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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
64.52%
$ 0.10
02/21/2024
02/28/2024
196.04 M
$ 1.86
United States of America
Air Transportation, Scheduled
2
46.78%
$ 0.50
05/22/2024
06/10/2024
128.91 M
$ 4.275
United States of America
Investment Advice
3
EC
33.13%
$ 0.75
06/24/2024
07/02/2024
18.72 B
$ 9.05
United States of America
4
BMA
32.90%
$ 1.80
08/15/2024
08/22/2024
4.19 B
$ 65.56
United States of America
5
IEP
28.55%
$ 1.00
08/18/2024
09/24/2024
6.73 B
$ 14.01
United States of America
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
6
21.71%
$ 0.40
09/02/2024
09/12/2024
3.82 B
$ 7.46
United States of America
7
MNR
21.58%
$ 0.90
08/26/2024
09/09/2024
1.70 B
$ 16.68
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
8
20.35%
$ 0.30
10/14/2024
10/30/2024
1.82 B
$ 17.78
United States of America
9
ZIM
19.81%
$ 0.93
08/28/2024
09/04/2024
2.25 B
$ 18.78
United States of America
10
IVR
19.14%
$ 0.40
10/06/2024
10/24/2024
462.68 M
$ 8.36
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
11
19.12%
$ 0.08
06/13/2024
06/27/2024
1.16 B
$ 5.02
United States of America
12
18.60%
$ 0.12
10/20/2024
10/30/2024
124.45 M
$ 7.42
United States of America
13
ORC
18.53%
$ 0.12
09/29/2024
10/29/2024
578.34 M
$ 7.77
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
14
ACP
18.38%
$ 0.10
09/19/2024
09/29/2024
340.79 M
$ 6.53
United States of America
15
GGT
18.14%
$ 0.22
09/15/2024
09/22/2024
137.38 M
$ 4.85
United States of America
16
ICL
17.84%
$ 0.18
09/03/2024
09/17/2024
5.22 B
$ 4.02
United States of America
17
17.80%
$ 0.30
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
271.08 M
$ 6.74
United States of America
18
17.65%
$ 0.15
09/29/2024
10/30/2024
101.67 M
$ 3.4
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
19
CLM
16.86%
$ 0.11
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
1.79 B
$ 7.73
United States of America
20
OFS
16.67%
$ 0.34
09/19/2024
09/29/2024
110.00 M
$ 8.16
United States of America
21
SVC
16.56%
$ 0.20
07/21/2024
08/14/2024
801.25 M
$ 4.83
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
22
16.48%
$ 0.34
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
706.91 M
$ 8.25
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
15.53%
$ 0.40
08/11/2024
08/25/2024
397.04 M
$ 10.3
United States of America
25
CRF
15.29%
$ 0.10
12/15/2024
12/30/2024
897.35 M
$ 8.14
United States of America
26
EIC
15.11%
$ 0.20
12/10/2024
12/30/2024
249.79 M
$ 15.88
United States of America
27
15.08%
$ 0.25
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
361.38 M
$ 6.63
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
28
15.05%
$ 0.11
11/17/2024
11/28/2024
111.86 M
$ 8.37
United States of America
29
15.05%
$ 0.69
08/21/2024
08/29/2024
169.54 M
$ 18.34
United States of America
30
14.88%
$ 0.51
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
732.24 M
$ 13.71
United States of America
31
14.87%
$ 0.09
10/14/2024
10/31/2024
377.28 M
$ 6.86
United States of America
32
ARR
14.76%
$ 0.24
10/14/2024
10/29/2024
950.44 M
$ 19.51
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
33
14.62%
$ 0.58
09/09/2024
09/29/2024
2.09 B
$ 15.87
United States of America
34
14.58%
$ 0.04
12/16/2024
12/30/2024
183.62 M
$ 2.88
United States of America
35
NXG
14.41%
$ 0.54
11/14/2024
11/28/2024
119.53 M
$ 44.98
United States of America
36
KEN
14.40%
$ 3.80
04/04/2024
04/14/2024
1.40 B
$ 26.39
United States of America
37
14.33%
$ 0.08
09/29/2024
10/24/2024
169.69 M
$ 6.7
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
38
NEP
14.26%
$ 0.91
08/05/2024
08/13/2024
2.51 B
$ 25.38
United States of America
Electric Services
39
14.19%
$ 0.12
09/29/2024
10/08/2024
7.94 B
$ 10.15
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
40
14.13%
$ 0.20
09/29/2024
10/27/2024
519.47 M
$ 5.66
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
41
14.04%
$ 0.41
09/08/2024
09/15/2024
624.03 M
$ 11.68
United States of America
42
TWO
14.04%
$ 0.45
09/30/2024
10/28/2024
1.33 B
$ 12.82
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
43
RC
14.03%
$ 0.25
09/29/2024
10/30/2024
1.21 B
$ 7.13
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
44
13.89%
$ 0.35
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
105.33 M
$ 10.0798
United States of America
45
13.85%
$ 0.06
10/28/2024
11/18/2024
2.17 B
$ 5.2
United States of America
46
13.81%
$ 0.09
10/14/2024
10/30/2024
1.61 B
$ 7.51
United States of America
47
13.75%
$ 0.08
10/15/2024
10/31/2024
455.11 M
$ 6.98
United States of America
48
13.72%
$ 0.40
03/13/2024
03/31/2024
389.74 M
$ 11.66
United States of America
49
EDF
13.64%
$ 0.06
11/11/2024
11/26/2024
153.06 M
$ 5.28
United States of America
50
LND
13.58%
$ 0.65
10/24/2023
12/03/2023
480.15 M
$ 4.82
United States of America
51
BRW
13.53%
$ 0.09
10/08/2024
10/30/2024
320.67 M
$ 7.54
United States of America
52
AWP
13.52%
$ 0.04
04/21/2024
04/29/2024
303.20 M
$ 3.55
United States of America
53
13.47%
$ 0.55
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
1.34 B
$ 16.33
United States of America
54
NLY
13.43%
$ 0.65
09/29/2024
10/30/2024
10.42 B
$ 19.36
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
55
MVO
13.43%
$ 0.33
10/14/2024
10/24/2024
113.05 M
$ 9.83
United States of America
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
56
AOD
13.41%
$ 0.10
09/22/2024
09/29/2024
943.61 M
$ 8.95
United States of America
57
13.40%
$ 0.21
10/14/2024
10/30/2024
1.42 B
$ 19.17
United States of America
58
13.39%
$ 0.33
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
203.67 M
$ 9.86
United States of America
Real Estate
59
OPP
13.31%
$ 0.10
12/12/2024
12/30/2024
209.27 M
$ 9.04
United States of America
60
13.28%
$ 0.08
07/28/2024
08/05/2024
114.93 M
$ 2.41
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
61
HIX
13.24%
$ 0.05
11/20/2024
12/01/2024
301.63 M
$ 4.44
United States of America
62
HQL
13.24%
$ 0.49
08/22/2024
09/29/2024
404.51 M
$ 14.8
United States of America
63
13.21%
$ 0.45
09/29/2024
10/27/2024
1.59 B
$ 13.63
United States of America
64
WHF
13.16%
$ 0.39
09/17/2024
10/01/2024
271.94 M
$ 11.7
United States of America
65
GNL
13.14%
$ 0.28
10/10/2024
10/15/2024
1.93 B
$ 8.37
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
66
VVR
13.06%
$ 0.04
10/15/2024
10/30/2024
603.82 M
$ 3.95
United States of America
67
13.05%
$ 0.17
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
106.68 M
$ 5.21
United States of America
Retail-women's Clothing Stores
68
SJT
12.97%
$ 0.04
03/26/2024
04/11/2024
178.05 M
$ 3.82
United States of America
Oil Royalty Traders
69
DX
12.92%
$ 0.13
09/22/2024
09/30/2024
903.59 M
$ 12.07
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
70
IIF
12.91%
$ 3.14
12/13/2023
01/11/2024
241.68 M
$ 24.297
United States of America
71
12.89%
$ 0.22
10/15/2024
10/29/2024
139.16 M
$ 20.475
United States of America
72
LFT
12.85%
$ 0.08
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
129.12 M
$ 2.49
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
73
12.80%
$ 0.32
08/21/2024
08/29/2024
233.23 M
$ 10
United States of America
Real Estate
74
FSK
12.79%
$ 0.64
09/10/2024
10/01/2024
5.61 B
$ 20.02
United States of America
75
DMO
12.79%
$ 0.13
11/20/2024
12/01/2024
134.95 M
$ 12.2
United States of America
76
12.73%
$ 0.12
07/14/2024
07/31/2024
332.70 M
$ 11.22
United States of America
77
SAR
12.73%
$ 0.74
09/10/2024
09/25/2024
319.68 M
$ 23.26
United States of America
78
12.72%
$ 0.50
09/12/2024
09/29/2024
277.11 M
$ 15.72
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
79
NHS
12.72%
$ 0.09
10/14/2024
10/30/2024
224.30 M
$ 8.54
United States of America
80
AGD
12.67%
$ 0.11
09/22/2024
09/29/2024
259.09 M
$ 10.42
United States of America
81
HQH
12.63%
$ 0.59
05/21/2024
06/27/2024
960.78 M
$ 18.69
United States of America
82
EFC
12.61%
$ 0.13
09/29/2024
10/24/2024
1.08 B
$ 12.37
United States of America
Real Estate
83
NAT
12.60%
$ 0.12
09/25/2024
11/25/2024
793.86 M
$ 3.81
United States of America
84
12.53%
$ 0.21
09/19/2024
09/29/2024
505.80 M
$ 20.1148
United States of America
85
12.45%
$ 0.11
11/14/2024
12/12/2024
381.17 M
$ 10.6
United States of America
86
12.44%
$ 0.70
08/26/2024
09/05/2024
2.59 B
$ 22.51
United States of America
87
EHI
12.41%
$ 0.07
11/20/2024
12/01/2024
163.86 M
$ 6.77
United States of America
88
ECO
12.35%
$ 1.10
08/20/2024
09/04/2024
1.14 B
$ 35.63
United States of America
89
12.34%
$ 0.08
12/23/2024
12/30/2024
180.56 M
$ 7.88
United States of America
90
12.25%
$ 0.25
09/15/2024
09/29/2024
176.26 M
$ 8.16
United States of America
91
12.23%
$ 0.36
09/02/2024
09/16/2024
632.36 M
$ 11.77
United States of America
92
12.22%
$ 0.47
09/29/2024
10/14/2024
301.24 M
$ 15.39
United States of America
Real Estate Investment Trusts
93
JRI
12.15%
$ 0.13
10/14/2024
10/31/2024
367.38 M
$ 13.18
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
JQC
12.09%
$ 0.05
04/11/2024
04/30/2024
726.87 M
$ 5.36
United States of America
96
DSX
12.05%
$ 0.08
08/14/2024
08/29/2024
311.01 M
$ 2.49
United States of America
97
RIV
12.03%
$ 0.13
12/12/2024
12/30/2024
275.67 M
$ 12.86
United States of America
98
VOD
11.94%
$ 0.49
11/21/2023
02/01/2024
22.18 B
$ 8.19
United States of America
99
BCE
11.90%
$ 1.00
09/15/2024
10/14/2024
30.59 B
$ 33.53
United States of America
100
TX
11.80%
$ 2.20
05/01/2024
05/12/2024
7.33 B
$ 37.3
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.