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Dividend Stocks by Sector

Exchange Average Yield: 4.86 %

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 4.75 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 50 3.26 %
πŸ’° Financials 6 225 5.25 %
🧱 Materials 5 119 3.12 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 5 72 3.43 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 195 8.50 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 5 51 1.48 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 53 2.43 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 140 3.61 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 36 2.95 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 172 6.03 %

Exchange Average Yield: 7.14 %

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 4.25 %
πŸ’° Financials 3 11 3.14 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 6 39.81 %
🧡 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 1.12 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 1 5 4.57 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 2 2 1.72 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.42 %

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 3.45 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 90 1.53 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 32 3.44 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 10 87 2.69 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 4 15 2.47 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 115 6.74 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 6 32 1.62 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 33 2.52 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 5 35 2.91 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 22 4.52 %
🧱 Materials 5 23 1.34 %

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 0.85 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 5 14 0.05 %
🧱 Materials 5 42 0.24 %
πŸ’° Financials 6 102 0.28 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 89 0.47 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 4 34 0.16 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 53 0.49 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 49 0.26 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 115 0.08 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 35 0.20 %
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: 2.84 %

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 3.19 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 6 414 2.72 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 6 106 2.57 %
🧱 Materials 5 265 3.12 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 6 229 2.28 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 116 4.63 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 11 560 2.51 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 5 127 2.35 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 23 3.42 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 3 24 3.27 %
πŸ— Industrials 14 787 3.03 %

Exchange Average Yield: 6.32 %

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 3.87 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 1 1 1.81 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 4.95 %
πŸ— Industrials 1 1 6.56 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.76 %

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 2.25 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 3 3 3.75 %
πŸ’° Financials 1 1 2.78 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 3 5 3.93 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 4 8 3.39 %
🧱 Materials 3 6 5.65 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 3 5 4.78 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 3 8 2.43 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 1 1 1.69 %
πŸ— Industrials 5 13 2.73 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 5 2.87 %

Exchange Average Yield: 3.66 %

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 4.37 %
🏠 Real Estate 1 9 5.71 %
πŸ›οΈ Consumer Discretionary 5 10 4.53 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 3 7 2.21 %
πŸ”§ Utilities 2 2 1.01 %
πŸ— Industrials 7 17 2.58 %
πŸ’° Financials 2 2 7.09 %
πŸ’Š Health Care 4 9 2.84 %
🧡 Consumer Staples 3 8 4.69 %
πŸ”Œ Energy 2 2 2.95 %
πŸ“‘ Communication Services 1 2 1.10 %

Exchange Average Yield: 4.69 %

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: 6.88 %

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 4.27 %
πŸ“Ÿ Information Technology 1 1 5.00 %

Exchange Average Yield: 7.20 %

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 4.98 %
🧱 Materials 1 3 3.88 %

Exchange Average Yield: 7.34 %

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 4.06 %

Top 100 dividend stocks

Ticker Company Div.Rating Dividend Yield Market Capitalization Average Yield, 5y P/E ratio
Altria MO Altria 6.93 % 80 B 8.2 % 29.82
Verizon VZ Verizon 5.98 % 220 B 5.6 % 9.83
United Parcel Service UPS United Parcel Service 5.53 % 178 B 3.6 % 28.57
Target TGT Target 4.30 % 119 B 2.5 % 20.12
AbbVie ABBV AbbVie 4.09 % 210 B 4.3 % 27.70
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 4.03 % 303 B 4.5 % 21.08
CVS Health CVS CVS Health 3.96 % 121 B 3.0 % 16.38
Royal Bank of Canada RY Royal Bank of Canada 3.71 % 145 B 4.1 % 12.60
U.S. Bancorp USB U.S. Bancorp 3.53 % 85 B 4.2 % 12.04
Merck MRK Merck 3.42 % 200 B 3.0 % 29.49
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.20 % 223 B 2.9 % 28.70
Comcast CMCSA Comcast 3.08 % 233 B 2.5 % 15.25
Lockheed Martin LMT Lockheed Martin 2.98 % 95 B 2.7 % 15.44
Amgen AMGN Amgen 2.97 % 113 B 3.1 % 21.18
Texas Instruments TXN Texas Instruments 2.96 % 175 B 2.8 % 24.84
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.76 % 419 B 2.8 % 24.30
Home Depot HD Home Depot 2.55 % 430 B 2.4 % 25.80
Union Pacific UNP Union Pacific 2.47 % 154 B 2.2 % 25.17
QUALCOMM QCOM QUALCOMM 2.24 % 202 B 2.2 % 11.39
BlackRock BLK BlackRock 2.21 % 137 B 2.5 % 25.42
Mondelez International MDLZ Mondelez International 2.02 % 84 B 2.4 % 19.58
Bank of America BAC Bank of America 3.23 % 375 B 2.5 % 13.24
PNC Financial Services Group PNC PNC Financial Services Group 3.23 % 85 B 3.7 % 15.40
Gilead Sciences GILD Gilead Sciences 2.93 % 88 B 4.1 % 11.92
Cisco CSCO Cisco 2.63 % 232 B 3.1 % 21.93
Goldman Sachs GS Goldman Sachs 2.10 % 129 B 2.5 % 6.25
Philip Morris International PM Philip Morris International 5.37 % 138 B 5.4 % 16.45
Citigroup C Citigroup 4.72 % 130 B 3.7 % 6.51
GlaxoSmithKline GSK GlaxoSmithKline 3.55 % 101 B 4.6 % 16.79
Coca-Cola KO Coca-Cola 2.86 % 239 B 3.0 % 27.75
JPMorgan JPM JPMorgan 1.94 % 472 B 2.8 % 10.21
Ford Motor F Ford Motor 6.63 % 79 B 3.8 % 26.70
Wells Fargo WFC Wells Fargo 1.94 % 193 B 2.7 % 11.93
Analog Devices ADI Analog Devices 1.79 % 96 B 1.9 % 24.29
Lowe's Cos. LOW Lowe's Cos. 1.74 % 170 B 1.8 % 23.44
CSX CSX CSX 1.57 % 80 B 1.0 % 22.96
Chubb CB Chubb 1.25 % 80 B 1.8 % 9.42
Oracle ORCL Oracle 1.14 % 253 B 1.6 % 18.36
Chevron CVX Chevron 4.20 % 226 B 4.5 % 22.23
UnitedHealth Group UNH UnitedHealth Group 1.62 % 414 B 1.5 % 28.02
Applied Materials AMAT Applied Materials 1.10 % 129 B 1.0 % 25.99
American Express AXP American Express 1.05 % 121 B 1.3 % 18.88
Anthem ANTM Anthem 1.03 % 103 B 1.3 % 19.22
General Motors GM General Motors 0.99 % 87 B 0.9 % 8.41
Deere & Co DE Deere & Co 0.98 % 111 B 1.4 % 20.46
IBM IBM IBM 5.61 % 104 B 5.0 % 23.34
IBM IBM IBM 4.73 % 104 B 4.7 % 22.37
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 3.40 % 303 B 4.4 % 13.56
Pfizer PFE Pfizer 3.38 % 303 B 4.0 % 13.65
Medtronic 2M6 Medtronic 3.38 % 149 B 2.9 % 28.39
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
3M MMM 3M 2.20 % 101 B 4.0 % 17.80
Comcast 0QYF Comcast 2.16 % 233 B 0.9 % 15.25
HSBC HSBC HSBC 13.31 % 121 B 6.0 % 19.74
IBM IBM IBM 5.00 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.55
IBM IBM IBM 4.98 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.60
IBM IBM IBM 4.98 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.70
IBM IBM IBM 4.98 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.55
IBM IBM IBM 4.97 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.50
IBM IBM IBM 4.95 % 104 B 4.9 % 20.55
Merck 0QAH Merck 3.48 % 200 B β€’ 25.49
Caterpillar CAT Caterpillar 2.31 % 108 B 2.1 % 21.99
Honeywell International HON Honeywell International 2.06 % 146 B 2.3 % 27.97
Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific 0.31 % 252 B 0.2 % 29.23
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS Bank of Nova Scotia 5.28 % 80 B β€’ 11.67
Toronto-Dominion Bank TD Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.52 % 134 B β€’ 11.20
Procter & Gamble PG Procter & Gamble 2.07 % 361 B 2.4 % 25.58
Morgan Stanley MS Morgan Stanley 1.93 % 174 B 3.0 % 12.58
UnitedHealth UNH UnitedHealth 1.81 % 418 B β€’ 25.49
Lam Research LRCX Lam Research 8.83 % 90 B 1.2 % 23.31
SAP SAP SAP 1.22 % 154 B 1.7 % 27.67
Enbridge ENB Enbridge 6.22 % 81 B β€’ 17.92
Unilever UL Unilever 4.05 % 136 B 3.5 % 19.70
Starbucks SBUX Starbucks 2.11 % 129 B 2.4 % 16.31
Gilead Sciences GIS Gilead Sciences 5.11 % 88 B β€’ 10.48
IBM IBM IBM 4.96 % 104 B β€’ 20.57
IBM IBM IBM 4.95 % 104 B β€’ 20.54
BHP Group BHP BHP Group 4.58 % 138 B 7.2 % 7.11
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.30 % 223 B β€’ 25.22
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.87 % 419 B β€’ 21.57
Lockheed Martin LOM Lockheed Martin 2.84 % 95 B β€’ 13.92
Blackstone Group LP BX Blackstone Group LP 1.87 % 106 B 3.5 % 18.86
Gilead Sciences GIS Gilead Sciences 5.16 % 88 B β€’ 10.46
Verizon BAC Verizon 4.12 % 220 B β€’ 8.44
PepsiCo PEP PepsiCo 3.32 % 223 B β€’ 25.22
AbbVie 4AB AbbVie 3.26 % 210 B β€’ 26.40
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.87 % 419 B β€’ 21.73
Citigroup TRVC Citigroup 2.78 % 130 B β€’ 5.09
Union Pacific UNP Union Pacific 2.34 % 154 B β€’ 22.83
3M MMM 3M 2.27 % 101 B β€’ 15.13
Procter & Gamble 0NOF Procter & Gamble 1.81 % 361 B 1.1 % 27.13
Caterpillar CAT1 Caterpillar 2.45 % 108 B β€’ 18.89
Caterpillar CAT1 Caterpillar 2.41 % 108 B β€’ 18.86
Sanofi SNY Sanofi 8.07 % 123 B β€’ 8.19
AbbVie 0QCV AbbVie 4.17 % 210 B β€’ 29.72
Verizon BAC Verizon 4.09 % 220 B β€’ 8.46
AbbVie 4AB AbbVie 3.24 % 210 B β€’ 26.34
NestlΓ© NESM NestlΓ© β€’ 302 B 2.4 % 20.65
3M MMM 3M 2.95 % 101 B β€’ 15.11

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.