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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
72.73%
$ 0.10
02/21/2024
02/28/2024
180.16 M
$ 1.65
United States of America
Air Transportation, Scheduled
2
36.90%
$ 0.50
05/22/2024
06/10/2024
169.65 M
$ 5.42
United States of America
Investment Advice
3
EC
34.51%
$ 0.75
06/24/2024
07/02/2024
17.97 B
$ 8.69
United States of America
4
BMA
29.08%
$ 1.80
08/15/2024
08/22/2024
4.73 B
$ 74.18
United States of America
5
IEP
27.04%
$ 1.00
08/18/2024
09/24/2024
6.95 B
$ 14.795
United States of America
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
6
22.84%
$ 0.40
09/02/2024
09/12/2024
3.63 B
$ 7.09
United States of America
7
MNR
21.23%
$ 0.90
08/26/2024
09/09/2024
1.74 B
$ 16.96
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
8
20.03%
$ 0.30
10/14/2024
10/30/2024
1.83 B
$ 18.07
United States of America
9
19.12%
$ 0.08
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
1.16 B
$ 5.02
United States of America
10
GGT
18.57%
$ 0.22
09/15/2024
09/22/2024
134.17 M
$ 4.74
United States of America
11
IVR
18.56%
$ 0.40
10/06/2024
10/24/2024
468.98 M
$ 8.62
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
12
18.52%
$ 0.12
10/20/2024
10/30/2024
124.80 M
$ 7.45
United States of America
13
ORC
18.32%
$ 0.12
09/29/2024
10/29/2024
580.94 M
$ 7.86
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
14
ACP
18.15%
$ 0.10
10/23/2024
10/30/2024
344.37 M
$ 6.61
United States of America
15
ICL
17.97%
$ 0.18
09/03/2024
09/17/2024
5.15 B
$ 3.99
United States of America
16
17.65%
$ 0.15
09/29/2024
10/30/2024
102.12 M
$ 3.4
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
17
17.62%
$ 0.30
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
272.08 M
$ 6.81
United States of America
18
ZIM
17.56%
$ 0.93
08/28/2024
09/04/2024
2.56 B
$ 21.18
United States of America
19
ECC
17.32%
$ 0.14
12/10/2024
12/30/2024
948.47 M
$ 9.7
United States of America
20
SVC
17.32%
$ 0.20
07/21/2024
08/14/2024
766.41 M
$ 4.62
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
21
OFS
16.76%
$ 0.34
09/19/2024
09/29/2024
109.33 M
$ 8.115
United States of America
22
16.39%
$ 0.34
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
704.84 M
$ 8.3
United States of America
23
16.37%
$ 1.36
04/14/2024
04/23/2024
3.10 B
$ 33.23
United States of America
24
CLM
15.95%
$ 0.11
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
1.79 B
$ 8.17
United States of America
25
15.52%
$ 0.58
09/09/2024
09/29/2024
1.99 B
$ 14.95
United States of America
26
15.22%
$ 0.40
08/11/2024
08/25/2024
403.98 M
$ 10.515
United States of America
27
15.15%
$ 0.25
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
360.56 M
$ 6.6
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
28
EIC
15.11%
$ 0.20
12/10/2024
12/30/2024
249.79 M
$ 15.88
United States of America
29
15.11%
$ 0.69
08/21/2024
08/29/2024
168.89 M
$ 18.27
United States of America
30
14.98%
$ 0.11
11/17/2024
11/28/2024
112.93 M
$ 8.41
United States of America
31
14.76%
$ 0.09
10/14/2024
10/31/2024
380.53 M
$ 6.91
United States of America
32
CRF
14.73%
$ 0.10
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
930.88 M
$ 8.45
United States of America
33
14.72%
$ 0.51
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
739.98 M
$ 13.86
United States of America
34
KEN
14.60%
$ 3.80
04/04/2024
04/14/2024
1.40 B
$ 26.0301
United States of America
35
NXG
14.57%
$ 0.54
11/14/2024
11/28/2024
119.35 M
$ 44.49
United States of America
36
ARR
14.52%
$ 0.24
10/14/2024
10/29/2024
967.75 M
$ 19.83
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
37
14.47%
$ 0.20
09/29/2024
10/27/2024
501.00 M
$ 5.53
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
38
14.33%
$ 0.04
12/16/2024
12/30/2024
187.45 M
$ 2.93
United States of America
39
14.24%
$ 0.08
10/30/2024
11/24/2024
170.70 M
$ 6.74
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
40
14.17%
$ 0.41
09/08/2024
09/15/2024
621.34 M
$ 11.57
United States of America
41
14.09%
$ 0.06
10/28/2024
11/18/2024
2.13 B
$ 5.11
United States of America
42
TWO
14.02%
$ 0.45
09/30/2024
10/28/2024
1.33 B
$ 12.84
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
43
EDF
13.98%
$ 0.06
11/11/2024
11/26/2024
149.43 M
$ 5.15
United States of America
44
NEP
13.94%
$ 0.91
08/05/2024
08/13/2024
2.51 B
$ 25.96
United States of America
Electric Services
45
RC
13.91%
$ 0.25
09/29/2024
10/30/2024
1.21 B
$ 7.19
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
46
13.89%
$ 0.12
10/30/2024
11/11/2024
8.12 B
$ 10.37
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
47
13.79%
$ 0.35
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
106.07 M
$ 10.15
United States of America
48
BRW
13.77%
$ 0.09
10/08/2024
10/30/2024
315.14 M
$ 7.41
United States of America
49
13.72%
$ 0.40
03/13/2024
03/31/2024
389.74 M
$ 11.66
United States of America
50
13.66%
$ 0.08
10/15/2024
10/31/2024
459.68 M
$ 7.03
United States of America
51
LND
13.58%
$ 0.65
10/24/2023
12/03/2023
480.15 M
$ 4.82
United States of America
52
13.57%
$ 0.70
08/26/2024
09/05/2024
2.37 B
$ 20.64
United States of America
53
AGD
13.56%
$ 0.12
10/23/2024
10/30/2024
263.07 M
$ 10.62
United States of America
54
AWP
13.52%
$ 0.04
04/21/2024
04/29/2024
303.20 M
$ 3.55
United States of America
55
13.45%
$ 0.09
10/14/2024
10/30/2024
1.64 B
$ 7.71
United States of America
56
13.42%
$ 0.55
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
1.35 B
$ 16.39
United States of America
57
13.35%
$ 0.45
09/29/2024
10/27/2024
1.58 B
$ 13.48
United States of America
58
WHF
13.31%
$ 0.39
09/17/2024
10/01/2024
268.92 M
$ 11.57
United States of America
59
GNL
13.30%
$ 0.28
10/10/2024
10/15/2024
1.92 B
$ 8.27
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
60
NAT
13.26%
$ 0.12
09/25/2024
11/25/2024
761.06 M
$ 3.62
United States of America
61
ECO
13.25%
$ 1.10
08/20/2024
09/04/2024
1.08 B
$ 33.2
United States of America
62
OPP
13.25%
$ 0.10
12/12/2024
12/30/2024
207.89 M
$ 9.085
United States of America
63
AOD
13.25%
$ 0.10
10/23/2024
10/30/2024
954.68 M
$ 9.06
United States of America
64
13.22%
$ 0.50
09/12/2024
09/29/2024
264.89 M
$ 15.13
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
65
HIX
13.17%
$ 0.05
11/20/2024
12/01/2024
301.63 M
$ 4.465
United States of America
66
13.16%
$ 0.33
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
206.26 M
$ 10.03
United States of America
Real Estate
67
NLY
13.15%
$ 0.65
09/29/2024
10/30/2024
10.64 B
$ 19.77
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
68
13.10%
$ 0.21
10/14/2024
10/30/2024
1.45 B
$ 19.6
United States of America
69
HQL
13.08%
$ 0.49
08/22/2024
09/29/2024
409.44 M
$ 14.98
United States of America
70
12.96%
$ 0.32
08/21/2024
08/29/2024
230.43 M
$ 9.88
United States of America
Real Estate
71
VVR
12.93%
$ 0.04
10/15/2024
10/30/2024
609.95 M
$ 3.99
United States of America
72
IIF
12.91%
$ 3.14
12/13/2023
01/11/2024
241.68 M
$ 24.297
United States of America
73
LFT
12.90%
$ 0.08
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
129.12 M
$ 2.48
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
74
NHS
12.90%
$ 0.09
10/14/2024
10/30/2024
220.75 M
$ 8.42
United States of America
75
MVO
12.85%
$ 0.33
10/14/2024
10/24/2024
118.11 M
$ 10.27
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
76
12.73%
$ 0.12
07/14/2024
07/31/2024
332.70 M
$ 11.22
United States of America
77
DMO
12.70%
$ 0.13
11/20/2024
12/01/2024
134.95 M
$ 12.28
United States of America
78
12.70%
$ 0.22
10/15/2024
10/29/2024
141.29 M
$ 20.7893
United States of America
79
12.70%
$ 0.08
07/28/2024
08/05/2024
119.65 M
$ 2.52
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
80
DX
12.67%
$ 0.13
09/22/2024
09/30/2024
918.53 M
$ 12.31
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
81
HQH
12.63%
$ 0.59
05/21/2024
06/27/2024
960.78 M
$ 18.69
United States of America
82
DSX
12.61%
$ 0.08
08/14/2024
08/29/2024
300.37 M
$ 2.38
United States of America
83
12.60%
$ 0.11
11/14/2024
12/12/2024
377.38 M
$ 10.48
United States of America
84
12.56%
$ 0.21
10/23/2024
10/30/2024
505.64 M
$ 20.06
United States of America
85
EFC
12.46%
$ 0.13
10/30/2024
11/24/2024
1.09 B
$ 12.52
United States of America
Real Estate
86
12.32%
$ 0.17
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
113.26 M
$ 5.52
United States of America
Retail-women's Clothing Stores
87
SAR
12.29%
$ 0.74
09/10/2024
09/25/2024
331.69 M
$ 24.09
United States of America
88
BCE
12.25%
$ 1.00
09/15/2024
10/14/2024
29.77 B
$ 32.56
United States of America
89
TX
12.24%
$ 2.20
05/01/2024
05/12/2024
7.06 B
$ 35.94
United States of America
90
EHI
12.23%
$ 0.07
11/20/2024
12/01/2024
163.86 M
$ 6.869
United States of America
91
12.15%
$ 0.08
12/23/2024
12/30/2024
181.94 M
$ 8
United States of America
92
12.14%
$ 0.25
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
178.31 M
$ 8.24
United States of America
93
12.13%
$ 0.36
09/02/2024
09/16/2024
635.22 M
$ 11.87
United States of America
94
PFL
12.12%
$ 0.08
04/09/2024
04/30/2024
313.23 M
$ 8.06
United States of America
95
JRI
12.09%
$ 0.13
10/14/2024
10/31/2024
367.38 M
$ 13.25
United States of America
96
JQC
12.09%
$ 0.05
04/11/2024
04/30/2024
726.87 M
$ 5.36
United States of America
97
SJT
12.08%
$ 0.04
03/26/2024
04/11/2024
191.10 M
$ 4.1
United States of America
Oil Royalty Traders
98
RIV
11.99%
$ 0.13
12/12/2024
12/30/2024
274.05 M
$ 12.9
United States of America
99
11.94%
$ 0.47
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
308.40 M
$ 15.74
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
100
VOD
11.94%
$ 0.49
11/21/2023
02/01/2024
22.18 B
$ 8.19
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.