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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
124.87%
$ 9.94
02/09/2025
02/19/2025
503.64 M
$ 15.92
United States of America
2
111.11%
$ 0.10
02/21/2024
02/28/2024
118.28 M
$ 1.08
United States of America
Air Transportation, Scheduled
3
MSB
82.30%
$ 5.95
01/29/2025
02/19/2025
379.43 M
$ 28.92
United States of America
Mineral Royalty Traders
4
NCV
45.46%
$ 0.14
03/12/2025
03/27/2025
324.44 M
$ 3.59
United States of America
5
NCZ
44.86%
$ 0.12
03/12/2025
03/27/2025
244.33 M
$ 3.21
United States of America
6
40.00%
$ 0.50
05/22/2024
06/10/2024
152.50 M
$ 5
United States of America
Investment Advice
7
STK
39.34%
$ 3.27
12/15/2024
01/20/2025
550.89 M
$ 33.22
United States of America
8
EC
35.49%
$ 0.75
06/24/2024
07/02/2024
17.37 B
$ 8.45
United States of America
9
27.92%
$ 0.38
12/05/2024
12/16/2024
2.72 B
$ 5.43
United States of America
10
TY
27.69%
$ 2.24
12/12/2024
12/22/2024
1.62 B
$ 32.31
United States of America
11
IFN
23.02%
$ 0.93
11/20/2024
01/09/2025
612.71 M
$ 16.16
United States of America
12
22.14%
$ 0.31
01/14/2025
01/30/2025
1.70 B
$ 16.66
United States of America
13
NEP
21.52%
$ 0.92
11/05/2024
11/13/2024
1.59 B
$ 17.05
United States of America
Electric Services
14
IEP
21.32%
$ 0.50
11/17/2024
12/25/2024
4.73 B
$ 9.38
United States of America
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
15
BMA
20.65%
$ 1.80
08/15/2024
08/22/2024
6.56 B
$ 104.45
United States of America
16
IVR
19.68%
$ 0.40
12/29/2024
01/23/2025
493.74 M
$ 8.13
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
17
TWN
19.52%
$ 7.40
12/26/2024
01/09/2025
272.54 M
$ 37.9
United States of America
18
19.12%
$ 0.08
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
1.16 B
$ 5.02
United States of America
19
19.01%
$ 0.12
04/16/2025
04/29/2025
150.29 M
$ 7.26
United States of America
20
ECC
18.98%
$ 0.14
03/10/2025
03/30/2025
937.50 M
$ 8.85
United States of America
21
GGT
18.76%
$ 0.22
12/12/2024
12/19/2024
132.56 M
$ 4.69
United States of America
22
ECO
18.64%
$ 1.10
08/20/2024
09/04/2024
759.78 M
$ 23.6
United States of America
23
ORC
17.98%
$ 0.12
01/30/2025
02/26/2025
677.76 M
$ 8.01
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
24
PEO
17.27%
$ 0.53
01/26/2025
02/25/2025
607.32 M
$ 23.86
United States of America
25
BCE
17.24%
$ 1.00
12/15/2024
01/14/2025
21.12 B
$ 23.15
United States of America
26
CLM
16.96%
$ 0.12
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
2.09 B
$ 8.66
United States of America
27
OFS
16.89%
$ 0.34
12/19/2024
12/30/2024
107.85 M
$ 8.05
United States of America
28
16.86%
$ 0.25
12/30/2024
01/14/2025
323.23 M
$ 5.93
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
29
16.81%
$ 0.69
11/18/2024
11/28/2024
151.09 M
$ 16.42
United States of America
30
16.37%
$ 1.36
04/14/2024
04/23/2024
3.10 B
$ 33.23
United States of America
31
16.35%
$ 0.60
12/04/2024
12/17/2024
1.73 B
$ 14.68
United States of America
32
16.09%
$ 0.04
03/16/2025
03/30/2025
177.20 M
$ 2.61
United States of America
33
15.95%
$ 0.11
02/17/2025
02/27/2025
121.56 M
$ 7.9
United States of America
34
15.77%
$ 0.30
12/12/2024
12/26/2024
304.77 M
$ 7.61
United States of America
35
ARR
15.43%
$ 0.24
01/14/2025
01/29/2025
1.04 B
$ 18.66
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
36
WHF
15.42%
$ 0.39
12/19/2024
01/02/2025
232.20 M
$ 9.99
United States of America
37
KSS
15.38%
$ 0.50
12/10/2024
12/23/2024
1.45 B
$ 13
United States of America
Retail-department Stores
38
15.31%
$ 0.33
12/30/2024
01/14/2025
189.23 M
$ 8.62
United States of America
Real Estate
39
ACP
15.27%
$ 0.08
01/23/2025
01/30/2025
764.12 M
$ 6.09
United States of America
40
GNL
15.24%
$ 0.28
01/12/2025
01/15/2025
1.67 B
$ 7.22
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
41
EIC
15.11%
$ 0.20
12/10/2024
12/30/2024
249.79 M
$ 15.88
United States of America
42
TWO
15.08%
$ 0.45
01/02/2025
01/28/2025
1.24 B
$ 11.94
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
43
14.98%
$ 0.12
01/30/2025
02/10/2025
8.51 B
$ 9.61
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
44
CRF
14.76%
$ 0.10
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
931.30 M
$ 8.429
United States of America
45
14.71%
$ 0.26
12/26/2024
01/09/2025
144.86 M
$ 7.07
United States of America
46
HQL
14.68%
$ 0.50
11/20/2024
01/09/2025
382.20 M
$ 13.62
United States of America
47
14.68%
$ 0.45
12/30/2024
01/26/2025
1.43 B
$ 12.26
United States of America
48
14.50%
$ 0.08
01/30/2025
02/24/2025
193.15 M
$ 6.62
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
49
EDF
14.39%
$ 0.06
03/12/2025
03/27/2025
145.15 M
$ 5.005
United States of America
50
NHS
14.35%
$ 0.09
01/14/2025
01/30/2025
199.17 M
$ 7.57
United States of America
51
14.33%
$ 0.08
01/15/2025
02/02/2025
444.21 M
$ 6.45
United States of America
52
14.30%
$ 0.11
02/17/2025
03/13/2025
332.68 M
$ 9.23
United States of America
53
14.29%
$ 0.10
12/04/2024
12/18/2024
1.67 B
$ 2.8
United States of America
54
RC
14.18%
$ 0.25
12/30/2024
01/30/2025
1.15 B
$ 7.05
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
55
14.16%
$ 0.08
01/14/2025
02/02/2025
442.71 M
$ 6.78
United States of America
56
DX
14.12%
$ 0.15
01/22/2025
02/02/2025
1.01 B
$ 12.75
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
57
EDD
14.10%
$ 0.16
12/12/2024
01/14/2025
294.23 M
$ 4.54
United States of America
58
14.03%
$ 0.55
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
1.29 B
$ 15.68
United States of America
59
14.00%
$ 0.18
01/14/2025
01/30/2025
1.59 B
$ 15.27
United States of America
60
13.99%
$ 0.40
11/17/2024
12/01/2024
427.25 M
$ 11.44
United States of America
61
13.96%
$ 0.51
12/30/2024
01/14/2025
860.61 M
$ 14.61
United States of America
62
MFA
13.86%
$ 0.35
12/30/2024
01/30/2025
1.03 B
$ 10.1
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
63
AOD
13.86%
$ 0.10
01/23/2025
01/30/2025
913.03 M
$ 8.66
United States of America
64
13.84%
$ 0.37
03/16/2025
03/30/2025
123.41 M
$ 10.69
United States of America
65
13.72%
$ 0.40
03/13/2024
03/31/2024
389.74 M
$ 11.66
United States of America
66
HIX
13.71%
$ 0.05
02/20/2025
03/02/2025
378.60 M
$ 4.29
United States of America
67
13.69%
$ 0.42
12/11/2024
12/18/2024
1.86 B
$ 12.27
United States of America
68
13.68%
$ 0.09
03/23/2025
03/30/2025
177.56 M
$ 7.72
United States of America
69
IGR
13.66%
$ 0.06
03/19/2025
03/30/2025
737.90 M
$ 5.27
United States of America
70
OPP
13.65%
$ 0.10
03/13/2025
03/30/2025
198.81 M
$ 8.35
United States of America
71
MNR
13.60%
$ 0.60
11/25/2024
12/09/2024
1.83 B
$ 17.65
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
72
13.54%
$ 0.30
12/08/2024
12/17/2024
1.77 B
$ 8.86
United States of America
73
AWP
13.52%
$ 0.04
04/21/2024
04/29/2024
303.20 M
$ 3.55
United States of America
74
NLY
13.46%
$ 0.65
12/30/2024
01/30/2025
10.83 B
$ 19.32
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
75
13.40%
$ 0.20
12/19/2024
01/22/2025
540.76 M
$ 5.97
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
76
MSD
13.38%
$ 0.27
12/12/2024
01/14/2025
159.91 M
$ 7.92
United States of America
77
DMO
13.38%
$ 0.13
02/20/2025
03/02/2025
131.02 M
$ 11.66
United States of America
78
13.32%
$ 0.09
01/14/2025
01/30/2025
1.67 B
$ 7.82
United States of America
79
13.25%
$ 0.20
01/23/2025
01/30/2025
524.18 M
$ 18.11
United States of America
80
BRW
13.13%
$ 0.09
01/09/2025
01/30/2025
330.45 M
$ 7.77
United States of America
81
FAX
12.98%
$ 0.17
01/23/2025
01/30/2025
629.56 M
$ 15.25
United States of America
82
ICL
12.96%
$ 0.19
12/03/2024
12/17/2024
7.63 B
$ 5.91
United States of America
83
NXG
12.96%
$ 0.54
01/15/2025
01/30/2025
173.48 M
$ 50.01
United States of America
84
AGD
12.94%
$ 0.11
01/23/2025
01/30/2025
253.62 M
$ 10.2
United States of America
85
JRI
12.94%
$ 0.13
01/14/2025
02/02/2025
329.27 M
$ 12.38
United States of America
86
12.91%
$ 0.22
01/16/2025
01/30/2025
139.01 M
$ 20.4537
United States of America
87
12.76%
$ 0.50
12/12/2024
12/30/2024
273.62 M
$ 15.67
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
88
12.73%
$ 0.12
07/14/2024
07/31/2024
332.70 M
$ 11.22
United States of America
89
12.70%
$ 0.32
11/18/2024
11/26/2024
236.99 M
$ 10.08
United States of America
Real Estate
90
HQH
12.63%
$ 0.59
05/21/2024
06/27/2024
960.78 M
$ 18.69
United States of America
91
PMT
12.59%
$ 0.40
12/26/2024
01/23/2025
1.10 B
$ 12.71
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
92
GHI
12.51%
$ 0.37
12/30/2024
01/30/2025
273.10 M
$ 11.83
United States of America
Finance Services
93
12.47%
$ 0.05
01/28/2025
02/18/2025
1.89 B
$ 4.33
United States of America
94
RIV
12.46%
$ 0.13
12/12/2024
12/30/2024
266.47 M
$ 12.41
United States of America
95
ABR
12.46%
$ 0.43
11/14/2024
11/26/2024
2.60 B
$ 13.8
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
96
12.45%
$ 0.34
11/07/2024
11/14/2024
404.88 M
$ 10.85
United States of America
97
EFC
12.43%
$ 0.13
01/30/2025
02/24/2025
1.14 B
$ 12.55
United States of America
Real Estate
98
12.36%
$ 0.34
12/18/2024
12/26/2024
251.02 M
$ 11
United States of America
99
EHI
12.32%
$ 0.07
02/20/2025
03/02/2025
157.18 M
$ 6.82
United States of America
100
12.19%
$ 0.22
01/14/2025
01/30/2025
1.61 B
$ 21.65
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.