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Dividend Stocks by Sector

Exchange Average Yield: 4.88 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
🏠 Real Estate 1 163 4.89 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 50 3.18 %
πŸ’° Financials 6 225 5.35 %
🧱 Materials 5 119 2.93 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 5 72 3.45 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 195 8.62 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 5 51 1.45 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 53 2.31 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 140 3.49 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 36 2.80 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 172 6.10 %

Exchange Average Yield: 7.16 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ— Industrials 6 8 4.21 %
πŸ’° Financials 3 11 3.26 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 6 39.89 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 2 2 0.12 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 2 4 2.29 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 4 5 0.45 %
🧱 Materials 2 6 1.03 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 1 5 4.65 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 2 2 1.70 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.43 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ’° Financials 6 374 3.46 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 90 1.59 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 32 3.28 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 10 87 2.42 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 4 15 2.53 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 115 6.75 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 6 32 1.58 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 33 3.06 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 5 35 2.83 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 22 4.86 %
🧱 Materials 5 23 1.41 %

Exchange Average Yield: 8.72 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 19 0.84 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 5 14 0.05 %
🧱 Materials 5 42 0.24 %
πŸ’° Financials 6 102 0.36 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 89 0.44 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 4 34 0.16 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 53 0.51 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 49 0.26 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 115 0.07 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 35 0.21 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 5 29 1.32 %

Exchange Average Yield: 5.77 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ”Œ Energy 1 4 6.51 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 14.01 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 1 β€’
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 10 8.08 %
🧱 Materials 2 5 3.37 %
πŸ’° Financials 2 5 4.00 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 1 3 10.80 %
πŸ— Industrials 2 2 β€’

Exchange Average Yield: 2.70 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ’° Financials 5 143 3.38 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 414 2.59 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 6 106 2.35 %
🧱 Materials 5 265 2.93 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 229 2.10 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 116 3.57 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 560 2.45 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 127 2.18 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 23 3.63 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 3 24 3.00 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 787 3.00 %

Exchange Average Yield: 6.33 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
🏠 Real Estate 1 1 1.03 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.13 %
🧱 Materials 1 3 3.88 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.81 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.94 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 6.56 %

Exchange Average Yield: 5.12 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ”Œ Energy 1 1 2.28 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 3 3 3.76 %
πŸ’° Financials 1 1 3.40 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 3 5 3.89 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 4 8 3.36 %
🧱 Materials 3 6 5.66 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 3 5 4.78 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 3 8 2.54 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 1 1 1.69 %
πŸ— Industrials 5 13 2.75 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 5 2.87 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.79 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
🧱 Materials 2 6 4.38 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 9 5.71 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 5 10 4.57 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 3 7 2.09 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 2 2 1.01 %
πŸ— Industrials 7 17 2.61 %
πŸ’° Financials 2 2 7.09 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 4 9 2.95 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 3 8 4.68 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 2 2.97 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 1 2 1.10 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.71 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.82 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 6.62 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.98 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.56 %

Exchange Average Yield: 6.89 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.48 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 6.62 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.83 %
🧱 Materials 2 3 4.28 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.99 %

Exchange Average Yield: 7.21 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 6.50 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 1 1 8.78 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.41 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.74 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.97 %
🧱 Materials 1 3 3.89 %

Exchange Average Yield: 7.35 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.97 %
🧱 Materials 1 2 4.79 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.48 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.75 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 6.56 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.99 %

Calculated as the simple average of the dividend yields of a company in this group.

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.83 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 1 1 2.40 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 2 2 5.78 %
πŸ— Industrials 2 2 4.39 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.98 %
🧱 Materials 2 3 3.94 %

Top 100 dividend stocks

Ticker Company Div.Rating Dividend Yield Market Capitalization Average Yield, 5y P/E ratio
Verizon VZ Verizon 6.71 % 220 B 5.1 % 9.83
Altria MO Altria 5.57 % 80 B 7.9 % 29.82
Target TGT Target 4.38 % 119 B 2.3 % 20.12
U.S. Bancorp USB U.S. Bancorp 4.07 % 85 B 3.9 % 12.04
AbbVie ABBV AbbVie 4.03 % 210 B 4.9 % 27.70
CVS Health CVS CVS Health 4.03 % 121 B 2.9 % 16.38
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 4.01 % 303 B 3.8 % 21.08
Morgan Stanley MS Morgan Stanley 3.77 % 174 B 3.1 % 12.58
PNC Financial Services Group PNC PNC Financial Services Group 3.43 % 85 B 3.5 % 15.40
Royal Bank of Canada RY Royal Bank of Canada 3.42 % 145 B 5.1 % 12.60
Amgen AMGN Amgen 3.40 % 113 B 3.1 % 21.18
Merck MRK Merck 3.38 % 200 B 3.0 % 29.49
Comcast CMCSA Comcast 3.03 % 233 B 2.2 % 15.25
Lockheed Martin LMT Lockheed Martin 2.94 % 95 B 2.7 % 15.44
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.74 % 419 B 2.7 % 24.30
Texas Instruments TXN Texas Instruments 2.57 % 175 B 2.8 % 24.84
Union Pacific UNP Union Pacific 2.45 % 154 B 2.2 % 25.17
Mondelez International MDLZ Mondelez International 2.44 % 84 B 2.3 % 19.58
QUALCOMM QCOM QUALCOMM 2.12 % 202 B 2.5 % 11.39
Citigroup C Citigroup 4.65 % 130 B 3.6 % 6.51
Gilead Sciences GILD Gilead Sciences 3.34 % 88 B 4.1 % 11.92
Bank of America BAC Bank of America 3.17 % 375 B 2.5 % 13.24
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.15 % 223 B 2.9 % 28.70
3M MMM 3M 2.81 % 101 B 4.0 % 17.80
Cisco CSCO Cisco 2.67 % 232 B 3.0 % 21.93
Caterpillar CAT Caterpillar 2.25 % 108 B 2.4 % 21.99
Home Depot HD Home Depot 2.12 % 430 B 2.5 % 25.80
Wells Fargo WFC Wells Fargo 2.05 % 193 B 2.9 % 11.93
Honeywell International HON Honeywell International 1.94 % 146 B 2.3 % 27.97
Philip Morris International PM Philip Morris International 3.96 % 138 B 5.6 % 16.45
Coca-Cola KO Coca-Cola 3.08 % 239 B 3.1 % 27.75
Procter & Gamble PG Procter & Gamble 2.67 % 361 B 2.5 % 25.58
BlackRock BLK BlackRock 1.93 % 137 B 2.7 % 25.42
JPMorgan JPM JPMorgan 1.86 % 472 B 2.9 % 10.21
Lam Research LRCX Lam Research 8.32 % 90 B 1.4 % 23.31
Medtronic 2M6 Medtronic 3.48 % 149 B 2.6 % 28.39
Goldman Sachs GS Goldman Sachs 1.93 % 129 B 2.4 % 6.25
Lowe's Cos. LOW Lowe's Cos. 1.80 % 170 B 1.8 % 23.44
Analog Devices ADI Analog Devices 1.70 % 96 B 1.9 % 24.29
CSX CSX CSX 1.39 % 80 B 0.8 % 22.96
Chubb CB Chubb 1.33 % 80 B 1.9 % 9.42
Oracle ORCL Oracle 0.94 % 253 B 1.6 % 18.36
Unilever UL Unilever 5.05 % 136 B 3.9 % 19.70
IBM IBM IBM 4.73 % 104 B 4.9 % 22.37
Chevron CVX Chevron 4.03 % 226 B 4.5 % 22.23
Starbucks SBUX Starbucks 2.61 % 129 B 2.2 % 16.31
UnitedHealth Group UNH UnitedHealth Group 1.58 % 414 B 1.5 % 28.02
Deere & Co DE Deere & Co 1.36 % 111 B 1.4 % 20.46
Anthem ANTM Anthem 1.03 % 103 B 1.3 % 19.22
General Motors GM General Motors 0.92 % 87 B 1.7 % 8.41
American Express AXP American Express 0.89 % 121 B 1.4 % 18.88
Applied Materials AMAT Applied Materials 0.88 % 129 B 1.2 % 25.99
IBM IBM IBM 5.61 % 104 B 5.0 % 23.34
United Parcel Service UPS United Parcel Service 4.85 % 178 B 3.3 % 28.57
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 3.38 % 303 B 3.8 % 13.56
Intel INTC Intel 2.51 % 202 B 2.7 % 9.75
Canadian National Railway CNI Canadian National Railway 2.38 % 90 B β€’ 23.67
Procter & Gamble 0NOF Procter & Gamble 2.30 % 361 B 0.8 % 27.13
Comcast 0QYF Comcast 2.12 % 233 B 0.5 % 15.25
HSBC HSBC HSBC 12.55 % 121 B 5.3 % 19.74
Ford Motor F Ford Motor 6.89 % 79 B 3.7 % 26.70
Merck 0QAH Merck 3.44 % 200 B β€’ 25.49
Caterpillar CAT1 Caterpillar 3.11 % 108 B β€’ 18.86
3M MMM 3M 2.93 % 101 B β€’ 15.13
Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.30 % 252 B 0.2 % 29.23
Toronto-Dominion Bank TD Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.53 % 134 B β€’ 11.20
GlaxoSmithKline GSK GlaxoSmithKline 3.56 % 101 B 5.1 % 16.79
IBM IBM IBM 4.95 % 104 B β€’ 20.57
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.87 % 419 B β€’ 21.57
SAP SAP SAP 1.22 % 154 B 1.7 % 27.67
BHP Group BHP BHP Group 5.39 % 138 B 8.0 % 7.11
Blackstone Group LP BX Blackstone Group LP 2.62 % 106 B 4.0 % 18.86
UnitedHealth UNH UnitedHealth 1.68 % 418 B β€’ 25.49
Verizon BAC Verizon 5.43 % 220 B β€’ 8.46
AbbVie 4AB AbbVie 4.18 % 210 B β€’ 26.34
AbbVie 0QCV AbbVie 4.01 % 210 B β€’ 29.72
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.31 % 223 B β€’ 25.22
Gilead Sciences GIS Gilead Sciences 5.18 % 88 B β€’ 10.48
IBM IBM IBM 4.99 % 104 B 5.2 % 20.55
IBM IBM IBM 4.98 % 104 B 5.2 % 20.70
IBM IBM IBM 4.98 % 104 B 5.2 % 20.55
IBM IBM IBM 4.97 % 104 B 5.2 % 20.60
IBM IBM IBM 4.97 % 104 B 5.2 % 20.50
IBM IBM IBM 4.94 % 104 B 5.2 % 20.55
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS Bank of Nova Scotia 5.32 % 80 B β€’ 11.67
Sanofi SNY Sanofi 8.07 % 123 B β€’ 8.19
Enbridge ENB Enbridge 6.23 % 81 B β€’ 17.92
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 3.36 % 303 B 3.4 % 13.65
Caterpillar CAT1 Caterpillar 3.15 % 108 B β€’ 18.89
IBM IBM IBM 4.94 % 104 B β€’ 20.54
NestlΓ© NESM NestlΓ© β€’ 302 B 2.4 % 20.65
Verizon BAC Verizon 5.46 % 220 B β€’ 8.44
Gilead Sciences GIS Gilead Sciences 5.24 % 88 B β€’ 10.46
AbbVie 4AB AbbVie 4.21 % 210 B β€’ 26.40
Citigroup TRVC Citigroup 3.40 % 130 B β€’ 5.09
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.33 % 223 B β€’ 25.22
3M MMM 3M 2.95 % 101 B β€’ 15.11
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.87 % 419 B β€’ 21.73
Lockheed Martin LOM Lockheed Martin 2.63 % 95 B β€’ 13.92
Union Pacific UNP Union Pacific 2.33 % 154 B β€’ 22.83

Dividends represent one part of the company’s profits from the previous period. The company distributes them between its owner-shareholders. Businesses may pay out dividends, but they are not obliged to. The method that is used to calculate the dividend is described in the company's dividend policy or articles of association. The clearer and more transparent the calculation principle, the more investors love the company. Many factors affect whether dividends are paid out. The main ones are the need for financing by major shareholders and tax optimization. So, if the state in the person of a fund or state-supported organization is one of the shareholders, the payment of regular dividends is practically guaranteed. The same is true, but to a lesser extent, in the case of a serious debt burden that is incurred by one of the business owners.