/27/2024
169.59 M
$ 7.42
United States of America
67
MFA
13.08%
$ 0.35
03/26/2024
04/29/2024
1.09 B
$ 10.7
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
68
IIF
13.07%
$ 3.14
12/13/2023
01/11/2024
238.63 M
$ 23.99
United States of America
69
BDN
13.02%
$ 0.15
07/02/2024
07/17/2024
794.17 M
$ 4.61
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
70
EDF
12.97%
$ 0.06
06/12/2024
06/26/2024
161.11 M
$ 5.55
United States of America
71
EFC
12.87%
$ 0.13
05/30/2024
06/24/2024
1.03 B
$ 12.12
United States of America
Real Estate
72
SRV
12.85%
$ 0.45
05/13/2024
05/30/2024
122.43 M
$ 42.01
United States of America
73
12.82%
$ 0.08
06/13/2024
06/30/2024
488.53 M
$ 7.49
United States of America
74
12.81%
$ 0.06
08/27/2024
09/18/2024
2.35 B
$ 5.62
United States of America
75
12.80%
$ 0.20
05/21/2024
05/30/2024
472.62 M
$ 18.75
United States of America
76
FAX
12.79%
$ 0.03
04/21/2024
04/29/2024
639.06 M
$ 2.58
United States of America
77
DX
12.73%
$ 0.13
05/21/2024
06/02/2024
785.97 M
$ 12.25
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
78
RIV
12.71%
$ 0.13
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
261.09 M
$ 12.17
United States of America
79
12.67%
$ 0.25
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
1.09 B
$ 7.89
United States of America
Real Estate
80
NCV
12.63%
$ 0.03
06/12/2024
06/26/2024
291.91 M
$ 3.23
United States of America
81
ABR
12.57%
$ 0.43
05/15/2024
05/30/2024
2.58 B
$ 13.68
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
82
NCZ
12.50%
$ 0.03
06/12/2024
06/26/2024
219.21 M
$ 2.88
United States of America
83
FSK
12.49%
$ 0.64
06/11/2024
07/01/2024
5.74 B
$ 20.5
United States of America
84
SAR
12.47%
$ 0.74
06/12/2024
06/26/2024
325.21 M
$ 23.74
United States of America
85
WDI
12.36%
$ 0.15
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
746.79 M
$ 14.42
United States of America
86
VVR
12.34%
$ 0.04
06/17/2024
06/27/2024
639.96 M
$ 4.18
United States of America
87
12.27%
$ 0.34
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
948.35 M
$ 11.08
United States of America
88
PFL
12.12%
$ 0.08
04/09/2024
04/30/2024
313.23 M
$ 8.06
United States of America
89
TXO
12.10%
$ 0.65
05/16/2024
05/28/2024
664.56 M
$ 21.48
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
90
JQC
12.09%
$ 0.05
04/11/2024
04/30/2024
726.87 M
$ 5.36
United States of America
91
EHI
12.07%
$ 0.07
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
158.16 M
$ 6.96
United States of America
92
WHF
11.98%
$ 0.39
06/17/2024
07/01/2024
298.67 M
$ 12.85
United States of America
93
11.97%
$ 0.47
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
299.87 M
$ 15.7
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
94
VOD
11.94%
$ 0.49
11/21/2023
02/01/2024
22.18 B
$ 8.19
United States of America
95
11.83%
$ 0.85
06/21/2023
07/02/2023
888.07 M
$ 28.74
United States of America
96
AIF
11.83%
$ 0.14
05/21/2024
05/30/2024
211.37 M
$ 14.61
United States of America
97
GDO
11.81%
$ 0.12
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
185.37 M
$ 12.4
United States of America
98
IAF
11.76%
$ 0.12
02/20/2024
03/27/2024
108.60 M
$ 4.08
United States of America
99
NRO
11.74%
$ 0.03
04/11/2024
04/29/2024
151.38 M
$ 3.19
United States of America
100
MSD
11.73%
$ 0.21
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
144.56 M
$ 7.16
United States of America
For the most accurate results, consider cross-referencing our data with other sources.

Why Dividends Matter

Dividends hold significant importance in the investment landscape for multiple compelling reasons, providing key advantages for both novice and seasoned investors:

  • Stable Income: One of the most attractive features of dividend-paying stocks is the stable income they generate. Dividends offer a dependable stream of cash flow that can be particularly beneficial for retirees or those looking to supplement their income. This financial predictability enables investors to plan their expenses more effectively.
  • Reinvestment Opportunities: Dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) allow investors to automatically reinvest their dividends in additional shares of the company. By doing so, they benefit from the power of compounding, which can significantly amplify long-term investment gains. This reinvestment strategy is particularly appealing for investors who are in the wealth accumulation phase of their life.
  • Indicator of Company Health: Regular and increasing dividend payouts are generally a sign of a company's robust financial standing. Companies that afford to distribute dividends are usually well-established with a proven track record of generating profits. Hence, dividends can serve as a litmus test for assessing a company's fiscal stability.

The Flip Side of Dividends

However, like any other financial instrument, dividend-paying stocks come with their own sets of caveats and considerations that prudent investors should be mindful of:

  • Limited Growth Potential: A company that pays out a large portion of its earnings as dividends often has fewer funds available for reinvestment in growth opportunities. In some cases, high dividends may signal that a company has reached a stage of maturity where exponential growth is unlikely, making it less appealing for growth-focused investors.
  • Risk of Reduced Payouts: While dividends provide a reliable source of income, they are not guaranteed. Economic downturns, industry volatility, or internal business challenges could strain a company's finances, leading to reduced dividend payouts. Consequently, depending on dividends for income involves a degree of risk that investors must be willing to shoulder.

Strategies for Dividend Investing

Understanding your financial objectives can guide your approach to dividend investing:

  • Income-Oriented Strategy: Investors whose primary goal is to secure a consistent income may be inclined to concentrate their portfolios on high-dividend-paying companies. These are often blue-chip stocks or businesses operating in mature industries, such as utilities and real estate investment trusts (REITs).
  • Growth-Oriented Strategy: Some investors seek a more balanced portfolio by mixing stocks from high-growth sectors with companies that offer moderate but consistent dividends. This approach aims to capture the upside of capital appreciation while still benefiting from a steady income stream.

Companies with High Dividend Yields

Attaining a high dividend yield is a notable accomplishment for a company and a compelling lure for a certain subset of investors keen on income generation.

High-dividend-yielding companies contribute significantly to overall market stability. Although they might not offer the high growth potential that some investors seek, they often act as a bulwark against market volatility, serving as a safe haven during economic downturns.

Characteristics of High Dividend Companies:

  • Industry Stability: High-dividend companies are usually found in stable, mature industries—think utilities, consumer staples, or healthcare. In these sectors, revenue and profits are relatively predictable, making it feasible for these companies to commit to regular dividend payments.
  • Strong Financial Health: Such companies often boast robust balance sheets fortified with solid cash reserves. This financial resilience enables them not just to pay out dividends consistently but also to reinvest in business operations, thereby ensuring long-term viability.
  • Appeal to Income-Focused Investors: High-dividend-paying companies tend to attract a demographic of investors who prioritize income over capital gains. This generally leads to a more stable stock price, offering some degree of protection against market volatility.