Dividends: The best stocks by sector and industry

Dividends

Dividend Stocks by Sector

Exchange Average Yield: 5.33 %

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 1 163 6.46 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 50 4.10 %
πŸ’° Financials 6 225 5.98 %
🧱 Materials 5 119 3.21 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 5 72 3.58 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 195 8.75 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 5 51 2.19 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 53 2.38 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 140 3.49 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 36 2.90 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 172 6.16 %

Exchange Average Yield: 8.06 %

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 6.95 %
πŸ’° Financials 3 11 5.32 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 6 39.56 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 2 2 0.12 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 2 4 2.29 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 4 5 0.51 %
🧱 Materials 2 6 1.12 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 1 5 4.84 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 2 2 1.85 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.88 %

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 3.77 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 90 1.56 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 32 4.10 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 10 87 2.88 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 4 15 2.71 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 115 6.80 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 6 32 1.51 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 33 2.89 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 5 35 3.92 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 22 4.43 %
🧱 Materials 5 23 1.29 %

Exchange Average Yield: 8.71 %

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

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 19 0.79 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 5 14 0.05 %
🧱 Materials 5 42 0.19 %
πŸ’° Financials 6 102 0.29 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 89 0.43 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 4 34 0.28 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 53 0.57 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 49 0.33 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 115 0.08 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 35 0.24 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 5 29 0.88 %

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: 2.97 %

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 3.65 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 414 2.68 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 6 106 2.84 %
🧱 Materials 5 265 3.12 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 229 2.69 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 116 4.10 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 560 2.74 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 127 2.72 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 23 3.52 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 3 24 3.14 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 787 3.12 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.72 %

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 0.51 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.13 %
🧱 Materials 1 3 3.89 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.89 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.27 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 5.38 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.17 %

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 1.97 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 3 3 3.78 %
πŸ’° Financials 1 1 1.83 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 3 5 4.21 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 4 8 2.43 %
🧱 Materials 3 6 5.65 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 3 5 3.28 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 3 8 2.40 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 1 1 1.69 %
πŸ— Industrials 5 13 2.09 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 5 1.14 %

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 4.33 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 9 4.64 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 5 10 3.55 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 3 7 2.40 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 2 2 1.05 %
πŸ— Industrials 7 17 1.98 %
πŸ’° Financials 2 2 6.80 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 4 9 3.48 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 3 8 4.82 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 2 2.81 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 1 2 1.10 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.68 %

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 1.91 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 5.44 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.30 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.56 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.47 %

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 11.22 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.72 %
🧱 Materials 2 3 4.28 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.34 %

Exchange Average Yield: 5.35 %

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

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 5.34 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 1 1 6.45 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.41 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.82 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.29 %
🧱 Materials 1 3 3.90 %

Exchange Average Yield: 5.17 %

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 4.29 %
🧱 Materials 1 2 4.85 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.48 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.83 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 5.38 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.18 %

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 1.91 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 1 1 2.20 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 2 2 5.78 %
πŸ— Industrials 2 2 3.48 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.30 %
🧱 Materials 2 3 3.85 %

Top 100 dividend stocks

Ticker Company Div.Rating Dividend Yield Market Capitalization Average Yield, 5y P/E ratio
Verizon VZ Verizon 8.41 % 220 B 6.0 % 9.83
United Parcel Service UPS United Parcel Service 6.39 % 178 B 4.3 % 28.57
AbbVie ABBV AbbVie 4.44 % 210 B 3.9 % 27.70
U.S. Bancorp USB U.S. Bancorp 3.74 % 85 B 4.3 % 12.04
Merck MRK Merck 3.68 % 200 B 3.1 % 29.49
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.43 % 223 B 3.1 % 28.70
Mondelez International MDLZ Mondelez International 3.40 % 84 B 2.5 % 19.58
Comcast CMCSA Comcast 3.28 % 233 B 2.8 % 15.25
PNC Financial Services Group PNC PNC Financial Services Group 3.24 % 85 B 3.6 % 15.40
Lockheed Martin LMT Lockheed Martin 3.18 % 95 B 2.7 % 15.44
Home Depot HD Home Depot 3.04 % 430 B 2.4 % 25.80
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.94 % 419 B 2.8 % 24.30
Union Pacific UNP Union Pacific 2.58 % 154 B 2.2 % 25.17
Amgen AMGN Amgen 2.30 % 113 B 3.2 % 21.18
Gilead Sciences GILD Gilead Sciences 2.13 % 88 B 3.9 % 11.92
BlackRock BLK BlackRock 2.12 % 137 B 2.4 % 25.42
QUALCOMM QCOM QUALCOMM 2.05 % 202 B 2.2 % 11.39
Texas Instruments TXN Texas Instruments 2.00 % 175 B 2.9 % 24.84
Honeywell International HON Honeywell International 7.19 % 146 B 3.3 % 27.97
Altria MO Altria 6.25 % 80 B 7.9 % 29.82
Citigroup C Citigroup 5.27 % 130 B 3.5 % 6.51
Bank of America BAC Bank of America 3.68 % 375 B 2.4 % 13.24
Caterpillar CAT Caterpillar 3.46 % 108 B 1.8 % 21.99
Lowe's Cos. LOW Lowe's Cos. 2.61 % 170 B 1.8 % 23.44
Royal Bank of Canada RY Royal Bank of Canada 2.46 % 145 B 3.8 % 12.60
Wells Fargo WFC Wells Fargo 2.08 % 193 B 2.3 % 11.93
Morgan Stanley MS Morgan Stanley 1.92 % 174 B 3.0 % 12.58
Philip Morris International PM Philip Morris International 6.03 % 138 B 4.9 % 16.45
GlaxoSmithKline GSK GlaxoSmithKline 4.06 % 101 B 4.4 % 16.79
Procter & Gamble PG Procter & Gamble 2.94 % 361 B 2.4 % 25.58
SAP SAP SAP 2.79 % 154 B 1.6 % 27.67
Coca-Cola KO Coca-Cola 2.37 % 239 B 3.0 % 27.75
Cisco CSCO Cisco 1.41 % 232 B 3.0 % 21.93
JPMorgan JPM JPMorgan 1.85 % 472 B 2.6 % 10.21
Goldman Sachs GS Goldman Sachs 1.74 % 129 B 2.4 % 6.25
Oracle ORCL Oracle 1.41 % 253 B 1.4 % 18.36
Analog Devices ADI Analog Devices 1.18 % 96 B 1.8 % 24.29
Chubb CB Chubb 1.17 % 80 B 1.6 % 9.42
CSX CSX CSX 1.16 % 80 B 1.2 % 22.96
IBM IBM IBM 4.78 % 104 B 4.2 % 22.37
Blackstone Group LP BX Blackstone Group LP 3.69 % 106 B 3.4 % 18.86
Chevron CVX Chevron 3.52 % 226 B 4.3 % 22.23
Starbucks SBUX Starbucks 2.73 % 129 B 2.5 % 16.31
UnitedHealth Group UNH UnitedHealth Group 1.75 % 414 B 1.6 % 28.02
American Express AXP American Express 1.46 % 121 B 1.2 % 18.88
Anthem ANTM Anthem 1.03 % 103 B 1.3 % 19.22
Deere & Co DE Deere & Co 0.99 % 111 B 1.3 % 20.46
General Motors GM General Motors 0.81 % 87 B 0.9 % 8.41
Applied Materials AMAT Applied Materials 0.39 % 129 B 0.9 % 25.99
Comcast 0QYF Comcast 5.93 % 233 B 1.7 % 15.25
Unilever UL Unilever 5.75 % 136 B 3.6 % 19.70
IBM IBM IBM 5.61 % 104 B 5.0 % 23.34
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 3.29 % 303 B 5.2 % 21.08
CVS Health CVS CVS Health 3.09 % 121 B 3.2 % 16.38
Target TGT Target 2.98 % 119 B 2.9 % 20.12
Procter & Gamble 0NOF Procter & Gamble 2.86 % 361 B 1.6 % 27.13
Intel INTC Intel 2.51 % 202 B 2.7 % 9.75
Ford Motor 0P4F Ford Motor 4.48 % 79 B 2.7 % 29.37
Merck 0QAH Merck 3.61 % 200 B β€’ 25.49
Caterpillar CAT1 Caterpillar 3.15 % 108 B β€’ 18.89
Caterpillar CAT1 Caterpillar 3.10 % 108 B β€’ 18.86
3M MMM 3M 2.39 % 101 B 3.7 % 17.80
Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.28 % 252 B 0.3 % 29.23
BHP Group BHP BHP Group 6.33 % 138 B 7.1 % 7.11
Sanofi SNY Sanofi 4.16 % 123 B β€’ 8.19
Lam Research LRCX Lam Research 0.34 % 90 B 1.1 % 23.31
Enbridge ENB Enbridge 6.45 % 81 B β€’ 17.92
Verizon BAC Verizon 6.25 % 220 B β€’ 8.44
Verizon BAC Verizon 6.20 % 220 B β€’ 8.46
AbbVie 0QCV AbbVie 4.46 % 210 B β€’ 29.72
AbbVie 4AB AbbVie 4.04 % 210 B β€’ 26.40
AbbVie 4AB AbbVie 4.01 % 210 B β€’ 26.34
Medtronic 2M6 Medtronic 3.22 % 149 B 3.0 % 28.39
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 2.97 % 303 B 5.0 % 13.56
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 2.96 % 303 B 4.6 % 13.65
HSBC HSBC HSBC 11.46 % 121 B 6.2 % 19.74
Gilead Sciences GIS Gilead Sciences 4.76 % 88 B β€’ 10.46
Gilead Sciences GIS Gilead Sciences 4.72 % 88 B β€’ 10.48
IBM IBM IBM 4.34 % 104 B 4.2 % 20.55
IBM IBM IBM 4.30 % 104 B 4.2 % 20.70
IBM IBM IBM 4.30 % 104 B 4.2 % 20.55
IBM IBM IBM 4.29 % 104 B 4.2 % 20.60
IBM IBM IBM 4.29 % 104 B 4.2 % 20.50
IBM IBM IBM 4.27 % 104 B 4.2 % 20.55
Canadian National Railway CNI Canadian National Railway 2.71 % 90 B β€’ 23.67
Lockheed Martin LOM Lockheed Martin 2.55 % 95 B β€’ 13.92
UnitedHealth UNH UnitedHealth 2.39 % 418 B β€’ 25.49
Union Pacific UNP Union Pacific 1.92 % 154 B β€’ 22.83
Toronto-Dominion Bank TD Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.95 % 134 B β€’ 11.20
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS Bank of Nova Scotia 5.50 % 80 B β€’ 11.67
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.65 % 419 B β€’ 21.57
3M MMM 3M 2.13 % 101 B β€’ 15.13
IBM IBM IBM 4.28 % 104 B β€’ 20.57
IBM IBM IBM 4.27 % 104 B β€’ 20.54
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.12 % 223 B β€’ 25.22
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.11 % 223 B β€’ 25.22
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.64 % 419 B β€’ 21.73
3M MMM 3M 2.14 % 101 B β€’ 15.11
Citigroup TRVC Citigroup 1.83 % 130 B β€’ 5.09
NestlΓ© NESM NestlΓ© β€’ 302 B 2.4 % 20.65

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.