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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
48.39%
$ 0.10
02/21/2024
02/28/2024
265.58 M
$ 2.48
United States of America
Air Transportation, Scheduled
2
IEP
39.39%
$ 1.00
08/18/2024
09/24/2024
4.75 B
$ 10.155
United States of America
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
3
35.27%
$ 0.50
05/22/2024
06/10/2024
166.62 M
$ 5.67
United States of America
Investment Advice
4
BMA
35.07%
$ 1.80
08/15/2024
08/22/2024
3.90 B
$ 61.51
United States of America
5
MED
34.94%
$ 1.65
09/17/2023
11/06/2023
206.61 M
$ 18.89
United States of America
Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products
6
EC
33.96%
$ 0.75
06/24/2024
07/02/2024
18.15 B
$ 8.83
United States of America
7
23.34%
$ 0.40
09/02/2024
09/12/2024
3.55 B
$ 6.94
United States of America
8
ZIM
22.68%
$ 0.93
08/28/2024
09/04/2024
1.96 B
$ 16.4
United States of America
9
MNR
21.54%
$ 0.90
08/26/2024
09/09/2024
1.57 B
$ 16.71
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
10
20.83%
$ 0.30
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
1.77 B
$ 17.35
United States of America
11
19.12%
$ 0.08
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
1.16 B
$ 5.02
United States of America
12
ACP
18.52%
$ 0.10
08/22/2024
08/29/2024
337.15 M
$ 6.48
United States of America
13
IVR
18.24%
$ 0.40
07/04/2024
07/25/2024
478.30 M
$ 8.77
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
14
18.24%
$ 0.12
10/20/2024
10/30/2024
120.65 M
$ 7.565
United States of America
15
MVO
18.18%
$ 0.41
07/14/2024
07/24/2024
103.73 M
$ 9.02
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
16
SVC
18.06%
$ 0.20
07/21/2024
08/14/2024
734.89 M
$ 4.43
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
17
ICL
17.88%
$ 0.18
09/03/2024
09/17/2024
5.17 B
$ 4.01
United States of America
18
ORC
17.58%
$ 0.12
09/29/2024
10/29/2024
582.84 M
$ 8.19
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
19
CLM
17.33%
$ 0.11
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
1.79 B
$ 7.52
United States of America
20
GGT
17.32%
$ 0.22
09/15/2024
09/22/2024
143.58 M
$ 5.08
United States of America
21
17.24%
$ 0.15
06/27/2024
07/30/2024
104.65 M
$ 3.48
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
22
OFS
16.69%
$ 0.34
09/19/2024
09/29/2024
107.99 M
$ 8.15
United States of America
23
16.61%
$ 0.58
09/09/2024
09/29/2024
1.83 B
$ 13.97
United States of America
24
16.37%
$ 1.36
04/14/2024
04/23/2024
3.10 B
$ 33.23
United States of America
25
NXG
16.23%
$ 0.54
11/14/2024
11/28/2024
106.18 M
$ 39.93
United States of America
26
16.04%
$ 0.30
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
298.05 M
$ 7.48
United States of America
27
CRF
15.73%
$ 0.10
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
866.32 M
$ 7.91
United States of America
28
KEN
15.38%
$ 3.80
04/04/2024
04/14/2024
1.31 B
$ 24.715
United States of America
29
15.31%
$ 0.41
09/08/2024
09/15/2024
573.00 M
$ 10.71
United States of America
30
RC
15.31%
$ 0.30
06/27/2024
07/30/2024
1.32 B
$ 7.84
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
31
EIC
15.24%
$ 0.20
12/10/2024
12/30/2024
247.75 M
$ 15.75
United States of America
32
15.16%
$ 0.69
08/21/2024
08/29/2024
168.33 M
$ 18.21
United States of America
33
15.01%
$ 0.34
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
778.45 M
$ 9.06
United States of America
34
SJT
14.96%
$ 0.04
03/26/2024
04/11/2024
154.28 M
$ 3.31
United States of America
Oil Royalty Traders
35
ECO
14.82%
$ 1.10
08/20/2024
09/04/2024
954.88 M
$ 29.68
United States of America
36
14.80%
$ 0.51
06/27/2024
07/14/2024
731.98 M
$ 13.78
United States of America
37
14.79%
$ 0.11
11/17/2024
11/28/2024
113.95 M
$ 8.52
United States of America
38
14.78%
$ 0.09
09/16/2024
09/30/2024
380.03 M
$ 6.9
United States of America
39
NEP
14.70%
$ 0.91
08/05/2024
08/13/2024
2.66 B
$ 24.62
United States of America
Electric Services
40
14.43%
$ 0.04
12/16/2024
12/30/2024
185.22 M
$ 2.91
United States of America
41
14.34%
$ 0.09
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
1.55 B
$ 7.25
United States of America
42
TX
14.24%
$ 2.20
05/01/2024
05/12/2024
6.09 B
$ 30.9
United States of America
43
14.16%
$ 0.25
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
384.55 M
$ 7.06
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
44
14.05%
$ 0.70
08/26/2024
09/05/2024
2.27 B
$ 19.93
United States of America
45
14.04%
$ 0.12
08/29/2024
09/10/2024
7.99 B
$ 10.26
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
46
14.02%
$ 0.21
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
1.35 B
$ 18.31
United States of America
47
ARR
13.98%
$ 0.24
09/15/2024
09/26/2024
1.00 B
$ 20.6
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
48
13.89%
$ 0.08
09/29/2024
10/24/2024
175.01 M
$ 6.91
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
49
BRW
13.89%
$ 0.09
09/09/2024
09/29/2024
312.38 M
$ 7.345
United States of America
50
AOD
13.76%
$ 0.10
08/22/2024
08/29/2024
934.12 M
$ 8.72
United States of America
51
13.72%
$ 0.40
03/13/2024
03/31/2024
389.74 M
$ 11.66
United States of America
52
13.71%
$ 0.08
09/15/2024
09/30/2024
455.77 M
$ 7
United States of America
53
13.69%
$ 0.22
10/15/2024
10/29/2024
130.83 M
$ 19.28
United States of America
54
ARI
13.67%
$ 0.35
06/27/2024
07/14/2024
1.41 B
$ 10.24
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
55
13.64%
$ 0.06
10/28/2024
11/18/2024
2.19 B
$ 5.28
United States of America
56
DSX
13.64%
$ 0.08
08/14/2024
08/29/2024
263.93 M
$ 2.2
United States of America
57
EDF
13.61%
$ 0.06
11/11/2024
11/26/2024
153.50 M
$ 5.29
United States of America
58
NAT
13.60%
$ 0.12
09/25/2024
11/25/2024
728.70 M
$ 3.53
United States of America
59
LND
13.58%
$ 0.65
10/24/2023
12/03/2023
480.15 M
$ 4.82
United States of America
60
AWP
13.52%
$ 0.04
04/21/2024
04/29/2024
303.20 M
$ 3.55
United States of America
61
13.41%
$ 0.55
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
1.35 B
$ 16.41
United States of America
62
HIX
13.29%
$ 0.05
11/20/2024
12/01/2024
301.63 M
$ 4.425
United States of America
63
13.27%
$ 0.35
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
110.25 M
$ 10.55
United States of America
64
NHS
13.20%
$ 0.09
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
214.20 M
$ 8.23
United States of America
65
AGD
13.12%
$ 0.11
08/22/2024
08/29/2024
249.65 M
$ 10.06
United States of America
66
OPP
13.08%
$ 0.10
09/12/2024
09/29/2024
209.73 M
$ 9.2
United States of America
67
HQL
13.07%
$ 0.49
08/22/2024
09/29/2024
410.26 M
$ 15
United States of America
68
DMO
13.04%
$ 0.13
11/20/2024
12/01/2024
136.32 M
$ 11.96
United States of America
69
WHF
13.02%
$ 0.39
09/17/2024
10/01/2024
274.97 M
$ 11.83
United States of America
70
TWO
13.02%
$ 0.45
07/04/2024
07/28/2024
1.43 B
$ 13.83
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
71
13.01%
$ 0.08
07/28/2024
08/05/2024
114.69 M
$ 2.46
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
72
13.01%
$ 0.45
09/29/2024
10/27/2024
1.55 B
$ 13.84
United States of America
73
IIF
12.91%
$ 3.14
12/13/2023
01/11/2024
241.68 M
$ 24.297
United States of America
74
LFT
12.90%
$ 0.08
06/27/2024
07/14/2024
128.82 M
$ 2.48
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
75
FSK
12.88%
$ 0.64
09/10/2024
10/01/2024
5.57 B
$ 19.87
United States of America
76
NLY
12.81%
$ 0.65
06/27/2024
07/30/2024
10.15 B
$ 20.3
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
77
12.73%
$ 0.12
07/14/2024
07/31/2024
332.70 M
$ 11.22
United States of America
78
ABR
12.69%
$ 0.43
08/15/2024
08/29/2024
2.52 B
$ 13.55
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
79
12.66%
$ 0.20
06/27/2024
07/28/2024
572.46 M
$ 6.32
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
80
GNL
12.63%
$ 0.28
07/10/2024
07/15/2024
2.01 B
$ 8.71
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
12.53%
$ 1.06
07/02/2024
07/31/2024
556.79 M
$ 8.43
United States of America
83
SRV
12.53%
$ 0.45
11/14/2024
11/28/2024
124.67 M
$ 43.09
United States of America
84
12.49%
$ 0.08
09/22/2024
09/29/2024
177.36 M
$ 7.78
United States of America
85
12.47%
$ 0.38
07/29/2024
08/06/2024
445.19 M
$ 12.11
United States of America
86
12.46%
$ 0.36
09/02/2024
09/16/2024
617.93 M
$ 11.56
United States of America
87
RIV
12.40%
$ 0.13
09/12/2024
09/29/2024
267.52 M
$ 12.47
United States of America
88
DX
12.40%
$ 0.13
08/22/2024
09/02/2024
934.97 M
$ 12.58
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
89
SAR
12.40%
$ 0.74
09/10/2024
09/25/2024
328.98 M
$ 23.87
United States of America
90
TXO
12.40%
$ 0.57
08/19/2024
08/26/2024
722.55 M
$ 18.39
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
91
12.36%
$ 0.25
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
175.39 M
$ 8.09
United States of America
92
12.27%
$ 0.32
08/21/2024
08/29/2024
243.26 M
$ 10.43
United States of America
Real Estate
93
12.24%
$ 0.20
08/22/2024
08/29/2024
497.58 M
$ 19.61
United States of America
94
JRI
12.19%
$ 0.13
09/12/2024
09/30/2024
359.71 M
$ 13.14
United States of America
95
12.17%
$ 0.70
08/06/2024
08/13/2024
2.95 B
$ 23
United States of America
Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface Mining
96
PFL
12.12%
$ 0.08
04/09/2024
04/30/2024
313.23 M
$ 8.06
United States of America
97
JQC
12.09%
$ 0.05
04/11/2024
04/30/2024
726.87 M
$ 5.36
United States of America
98
EHI
12.09%
$ 0.07
11/20/2024
12/01/2024
157.82 M
$ 6.95
United States of America
99
12.08%
$ 0.50
09/12/2024
09/29/2024
285.31 M
$ 16.55
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
100
NCZ
12.08%
$ 0.03
11/11/2024
11/26/2024
226.82 M
$ 2.98
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.