Dividend stocks
Highest-yielding dividend stocks
Dividend-paying US-listed stocks and REITs ranked by current yield, highest first, with the reason a number at the top of this list deserves more scepticism than one in the middle.
This page ranks the dividend payers we cover by their current yield, which is the forward annual payment divided by the latest price. Everything here yields at least 5% and is worth at least $300m, so the list is not dominated by micro-caps whose single quarterly payment can move the number by a third.
The first thing to understand about a list like this is that it is sorted by a fraction, and the fastest way to the top of it is for the denominator to fall. A share that has halved while maintaining its dividend doubles its yield overnight. That is why the top of any highest-yield table skews towards companies the market has already marked down: the yield is high because somebody is selling, and the sellers usually have a reason.
Sometimes the reason is structural rather than distressed. REITs and partnerships are required or expected to distribute most of their taxable income, so their yields sit permanently above the market. Closed-end funds and covered-call funds pay out option premium and, in some cases, return of capital, which is not earnings at all. In those cases a high yield is a feature of the wrapper, not a signal about the business, and the right comparison is against other securities of the same type, not against the market average.
The columns most worth reading beside the yield are the payout ratio and the number of rising years, remembering that the rising-year figure counts only as far back as the payment history we hold, so it is a floor for a long-established payer rather than the company's record. A payment that consumes more than the company earns has to be funded from cash, borrowing or asset sales, and none of those three lasts indefinitely. A long record does not guarantee the next payment, but it does tell you the board has protected the dividend through at least one downturn.
The list
Every security in our database matching this list's filter. Click a ticker for its full payment history.
Our payment history for a security begins wherever the data provider's history begins (often the early 1970s), so a rising-year figure in this table counts only the years we can see: an issuer may have raised its dividend for decades before our first stored payment, which means the numbers here are frequently shorter than the record the company itself reports, and the issuer's own investor-relations page is the authority on that record.
The table below lists 100 of the 272 securities matching this filter. Ranked on the forward yield estimate (last regular payment x payments per year, over the latest price). The trailing twelve-month yield is shown beside it so you can see whether the forward figure is an extrapolation of something that actually happened. Each row shows the structure of the security, its sector, the latest stored price and market capitalisation, both yield bases, the forward dividend per share, the payment schedule, the number of rising years visible in our own payment history and the next ex-dividend date after today. It is a research screen, not a recommendation.
| Save★ | Ticker | Name | Type | Sector | Price | Market cap | Yield (forward est.)Latest payment, annualised, over today's price. | Yield (trailing 12m) | Forward div / share / yrWhat a share is on track to pay over a year. | Pays | Rising yrs (our history) | Next ex-date (after today) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TASK | TaskUs, Inc. | Common stock | Technology | $8.14 | $734.34M | 44.84% | 44.84% | $3.65 | not available | 0 | not available | |
| UWMC | UWM Holdings Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $1.08 | $1.64B | 37.04% | 27.78% | $0.40 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | Common stock | Energy | $6.56 | $4.41B | 30.49% | 30.49% | $2.00 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| IVR | Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $5.70 | $529.09M | 25.26% | 25.26% | $1.44 | Monthly | 0 | not available | |
| ABR | Arbor Realty Trust | REIT | Real Estate | $2.87 | $552.08M | 23.69% | 32.75% | $0.68 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| ORC | Orchid Island Capital, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $5.08 | $881.38M | 23.62% | 25.98% | $1.20 | Monthly | 0 | not available | |
| RWT | Redwood Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $3.17 | $398.17M | 22.71% | 22.71% | $0.72 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| BRBS | Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $3.84 | $345.26M | 22.14% | 22.14% | $0.85 | Quarterly | 1 | not available | |
| PMT | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | REIT | Real Estate | $7.36 | $641.81M | 21.74% | 27.17% | $1.60 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| ARR | ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $13.59 | $1.58B | 21.19% | 21.19% | $2.88 | Monthly | 0 | not available | |
| MFA | MFA Financial, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $6.88 | $702.41M | 20.93% | 15.70% | $1.44 | Quarterly | 1 | not available | |
| CIM | Chimera Investment Corporation | REIT | Real Estate | $8.96 | $749.47M | 20.09% | 19.20% | $1.80 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| DX | Dynex Capital, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $10.86 | $2.69B | 18.78% | 18.78% | $2.04 | Monthly | 2 | not available | |
| MHLA | Maiden Holdings, Ltd. 6.625 NT 2046 | Common stock | Financial Services | $8.93 | $773.52M | 18.55% | 18.55% | $1.66 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| MHNC | Maiden Holdings North America, Ltd. | Common stock | Financial Services | $10.63 | $1.05B | 18.23% | 18.23% | $1.94 | Quarterly | 1 | not available | |
| CCAP | Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $9.09 | $334.93M | 17.38% | 17.38% | $1.58 | not available | 0 | Nov 30, 2026 | |
| OTF | Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. | Common stock | Financial Services | $9.36 | $4.33B | 17.09% | 17.09% | $1.60 | not available | 0 | not available | |
| BXMT | Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $11.03 | $1.86B | 17.04% | 17.04% | $1.88 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| BRSP | BrightSpire Capital, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $3.81 | $482.06M | 16.80% | 16.80% | $0.64 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| AGNC | AGNC Investment Corp. | REIT | Real Estate | $8.67 | $9.95B | 16.61% | 16.61% | $1.44 | Monthly | 0 | not available | |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $18.30 | $13.79B | 16.39% | 15.85% | $3.00 | Quarterly | 1 | not available | |
| TRTX | TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $5.87 | $450.63M | 16.35% | 16.35% | $0.96 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| BCSF | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $10.62 | $688.90M | 15.82% | 17.51% | $1.68 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| GSBD | Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $8.77 | $987.23M | 15.74% | 15.74% | $1.38 | not available | 1 | not available | |
| ADAM | Adamas Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $7.65 | $687.44M | 15.69% | 13.46% | $1.20 | Quarterly | 1 | not available | |
| WU | The Western Union Company | Common stock | Financial Services | $6.12 | $1.91B | 15.36% | 15.36% | $0.94 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| STWD | Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $12.71 | $4.71B | 15.11% | 15.11% | $1.92 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| IIPR | Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $51.83 | $1.50B | 14.66% | 14.66% | $7.60 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| TYG | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $39.52 | $680.90M | 14.42% | 14.14% | $5.70 | Monthly | 0 | Oct 23, 2026 | |
| FSCO | FS Credit Opportunities Corp. | Common stock | Financial Services | $5.02 | $1.02B | 14.20% | 14.93% | $0.71 | Monthly | 3+ † | not available | |
| MRP | Millrose Properties, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $22.36 | $3.45B | 13.77% | 10.20% | $3.08 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| HQL | Tekla Life Sciences Investors | Common stock | Financial Services | $18.15 | $551.91M | 13.66% | 12.34% | $2.48 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| MNR | Mach Natural Resources LP | Common stock | Energy | $10.73 | $1.79B | 13.42% | 16.78% | $1.44 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| EFC | Ellington Financial Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $11.66 | $1.46B | 13.38% | 13.38% | $1.56 | Monthly | 0 | not available | |
| HQH | Abrdn Healthcare Investors | Common stock | Financial Services | $19.93 | $1.14B | 13.25% | 12.39% | $2.64 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| FBRT | Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $6.19 | $514.05M | 12.92% | 15.43% | $0.80 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| UAN | CVR Partners, LP | Common stock | Basic Materials | $124.75 | $1.32B | 12.83% | 11.60% | $16.00 | Quarterly | 1 | not available | |
| KRP | Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP | Common stock | Energy | $15.24 | $1.50B | 12.34% | 10.50% | $1.88 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| BDN | Brandywine Realty Trust | REIT | Real Estate | $2.68 | $462.97M | 11.94% | 14.93% | $0.32 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| RWTQ | Redwood Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $19.96 | $2.52B | 11.90% | 9.32% | $2.38 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| RITM | Rithm Capital Corp. | REIT | Real Estate | $8.64 | $4.82B | 11.57% | 11.57% | $1.00 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| MPT | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $3.14 | $1.88B | 11.46% | 11.46% | $0.36 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| MSIF | MSC Income Fund, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $11.75 | $532.81M | 11.23% | 10.13% | $1.32 | Monthly | 0 | Nov 02, 2026 | |
| TXO | TXO Partners, L.P. | Common stock | Energy | $14.28 | $788.86M | 11.20% | 9.87% | $1.60 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| OXM | Oxford Industries, Inc. | Common stock | Consumer Cyclical | $25.38 | $378.95M | 11.03% | 10.95% | $2.80 | Quarterly | 5 | Oct 16, 2026 | |
| NXRT | NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $19.35 | $491.73M | 10.96% | 10.96% | $2.12 | Quarterly | 10+ † | not available | |
| AMSF | AMERISAFE, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $24.41 | $456.56M | 10.73% | 10.73% | $2.62 | not available | 0 | not available | |
| FIZZ | National Beverage Corp. | Common stock | Consumer Defensive | $30.52 | $2.86B | 10.65% | 10.65% | $3.25 | not available | 1 | not available | |
| INSW | International Seaways, Inc. | Common stock | Industrials | $119.82 | $5.93B | 10.52% | 10.52% | $12.61 | not available | 0 | not available | |
| FDUS | Fidus Investment Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $19.06 | $723.41M | 10.49% | 11.23% | $2.00 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| LADR | Ladder Capital Corp | REIT | Real Estate | $8.77 | $1.11B | 10.49% | 10.49% | $0.92 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| UPBD | Upbound Group, Inc. | Common stock | Technology | $15.40 | $897.72M | 10.13% | 7.60% | $1.56 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| VTS | Vitesse Energy, Inc. | Common stock | Energy | $17.28 | $727.56M | 10.13% | 10.85% | $1.75 | Quarterly | 2+ † | not available | |
| BKE | The Buckle, Inc. | Common stock | Consumer Cyclical | $44.16 | $2.28B | 9.96% | 9.96% | $4.40 | not available | 0 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| RWTN | Redwood Trust, Inc. 9.125% Seni | REIT | Real Estate | $23.02 | $2.89B | 9.91% | 9.91% | $2.28 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| GAM | General American Investors Company, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $64.71 | $1.55B | 9.89% | 9.89% | $6.40 | not available | 3 | not available | |
| GNL | Global Net Lease, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $7.75 | $1.64B | 9.81% | 9.81% | $0.76 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| ARLP | Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. | Common stock | Energy | $24.62 | $3.17B | 9.75% | 9.75% | $2.40 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| CHCT | Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated | REIT | Real Estate | $13.61 | $388.86M | 9.70% | 12.95% | $1.32 | Quarterly | 10+ † | not available | |
| OWL | Blue Owl Capital Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $9.49 | $14.83B | 9.69% | 9.59% | $0.92 | Quarterly | 4+ † | not available | |
| BMNP | Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $99.53 | $11.01B | 9.65% | 3.37% | $9.60 | Weekly | 0 | Oct 13, 2026 | |
| TLK | Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | Common stock | Communication Services | $12.83 | $12.65B | 9.57% | 9.57% | $1.23 | Annual | 1 | not available | |
| APAM | Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $33.46 | $2.38B | 9.56% | 12.04% | $3.20 | Quarterly | 2 | not available | |
| AOMN | Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc. 9 | REIT | Real Estate | $24.86 | $619.50M | 9.55% | 9.55% | $2.38 | Quarterly | 0 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| GOOD | Gladstone Commercial Corporation | REIT | Real Estate | $12.68 | $613.80M | 9.46% | 9.46% | $1.20 | Monthly | 0 | not available | |
| AB | AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. | Common stock | Financial Services | $34.90 | $3.25B | 9.40% | 9.94% | $3.28 | Quarterly | 2 | not available | |
| PZZA | Papa John's International, Inc. | Common stock | Consumer Cyclical | $19.75 | $649.81M | 9.32% | 6.99% | $1.84 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| DMLP | Dorchester Minerals, L.P. | Common stock | Energy | $29.75 | $1.44B | 9.28% | 10.73% | $2.76 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| AHRT | AH Realty Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $6.04 | $579.30M | 9.27% | 9.27% | $0.56 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| GRNT | Granite Ridge Resources, Inc | Common stock | Energy | $4.77 | $629.14M | 9.22% | 9.22% | $0.44 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| CIMN | Chimera Investment Corporation | REIT | Real Estate | $25.00 | $991.60M | 9.01% | 9.01% | $2.25 | Quarterly | 1+ † | Oct 30, 2026 | |
| JSM | Navient Corporation SR NT 6% 121543 | Common stock | Financial Services | $16.77 | $4.60B | 8.94% | 8.94% | $1.50 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| CIMP | Chimera Investment Corporation | REIT | Real Estate | $24.91 | $1.03B | 8.91% | 8.14% | $2.22 | Quarterly | 0 | Oct 30, 2026 | |
| WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Common stock | Basic Materials | $21.19 | $746.86M | 8.90% | 8.90% | $1.89 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| RNP | Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $18.56 | $890.88M | 8.79% | 8.79% | $1.63 | Monthly | 0 | not available | |
| BSM | Black Stone Minerals, L.P. | Common stock | Energy | $14.81 | $3.15B | 8.64% | 8.24% | $1.28 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| FLO | Flowers Foods, Inc. | Common stock | Consumer Defensive | $5.81 | $1.23B | 8.61% | 12.82% | $0.50 | Quarterly | 23 | not available | |
| MCI | Barings Corporate Investors | Common stock | Financial Services | $18.67 | $383.78M | 8.57% | 8.57% | $1.60 | not available | 0 | not available | |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $38.28 | $10.84B | 8.57% | 8.36% | $3.28 | Quarterly | 1 | not available | |
| FGN | F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $23.22 | $4.15B | 8.56% | 8.56% | $1.99 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $46.17 | $12.49B | 8.45% | 8.45% | $3.90 | not available | 2 | not available | |
| RLI | RLI Corp. | Common stock | Financial Services | $55.71 | $5.11B | 8.40% | 8.40% | $4.68 | not available | 2 | not available | |
| SAZ | Saratoga Investment Corp 8.50% | Common stock | Financial Services | $25.32 | $316.47M | 8.39% | 8.39% | $2.12 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| DEC | Diversified Energy Company PLC | Common stock | Energy | $13.83 | $1.00B | 8.39% | 8.39% | $1.16 | Quarterly | 0 | Dec 02, 2026 | |
| PMTU | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | REIT | Real Estate | $25.48 | $819.10M | 8.34% | 8.34% | $2.12 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| MNRO | Monro Inc. | Common stock | Consumer Cyclical | $13.57 | $424.25M | 8.25% | 8.25% | $1.12 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| WD | Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $33.01 | $1.13B | 8.24% | 8.21% | $2.72 | Quarterly | 7+ † | not available | |
| OLP | One Liberty Properties, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $21.96 | $479.15M | 8.20% | 8.20% | $1.80 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| SAY | Saratoga Investment Corp. | Common stock | Financial Services | $25.19 | $314.90M | 8.06% | 8.06% | $2.03 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $22.88 | $25.19B | 8.04% | 7.91% | $1.84 | Quarterly | 7+ † | not available | |
| MGRE | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $21.01 | $8.87B | 8.03% | 8.03% | $1.69 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| BIPI | BIP Bermuda Holdings I Limited | Common stock | Industrials | $16.01 | $12.73B | 8.00% | 8.00% | $1.28 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| UHT | Universal Health Realty Income Trust | REIT | Real Estate | $37.57 | $521.31M | 7.99% | 7.96% | $3.00 | Quarterly | 28 | not available | |
| SPME | Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $24.82 | $509.73M | 7.93% | 7.93% | $1.97 | Monthly | 0 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| UVV | Universal Corporation | Common stock | Consumer Defensive | $42.00 | $1.05B | 7.90% | 9.81% | $3.32 | Quarterly | 34 | not available | |
| TFSL | TFS Financial Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $16.07 | $4.51B | 7.90% | 7.25% | $1.27 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| SAJ | Saratoga Investment Corp 8.00% | Common stock | Financial Services | $25.42 | $314.90M | 7.87% | 7.87% | $2.00 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| BFS | Saul Centers, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $30.00 | $735.86M | 7.87% | 7.87% | $2.36 | Quarterly | 0 | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| SBGI | Sinclair, Inc. | Common stock | Communication Services | $12.73 | $889.67M | 7.86% | 7.86% | $1.00 | Quarterly | 0 | not available | |
| VALE | Vale S.A. | Common stock | Basic Materials | $13.62 | $58.08B | 7.81% | 7.81% | $1.06 | not available | 2 | not available |
† A figure marked with a dagger is a floor, not a total. The rising run reaches the first year of payment history we hold for that security, so the count stops where our data stops rather than where the company's record does; the real record is longer by an amount we cannot see from here. Check the issuer's investor-relations page, which publishes its own dividend history, before quoting any of these numbers as a company record.
Data as of Oct 09, 2026.
Prices and market capitalisations last refreshed Oct 09, 2026; the yields, streaks and next ex-dates beside them were derived Oct 09, 2026. Nothing here is a live quote.
How this list is built
This page is a single filter applied to the same database that drives every other table on the site: a security qualifies or it does not, and the order is set by the column named in the section heading. Nothing is hand-picked, promoted or paid for, and no position on the page implies anything about the merits of the security in it.
Yields, payment schedules, rising-year counts and payout ratios are all computed from the quotes and individual payments we store, so any figure here can be checked against the payment list on the security's own page. That also sets the limit on the rising-year column: it counts within the payments we hold and stops where they start, so for a long-established payer it is a floor and the issuer's own investor-relations page is the authority on the company's record. Where we hold no data (a missing payout ratio, an unknown next ex-date), the cell is blank rather than filled with an estimate. The next ex-date column shows only dates strictly after today, because a security going ex today is already trading without that payment. Themethodology page sets out every definition in full.
Where each number on this page comes from. Price, market capitalisation and the security's name, sector and industry: Financial Modeling Prep, quote and company-screener endpoints, stored daily by pipeline/quotes.py and weekly by pipeline/universe.py. Individual dividend payments (amount, ex-date, record date, pay date and whether the payment was regular or special): Financial Modeling Prep, dividends endpoint, stored by pipeline/dividends_fmp.py. Payout ratio: Financial Modeling Prep, ratios-ttm endpoint, stored by pipeline/fundamentals.py and measured against GAAP earnings per share. Everything else, including the forward yield estimate, the trailing twelve-month yield, the payment cadence, the count of rising years and the first year of history it could be counted from, the five-year growth rate, the next ex-date and the research score, is computed on this server by pipeline/compute.py from those stored payments and prices. No vendor's own yield field is printed anywhere in this section, which is why every figure here can be traced back to a list of individual payments on the security's own page.
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