Highest Dividend Yield Stocks - Complete Rankings
US-listed companies ranked by forward dividend yield, the latest declared payment annualized over the current price. The board admits companies above $100 million in market capitalization on NYSE, Nasdaq and NYSE American with a recent or scheduled payment.
Ranked on the forward yield: the annualized rate of the latest declared dividend divided by the current price.
Ex Date and Pay Date describe the most recently declared dividend, as the source reports them, so a row can carry a date still ahead of today or one already past and neither is stale.
What these columns measure
- Dividend Yield
- The latest declared dividend annualized by the company's payment frequency, divided by the current price. It states what that declaration is worth over a year at today's price rather than what the company has actually paid over the past one. The price is the denominator, so the figure moves when the price moves and nothing about the payment has to change for it to rise: a company whose shares have halved shows twice the yield on the same dividend, which is why the largest figures on this board are worth reading beside the price column. A "special" marker means the figure comes from a one-off payment and is unlikely to repeat; a "Last dividend" badge means nothing new has been declared since that date, so the payment may since have been reduced or discontinued while the yield still reflects it.
- Frequency
- How often the company has been paying. The yield is annualized on this cadence, so an irregular payer's yield is the least reliable figure on the board.
- Dividend
- The per-share amount of that most recently declared payment, as the source reports it.
- Ex Date
- The day the most recently declared dividend goes ex, after which a purchase no longer carries entitlement to it. A date still ahead means the payment is announced and has not gone ex yet; a date already past means that was the latest declaration.
- Pay Date
- The day that same declared dividend is paid. Both dates are exchange calendar days and read identically wherever you are.
- Why a company may be missing
- A forward yield is stated only when a twelve-month measure comes within a factor of 2 of it either way: the sum of what the company actually paid over the last twelve months, or a second data source's yield. A declaration the feed recorded wrongly, or a payout too variable to annualize, fails both, and the row is left off rather than shown with a figure nothing else supports. A company with neither twelve-month figure is listed on its declared figure alone.
- Why funds lead the list
- The highest yields belong mostly to closed-end funds, business development companies and mortgage REITs, whose distributions can include a return of the investor's own capital rather than earnings. A high yield here says what the payout is worth at today's price, not that the business behind it is healthy.
- Why a cell shows a dash
- A dash is a value the source did not supply, never a zero. Under Frequency it means no recognizable payment pattern for the symbol, which makes the annualization behind its yield an assumption rather than an observed cadence; under Country or Sector it means the value is not recorded for the company.
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Rank
Symbol
Company Name
Dividend Yield
Frequency
Dividend
Ex Date
Pay Date
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1201
2.58%
Quarterly
$0.2400
11/19/2026
12/10/2026
$24.24B
$37.21
United States
Utilities
1202
2.58%
Quarterly
$0.1700
08/05/2026
08/20/2026
$5.30B
$26.37
United States
Financial Services
1203
2.58%
Quarterly
$0.2300
09/28/2026
10/16/2026
$1.80B
$35.68
United States
Energy
1204
2.58%
Quarterly
$0.5100
09/11/2026
09/25/2026
$378.10M
$79.14
United States
Financial Services
1205
2.58%
Quarterly
$1.70
09/11/2026
10/01/2026
$102.26B
$263.96
United States
Technology
1206
2.57%
Quarterly
$0.4100
09/15/2026
10/15/2026
$1.91B
$63.76
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1207
2.57%
Quarterly
$0.1950
08/14/2026
09/01/2026
$1.51B
$30.34
United States
Financial Services
1208
2.57%
Quarterly
$0.0800
10/08/2026
10/29/2026
$502.29M
$12.46
United States
Industrials
1209
2.57%
Quarterly
$0.3950
09/01/2026
09/15/2026
$1.42B
$61.53
United States
Basic Materials
1210
2.56%special
Quarterly
$0.2300
08/03/2026
08/14/2026
$896.87M
$35.91
United States
Financial Services
1211
2.56%
Quarterly
$0.8000
08/03/2026
08/17/2026
$16.98B
$125.02
United States
Financial Services
1212
2.56%
Semi-annual
$0.7200
06/01/2026
06/15/2026
$2.58B
$56.28
United States
Industrials
1213
2.56%
Quarterly
$1.00
08/24/2026
09/08/2026
$26.63B
$156.36
United States
Utilities
1214
2.55%
Quarterly
$0.2800
10/19/2026
11/02/2026
$276.03M
$43.86
United States
Financial Services
1215
2.55%
Quarterly
$0.6400
08/13/2026
09/01/2026
$47.42B
$100.40
United States
Utilities
1216
2.55%special
Quarterly
$0.8800
07/15/2026
07/24/2026
$11.34B
$138.08
United States
Financial Services
1217
2.54%
Quarterly
$2.32
09/14/2026
09/22/2026
$329.49B
$365.20
United States
Healthcare
1218
2.54%
Quarterly
$0.3600
07/31/2026
08/17/2026
$7.66B
$56.67
United States
Industrials
1219
2.54%
Quarterly
$0.3100
08/10/2026
08/20/2026
$1.82B
$48.80
United States
Financial Services
1220
2.54%
Quarterly
$0.7700
09/02/2026
09/22/2026
$5.82B
$121.37
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1221
2.54%
Monthly
$0.0464
12/11/2026
12/22/2026
$1.39B
$21.96
United States
Financial Services
1222
2.53%
Quarterly
$0.2500
10/16/2026
10/23/2026
$1.74B
$39.52
United States
Financial Services
1223
2.53%
Quarterly
$0.3800
08/28/2026
09/08/2026
$3.97B
$60.08
United States
Financial Services
1224
2.53%
Quarterly
$0.2000
08/11/2026
08/25/2026
$2.35B
$31.67
United States
Industrials
1225
2.52%
Quarterly
$0.1200
08/24/2026
09/08/2026
$6.90B
$19.05
United States
Consumer Defensive
1226
2.52%
Quarterly
$0.2010
07/14/2026
07/22/2026
$2.99B
$31.94
Mexico
Real Estate
1227
2.51%
Quarterly
$1.03
08/17/2026
09/10/2026
$669.21B
$163.82
United States
Energy
1228
2.51%
Quarterly
$0.5925
08/04/2026
09/08/2026
$59.84B
$94.35
United States
Financial Services
1229
2.51%
Quarterly
$0.2200
09/04/2026
09/21/2026
$8.03B
$35.06
United States
Energy
1230
2.51%
Quarterly
$0.5300
10/20/2026
11/13/2026
$68.01B
$84.53
United States
Consumer Defensive
1231
2.50%
Quarterly
$0.0900
09/10/2026
09/17/2026
$5.53B
$14.41
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1232
2.50%
Quarterly
$0.1250
03/10/2026
04/01/2026
$3.24B
$20.03
United States
Communication Services
1233
2.49%
Quarterly
$0.2100
02/17/2026
02/27/2026
$273.63M
$33.67
United States
Financial Services
1234
2.49%
Quarterly
$0.5000
08/07/2026
09/01/2026
$242.07B
$80.25
United States
Financial Services
1235
2.48%
Quarterly
$0.5200
09/30/2026
10/15/2026
$43.61B
$83.73
United States
Real Estate
1236
2.48%
Quarterly
$0.1000
10/06/2025
10/20/2025
$1.85B
$16.14
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1237
2.48%
Quarterly
$0.4725
08/28/2026
09/11/2026
$3.97B
$76.35
United States
Basic Materials
1238
2.48%
Quarterly
$2.52
08/21/2026
09/11/2026
$227.88B
$407.27
United States
Healthcare
1240
2.47%
Quarterly
$0.1400
09/02/2026
09/16/2026
$747.21M
$22.70
United States
Financial Services
1241
2.47%
Quarterly
$0.3300
08/14/2026
08/31/2026
$2.78B
$53.53
United States
Industrials
1242
2.46%
Quarterly
$0.5300
09/15/2026
10/01/2026
$370.36B
$86.10
United States
Consumer Defensive
1243
2.46%
Quarterly
$0.2600
10/15/2026
11/01/2026
$231.26M
$42.30
United States
Financial Services
1244
2.46%special
Quarterly
$1.10
08/21/2026
09/10/2026
$3.23B
$179.16
United States
Financial Services
1245
2.45%
Quarterly
$0.4200
09/01/2026
09/15/2026
$3.11B
$68.61
United States
Basic Materials
1246
2.45%
Quarterly
$0.2000
10/02/2026
10/16/2026
$384.60M
$32.68
United States
Financial Services
1247
2.45%
Quarterly
$1.15
07/31/2026
08/14/2026
$295.39B
$188.01
United States
Financial Services
1248
2.44%
Quarterly
$0.2400
09/16/2026
09/30/2026
$3.55B
$39.28
United States
Financial Services
1249
2.44%
Quarterly
$0.1600
07/31/2026
08/11/2026
$440.32M
$26.22
United States
Financial Services
1250
2.44%
Quarterly
$0.3600
08/11/2026
08/19/2026
$5.50B
$59.06
United States
Industrials
1251
2.44%
Quarterly
$0.5000
10/07/2026
10/22/2026
$19.65B
$82.11
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1252
2.43%special
Quarterly
$0.1700
09/29/2026
10/14/2026
$3.20B
$27.95
United States
Real Estate
1253
2.42%
Quarterly
$0.2950
09/02/2026
10/08/2026
$72.30B
$48.66
United States
Energy
1254
2.42%
Quarterly
$0.2100
09/01/2026
09/15/2026
$3.67B
$34.77
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1255
2.41%
Quarterly
$0.1000
08/10/2026
09/08/2026
$2.24B
$16.61
United States
Industrials
1256
2.41%
Quarterly
$0.4300
09/15/2026
09/30/2026
$5.33B
$71.49
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1257
2.39%
Quarterly
$0.1000
10/16/2026
11/06/2026
$105.98M
$16.71
United States
Financial Services
1258
2.39%
Quarterly
$0.2900
10/01/2026
11/02/2026
$2.82B
$48.46
United States
Industrials
1259
2.39%
Quarterly
$0.1500
08/07/2026
08/28/2026
$33.00B
$25.07
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1260
2.39%
Quarterly
$0.1825
08/10/2026
09/10/2026
$14.49B
$30.57
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1261
2.38%
Quarterly
$0.3200
09/04/2026
09/14/2026
$681.93M
$53.70
United States
Industrials
1262
2.38%
Quarterly
$0.3200
09/04/2026
09/25/2026
$380.62B
$53.73
United States
Financial Services
1263
2.38%
Quarterly
$0.3500
08/31/2026
09/10/2026
$5.20B
$58.86
Bermuda
Financial Services
1264
2.38%
Quarterly
$0.2490
08/20/2026
09/14/2026
$7.89B
$41.92
Canada
Consumer Cyclical
1265
2.37%
Quarterly
$1.10
08/13/2026
08/20/2026
$51.47B
$185.51
United States
Energy
1266
2.37%
Quarterly
$0.1050
09/01/2026
10/01/2026
$455.90M
$17.71
United States
Industrials
1267
2.37%
Quarterly
$0.4700
08/25/2026
09/22/2026
$1.83B
$79.45
United States
Consumer Defensive
1268
2.37%
Quarterly
$0.1200
08/05/2026
08/19/2026
$427.39M
$20.29
United States
Financial Services
1269
2.36%
Quarterly
$0.7350
09/14/2026
10/05/2026
$3.10B
$124.33
United States
Utilities
1270
2.36%
Quarterly
$0.8500
09/15/2026
10/07/2026
$358.50B
$143.81
United States
Healthcare
1271
2.36%
Quarterly
$0.1900
09/15/2026
09/30/2026
$3.08B
$32.16
United States
Financial Services
1272
2.36%
Quarterly
$1.05
09/09/2026
09/30/2026
$48.76B
$178.07
United States
Healthcare
1273
2.36%
Quarterly
$0.1400
08/21/2026
09/04/2026
$455.15M
$23.77
Jersey
Basic Materials
1274
2.35%
Quarterly
$0.3500
09/15/2026
09/30/2026
$2.13B
$59.50
United States
Financial Services
1275
2.35%
Semi-annual
$0.3120
10/02/2026
11/06/2026
$11.28B
$26.58
United Kingdom
Healthcare
1276
2.33%
Quarterly
$1.00
09/02/2026
09/16/2026
$12.94B
$171.62
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1277
2.33%
Quarterly
$0.2500
08/03/2026
08/10/2026
$1.04B
$42.92
United States
Financial Services
1278
2.33%
Quarterly
$1.56
09/08/2026
09/23/2026
$71.83B
$267.96
United States
Healthcare
1279
2.32%
Quarterly
$0.1450
09/04/2026
09/15/2026
$9.43B
$24.98
United States
Financial Services
1280
2.32%
Quarterly
$0.2200
08/07/2026
08/21/2026
$2.16B
$37.93
United States
Financial Services
1281
2.32%
Quarterly
$0.4550
08/24/2026
09/09/2026
$42.23B
$78.46
United States
Technology
1282
2.32%
Quarterly
$0.9400
09/23/2026
10/15/2026
$24.46B
$162.15
United States
Financial Services
1283
2.31% Last dividend 03/31/2026
Semi-annual
$0.2924
03/31/2026
07/07/2026
$163.72B
$25.28
Japan
Financial Services
1284
2.31%
Quarterly
$0.3000
08/03/2026
08/10/2026
$13.98B
$51.95
United States
Financial Services
1285
2.31%
Quarterly
$0.2500
10/22/2026
11/23/2026
$14.55B
$43.34
United States
Energy
1286
2.30%
Quarterly
$0.9900
10/01/2026
11/13/2026
$81.47B
$171.85
United States
Financial Services
1287
2.30%
Quarterly
$0.9000
09/10/2026
10/01/2026
$9.91B
$156.52
United States
Financial Services
1288
2.30%
Quarterly
$0.1300
09/04/2026
09/15/2026
$4.25B
$22.61
United States
Financial Services
1289
2.29%
Quarterly
$0.1700
08/28/2026
09/11/2026
$265.67M
$29.63
United States
Financial Services
1290
2.29%
Quarterly
$0.5050
07/24/2026
08/14/2026
$13.89B
$88.08
United States
Financial Services
1291
2.29%
Quarterly
$0.0700
09/01/2026
10/01/2026
$3.82B
$12.22
Canada
Utilities
1292
2.28%
Quarterly
$0.1700
09/01/2026
09/15/2026
$376.84M
$29.79
United States
Financial Services
1293
2.28%
Quarterly
$0.0700
09/11/2026
09/25/2026
$420.27M
$12.30
United States
Consumer Cyclical
1294
2.27%
Quarterly
$0.1250
08/17/2026
09/04/2026
$403.30M
$22.07
United States
Financial Services
1295
2.26%
Semi-annual
$0.2240
08/14/2026
09/22/2026
$9.94B
$19.80
United Kingdom
Industrials
1296
2.26%
Quarterly
$0.2500
07/24/2026
08/10/2026
$208.18M
$44.30
United States
Financial Services
1297
2.26%
Quarterly
$0.1900
09/01/2026
09/15/2026
$985.78M
$33.68
United States
Financial Services
1298
2.25%
Quarterly
$0.1500
09/09/2026
10/08/2026
$1.24B
$26.67
United States
Consumer Defensive
1299
2.25%
Quarterly
$0.1250
08/17/2026
09/09/2026
$13.18B
$22.25
United States
Technology
1300
2.23%
Quarterly
$0.2300
08/05/2026
08/19/2026
$1.13B
$41.22
United States
Financial Services
Top yield on this page
2.58% CNP
Rows on this page
100 ranks 1201–1300
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Ranked on
Forward declared rate / price
Universe floor
$100M market cap
Yields reflect each company's most recent declared dividend, annualized by its payment frequency and divided by the latest price. Companies whose dividend is only predicted, with no recent or scheduled payment, are excluded. Rows marked "Last dividend" have not declared a new dividend in over six months; the payment may have been reduced or discontinued.
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Yields annualize the latest declared dividend by the payment frequency shown, so an irregular payer’s figure assumes a cadence it may not keep. This ranking is informational and is not investment advice.
What this ranking covers
- Universe
- Companies on NYSE, Nasdaq and NYSE American that declared a dividend in the past twelve months.
- Floors
- Market cap of at least $100 million.
- Exclusions
- Companies whose dividend is only predicted, with no recent or scheduled payment, and rows whose yield a second source contradicts.
- Measured on
- Forward yield: the latest declared dividend annualized by its payment frequency, divided by the latest price.
- Refreshed
- Rebuilt from the latest close, so a yield moves when the price moves even though the declaration behind it has not changed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q Which stocks have the highest dividend yields right now?
A
CNP leads this ranking, followed by MTG and WKC. The ranking uses the forward yield, and includes only companies with a recent or scheduled payment rather than a merely predicted one.
Q How is the dividend yield on this page calculated?
A
Forward yield takes the most recently declared dividend, annualizes it by the company's payment frequency, and divides by the current price. A quarterly payer's latest payment is therefore multiplied by four, a monthly payer's by twelve. That differs from a trailing yield, which sums what was actually paid over the last twelve months, and the two can diverge sharply for an irregular payer. A forward yield is listed only when the trailing sum, or a second data source's yield, comes within a factor of 2 of it; a row that fails both is left off the board, and a company with neither twelve-month figure is listed on its declared figure alone.
Q Why does payment frequency matter for a yield?
A
Because the annualization depends on it. A yield built from a quarterly payment assumes three more like it will follow, so a company whose cadence is irregular, or whose latest payment was a one-off special, produces a forward yield that may never be paid. The frequency column exists to make that assumption visible, and rows including a special payment in the trailing twelve months are marked.
Q Is the highest yield the best dividend stock?
A
Rarely. Yield is a ratio, so it rises when the price falls just as readily as when the payment rises, and the top of any yield ranking is populated by companies the market has already repriced downwards. A yield worth acting on is one the company's earnings can sustain, which is why the payout ratio matters more than the headline figure.
Q Why do some companies always show double-digit yields?
A
Certain structures are required to distribute most of their income to holders, so a persistently high yield is normal for them rather than a signal: business development companies, real estate investment trusts, and master limited partnerships are the common examples. Our classification data does not identify these structures directly, so this page does not label them; check the company's own filings to know which you are looking at.
Q What is a return of capital, and why does it matter here?
A
Some distributions are not profit being shared but the investor's own capital being returned, which arrives looking exactly like a dividend while reducing the value of the remaining holding. A yield computed from such a distribution overstates the income the business actually generates. This page cannot distinguish the two, so treat an unusually high yield as a question to investigate rather than an answer.