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Best high dividend yield stocks
A high yield is usually the market pricing in a cut, so the screen's job is to separate the priced-in cuts from the mispriced ones.
The screen: 27 US exchange-listed companies across 10 sectors (Technology, Communication Services, Financials, Health Care…), 27 of which pay a dividend. Size mix: 4 mega-cap, 19 large-cap, 4 mid-cap.
What separates the winners from the losers here
- Payout ratio above 80% is a warning, not a feature
- Whether the yield rose because the price fell
- Debt maturities that compete with the dividend for cash
The full list
| Ticker | Company | Price | 1D | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | IBM | — | — | Hybrid cloud consulting with a quantum research arm. |
| CMCSA | Comcast | — | — | Broadband cash flows funding media and parks. |
| T | AT&T | $26.01 | +0.56% | Wireless and fibre connectivity with a high payout. |
| VZ | Verizon | — | — | Wireless network operator run for dividend coverage. |
| BAC | Bank of America | $62.02 | -0.43% | Consumer-heavy balance sheet levered to rates. |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | — | — | Wealth management smoothing the investment-bank cycle. |
| C | Citigroup | — | — | Global bank mid-restructuring with a high payout. |
| ABBV | AbbVie | — | — | Immunology portfolio replacing Humira revenue. |
| PFE | Pfizer | $28.57 | +0.65% | Post-pandemic pipeline rebuild with a high payout. |
| AMGN | Amgen | — | — | Biologics portfolio with an obesity pipeline option. |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences | — | — | HIV franchise funding oncology expansion. |
| CVS | CVS Health | — | — | Pharmacy retail vertically integrated with an insurer. |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil | $164.54 | +2.50% | Integrated oil with low-cost Guyana and Permian barrels. |
| CVX | Chevron | — | — | Integrated major run for shareholder returns. |
| DUK | Duke Energy | — | — | Regulated southeastern utility with steady rate-base growth. |
| SO | Southern Company | — | — | Regulated utility with new nuclear capacity in service. |
| XEL | Xcel Energy | — | — | Midwest utility with a heavy wind build. |
| KO | Coca-Cola | — | — | Concentrate economics with global bottler distribution. |
| PEP | PepsiCo | — | — | Snacks and beverages in one distribution system. |
| MO | Altria | — | — | Declining cigarette volumes offset by price and payout. |
| F | Ford | $13.85 | -0.14% | Trucks funding a loss-making electric division. |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin | — | — | Programme-of-record defence revenue with a solid payout. |
| UPS | United Parcel Service | — | — | Parcel network under volume and mix pressure. |
| PLD | Prologis | — | — | Industrial warehouse REIT tied to e-commerce logistics. |
| AMT | American Tower | — | — | Cell tower REIT with long escalating leases. |
| O | Realty Income | — | — | Net-lease retail REIT paying monthly. |
| SPG | Simon Property Group | — | — | Class-A mall landlord with a high yield. |
Where to buy them
To hold these as real shares you need a stockbroker rather than a CFD provider. If you only want exposure to the price movement, a share CFD does that with leverage — and without ownership.
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Frequently asked questions
How many high dividend yield stocks are in this list?
27, drawn from our US exchange-listed universe and spread across 10 sectors. 27 of them pay a dividend.
Is this a list of high dividend yield stocks to buy?
No. It is a screen — a defined, reproducible filter over a stated universe. A screen tells you which companies share a characteristic; it says nothing about whether the price you would pay today is a sensible one. Nothing here is investment advice.
What is the main risk with high dividend yield stocks?
Yield traps: you collect one or two payments, then take a capital loss several times larger when the cut is announced.
How do I actually buy these from outside the US?
You need a broker that accepts your country of residence and gives you access to US exchanges. To own the shares outright, that usually means an international stockbroker plus a W-8BEN form to claim your treaty rate on dividend withholding.
Screen definition reviewed September 2026. Universe: US exchange-listed securities tracked by InvestingTrading. This page is information, not investment advice.