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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
235.27%
$ 9.94
02/20/2025
02/19/2025
253.88 M
$ 8.45
2
MSB
88.41%
$ 5.95
01/29/2025
02/19/2025
356.70 M
$ 26.92
Mineral Royalty Traders
3
ZIM
67.16%
$ 3.17
03/23/2025
04/02/2025
2.26 B
$ 18.88
4
46.73%
$ 0.50
05/22/2024
06/10/2024
131.14 M
$ 4.28
Investment Advice
5
CIB
35.52%
$ 3.81
03/30/2025
04/10/2025
10.28 B
$ 42.93
6
NEP
34.82%
$ 0.92
11/05/2024
11/13/2024
985.85 M
$ 10.54
Electric Services
7
BMA
26.01%
$ 1.80
08/15/2024
08/22/2024
5.04 B
$ 82.94
8
25.12%
$ 0.09
06/15/2025
06/29/2025
1.50 B
$ 4.3
9
23.71%
$ 0.29
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
1.54 B
$ 14.54
10
22.65%
$ 0.31
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
1.61 B
$ 16.23
11
ECC
21.82%
$ 0.14
06/09/2025
06/29/2025
862.25 M
$ 7.7
12
TWN
21.32%
$ 7.40
12/26/2024
01/09/2025
250.53 M
$ 34.7
13
IEP
20.70%
$ 0.50
03/09/2025
04/15/2025
4.97 B
$ 9.66
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
14
20.23%
$ 0.12
04/16/2025
04/29/2025
158.32 M
$ 6.82
15
CLM
19.66%
$ 0.12
06/15/2025
06/29/2025
1.93 B
$ 7.47
16
CRF
19.04%
$ 0.12
06/15/2025
06/29/2025
805.62 M
$ 7.36
17
IX
18.94%
$ 2.06
09/29/2024
12/15/2024
24.58 B
$ 21.72
18
GGT
18.76%
$ 0.22
03/16/2025
03/23/2025
132.84 M
$ 4.6899
19
18.24%
$ 0.40
03/11/2025
03/25/2025
1.47 B
$ 26.31
Real Estate Investment Trusts
20
IVR
18.22%
$ 0.40
12/29/2024
01/23/2025
542.30 M
$ 8.78
Real Estate Investment Trusts
21
ORC
17.29%
$ 0.12
02/27/2025
03/27/2025
777.14 M
$ 8.33
Real Estate Investment Trusts
22
BCE
17.07%
$ 1.00
03/13/2025
04/14/2025
21.58 B
$ 23.37
23
17.05%
$ 0.11
05/18/2025
05/29/2025
126.44 M
$ 7.39
24
16.76%
$ 0.30
03/16/2025
03/30/2025
285.31 M
$ 7.16
25
16.67%
$ 0.08
03/30/2025
04/24/2025
170.39 M
$ 5.76
Real Estate Investment Trusts
26
16.57%
$ 0.15
03/30/2025
04/29/2025
114.96 M
$ 3.62
Real Estate Investment Trusts
27
EIC
16.38%
$ 0.20
06/09/2025
06/29/2025
318.42 M
$ 14.65
28
16.15%
$ 0.04
06/15/2025
06/29/2025
180.76 M
$ 2.6
29
BTX
15.59%
$ 0.09
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
1.41 B
$ 6.63
30
ACP
15.58%
$ 0.08
03/24/2025
03/30/2025
749.06 M
$ 5.97
31
ARR
15.42%
$ 0.24
03/16/2025
03/26/2025
1.43 B
$ 18.68
Real Estate Investment Trusts
32
15.40%
$ 0.08
03/16/2025
03/31/2025
414.50 M
$ 6
33
15.19%
$ 0.15
02/27/2025
03/30/2025
161.41 M
$ 3.95
Real Estate Investment Trusts
34
WHF
14.89%
$ 0.39
03/20/2025
04/03/2025
239.40 M
$ 10.34
35
14.88%
$ 0.40
11/17/2024
12/01/2024
406.12 M
$ 10.75
36
14.55%
$ 0.37
03/16/2025
03/30/2025
117.46 M
$ 10.175
37
HQL
14.47%
$ 0.47
02/20/2025
03/30/2025
364.52 M
$ 12.99
38
14.40%
$ 0.23
03/30/2025
04/14/2025
147.33 M
$ 6.39
Real Estate
39
DX
14.34%
$ 0.17
03/23/2025
03/31/2025
1.29 B
$ 14.23
Real Estate Investment Trusts
40
14.28%
$ 0.22
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
1.31 B
$ 18.75
41
NHS
14.23%
$ 0.09
03/16/2025
03/30/2025
200.49 M
$ 7.63
42
14.23%
$ 0.42
03/09/2025
03/23/2025
1.72 B
$ 11.81
43
14.18%
$ 0.11
05/15/2025
06/12/2025
335.57 M
$ 9.31
44
OFS
14.12%
$ 0.34
03/20/2025
03/30/2025
128.89 M
$ 9.63
45
ABR
13.97%
$ 0.43
03/06/2025
03/20/2025
2.33 B
$ 12.31
Real Estate Investment Trusts
46
EDF
13.95%
$ 0.06
06/11/2025
06/26/2025
151.14 M
$ 5.16
47
13.95%
$ 0.18
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
1.54 B
$ 15.17
48
AOD
13.91%
$ 0.10
03/24/2025
03/30/2025
909.87 M
$ 8.63
49
13.90%
$ 0.12
03/30/2025
04/08/2025
9.53 B
$ 10.36
Real Estate Investment Trusts
50
GNL
13.84%
$ 0.28
01/12/2025
01/15/2025
1.85 B
$ 7.95
Real Estate Investment Trusts
51
HIX
13.84%
$ 0.05
05/21/2025
06/01/2025
378.60 M
$ 4.25
52
13.80%
$ 0.42
03/13/2025
03/31/2025
404.62 M
$ 12.1
53
IGR
13.71%
$ 0.06
03/19/2025
03/30/2025
742.86 M
$ 5.25
54
HQH
13.71%
$ 0.57
02/20/2025
03/30/2025
866.92 M
$ 16.63
55
NXG
13.62%
$ 0.54
05/14/2025
05/29/2025
165.05 M
$ 47.56
56
13.56%
$ 0.08
03/13/2025
03/31/2025
462.30 M
$ 7.08
57
13.47%
$ 0.10
03/12/2025
03/26/2025
1.76 B
$ 2.97
58
13.46%
$ 0.22
04/15/2025
04/29/2025
135.25 M
$ 19.62
59
13.36%
$ 0.12
03/13/2025
03/31/2025
307.53 M
$ 10.69
60
OPP
13.33%
$ 0.10
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
203.01 M
$ 8.55
61
BRW
13.25%
$ 0.09
03/10/2025
03/30/2025
327.48 M
$ 7.7
62
13.20%
$ 0.36
03/27/2025
04/10/2025
580.38 M
$ 10.91
63
EDD
13.17%
$ 0.16
12/12/2024
01/14/2025
314.33 M
$ 4.86
64
MNR
13.16%
$ 0.50
02/26/2025
03/12/2025
1.80 B
$ 15.2
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
65
MFA
13.14%
$ 0.36
03/30/2025
04/29/2025
1.12 B
$ 10.96
Real Estate Investment Trusts
66
DMO
13.12%
$ 0.13
05/21/2025
06/01/2025
131.02 M
$ 11.89
67
RIV
13.11%
$ 0.13
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
251.01 M
$ 11.69
68
13.08%
$ 0.75
02/19/2025
03/04/2025
1.22 B
$ 22.94
69
13.07%
$ 0.32
02/20/2025
02/27/2025
229.78 M
$ 9.79
Real Estate
70
TWO
12.98%
$ 0.45
01/02/2025
01/28/2025
1.44 B
$ 13.87
Real Estate Investment Trusts
71
BDN
12.96%
$ 0.15
04/02/2025
04/16/2025
800.45 M
$ 4.63
Real Estate Investment Trusts
72
AGD
12.93%
$ 0.11
03/24/2025
03/30/2025
253.87 M
$ 10.21
73
12.89%
$ 0.09
02/13/2025
02/27/2025
1.72 B
$ 8.06
74
NLY
12.84%
$ 0.70
03/30/2025
04/29/2025
12.60 B
$ 21.8
Real Estate Investment Trusts
75
12.83%
$ 0.09
03/23/2025
03/30/2025
188.60 M
$ 8.2283
76
12.80%
$ 0.25
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
170.84 M
$ 7.815
77
MSD
12.79%
$ 0.27
12/12/2024
01/14/2025
166.57 M
$ 8.29
78
12.78%
$ 0.51
12/30/2024
01/14/2025
1.01 B
$ 15.96
79
12.73%
$ 0.50
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
274.58 M
$ 15.71
Real Estate Investment Trusts
80
12.68%
$ 0.05
04/27/2025
05/19/2025
1.91 B
$ 4.26
81
SFL
12.63%
$ 0.27
03/11/2025
03/27/2025
1.15 B
$ 8.55
82
TXO
12.48%
$ 0.61
03/13/2025
03/20/2025
807.59 M
$ 19.55
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
83
EHI
12.41%
$ 0.07
05/21/2025
06/01/2025
157.87 M
$ 6.77
84
SRV
12.40%
$ 0.45
05/14/2025
05/29/2025
130.39 M
$ 43.56
85
NCV
12.37%
$ 0.14
06/11/2025
06/26/2025
296.50 M
$ 13.19
86
12.36%
$ 0.19
03/24/2025
03/30/2025
532.77 M
$ 18.44
87
SAR
12.35%
$ 0.25
06/04/2025
06/23/2025
333.88 M
$ 24.29
88
AWP
12.34%
$ 0.04
03/24/2025
03/30/2025
330.55 M
$ 3.89
89
JRI
12.31%
$ 0.13
03/13/2025
03/31/2025
356.68 M
$ 13.01
90
FAX
12.31%
$ 0.17
03/24/2025
03/30/2025
659.29 M
$ 16.08
91
12.23%
$ 1.80
03/06/2025
04/24/2025
208.33 B
$ 58.85
92
WDI
12.21%
$ 0.15
05/21/2025
06/01/2025
750.67 M
$ 14.6
93
NCZ
12.20%
$ 0.12
06/11/2025
06/26/2025
224.54 M
$ 11.8
94
GLQ
12.15%
$ 0.07
03/17/2025
03/30/2025
119.55 M
$ 6.42
95
12.14%
$ 0.47
03/30/2025
04/14/2025
326.05 M
$ 15.48
Real Estate Investment Trusts
96
12.13%
$ 0.47
03/23/2025
03/30/2025
142.57 M
$ 15.5
97
12.10%
$ 0.15
03/30/2025
04/14/2025
273.74 M
$ 4.96
Real Estate Investment Trusts
98
GLO
12.10%
$ 0.05
03/17/2025
03/30/2025
211.27 M
$ 4.97
99
JFR
12.09%
$ 0.09
03/13/2025
03/31/2025
1.13 B
$ 8.44
100
12.02%
$ 0.60
03/19/2025
04/01/2025
1.93 B
$ 19.96
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.