Which S&P 500 stocks pay the highest dividends?
A high yield pays you to wait, but the highest yields are often high because the share price has fallen on bad news. Ranking by yield, with earnings coverage and dividend growth beside it, separates generous payers from dividends at risk.
Updated Sep 25, 2026
62 yield 4% or more
The S&P 500 as a whole yields about 1.1%, and the typical dividend payer 1.9%. 62 companies yield 4% or more, led by CAG, CPB, VICI. 22 of the 60 highest yields pay out more than the company earns.
The 60 highest yields
Ranked by yield. Covered means the dividend is less than three-quarters of earnings; dividend growth is the yearly rate over five years. Select a row for its chart. Select a column to sort.
| Company | Yield | Earnings cover | Dividend growth, 5Y | Per share | Sector | Price, past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAG Conagra Brands | 8.6% | 37Covered | +9% a yr | 1.23 | Consumer Staples | |
| CPB Campbell's Company (The) | 8.1% | 80Stretched | +2% a yr | 1.56 | Consumer Staples | |
| VICI Vici Properties | 7.7% | 70Covered | +7% a yr | 1.81 | Real Estate | |
| HST Host Hotels & Resorts | 7.4% | 74Covered | +25% a yr | 1.67 | Real Estate | |
| GIS General Mills | 7.3% | 81Stretched | +4% a yr | 2.44 | Consumer Staples | |
| UPS United Parcel Service | 7.0% | –Not covered | +10% a yr | 6.56 | Industrials | |
| ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities | 7.0% | –Not covered | +2% a yr | 3.48 | Real Estate | |
| KHC Kraft Heinz | 6.8% | 66Covered | 0% a yr | 1.60 | Consumer Staples | |
| PGR Progressive Corporation | 6.8% | –– | 0% a yr | 13.90 | Financials | |
| EIX Edison International | 6.6% | 48Covered | +5% a yr | 3.46 | Utilities | |
| CCI Crown Castle | 6.3% | –Not covered | −1% a yr | 4.25 | Real Estate | |
| MO Altria | 6.2% | 77Stretched | +4% a yr | 4.29 | Consumer Staples | |
| AMCR Amcor | 6.1% | –Not covered | +2% a yr | 2.60 | Materials | |
| CMCSA Comcast | 6.0% | 46Covered | +2% a yr | 1.32 | Communication Services | |
| DOC Healthpeak Properties | 6.0% | –Not covered | +9% a yr | 1.22 | Real Estate | |
| PFE Pfizer | 6.0% | 77Stretched | +3% a yr | 1.72 | Health Care | |
| VZ Verizon | 5.9% | 67Covered | +2% a yr | 2.79 | Communication Services | |
| CLX Clorox | 5.9% | 88Stretched | +3% a yr | 4.97 | Consumer Staples | |
| HRL Hormel Foods | 5.9% | 95Stretched | +5% a yr | 1.17 | Consumer Staples | |
| LYB LyondellBasell | 5.9% | –Not covered | +5% a yr | 3.44 | Materials | |
| KVUE Kenvue | 5.9% | 97Stretched | – | 1.04 | Consumer Staples | |
| O Realty Income | 5.8% | –Not covered | +2% a yr | 3.24 | Real Estate | |
| TAP Molson Coors Beverage Company | 5.3% | 30Covered | +27% a yr | 1.91 | Consumer Staples | |
| IP International Paper | 5.3% | –Not covered | −1% a yr | 1.85 | Materials | |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark | 5.2% | 83Stretched | +3% a yr | 5.10 | Consumer Staples | |
| MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities | 5.2% | –Not covered | +9% a yr | 6.11 | Real Estate | |
| UDR UDR, Inc. | 5.1% | –Not covered | +4% a yr | 1.73 | Real Estate | |
| DOW Dow Inc. | 5.0% | –Not covered | −6% a yr | 1.40 | Materials | |
| TROW T. Rowe Price | 4.9% | 52Covered | +7% a yr | 5.17 | Financials | |
| ES Eversource Energy | 4.9% | 71Covered | +6% a yr | 3.12 | Utilities | |
| EXR Extra Space Storage | 4.9% | –Not covered | +12% a yr | 6.48 | Real Estate | |
| FIS Fidelity National Information Services | 4.9% | 25Covered | +3% a yr | 1.72 | Financials | |
| OKE Oneok | 4.8% | 73Covered | +2% a yr | 4.24 | Energy | |
| AES AES Corporation | 4.7% | 23Covered | +4% a yr | 0.70 | Utilities | |
| KIM Kimco Realty | 4.7% | –Not covered | +13% a yr | 1.06 | Real Estate | |
| F Ford Motor Company | 4.7% | 9Covered | +25% a yr | 0.60 | Consumer Discretionary | |
| PRU Prudential Financial | 4.6% | 68Covered | +4% a yr | 5.55 | Financials | |
| NKE Nike, Inc. | 4.6% | 99Stretched | +10% a yr | 1.64 | Consumer Discretionary | |
| PEP PepsiCo | 4.5% | 76Stretched | +7% a yr | 5.80 | Consumer Staples | |
| INVH Invitation Homes | 4.5% | –Not covered | +14% a yr | 1.20 | Real Estate | |
| PAYX Paychex | 4.5% | 98Stretched | +11% a yr | 4.54 | Industrials | |
| BX Blackstone Inc. | 4.4% | –Not covered | +28% a yr | 5.23 | Financials | |
| BXP BXP, Inc. | 4.4% | 86Stretched | −3% a yr | 2.80 | Real Estate | |
| D Dominion Energy | 4.4% | 96Stretched | −5% a yr | 2.67 | Utilities | |
| T AT&T | 4.4% | 47Covered | −12% a yr | 1.11 | Communication Services | |
| TFC Truist Financial | 4.4% | 53Covered | +3% a yr | 2.08 | Financials | |
| SPG Simon Property Group | 4.3% | –Not covered | +7% a yr | 8.90 | Real Estate | |
| CPT Camden Property Trust | 4.3% | –Not covered | +5% a yr | 4.22 | Real Estate | |
| CME CME Group | 4.3% | 48Covered | +8% a yr | 11.30 | Financials | |
| ARES Ares Management | 4.2% | –Not covered | +16% a yr | 5.17 | Financials | |
| BBY Best Buy | 4.2% | 69Covered | +12% a yr | 3.83 | Consumer Discretionary | |
| FE FirstEnergy | 4.2% | 61Covered | +2% a yr | 1.82 | Utilities | |
| OMC Omnicom Group | 4.2% | 40Covered | +2% a yr | 3.20 | Communication Services | |
| WY Weyerhaeuser | 4.2% | –Not covered | +10% a yr | 0.84 | Real Estate | |
| SRE Sempra | 4.2% | –Not covered | +4% a yr | 3.26 | Utilities | |
| PSA Public Storage | 4.2% | –Not covered | +8% a yr | 12.00 | Real Estate | |
| AMT American Tower | 4.1% | 96Stretched | +2% a yr | 6.98 | Real Estate | |
| REG Regency Centers | 4.1% | –Not covered | +4% a yr | 3.02 | Real Estate | |
| EXC Exelon | 4.1% | 57Covered | +8% a yr | 1.66 | Utilities | |
| FRT Federal Realty Investment Trust | 4.1% | 96Stretched | −5% a yr | 4.52 | Real Estate |
How to read this page
How it’s measured. Dividends paid over the past twelve months divided by the latest share price, for S&P 500 companies. Payout is the share of earnings paid as dividends.
Sources. Daily prices, company financial statements and dividend records from Financial Modeling Prep.
Yields use the dividends of the past twelve months, so a recent cut or raise takes time to show. Real estate trusts pay out most of their cash by law, so a high payout is normal for them.
The highest yields often come before a cut. Check whether the dividend is safe before relying on it.
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