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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
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
Industry
1
EVA
30.47%
303.18 M
$ 3.84
United States
Basic Materials
Lumber & Wood Production
2
ARR
28.14%
854.48 M
$ 17.44
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
3
EC
25.94%
26.46 B
$ 12.87
Colombia
Energy
Oil & Gas Integrated
4
OPI
24.81%
267.18 M
$ 5.48
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Office
5
BIG
22.22%
127.29 M
$ 4.36
United States
Consumer Defensive
Discount Stores
6
CLM
21.05%
1.63 B
$ 7.25
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
7
LND
20.91%
493.46 M
$ 4.86
Brazil
Consumer Defensive
Farm Products
8
20.87%
547.43 M
$ 17.9
United States
Financial Services
Financial Conglomerates
9
CRF
20.58%
764.30 M
$ 7.21
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
10
PEO
20.56%
513.18 M
$ 20.5
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
11
IVR
20.51%
383.32 M
$ 7.91
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
12
ACP
19.64%
317.87 M
$ 6.1
United Kingdom
Financial Services
Asset Management
13
ORC
19.49%
392.49 M
$ 7.5
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
14
19.36%
1.01 B
$ 4.85
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
15
PBR
19.27%
100.59 B
$ 15.49
Brazil
Energy
Oil & Gas Integrated
16
18.93%
2.50 B
$ 29.26
United Kingdom
Energy
Oil & Gas Midstream
17
MPW
18.26%
2.85 B
$ 4.76
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Healthcare Facilities
18
IIF
18.17%
228.27 M
$ 22.5
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
19
DSX
18.13%
363.67 M
$ 3.36
Greece
Industrials
Marine Shipping
20
ECC
17.83%
590.62 M
$ 9.4
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
21
17.33%
429.87 M
$ 5.53
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
22
GGT
17.29%
148.11 M
$ 5.31
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
23
16.68%
157.77 M
$ 16.7
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
24
16.57%
231.58 M
$ 11.32
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Specialty
25
16.51%
5.93 B
$ 8.84
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
26
OPP
16.49%
182.85 M
$ 7.96
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
27
GNL
16.33%
2.04 B
$ 8.75
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Diversified
28
IGR
16%
636.86 M
$ 4.55
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
29
15.34%
376.38 M
$ 10.43
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
30
15.31%
108.76 M
$ 3.96
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
31
KF
15.27%
109.18 M
$ 22.15
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
32
15.21%
276.46 M
$ 5.36
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
33
15.1%
514.47 M
$ 12.7
United States
Financial Services
Credit Services
34
SQM
15.09%
14.31 B
$ 50.09
Chile
Basic Materials
Specialty Chemicals
35
NLY
14.91%
8.85 B
$ 17.69
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
36
HE
14.91%
1.37 B
$ 12.43
United States
Utilities
Utilities - Regulated Electric
37
BDN
14.74%
747.42 M
$ 4.33
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Office
38
NHS
14.73%
190.58 M
$ 7.35
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
39
14.63%
168.58 M
$ 2.9
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
40
14.54%
642.61 M
$ 14.73
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
41
14.3%
555.41 M
$ 19.52
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
42
ABR
14.3%
2.27 B
$ 12.06
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
43
14.26%
833.85 M
$ 12.03
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
44
14.16%
152.96 M
$ 7.06
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
45
14.09%
194.91 M
$ 10.01
Singapore
Industrials
Marine Shipping
46
FSK
14.07%
5.56 B
$ 19.84
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
47
DX
13.92%
634.99 M
$ 11.21
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
48
13.91%
420.70 M
$ 6.45
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
49
13.89%
784.41 M
$ 8.65
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
50
TDF
13.89%
296.87 M
$ 8.782
Singapore
Financial Services
Asset Management
51
CIM
13.86%
1.15 B
$ 5.08
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
52
LFT
13.79%
109.16 M
$ 2.09
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
53
EFC
13.75%
891.14 M
$ 13.06
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
54
NCV
13.55%
281.97 M
$ 3.12
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
55
BRY
13.49%
537.99 M
$ 7.11
United States
Energy
Oil & Gas E&P
56
NCZ
13.48%
209.32 M
$ 2.75
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
57
WDI
13.45%
682.57 M
$ 13.18
United States
58
MFA
13.44%
1.08 B
$ 10.57
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
59
DMO
13.41%
122.26 M
$ 10.74
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
60
BRW
13.36%
328.33 M
$ 7.72
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
61
13.33%
534.91 M
$ 9.88
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
62
AWP
13.3%
309.18 M
$ 3.62
United Kingdom
Financial Services
Asset Management
63
TWO
13.18%
1.32 B
$ 13.73
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
64
ARI
13.12%
1.50 B
$ 10.64
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
65
13.07%
154.58 M
$ 7.31
United States
Healthcare
Pharmaceutical Retailers
66
NRO
13.02%
136.20 M
$ 2.87
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
67
HIX
12.95%
306.02 M
$ 4.56
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
68
VVR
12.93%
610.59 M
$ 3.99
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
69
JQC
12.83%
675.33 M
$ 4.98
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
70
12.77%
345.64 M
$ 15.52
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
71
OFS
12.77%
140.28 M
$ 10.47
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
72
WHF
12.67%
283.10 M
$ 12.18
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
73
GLO
12.66%
200.09 M
$ 4.595
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
74
FAX
12.64%
648.96 M
$ 2.62
Singapore
Financial Services
Asset Management
75
12.59%
256.39 M
$ 10.27
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
76
12.54%
2.31 B
$ 5.62
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
77
12.52%
166.63 M
$ 11.25
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
78
GLQ
12.5%
110.35 M
$ 5.77
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
79
AFT
12.43%
202.15 M
$ 12.98
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
80
12.38%
844.90 M
$ 6.5
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Diversified
81
SCM
12.38%
312.91 M
$ 12.97
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
82
12.36%
2.04 B
$ 6.36
Argentina
Basic Materials
Building Materials
83
12.32%
278.01 M
$ 15.29
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
84
12.31%
2.36 B
$ 15.6
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
85
GHY
12.23%
444.84 M
$ 10.87
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
86
LX
12.15%
306.49 M
$ 1.88
China
Financial Services
Credit Services
87
PFL
12.13%
304.97 M
$ 7.99
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
88
12.12%
164.64 M
$ 3.63
United States
Real Estate
REIT - Mortgage
89
BGX
12.09%
144.62 M
$ 11.38
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
90
12.08%
1.63 B
$ 14.86
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
91
12.05%
125.50 M
$ 9.05
Israel
Consumer Defensive
Food Distribution
92
MVO
11.99%
136.16 M
$ 11.84
United States
Energy
Oil & Gas E&P
93
HEQ
11.94%
121.04 M
$ 9.89
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
94
JGH
11.93%
259.12 M
$ 11.18
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
95
PHD
11.9%
111.25 M
$ 8.99
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
96
NAT
11.85%
893.65 M
$ 4.28
Bermuda
Industrials
Marine Shipping
97
RA
11.85%
698.59 M
$ 12.47
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
98
EMD
11.83%
509.59 M
$ 8.58
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
99
GAB
11.76%
1.52 B
$ 5.09
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
100
AIF
11.72%
184.85 M
$ 12.78
United States
Financial Services
Asset Management
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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.