Highest dividend stocks (2026)
The highest dividend yield in the S&P 500 right now is CAG at 10.41%. The 50 highest-yielding S&P 500 stocks, sorted by dividend yield — every yield verified against dividends actually paid over the past year. All return columns are total returns (dividends reinvested), so the table shows what each yield actually delivered, not just what it promised. Not investment advice.
Updated July 2, 2026
Top 50 by dividend yield#
Yields are current annualized rates; every return column (1D–5Y) is a total return with dividends reinvested — the honest score for an income stock. A fat yield with a negative 1Y total return means the payout didn't cover the price decline.
| # | Company | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAG | $14.34 | +0.3% | +11.5% | -6.5% | -13.5% | -26.4% | -48.7% | $6B | +10.41% |
| 2 | PFE | $24.32 | +1.8% | -4.8% | -12.7% | +0.9% | +2.6% | -21.2% | $137B | +7.15% |
| 3 | GIS | $37.57 | -0.5% | +13.6% | +2.1% | -16.7% | -26.3% | -25.0% | $19B | +7.01% |
| 4 | CPB | $23.32 | +1.2% | +11.1% | +6.0% | -13.9% | -23.1% | -38.7% | $7B | +7.00% |
| 5 | VICI | $27.19 | +3.5% | -1.3% | -1.7% | -1.8% | -14.6% | +12.4% | $29B | +6.78% |
| 6 | KHC | $25.37 | +1.4% | +10.6% | +13.2% | +8.1% | -0.1% | -19.9% | $28B | +6.78% |
| 7 | VZ | $42.56 | +1.4% | -11.1% | -12.6% | +7.8% | +4.1% | +2.3% | $177B | +6.69% |
| 8 | UPS | $110.66 | +1.0% | +1.6% | +14.6% | +15.0% | +11.9% | -34.6% | $91B | +6.11% |
| 9 | AMCR | $45.00 | +3.1% | +17.2% | +14.5% | +11.1% | -4.4% | -16.7% | $20B | +6.00% |
| 10 | MO | $72.71 | +1.6% | +5.0% | +10.6% | +28.2% | +29.2% | +120.1% | $120B | +5.89% |
| 11 | DOC | $21.89 | +1.2% | +12.5% | +34.0% | +40.1% | +27.4% | -13.5% | $15B | +5.72% |
| 12 | CCI | $76.60 | +0.1% | -14.8% | -9.6% | -12.7% | -23.1% | -51.3% | $33B | +5.62% |
| 13 | HPQ | $21.93 | -0.4% | -19.6% | +12.4% | +0.0% | -11.9% | -15.3% | $20B | +5.47% |
| 14 | ARE | $52.58 | -0.8% | -0.3% | +21.6% | +9.1% | -27.9% | -64.9% | $9B | +5.45% |
| 15 | CMCSA | $23.79 | +0.3% | -4.3% | -14.8% | -13.2% | -26.8% | -49.0% | $88B | +5.38% |
| 16 | T | $20.58 | +0.5% | -16.5% | -26.6% | -15.3% | -24.2% | +24.4% | $144B | +5.37% |
| 17 | O | $63.84 | +3.3% | +6.6% | +3.5% | +15.7% | +16.1% | +29.1% | $58B | +5.25% |
| 18 | LYB | $53.36 | +1.5% | -20.7% | -33.0% | +23.2% | -14.7% | -48.5% | $17B | +5.24% |
| 19 | ACN | $137.35 | +4.7% | -26.2% | -31.2% | -48.4% | -54.0% | -51.5% | $76B | +5.24% |
| 20 | CLX | $97.26 | +0.9% | +8.5% | -2.6% | -1.3% | -18.5% | -35.8% | $12B | +5.20% |
| 21 | PRU | $112.95 | +1.7% | +10.0% | +17.3% | +2.8% | +9.5% | +39.3% | $37B | +5.19% |
| 22 | DOW | $27.71 | +2.6% | -20.2% | -32.4% | +21.1% | +1.4% | -42.9% | $20B | +5.12% |
| 23 | BBY | $77.99 | +1.0% | +7.2% | +20.9% | +18.3% | +13.4% | -16.5% | $16B | +5.06% |
| 24 | EMN | $68.85 | +2.6% | -10.2% | -8.3% | +9.1% | -10.6% | -29.9% | $8B | +5.01% |
| 25 | TAP | $39.78 | +1.9% | +2.2% | -8.6% | -12.9% | -16.3% | -13.3% | $7B | +4.93% |
| 26 | OKE | $87.83 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +0.6% | +22.5% | +12.7% | +100.9% | $55B | +4.92% |
| 27 | IP | $38.79 | +1.2% | +14.7% | +13.1% | +0.9% | -19.4% | -16.7% | $20B | +4.86% |
| 28 | PAYX | $106.35 | +3.5% | +5.5% | +17.5% | -3.0% | -24.2% | +13.5% | $35B | +4.84% |
| 29 | AES | $14.58 | -0.4% | -0.7% | +3.2% | +4.1% | +37.6% | -32.6% | $10B | +4.80% |
| 30 | HRL | $25.00 | +0.5% | +7.1% | +14.8% | +8.3% | -14.9% | -38.4% | $14B | +4.72% |
| 31 | EIX | $75.66 | +2.9% | +6.7% | +4.2% | +29.4% | +52.4% | +65.4% | $29B | +4.72% |
| 32 | KMB | $114.72 | +2.9% | +19.2% | +20.9% | +16.6% | -9.2% | +3.1% | $36B | +4.67% |
| 33 | TROW | $118.55 | +2.1% | +13.7% | +31.5% | +17.4% | +23.1% | -28.7% | $24B | +4.57% |
| 34 | LKQ | $26.55 | +1.5% | +3.5% | -4.9% | -10.4% | -28.5% | -40.2% | $7B | +4.56% |
| 35 | FIS | $41.80 | +2.5% | -1.7% | -9.7% | -36.6% | -47.5% | -67.8% | $20B | +4.53% |
| 36 | EXR | $149.34 | +1.4% | +5.0% | +11.6% | +16.0% | +1.8% | +7.9% | $32B | +4.46% |
| 37 | MAA | $142.19 | +1.6% | +10.3% | +15.2% | +4.8% | -0.4% | -0.4% | $17B | +4.41% |
| 38 | OMC | $78.62 | +3.3% | +4.5% | +5.1% | -1.7% | +7.8% | +14.7% | $21B | +4.39% |
| 39 | AMT | $166.03 | -0.0% | -10.5% | -3.5% | -4.5% | -23.4% | -29.6% | $76B | +4.38% |
| 40 | BMY | $58.13 | +3.0% | +6.7% | -2.5% | +10.1% | +28.1% | +5.1% | $118B | +4.37% |
| 41 | PEP | $144.22 | +2.2% | +2.5% | -7.3% | +2.3% | +9.7% | +13.2% | $185B | +4.37% |
| 42 | ES | $74.44 | +3.1% | +8.7% | +8.4% | +13.0% | +20.7% | +12.3% | $27B | +4.36% |
| 43 | UDR | $41.09 | +1.2% | +11.5% | +20.1% | +14.7% | +6.1% | +0.3% | $15B | +4.36% |
| 44 | KVUE | $19.83 | +2.6% | +14.5% | +17.1% | +17.6% | -0.8% | — | $37B | +4.35% |
| 45 | F | $13.36 | -2.1% | -17.3% | +15.2% | +1.8% | +13.5% | -10.5% | $55B | +4.32% |
| 46 | CVX | $169.20 | +2.1% | -9.8% | -14.2% | +13.1% | +19.1% | +95.6% | $330B | +4.29% |
| 47 | BXP | $69.32 | +2.3% | +13.2% | +33.9% | +4.1% | +4.9% | -23.6% | $12B | +4.22% |
| 48 | SWKS | $62.56 | -5.1% | -20.9% | +14.6% | +0.9% | -16.6% | -62.2% | $10B | +4.19% |
| 49 | TFC | $50.98 | +0.2% | +5.9% | +9.2% | +5.7% | +18.3% | +15.2% | $62B | +4.17% |
| 50 | MOS | $21.13 | -0.8% | -9.3% | -18.4% | -10.7% | -42.2% | -24.2% | $7B | +4.15% |
Methodology#
Universe: active S&P 500 members. Sorted by current dividend yield, with two sanity guards: yields outside 0.5%–15% are treated as data errors, and each name must show an actual dividend drag between its price-only and total-return series over the past year (i.e. the company demonstrably paid dividends). Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested). The table updates daily; use the column picker for P/E, P/S and P/B. See the S&P 500 returns pages for market context. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ
- What S&P 500 stock has the highest dividend yield?
- Conagra Brands (CAG) currently has the highest verified dividend yield in the S&P 500, at about 10.41%.
- What are the top 10 dividend stocks in the S&P 500?
- The 10 highest S&P 500 dividend yields right now: 1. CAG 10.41%, 2. PFE 7.15%, 3. GIS 7.01%, 4. CPB 7.00%, 5. VICI 6.78%, 6. KHC 6.78%, 7. VZ 6.69%, 8. UPS 6.11%, 9. AMCR 6.00%, 10. MO 5.89%.
- Do the returns include the dividends (total return)?
- Yes — every return column on this page is a total return: it assumes dividends are reinvested, so the figures capture both the price change and the income. That's the right way to judge a dividend stock, since a high yield can coexist with a losing total return when the share price falls faster than the payout.
- Is a higher dividend yield always better?
- A very high yield can signal a falling share price or an unsustainable payout rather than a bargain — check the payout's history and the company's earnings before treating yield as income. This list filters out data artifacts by verifying each yield against dividends actually paid over the past year.
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