Dividends: The best stocks by sector and industry

Dividends

Dividend Stocks by Sector

Exchange Average Yield: 5.08 %

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 5.53 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 50 3.72 %
πŸ’° Financials 6 225 5.60 %
🧱 Materials 5 119 4.04 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 5 72 3.50 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 195 8.71 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 5 51 1.47 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 53 2.40 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 140 3.40 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 36 2.70 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 172 5.63 %

Exchange Average Yield: 8.10 %

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 7.65 %
πŸ’° Financials 3 11 4.80 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 6 40.16 %
🧡 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 1.03 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 1 5 4.72 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 2 2 1.79 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.65 %

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 3.72 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 90 1.58 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 32 4.54 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 10 87 2.74 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 4 15 2.71 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 115 6.70 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 6 32 1.53 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 33 3.36 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 5 35 3.85 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 22 4.42 %
🧱 Materials 5 23 1.34 %

Exchange Average Yield: 8.79 %

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 0.20 %
πŸ’° Financials 6 102 0.29 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 89 0.39 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 4 34 0.28 %
🏠 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 0.63 %

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: 3.08 %

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 3.29 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 414 2.72 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 6 106 2.70 %
🧱 Materials 5 265 3.32 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 229 2.47 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 116 4.17 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 560 2.60 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 127 5.26 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 23 3.39 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 3 24 2.74 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 787 3.23 %

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 1.70 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.49 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 11.10 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.81 %

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 1 1 2.02 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 3 3 3.74 %
πŸ’° Financials 1 1 2.40 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 3 5 3.76 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 4 8 2.25 %
🧱 Materials 3 6 5.61 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 3 5 3.23 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 3 8 2.36 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 1 1 1.69 %
πŸ— Industrials 5 13 3.20 %
🏠 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 2.34 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 2 2 0.96 %
πŸ— Industrials 7 17 3.05 %
πŸ’° Financials 2 2 6.92 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 4 9 2.80 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 3 8 4.62 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 2 2.83 %
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 1.72 %
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 1.72 %
🧱 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 1.64 %
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 1.64 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 11.10 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.19 %

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 1.73 %
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 4.19 %

Top 100 dividend stocks

Ticker Company Div.Rating Dividend Yield Market Capitalization Average Yield, 5y P/E ratio
Altria MO Altria 7.26 % 80 B 7.9 % 29.82
United Parcel Service UPS United Parcel Service 6.93 % 178 B 3.6 % 28.57
AbbVie ABBV AbbVie 4.32 % 210 B 3.9 % 27.70
U.S. Bancorp USB U.S. Bancorp 3.72 % 85 B 4.3 % 12.04
Merck MRK Merck 3.55 % 200 B 3.0 % 29.49
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.32 % 223 B 2.9 % 28.70
Comcast CMCSA Comcast 3.28 % 233 B 2.8 % 15.25
Lockheed Martin LMT Lockheed Martin 3.08 % 95 B 2.7 % 15.44
Amgen AMGN Amgen 2.72 % 113 B 3.2 % 21.18
Home Depot HD Home Depot 2.57 % 430 B 2.4 % 25.80
Gilead Sciences GILD Gilead Sciences 2.55 % 88 B 4.1 % 11.92
Union Pacific UNP Union Pacific 2.53 % 154 B 2.2 % 25.17
Cisco CSCO Cisco 2.22 % 232 B 3.0 % 21.93
Verizon VZ Verizon 7.03 % 220 B 6.0 % 9.83
Mondelez International MDLZ Mondelez International 3.77 % 84 B 2.5 % 19.58
Bank of America BAC Bank of America 3.42 % 375 B 2.5 % 13.24
Caterpillar CAT Caterpillar 3.33 % 108 B 1.8 % 21.99
Royal Bank of Canada RY Royal Bank of Canada 3.22 % 145 B 3.8 % 12.60
PNC Financial Services Group PNC PNC Financial Services Group 3.04 % 85 B 3.6 % 15.40
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.86 % 419 B 2.8 % 24.30
Texas Instruments TXN Texas Instruments 2.80 % 175 B 2.9 % 24.84
QUALCOMM QCOM QUALCOMM 2.28 % 202 B 2.2 % 11.39
Morgan Stanley MS Morgan Stanley 2.12 % 174 B 3.0 % 12.58
Wells Fargo WFC Wells Fargo 2.00 % 193 B 2.7 % 11.93
Philip Morris International PM Philip Morris International 5.66 % 138 B 4.9 % 16.45
Citigroup C Citigroup 4.95 % 130 B 3.5 % 6.51
BlackRock BLK BlackRock 1.86 % 137 B 2.4 % 25.42
GlaxoSmithKline GSK GlaxoSmithKline 3.76 % 101 B 4.6 % 16.79
Coca-Cola KO Coca-Cola 2.90 % 239 B 3.0 % 27.75
Procter & Gamble PG Procter & Gamble 2.89 % 361 B 2.4 % 25.58
JPMorgan JPM JPMorgan 1.87 % 472 B 2.6 % 10.21
Lowe's Cos. LOW Lowe's Cos. 1.71 % 170 B 1.8 % 23.44
Goldman Sachs GS Goldman Sachs 1.50 % 129 B 2.4 % 6.25
CSX CSX CSX 1.43 % 80 B 1.0 % 22.96
Analog Devices ADI Analog Devices 1.41 % 96 B 1.9 % 24.29
Chubb CB Chubb 1.23 % 80 B 1.8 % 9.42
Oracle ORCL Oracle 1.05 % 253 B 1.4 % 18.36
SAP SAP SAP 0.85 % 154 B 1.7 % 27.67
IBM IBM IBM 4.75 % 104 B 4.7 % 22.37
Chevron CVX Chevron 4.60 % 226 B 4.5 % 22.23
UnitedHealth Group UNH UnitedHealth Group 1.69 % 414 B 1.5 % 28.02
Deere & Co DE Deere & Co 1.36 % 111 B 1.3 % 20.46
Anthem ANTM Anthem 1.03 % 103 B 1.3 % 19.22
American Express AXP American Express 0.87 % 121 B 1.2 % 18.88
General Motors GM General Motors 0.70 % 87 B 0.9 % 8.41
Applied Materials AMAT Applied Materials 0.56 % 129 B 0.9 % 25.99
Honeywell International HON Honeywell International 7.63 % 146 B 2.3 % 27.97
Comcast 0QYF Comcast 5.93 % 233 B 1.7 % 15.25
IBM IBM IBM 5.61 % 104 B 5.0 % 23.34
Procter & Gamble 0NOF Procter & Gamble 2.82 % 361 B 1.6 % 27.13
Starbucks SBUX Starbucks 2.54 % 129 B 2.5 % 16.31
Intel INTC Intel 2.51 % 202 B 2.7 % 9.75
3M MMM 3M 2.25 % 101 B 4.0 % 17.80
Canadian National Railway CNI Canadian National Railway 2.00 % 90 B β€’ 23.67
HSBC HSBC HSBC 10.10 % 121 B 6.0 % 19.74
Verizon BAC Verizon 4.83 % 220 B β€’ 8.46
Gilead Sciences GIS Gilead Sciences 4.63 % 88 B β€’ 10.48
IBM IBM IBM 4.53 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.55
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 4.52 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.60
IBM IBM IBM 4.51 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.50
IBM IBM IBM 4.49 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.55
Ford Motor 0P4F Ford Motor 4.48 % 79 B 2.7 % 29.37
Target TGT Target 4.35 % 119 B 2.9 % 20.12
Merck 0QAH Merck 3.61 % 200 B β€’ 25.49
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 3.29 % 303 B 5.2 % 21.08
CVS Health CVS CVS Health 3.17 % 121 B 3.2 % 16.38
Caterpillar CAT1 Caterpillar 3.04 % 108 B β€’ 18.89
Caterpillar CAT1 Caterpillar 2.99 % 108 B β€’ 18.86
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.68 % 419 B β€’ 21.57
UnitedHealth UNH UnitedHealth 2.64 % 418 B β€’ 25.49
Union Pacific UNP Union Pacific 2.42 % 154 B β€’ 22.83
Citigroup TRVC Citigroup 2.40 % 130 B β€’ 5.09
Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.30 % 252 B 0.2 % 29.23
IBM IBM IBM 4.49 % 104 B β€’ 20.54
Lockheed Martin LOM Lockheed Martin 3.06 % 95 B β€’ 13.92
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 2.97 % 303 B 4.6 % 13.65
BHP Group BHP BHP Group 6.80 % 138 B 7.2 % 7.11
Enbridge ENB Enbridge 6.33 % 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
Lam Research LRCX Lam Research 0.72 % 90 B 1.2 % 23.31
AbbVie 0QCV AbbVie 5.42 % 210 B β€’ 29.72
Verizon BAC Verizon 4.90 % 220 B β€’ 8.44
Gilead Sciences GIS Gilead Sciences 4.68 % 88 B β€’ 10.46
IBM IBM IBM 4.49 % 104 B β€’ 20.57
AbbVie 4AB AbbVie 3.95 % 210 B β€’ 26.40
AbbVie 4AB AbbVie 3.94 % 210 B β€’ 26.34
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.08 % 223 B β€’ 25.22
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.06 % 223 B β€’ 25.22
Medtronic 2M6 Medtronic 2.99 % 149 B 3.0 % 28.39
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 2.98 % 303 B 5.0 % 13.56
3M MMM 3M 2.16 % 101 B β€’ 15.13
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS Bank of Nova Scotia 5.28 % 80 B β€’ 11.67
Toronto-Dominion Bank TD Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.55 % 134 B β€’ 11.20
3M MMM 3M 1.61 % 101 B β€’ 15.11
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.66 % 419 B β€’ 21.73
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.