Dividends: The best stocks by sector and industry

Dividends

Dividend Stocks by Sector

Exchange Average Yield: 5.05 %

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 5.57 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 50 3.57 %
πŸ’° Financials 6 225 5.51 %
🧱 Materials 5 119 3.90 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 5 72 3.41 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 195 8.69 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 5 51 1.50 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 53 2.61 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 140 3.45 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 36 2.75 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 172 5.62 %

Exchange Average Yield: 7.62 %

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 7.48 %
πŸ’° Financials 3 11 2.98 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 6 40.07 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 2 2 0.12 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 2 4 2.29 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 4 5 0.49 %
🧱 Materials 2 6 0.95 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 1 5 4.68 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 2 2 1.77 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.62 %

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 3.73 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 90 1.46 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 32 4.18 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 10 87 2.65 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 4 15 2.63 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 115 6.66 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 6 32 1.49 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 33 3.62 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 5 35 3.72 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 22 4.37 %
🧱 Materials 5 23 1.37 %

Exchange Average Yield: 8.81 %

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 0.21 %
πŸ’° Financials 6 102 0.29 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 89 0.39 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 4 34 0.26 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 53 0.54 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 49 0.27 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 115 0.11 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 35 0.31 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 5 29 0.67 %

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: 3.11 %

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 3.31 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 414 2.71 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 6 106 2.74 %
🧱 Materials 5 265 3.30 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 229 2.42 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 116 4.49 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 560 2.61 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 127 5.60 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 23 3.48 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 3 24 2.87 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 787 3.15 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.34 %

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 1.73 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.49 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 11.10 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.83 %

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 2.10 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 3 3 3.75 %
πŸ’° Financials 1 1 2.40 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 3 5 3.79 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 4 8 2.25 %
🧱 Materials 3 6 5.63 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 3 5 3.24 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 3 8 2.43 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 1 1 1.69 %
πŸ— Industrials 5 13 3.30 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 5 2.87 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.72 %

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 4.23 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 9 5.47 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 5 10 3.64 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 3 7 2.25 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 2 2 0.98 %
πŸ— Industrials 7 17 3.07 %
πŸ’° Financials 2 2 6.92 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 4 9 2.87 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 3 8 4.60 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 2 2.87 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 1 2 1.10 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.90 %

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 1.75 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 11.22 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.52 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.56 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.38 %

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 1.75 %
🧱 Materials 2 3 4.28 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.53 %

Exchange Average Yield: 5.11 %

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 11.01 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 1 1 6.30 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.41 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.67 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.52 %
🧱 Materials 1 3 3.90 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.99 %

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

Sector Industry Count Company Count Sector Dividend Yield
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.51 %
🧱 Materials 1 2 4.85 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 1 1 11.48 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.68 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 11.10 %

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 1.76 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 1 1 2.27 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 2 2 5.78 %
πŸ— Industrials 2 2 7.06 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.52 %
🧱 Materials 2 3 4.02 %

Top 100 dividend stocks

Ticker Company Div.Rating Dividend Yield Market Capitalization Average Yield, 5y P/E ratio
United Parcel Service UPS United Parcel Service 6.82 % 178 B 3.6 % 28.57
Altria MO Altria 6.35 % 80 B 8.2 % 29.82
Target TGT Target 6.27 % 119 B 2.5 % 20.12
AbbVie ABBV AbbVie 4.27 % 210 B 4.3 % 27.70
U.S. Bancorp USB U.S. Bancorp 4.25 % 85 B 4.2 % 12.04
PNC Financial Services Group PNC PNC Financial Services Group 3.62 % 85 B 3.7 % 15.40
Merck MRK Merck 3.51 % 200 B 3.0 % 29.49
Texas Instruments TXN Texas Instruments 3.43 % 175 B 2.8 % 24.84
CVS Health CVS CVS Health 3.30 % 121 B 3.0 % 16.38
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.28 % 223 B 2.9 % 28.70
Comcast CMCSA Comcast 3.23 % 233 B 2.5 % 15.25
Mondelez International MDLZ Mondelez International 3.05 % 84 B 2.4 % 19.58
Lockheed Martin LMT Lockheed Martin 3.04 % 95 B 2.7 % 15.44
Royal Bank of Canada RY Royal Bank of Canada 2.88 % 145 B 4.1 % 12.60
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.83 % 419 B 2.8 % 24.30
Union Pacific UNP Union Pacific 2.51 % 154 B 2.2 % 25.17
Gilead Sciences GILD Gilead Sciences 2.51 % 88 B 4.1 % 11.92
Home Depot HD Home Depot 2.16 % 430 B 2.4 % 25.80
Cisco CSCO Cisco 2.09 % 232 B 3.1 % 21.93
Verizon VZ Verizon 6.71 % 220 B 5.6 % 9.83
Ford Motor F Ford Motor 6.63 % 79 B 3.8 % 26.70
Bank of America BAC Bank of America 3.36 % 375 B 2.5 % 13.24
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 3.29 % 303 B 4.5 % 21.08
Amgen AMGN Amgen 2.79 % 113 B 3.1 % 21.18
QUALCOMM QCOM QUALCOMM 2.00 % 202 B 2.2 % 11.39
Wells Fargo WFC Wells Fargo 2.00 % 193 B 2.7 % 11.93
Citigroup C Citigroup 4.95 % 130 B 3.7 % 6.51
BlackRock BLK BlackRock 1.85 % 137 B 2.5 % 25.42
Philip Morris International PM Philip Morris International 5.54 % 138 B 5.4 % 16.45
GlaxoSmithKline GSK GlaxoSmithKline 3.76 % 101 B 4.6 % 16.79
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 3.10 % 303 B 4.0 % 13.65
Medtronic 2M6 Medtronic 3.10 % 149 B 2.9 % 28.39
Coca-Cola KO Coca-Cola 2.83 % 239 B 3.0 % 27.75
Lowe's Cos. LOW Lowe's Cos. 1.93 % 170 B 1.8 % 23.44
JPMorgan JPM JPMorgan 1.80 % 472 B 2.8 % 10.21
Goldman Sachs GS Goldman Sachs 1.64 % 129 B 2.5 % 6.25
Analog Devices ADI Analog Devices 1.57 % 96 B 1.9 % 24.29
CSX CSX CSX 1.46 % 80 B 1.0 % 22.96
Chubb CB Chubb 1.37 % 80 B 1.8 % 9.42
SAP SAP SAP 0.85 % 154 B 1.7 % 27.67
Oracle ORCL Oracle 0.61 % 253 B 1.6 % 18.36
IBM IBM IBM 4.75 % 104 B 4.7 % 22.37
Chevron CVX Chevron 4.29 % 226 B 4.5 % 22.23
UnitedHealth Group UNH UnitedHealth Group 1.67 % 414 B 1.5 % 28.02
Deere & Co DE Deere & Co 1.40 % 111 B 1.4 % 20.46
Anthem ANTM Anthem 1.03 % 103 B 1.3 % 19.22
American Express AXP American Express 0.91 % 121 B 1.3 % 18.88
General Motors GM General Motors 0.77 % 87 B 0.9 % 8.41
Applied Materials AMAT Applied Materials 0.76 % 129 B 1.0 % 25.99
Honeywell International HON Honeywell International 7.63 % 146 B 2.3 % 27.97
IBM IBM IBM 5.61 % 104 B 5.0 % 23.34
Comcast 0QYF Comcast 5.30 % 233 B 0.9 % 15.25
Caterpillar CAT Caterpillar 3.28 % 108 B 2.1 % 21.99
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 3.11 % 303 B 4.4 % 13.56
Intel INTC Intel 2.51 % 202 B 2.7 % 9.75
3M MMM 3M 2.25 % 101 B 4.0 % 17.80
HSBC HSBC HSBC 10.10 % 121 B 6.0 % 19.74
IBM IBM IBM 4.53 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.55
IBM IBM IBM 4.52 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.60
IBM IBM IBM 4.52 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.70
IBM IBM IBM 4.52 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.55
IBM IBM IBM 4.51 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.50
IBM IBM IBM 4.49 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.55
Merck 0QAH Merck 3.57 % 200 B β€’ 25.49
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.75 % 419 B β€’ 21.57
Union Pacific UNP Union Pacific 2.61 % 154 B β€’ 22.83
Citigroup TRVC Citigroup 2.40 % 130 B β€’ 5.09
Morgan Stanley MS Morgan Stanley 2.37 % 174 B 3.0 % 12.58
Canadian National Railway CNI Canadian National Railway 1.98 % 90 B β€’ 23.67
Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.29 % 252 B 0.2 % 29.23
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS Bank of Nova Scotia 5.22 % 80 B β€’ 11.67
Procter & Gamble PG Procter & Gamble 2.86 % 361 B 2.4 % 25.58
UnitedHealth UNH UnitedHealth 2.71 % 418 B β€’ 25.49
Gilead Sciences GIS Gilead Sciences 4.80 % 88 B β€’ 10.48
Toronto-Dominion Bank TD Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.52 % 134 B β€’ 11.20
IBM IBM IBM 4.49 % 104 B β€’ 20.54
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.73 % 419 B β€’ 21.73
BHP Group BHP BHP Group 6.80 % 138 B 7.2 % 7.11
Enbridge ENB Enbridge 6.31 % 81 B β€’ 17.92
Unilever UL Unilever 4.39 % 136 B 3.5 % 19.70
Sanofi SNY Sanofi 4.28 % 123 B β€’ 8.19
Blackstone Group LP BX Blackstone Group LP 3.21 % 106 B 3.5 % 18.86
Starbucks SBUX Starbucks 2.88 % 129 B 2.4 % 16.31
Lam Research LRCX Lam Research 0.64 % 90 B 1.2 % 23.31
Verizon BAC Verizon 5.07 % 220 B β€’ 8.44
Gilead Sciences GIS Gilead Sciences 4.85 % 88 B β€’ 10.46
IBM IBM IBM 4.49 % 104 B β€’ 20.57
AbbVie 4AB AbbVie 4.06 % 210 B β€’ 26.40
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.16 % 223 B β€’ 25.22
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.14 % 223 B β€’ 25.22
Lockheed Martin LOM Lockheed Martin 3.14 % 95 B β€’ 13.92
Procter & Gamble 0NOF Procter & Gamble 2.81 % 361 B 1.1 % 27.13
Verizon BAC Verizon 5.01 % 220 B β€’ 8.46
Caterpillar CAT1 Caterpillar 3.10 % 108 B β€’ 18.89
Caterpillar CAT1 Caterpillar 3.06 % 108 B β€’ 18.86
3M MMM 3M 2.16 % 101 B β€’ 15.13
3M MMM 3M 1.61 % 101 B β€’ 15.11
AbbVie 0QCV AbbVie 6.43 % 210 B β€’ 29.72
AbbVie 4AB AbbVie 4.04 % 210 B β€’ 26.34
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.