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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
32.17%
$ 0.10
02/21/2024
02/28/2024
408.44 M
$ 3.73
United States of America
Air Transportation, Scheduled
2
MED
28.91%
$ 1.65
09/17/2023
11/06/2023
249.70 M
$ 22.83
United States of America
Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products
3
EC
26.84%
$ 0.80
06/24/2024
07/02/2024
24.51 B
$ 11.92
United States of America
4
26.06%
$ 0.20
12/27/2023
01/15/2024
156.68 M
$ 3.07
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
5
IEP
23.95%
$ 1.00
05/16/2024
06/24/2024
7.53 B
$ 16.7
United States of America
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
6
20.02%
$ 0.30
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
1.81 B
$ 17.8
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
18.52%
$ 0.15
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
778.43 M
$ 3.24
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
9
ACP
17.91%
$ 0.10
05/21/2024
05/30/2024
349.14 M
$ 6.7
United States of America
10
WF
17.59%
$ 1.42
03/27/2024
04/15/2024
7.97 B
$ 32.2
United States of America
11
IVR
17.49%
$ 0.40
04/04/2024
04/25/2024
446.75 M
$ 9.15
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
12
CLM
17.35%
$ 0.11
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
1.76 B
$ 7.51
United States of America
13
16.90%
$ 0.40
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
358.40 M
$ 9.47
United States of America
14
ORC
16.80%
$ 0.12
05/30/2024
06/26/2024
466.12 M
$ 8.57
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
15
16.54%
$ 0.11
07/18/2024
07/30/2024
121.70 M
$ 7.62
United States of America
16
ECC
16.49%
$ 0.14
09/09/2024
09/29/2024
869.23 M
$ 10.19
United States of America
17
CRF
16.48%
$ 0.10
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
833.21 M
$ 7.55
United States of America
18
16.37%
$ 1.36
04/14/2024
04/23/2024
3.10 B
$ 33.23
United States of America
19
16.30%
$ 0.15
03/26/2024
04/29/2024
110.47 M
$ 3.68
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
20
16.18%
$ 0.34
05/21/2024
06/02/2024
4.32 B
$ 8.5
United States of America
21
NXG
15.78%
$ 0.54
05/13/2024
05/30/2024
119.65 M
$ 41.07
United States of America
22
15.58%
$ 0.45
06/02/2024
06/20/2024
30.88 B
$ 11.61
United States of America
23
KEN
15.58%
$ 3.80
04/04/2024
04/14/2024
1.29 B
$ 24.39
United States of America
24
MNR
15.54%
$ 0.75
05/23/2024
06/09/2024
1.83 B
$ 19.3
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
25
15.37%
$ 0.48
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
258.13 M
$ 12.49
United States of America
Real Estate
26
15.27%
$ 0.25
06/27/2024
07/15/2024
357.02 M
$ 6.55
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
27
ARR
15.17%
$ 0.24
05/13/2024
05/27/2024
925.31 M
$ 18.98
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
28
GGT
15.07%
$ 0.22
06/12/2024
06/20/2024
164.52 M
$ 5.84
United States of America
29
14.94%
$ 0.12
05/30/2024
06/10/2024
7.01 B
$ 9.64
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
30
EIC
14.86%
$ 0.20
09/09/2024
09/29/2024
209.28 M
$ 16.15
United States of America
31
GNL
14.80%
$ 0.28
04/09/2024
04/15/2024
1.71 B
$ 7.43
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
32
IGR
14.46%
$ 0.06
06/19/2024
06/27/2024
697.04 M
$ 4.98
United States of America
33
14.45%
$ 0.09
05/14/2024
06/02/2024
412.19 M
$ 7.06
United States of America
34
14.38%
$ 0.11
04/07/2024
04/15/2024
145.18 M
$ 3.06
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
35
RC
14.37%
$ 0.30
03/26/2024
04/29/2024
1.41 B
$ 8.35
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
36
SVC
14.36%
$ 0.20
04/18/2024
05/15/2024
923.28 M
$ 5.57
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
37
TWO
14.32%
$ 0.45
04/02/2024
04/28/2024
1.30 B
$ 12.57
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
38
ICL
14.31%
$ 0.17
03/12/2024
03/25/2024
6.28 B
$ 4.87
United States of America
39
14.31%
$ 0.50
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
247.71 M
$ 13.98
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
40
14.30%
$ 0.62
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
3.01 B
$ 17.34
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
41
HQL
14.29%
$ 0.48
05/21/2024
06/27/2024
367.59 M
$ 13.44
United States of America
42
OPP
14.26%
$ 0.10
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
193.88 M
$ 8.44
United States of America
43
HQH
14.14%
$ 0.59
05/21/2024
06/27/2024
844.93 M
$ 16.69
United States of America
44
MVO
14.12%
$ 0.33
04/11/2024
04/24/2024
107.53 M
$ 9.35
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
45
BRW
14.05%
$ 0.09
05/07/2024
05/30/2024
308.76 M
$ 7.26
United States of America
46
14.03%
$ 0.69
05/19/2024
05/30/2024
183.05 M
$ 19.67
United States of America
47
13.80%
$ 0.51
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
731.29 M
$ 14.78
United States of America
48
ARI
13.77%
$ 0.35
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
1.45 B
$ 10.17
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
49
13.76%
$ 0.25
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
1.01 B
$ 7.27
United States of America
Real Estate
50
OFS
13.75%
$ 0.34
06/17/2024
06/27/2024
132.51 M
$ 9.89
United States of America
51
13.75%
$ 0.41
05/30/2024
06/09/2024
705.12 M
$ 13.13
United States of America
52
13.72%
$ 0.40
03/13/2024
03/31/2024
389.74 M
$ 11.66
United States of America
53
13.71%
$ 0.08
05/30/2024
06/24/2024
138.74 M
$ 7
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
54
NHS
13.66%
$ 0.09
05/13/2024
05/30/2024
206.16 M
$ 7.95
United States of America
55
13.61%
$ 0.04
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
184.24 M
$ 3.085
United States of America
56
LND
13.58%
$ 0.65
10/24/2023
12/03/2023
480.15 M
$ 4.82
United States of America
57
13.57%
$ 0.25
03/13/2024
03/28/2024
159.68 M
$ 7.37
United States of America
58
13.56%
$ 0.20
03/21/2024
04/24/2024
538.24 M
$ 5.9
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
59
HE
13.55%
$ 0.36
08/16/2023
09/07/2023
1.17 B
$ 10.63
United States of America
Electric Services
60
AWP
13.52%
$ 0.04
04/21/2024
04/29/2024
303.20 M
$ 3.55
United States of America
61
DMO
13.38%
$ 0.13
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
132.68 M
$ 11.655
United States of America
62
HIX
13.38%
$ 0.05
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
296.78 M
$ 4.395
United States of America
63
NLY
13.35%
$ 0.65
03/26/2024
04/29/2024
9.75 B
$ 19.48
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
64
13.15%
$ 0.08
06/20/2024
06/27/2024
168.90 M
$ 7.39
United States of America
65
13.11%
$ 0.20
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
796.88 M
$ 6.1
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
66
MFA
13.10%
$ 0.35
03/26/2024
04/29/2024
1.09 B
$ 10.69
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
67
EFC
12.99%
$ 0.13
05/30/2024
06/24/2024
1.02 B
$ 12.01
United States of America
Real Estate
68
BDN
12.99%
$ 0.15
07/02/2024
07/17/2024
795.89 M
$ 4.62
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
69
12.97%
$ 0.08
06/13/2024
06/30/2024
482.66 M
$ 7.4
United States of America
70
EDF
12.95%
$ 0.06
06/12/2024
06/26/2024
161.40 M
$ 5.56
United States of America
71
ABR
12.86%
$ 0.43
05/15/2024
05/30/2024
2.52 B
$ 13.37
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
72
IIF
12.86%
$ 3.14
12/13/2023
01/11/2024
242.60 M
$ 24.39
United States of America
73
SRV
12.80%
$ 0.45
05/13/2024
05/30/2024
122.96 M
$ 42.19
United States of America
74
FAX
12.79%
$ 0.03
04/21/2024
04/29/2024
639.06 M
$ 2.58
United States of America
75
DX
12.79%
$ 0.13
05/21/2024
06/02/2024
782.76 M
$ 12.2
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
76
RIV
12.73%
$ 0.13
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
260.66 M
$ 12.15
United States of America
77
FSK
12.73%
$ 0.64
06/11/2024
07/01/2024
5.63 B
$ 20.11
United States of America
78
12.73%
$ 0.20
05/21/2024
05/30/2024
475.40 M
$ 18.86
United States of America
79
NCV
12.71%
$ 0.03
06/12/2024
06/26/2024
290.10 M
$ 3.21
United States of America
80
12.65%
$ 0.06
08/27/2024
09/18/2024
2.38 B
$ 5.69
United States of America
81
NCZ
12.63%
$ 0.03
06/12/2024
06/26/2024
216.93 M
$ 2.85
United States of America
82
12.56%
$ 0.34
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
926.95 M
$ 10.83
United States of America
83
SAR
12.50%
$ 0.74
06/12/2024
06/26/2024
324.39 M
$ 23.68
United States of America
84
WDI
12.33%
$ 0.15
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
748.34 M
$ 14.45
United States of America
85
TXO
12.27%
$ 0.65
05/16/2024
05/28/2024
655.58 M
$ 21.19
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
86
VVR
12.26%
$ 0.04
06/17/2024
06/27/2024
644.55 M
$ 4.21
United States of America
87
PFL
12.12%
$ 0.08
04/09/2024
04/30/2024
313.23 M
$ 8.06
United States of America
88
JQC
12.09%
$ 0.05
04/11/2024
04/30/2024
726.87 M
$ 5.36
United States of America
89
EHI
12.03%
$ 0.07
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
158.62 M
$ 6.98
United States of America
90
12.01%
$ 0.70
05/06/2024
05/14/2024
2.99 B
$ 23.31
United States of America
Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface Mining
91
11.99%
$ 0.47
03/26/2024
04/14/2024
299.49 M
$ 15.68
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
92
VOD
11.94%
$ 0.49
11/21/2023
02/01/2024
22.18 B
$ 8.19
United States of America
93
KRP
11.94%
$ 0.49
05/09/2024
05/19/2024
1.23 B
$ 16.42
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
94
MPW
11.90%
$ 0.15
04/18/2024
04/30/2024
3.03 B
$ 5.04
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
95
GDO
11.90%
$ 0.12
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
183.87 M
$ 12.3
United States of America
96
11.85%
$ 0.45
06/27/2024
07/25/2024
1.70 B
$ 15.19
United States of America
97
NRO
11.85%
$ 0.03
04/11/2024
04/29/2024
149.96 M
$ 3.16
United States of America
98
AIF
11.80%
$ 0.14
05/21/2024
05/30/2024
211.81 M
$ 14.64
United States of America
99
PMT
11.79%
$ 0.40
04/10/2024
04/25/2024
1.18 B
$ 13.57
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
100
11.78%
$ 0.13
05/22/2024
05/30/2024
662.57 M
$ 12.73
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.