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 236 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD | Array Digital Infrastructure Inc | Common stock | Communication Services | $35.86 | $3.09B | 59.26% | 59.26% | $21.25 | — | 0 | — | |
| TASK | TaskUs, Inc. | Common stock | Technology | $7.96 | $718.10M | 45.85% | 45.85% | $3.65 | — | 0 | — | |
| IEP | Icahn Enterprises L.P. | Common stock | Energy | $6.64 | $4.46B | 30.12% | 30.12% | $2.00 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| UWMC | UWM Holdings Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $1.51 | $2.29B | 26.49% | 26.49% | $0.40 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| BRBS | Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $3.92 | $352.45M | 21.68% | 21.68% | $0.85 | Quarterly | 1 | — | |
| IVR | Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $7.44 | $690.61M | 19.35% | 22.31% | $1.44 | Monthly | 0 | — | |
| ORC | Orchid Island Capital, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $6.72 | $1.17B | 17.86% | 20.24% | $1.20 | Monthly | 0 | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| ARR | ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $16.40 | $1.91B | 17.56% | 17.56% | $2.88 | Monthly | 0 | — | |
| PMT | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | REIT | Real Estate | $9.29 | $810.11M | 17.22% | 17.22% | $1.60 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| MHNC | Maiden Holdings North America, Ltd. | Common stock | Financial Services | $11.61 | $1.15B | 16.69% | 16.69% | $1.94 | Quarterly | 1 | — | |
| MFA | MFA Financial, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $8.84 | $902.51M | 16.29% | 16.29% | $1.44 | Quarterly | 1 | — | |
| CCAP | Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $10.70 | $394.07M | 15.71% | 15.71% | $1.68 | — | 0 | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| DX | Dynex Capital, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $13.01 | $3.22B | 15.68% | 15.68% | $2.04 | Monthly | 2 | — | |
| BCSF | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $12.09 | $784.26M | 15.63% | 15.63% | $1.89 | — | 0 | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| MHLA | Maiden Holdings, Ltd. 6.625 NT 2046 | Common stock | Financial Services | $10.61 | $919.04M | 15.61% | 15.61% | $1.66 | Quarterly | 0 | Aug 28, 2026 | |
| CIM | Chimera Investment Corporation | REIT | Real Estate | $11.61 | $971.13M | 15.50% | 14.13% | $1.80 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| RWT | Redwood Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $4.72 | $592.87M | 15.25% | 15.25% | $0.72 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| GSBD | Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $10.10 | $1.14B | 15.25% | 15.25% | $1.54 | — | 1 | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| OTF | Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. | Common stock | Financial Services | $11.18 | $5.17B | 14.31% | 14.31% | $1.60 | — | 0 | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| FSCO | FS Credit Opportunities Corp. | Common stock | Financial Services | $5.07 | $1.03B | 14.06% | 14.94% | $0.71 | Monthly | 3+ † | — | |
| BXMT | Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $14.03 | $2.36B | 13.40% | 13.40% | $1.88 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| ABR | Arbor Realty Trust | REIT | Real Estate | $5.15 | $990.66M | 13.20% | 18.25% | $0.68 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| AGNC | AGNC Investment Corp. | REIT | Real Estate | $10.91 | $12.52B | 13.20% | 13.20% | $1.44 | Monthly | 0 | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| IIPR | Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $57.62 | $1.67B | 13.19% | 13.19% | $7.60 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| TYG | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $43.25 | $745.16M | 13.18% | 12.67% | $5.70 | Monthly | 0 | Sep 23, 2026 | |
| BRSP | BrightSpire Capital, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $4.87 | $616.17M | 13.14% | 13.14% | $0.64 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $23.10 | $17.41B | 12.99% | 12.34% | $3.00 | Quarterly | 1 | — | |
| UAN | CVR Partners, LP | Common stock | Basic Materials | $124.50 | $1.32B | 12.85% | 11.62% | $16.00 | Quarterly | 1 | — | |
| WU | The Western Union Company | Common stock | Financial Services | $7.34 | $2.29B | 12.81% | 12.81% | $0.94 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| FDUS | Fidus Investment Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $19.75 | $749.60M | 12.56% | 11.19% | $2.48 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| KRP | Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP | Common stock | Energy | $15.17 | $1.50B | 12.39% | 10.55% | $1.88 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| TRTX | TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $7.80 | $598.80M | 12.31% | 12.31% | $0.96 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| STWD | Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $16.12 | $5.98B | 11.91% | 11.91% | $1.92 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| NREF | NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $17.35 | $327.01M | 11.53% | 11.53% | $2.00 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| MNR | Mach Natural Resources LP | Common stock | Energy | $12.52 | $2.09B | 11.50% | 14.38% | $1.44 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| EFC | Ellington Financial Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $13.58 | $1.70B | 11.49% | 11.49% | $1.56 | Monthly | 0 | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| HQL | Tekla Life Sciences Investors | Common stock | Financial Services | $21.67 | $658.94M | 11.44% | 10.34% | $2.48 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| TXO | TXO Partners, L.P. | Common stock | Energy | $13.99 | $772.84M | 11.44% | 10.08% | $1.60 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| HQH | Abrdn Healthcare Investors | Common stock | Financial Services | $23.61 | $1.35B | 11.18% | 10.46% | $2.64 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| TWO | Two Harbors Investment Corp. | REIT | Real Estate | $12.18 | $1.28B | 11.17% | 11.17% | $1.36 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| ADAM | Adamas Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $9.84 | $884.23M | 10.98% | 9.76% | $1.08 | Quarterly | 1 | Sep 22, 2026 | |
| ALIT | Alight, Inc. | Common stock | Technology | $14.96 | $394.08M | 10.70% | 10.70% | $1.60 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| TY | Tri-Continental Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $35.61 | $1.90B | 10.38% | 10.38% | $3.69 | — | 2 | — | |
| VTS | Vitesse Energy, Inc. | Common stock | Energy | $16.99 | $715.35M | 10.30% | 11.77% | $1.75 | Quarterly | 2+ † | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| MSIF | MSC Income Fund, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $12.71 | $576.34M | 10.23% | 10.23% | $1.30 | — | 0 | Sep 02, 2026 | |
| BKE | The Buckle, Inc. | Common stock | Consumer Cyclical | $43.73 | $2.25B | 10.06% | 10.06% | $4.40 | — | 0 | — | |
| SBR | Sabine Royalty Trust | Common stock | Energy | $74.46 | $1.09B | 9.98% | 6.41% | $7.43 | Monthly | 1 | — | |
| MRP | Millrose Properties, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $30.96 | $4.77B | 9.95% | 9.72% | $3.08 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| AMSF | AMERISAFE, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $26.18 | $489.66M | 9.93% | 9.93% | $2.60 | — | 0 | Sep 11, 2026 | |
| RITM | Rithm Capital Corp. | REIT | Real Estate | $10.17 | $5.68B | 9.83% | 9.83% | $1.00 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| BDN | Brandywine Realty Trust | REIT | Real Estate | $3.28 | $566.62M | 9.76% | 9.76% | $0.32 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| FIZZ | National Beverage Corp. | Common stock | Consumer Defensive | $33.36 | $3.12B | 9.74% | 9.74% | $3.25 | — | 1 | — | |
| DMLP | Dorchester Minerals, L.P. | Common stock | Energy | $28.93 | $1.40B | 9.54% | 11.04% | $2.76 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| PBR | Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras | Common stock | Energy | $17.85 | $115.03B | 9.46% | 9.46% | $1.69 | — | 0 | — | |
| FBRT | Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $8.48 | $704.23M | 9.43% | 13.09% | $0.80 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| GAM | General American Investors Company, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $67.95 | $1.63B | 9.42% | 9.42% | $6.40 | — | 3 | — | |
| AOMN | Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc. 9 | REIT | Real Estate | $25.24 | $628.84M | 9.41% | 9.41% | $2.38 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| LADR | Ladder Capital Corp | REIT | Real Estate | $9.97 | $1.26B | 9.23% | 9.23% | $0.92 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| RWTN | Redwood Trust, Inc. 9.125% Seni | REIT | Real Estate | $24.75 | $3.11B | 9.22% | 9.22% | $2.28 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| RMR | The RMR Group Inc. | Common stock | Real Estate | $19.67 | $626.88M | 9.15% | 9.15% | $1.80 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| GOOD | Gladstone Commercial Corporation | REIT | Real Estate | $13.12 | $635.10M | 9.15% | 9.15% | $1.20 | Monthly | 0 | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| ARLP | Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. | Common stock | Energy | $26.47 | $3.41B | 9.07% | 9.07% | $2.40 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| CIMN | Chimera Investment Corporation | REIT | Real Estate | $25.14 | $997.15M | 8.96% | 8.96% | $2.25 | Quarterly | 1+ † | — | |
| AB | AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. | Common stock | Financial Services | $36.62 | $3.41B | 8.96% | 9.48% | $3.28 | Quarterly | 2 | — | |
| MCI | Barings Corporate Investors | Common stock | Financial Services | $18.00 | $370.00M | 8.89% | 8.89% | $1.60 | — | 0 | Aug 28, 2026 | |
| CHCT | Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated | REIT | Real Estate | $15.02 | $429.15M | 8.79% | 11.73% | $1.32 | Quarterly | 10+ † | — | |
| CIMP | Chimera Investment Corporation | REIT | Real Estate | $25.27 | $1.05B | 8.78% | 8.03% | $2.22 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| MPT | Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $4.11 | $2.46B | 8.76% | 8.52% | $0.36 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | Common stock | Basic Materials | $21.62 | $762.02M | 8.72% | 8.72% | $1.89 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| GRNT | Granite Ridge Resources, Inc | Common stock | Energy | $5.05 | $666.07M | 8.71% | 8.71% | $0.44 | Quarterly | 0 | Aug 28, 2026 | |
| BMNP | Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $94.77 | $10.48B | 8.69% | 2.37% | $8.23 | Weekly | 0 | Sep 01, 2026 | |
| NXRT | NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $24.44 | $621.07M | 8.67% | 8.59% | $2.12 | Quarterly | 10+ † | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| BSM | Black Stone Minerals, L.P. | Common stock | Energy | $14.89 | $3.16B | 8.60% | 8.19% | $1.28 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| SAZ | Saratoga Investment Corp 8.50% | Common stock | Financial Services | $25.20 | $314.95M | 8.43% | 8.43% | $2.12 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| INSW | International Seaways, Inc. | Common stock | Industrials | $99.05 | $4.90B | 8.41% | 8.41% | $8.33 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| JSM | Navient Corporation SR NT 6% 121543 | Common stock | Financial Services | $18.16 | $4.98B | 8.26% | 8.26% | $1.50 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| PMTU | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | REIT | Real Estate | $25.72 | $826.82M | 8.26% | 8.26% | $2.12 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| AHRT | AH Realty Trust, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $6.79 | $651.23M | 8.25% | 8.25% | $0.56 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| GNL | Global Net Lease, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $9.25 | $1.96B | 8.22% | 8.22% | $0.76 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| MCHB | Mechanics Bank | Common stock | Financial Services | $16.09 | $3.54B | 8.14% | 8.14% | $1.31 | Quarterly | 0 | Aug 28, 2026 | |
| FGN | F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $24.49 | $4.37B | 8.12% | 8.12% | $1.99 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 01, 2026 | |
| SAY | Saratoga Investment Corp. | Common stock | Financial Services | $25.11 | $313.86M | 8.09% | 8.09% | $2.03 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| TLK | Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT ADR | Common stock | Communication Services | $15.20 | $14.98B | 8.08% | 8.08% | $1.23 | Annual | 1 | — | |
| UPBD | Upbound Group, Inc. | Common stock | Technology | $19.36 | $1.13B | 8.06% | 8.06% | $1.56 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| MNRO | Monro Inc. | Common stock | Consumer Cyclical | $13.96 | $436.45M | 8.02% | 10.03% | $1.12 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| SAJ | Saratoga Investment Corp 8.00% | Common stock | Financial Services | $25.06 | $310.44M | 7.98% | 7.98% | $2.00 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| ACIC | American Coastal Insurance Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $9.40 | $455.56M | 7.98% | 7.98% | $0.75 | Quarterly | 1 | — | |
| RNP | Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $20.46 | $982.08M | 7.98% | 7.98% | $1.63 | Monthly | 0 | Sep 08, 2026 | |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corporation | Common stock | Financial Services | $49.14 | $13.30B | 7.94% | 7.94% | $3.90 | — | 2 | — | |
| DEC | Diversified Energy Company PLC | Common stock | Energy | $14.67 | $1.06B | 7.91% | 7.91% | $1.16 | Quarterly | 0 | Aug 28, 2026 | |
| SPME | Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $25.10 | $515.48M | 7.84% | 7.84% | $1.97 | Monthly | 0 | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| OWL | Blue Owl Capital Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $11.79 | $18.43B | 7.80% | 7.72% | $0.92 | Quarterly | 4+ † | — | |
| BIPI | BIP Bermuda Holdings I Limited | Common stock | Industrials | $16.75 | $13.31B | 7.65% | 7.65% | $1.28 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| PZZA | Papa John's International, Inc. | Common stock | Consumer Cyclical | $24.11 | $793.27M | 7.63% | 5.72% | $1.84 | Quarterly | 0 | — | |
| ECCU | Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $25.41 | $517.25M | 7.63% | 7.63% | $1.94 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | REIT | Real Estate | $43.03 | $12.19B | 7.62% | 7.34% | $3.28 | Quarterly | 1 | — | |
| OXM | Oxford Industries, Inc. | Common stock | Consumer Cyclical | $36.80 | $549.46M | 7.61% | 7.55% | $2.80 | Quarterly | 5 | — | |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | Common stock | Industrials | $1,192.60 | $66.71B | 7.55% | 7.55% | $90.00 | — | 3 | — | |
| MGRE | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $22.48 | $9.49B | 7.51% | 7.51% | $1.69 | Quarterly | 0 | Sep 29, 2026 | |
| APOS | Apollo Global Management, Inc. | Common stock | Financial Services | $25.64 | $74.99B | 7.44% | 7.44% | $1.91 | Quarterly | 1 | Sep 01, 2026 |
† 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 Aug 25, 2026.
Prices and market capitalisations last refreshed Aug 25, 2026; the yields, streaks and next ex-dates beside them were derived Aug 25, 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. The methodology 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 — 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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