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Top 20 Highest Yielding Dividend Kings Now | Yields Up To 6.5%


Updated on October 14th, 2025 by Bob Ciura

The Dividend Kings are the best-of-the-best in dividend longevity.

What is a Dividend King? A stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases.

The downloadable Dividend Kings Spreadsheet List below contains the following for each stock in the index among other important investing metrics:

You can see the full downloadable spreadsheet of all 56 Dividend Kings (along with important financial metrics such as dividend yields, payout ratios, and price-to-earnings ratios) by clicking on the link below:

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We typically rank stocks based on their five-year expected annual returns, as stated in the Sure Analysis Research Database.

But for investors primarily interested in income, it is also useful to rank the Dividend Kings according to their dividend yields.

This article will rank the 20 highest-yielding Dividend Kings today.

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High Yield Dividend King #20: Coca-Cola Co. (KO)

Coca-Cola is the world’s largest beverage company, as it owns or licenses more than 500 unique non–alcoholic brands. Since the company’s founding in 1886, it has spread to more than 200 countries worldwide.

Coca-Cola now has 30 billion-dollar brands in its portfolio, which each generate at least $1 billion in annual sales.

Source: Investor Presentation

Coca-Cola posted second quarter earnings on July 22nd, 2025, and results were somewhat mixed. Adjusted earnings-per-share came to 87 cents, which was three cents ahead of estimates. Revenue was up 0.8% year-over-year to $12.5 billion, missing estimates by $80 million.

Organic revenue was up 5%, including 6% growth in pricing and mix, partially offset by a 1% decline in volumes. The company still expects to deliver 5% to 6% growth in organic revenue this year, unchanged from prior. Net revenue is expected to face a 1% to 2% headwind from currency impacts based on current positioning.

Sparkling soft drinks volume was off 1%, as Coca-Cola fell 1%. Coca-Cola Zero Sugar soared 14% as it grew in all geographic segments. Comparable operating margin expansion during the quarter was up to 37.1% of revenue, driven by organic growth, the timing of marketing investments, and effective cost management.

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High Yield Dividend King #19: Genuine Parts Co. (GPC)

Genuine Parts Company was founded in 1928 and since that time, it has grown into a sprawling conglomerate that sells automotive and industrial parts, electrical materials, and general business products. Its global span reaches throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe and is comprised of more than 3,000 locations.

It has about 63,000 employees and trades with a market capitalization of $18.4 billion, with about $24 billion in annual revenue. Genuine Parts is also a Dividend King, having raised its dividend for 69 consecutive years.

Genuine Parts posted second quarter earnings on July 22nd, 2025, and results were much better than expected. Adjusted earnings-per-share came to $2.10, which was four cents ahead of estimates. Revenue was $6.2 billion, up 3.3% year-over-year, and beating estimates by $90 million.

The company’s Automotive Parts Group saw sales up 5%, while Industrial Parts rose by 0.7%. Comparable sales in Automotive rose 0.4%, while comparable sales for Industrials was down 0.1%.

Genuine Parts now expects sales growth of 1% to 3% for this year, down from 2% to 4%. In addition, earnings were reduced by 25 cents per share on both ends of the range, which is now $7.50 to $8.00.

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High Yield Dividend King #18: Stepan Co. (SCL)

Stepan manufactures basic and intermediate chemicals, including surfactants, specialty products, germicidal and fabric softening quaternaries, phthalic anhydride, polyurethane polyols and special ingredients for the food, supplement, and pharmaceutical markets.

It is organized into three distinct business lines: surfactants, polymers, and specialty products. These businesses serve a wide variety of end markets. The surfactants business is Stepan’s largest by revenue.

Stepan posted second quarter earnings on July 30th, 2025, and results were much worse than expected on both the top and bottom lines. Adjusted earnings-per-share came to 52 cents, which was nowhere close to estimates for 90 cents. Revenue was up 7% year-over-year to $595 million, missing estimates by $3.6 million.

Surfactant sales were $412 million, with selling prices soaring 11% on pass-through of raw material costs, primarily. Sales volumes were down 1%. Polymers net sales were up 2% to $163 million. Volumes were up 7% but selling prices declined 7%. Specialty Product sales were $20.5 million, up 22%, but margins worsened.

Adjusted EBITDA was $51.4 million, up 8% year-over-year. Adjusted net income was $12 million. Cash from operations came to $11.2 million, and free cash flow was negative $14.4 million on higher working capital requirements, as well as raw material builds.

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High Yield Dividend King #17: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

Archer-Daniels-Midland is the largest publicly traded farmland product company in the United States. Its businesses include processing cereal grains, oilseeds, and agricultural storage and transportation.

The company reported second-quarter 2025 earnings that fell sharply from last year but still beat profit expectations. Revenue declined 4.9% year-over-year to $21.17 billion, missing consensus estimates, while net earnings dropped 55% to $219 million.

Reported EPS was $0.45, down from $0.98 in the prior-year quarter, though adjusted EPS of $0.93 beat expectations despite falling 10% year-over-year.

Segment operating profit declined 10% to $830 million, reflecting weakness in Ag Services & Oilseeds and Carbohydrate Solutions, partly offset by modest growth in Nutrition.

Performance varied across ADM’s business lines. Ag Services & Oilseeds profit fell 17% to $379 million, with crushing operations hit hardest due to weaker vegetable oil demand tied to biofuel and trade policy uncertainty.

Carbohydrate Solutions declined 6% to $337 million, as higher corn costs pressured international starch and sweetener margins.

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High Yield Dividend King #16: Consolidated Edison (ED)

Consolidated Edison is a large-cap utility stock. The company generates approximately $15 billion in annual revenue. The company serves over 3 million electric customers, and another 1 million gas customers, in New York.

It operates electric, gas, and steam transmission businesses.

Source: Investor Presentation

On May 2nd, 2025, Consolidated Edison reported first quarter results for the period ending March 31st, 2025. For the quarter, revenue grew 12.1% to $4.8 billion, which beat estimates by $346 million.

Adjusted earnings of $792 million, or $2.26 per share, compared to adjusted earnings of $742 million, or $2.15 per share, in the previous year.

Adjusted earnings-per-share were $0.07 better than expected. Average rate base balances are still projected to grow by 8.2% annually through 2029 based off 2025 levels. This is up from the company’s prior forecast of 6.4%.

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High Yield Dividend King #15: Fortis (FTS)

Fortis is Canada’s largest investor-owned utility business with operations in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean.

Fortis currently has 99% regulated assets: 82% regulated electric and 17% regulated gas. Approximately 64% are in the U.S., 33% in Canada, and 3% in the Caribbean.

Fortis reported Q2 2025 results on 08/01/25. For the quarter, it reported net earnings of CAD$384 million, up 16% versus Q2 2024, while net earnings-per-share (EPS) came in at C$0.76, up 13%.

The year-to-date results provide a bigger picture. Net earnings rose 12% to CAD$883 million, while net EPS rose 10% to C$1.76.

Capital spending in the first half of the year was C$2.9 billion, on track for the plan of C$5.2 billion of capital investment for the year.

The capital plan includes investing in areas such as a greener generation, improved grid, and a shift from fossil fuels to solar and wind generation. This growth rate does not include the impact of acquisitions, which have historically been important for Fortis.

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High Yield Dividend King #14: H2O America (HTO)

H2O America, formerly known as SJW Group, is a water utility company that produces, purchases, stores, purifies and distributes water to consumers and businesses in the Silicon Valley area of California, the area north of San Antonio, Texas, Connecticut, and Maine.

It also has a small real estate division that owns and develops properties for residential and warehouse customers in California and Tennessee. The company generates about $670 million in annual revenues.

On July 8th, 2025, H2O America announced that it purchased Quadvest for $540 million. This purchase adds to the company’s position in the Houston area.

Quadvest has 50,500 active connections, almost 91,000 connections under contract and pending development, 50 water treatment plants, 27 wastewater treatment plants, and 89 lift stations and underground assets.

On July 28th, 2025, H2O America announced second quarter results for the period ending June 30th, 2025. For the quarter, revenue grew 12.5% to $198.3 million, which was $10.9 million more than expected.

Earnings-per-share of $0.71 compared favorably to earnings-per-share of $0.66 in the prior year and was $0.01 ahead of estimates.

For the quarter, higher water rates overall added $17.6 million to results and higher customer usage added $4.9 million. Operating production expenses totaled $154.4 million, which was a 14% increase from the prior year.

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High Yield Dividend King #13: PepsiCo Inc. (PEP)

PepsiCo is a global food and beverage company. Its products include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Frito-Lay chips, Gatorade, Tropicana orange juice and Quaker foods.

Its business is split roughly 60-40 in terms of food and beverage revenue. It is also balanced geographically between the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Source: Investor Presentation

On July 18th, 2025, PepsiCo announced second quarter earnings results for the period ending June 30th, 2025. For the quarter, revenue grew 1.0% to $22.7 billion, which topped estimates by $430 million.

Adjusted earnings-per-share of $2.12 compared unfavorably to $2.28 the prior year, but this was $0.09 ahead of expectations. Currency exchange reduced revenue by 1.5% and adjusted earnings-per-share by 5%.

Organic sales grew 2.1% for the second quarter. For the period, volume for beverages was once again unchanged while food fell 1.5%.

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High Yield Dividend King #12: United Bankshares (UBSI)

United Bankshares was formed in 1982 and since that time, has acquired more than 30 separate banking institutions.

This focus on acquisitions, in addition to organic growth, has allowed United to expand in the Mid-Atlantic with about $30 billion in total assets, and annual revenue of about $1 billion.

United posted second quarter earnings on July 24th, 2025, and results were better than expected on both the top and bottom lines. Earnings came to 85 cents, which was 9 cents ahead of estimates. Earnings were higher from $97 million, or 71 cents per share, from the year-ago period.

Revenue was up almost 20% year-on-year to $306 million, beating estimates by $8 million. Net interest income was up $49 million, or 22%, from the year-ago period.

The increase was primarily from an increase in average earning assets, lower rates paid on deposits, higher loan yields, and the acquired assets of Piedmont. Net interest margin was 3.81% in Q2, up sharply from 3.50% a year ago.

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High Yield Dividend King #11: Kimberly-Clark (KMB)

Kimberly-Clark is a global consumer products company that operates in 175 countries and sells disposable consumer goods, including paper towels, diapers, and tissues.

It operates segments that each house many popular brands: the Personal Care Segment (Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Poise), the Consumer Tissue segment (Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, and Viva), and a professional segment.

Kimberly-Clark posted second quarter earnings on August 1st, 2025, and results were weak compared to estimates. Adjusted earnings-per-share came to $1.63, which was four cents light of expectations. Revenue was off 1.7% year-over-year to $4.16 billion, missing estimates badly by $470 million.

Sales fell due to divestitures, primarily, and business exits, unfavorable currency translation. Organic sales growth was 3.9%, which investors cheered. Indeed, Kimberly-Clark posted its best volume growth in five years.

Adjusted gross margin was off 180 basis points year-on-year to 36.9% of revenue. This was driven by unfavorable pricing net of cost inflation, reflecting planned investments to improve price and value across its portfolio, as well as incremental tariff-driven costs.

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High Yield Dividend King #10: Northwest Natural Holding Co. (NWN)

NW Natural was founded in 1859 and has grown from just a handful of customers to serving more than 760,000 today. The utility’s mission is to deliver natural gas to its customers in the Pacific Northwest.

The company’s locations served are shown in the image below.

Source: Investor Presentation

On August 7, 2025, Northwest Natural Holding Company reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, showing steady growth in customer base and rate recovery despite seasonal weakness typical of warmer months.

The company recorded net income of $7.4 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared with $5.8 million, or $0.16 per share, in the same quarter last year. Operating revenue totaled $219.6 million, slightly down from $222.3 million in the prior year, as lower gas usage from mild weather offset the benefit of rate increases and customer growth.

Operating income was $28.9 million, up from $25.7 million, reflecting disciplined cost control and contributions from utility margin improvement. The gas distribution segment added nearly 11,000 new customers year-over-year, maintaining annual growth of about 1.4%, while infrastructure services contributed modestly to earnings.

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High Yield Dividend King #9: Black Hills Corporation (BKH)

Black Hills Corporation is an electric utility that provides electricity and natural gas to customers in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

The company has 1.35 million utility customers in eight states. Its natural gas assets include 49,200 miles of natural gas lines. Separately, it has ~9,200 miles of electric lines and 1.4 gigawatts of electric generation capacity.

Source: Investor Presentation

Black Hills Corporation reported its second quarter earnings results on July 30. The company generated revenues of $439 million during the quarter, up 9% year-over-year.

Black Hills Corporation generated earnings-per-share of $0.38 during the second quarter, which was ahead of the consensus analyst estimate.

Earnings-per-share were up $0.05 versus the previous year’s quarter. Q4 and Q1 are seasonally stronger quarters due to higher natural gas demand for heating.

Black Hills Corporation forecasts earnings-per-share of $4.00 to $4.20 for the current fiscal year.

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High Yield Dividend King #8: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)

Federal Realty was founded in 1962. As a Real Estate Investment Trust, Federal Realty’s business model is to own and rent out real estate properties.

It uses a significant portion of its rental income, as well as external financing, to acquire new properties.

On August 1, 2025, Federal Realty Investment Trust reported results for the second quarter. The company reported net income available to common shareholders of $88.7 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, compared with $72.4 million, or $0.88 per share, in the prior year period.

Funds from operations were $172.5 million, or $1.61 per diluted share, up from $1.59 per share in the second quarter of 2024, reflecting rent growth, higher occupancy, and contributions from redevelopment projects.

Total revenue rose to $301.6 million from $288.9 million a year earlier, driven by contractual rent escalations and strong leasing spreads.

Same-property net operating income increased 3.6% year-over-year, with portfolio occupancy improving to 94.5% and comparable retail leasing spreads averaging 9.8% on new and renewal leases.

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High Yield Dividend King #7: Canadian Utilities (CDUAF)

Canadian Utilities is a utility company with approximately 5,000 employees. ATCO owns 53% of Canadian Utilities. Based in Alberta, Canadian Utilities is a diversified global energy infrastructure corporation delivering solutions in Electricity, Pipelines & Liquid, and Retail Energy.

On July 30th, 2025, Canadian Utilities announced its Q2 results for the period ending June 30th, 2025. Adjusted earnings were $88.3 million ($0.33 per share), up $2.9 million ($0.02 per share) year-over-year.

The growth in adjusted earnings was primarily driven by growth in the rate base and stronger seasonal spreads in natural gas storage services in ATCO Energy Systems and ATCO EnPower.

This was partially offset by a lower return on equity (ROE), the completion of ECM funding recorded in the prior year, and lower compensation related to turbine availability guarantees at the Forty Mile wind facility. GAAP EPS for the quarter was $0.25.

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High Yield Dividend King #6: Hormel Foods (HRL)

Hormel Foods was founded back in 1891 in Minnesota. Since that time, the company has grown into a juggernaut in the food products industry with nearly $10 billion in annual revenue.

Hormel has kept with its core competency as a processor of meat products for well over a hundred years, but has also grown into other business lines through acquisitions.

Hormel has a large portfolio of category-leading brands. Just a few of its top brands include include Skippy, SPAM, Applegate, Justin’s, and more than 30 others.

Hormel posted third quarter earnings on August 28th, 2025, and results were very weak, including disappointing guidance for the fourth quarter.

Adjusted earnings-per-share came to 35 cents, which was six cents light of estimates. Revenue was up 4.5% year-over-year to $3.03 billion, beating estimates by $50 million. Organic net sales were up 6% year-over-year on volume gains of 4%, with price and mix comprising the other 2%.

The company also noted its cost savings program is working and helping save about $125 million annually. Gross profit was flat year-on-year, with inflationary headwinds offset by top line gains. The company noted 400 basis points of raw material cost inflation, a massive headwind to margins.

Cash flow from operations were $157 million, while capex was $72 million, and dividends paid were $159 million. Guidance for Q4 was for net sales of ~$3.2 billion, about $50 million light of consensus. Earnings are expected at ~39 cents.

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High Yield Dividend King #5: Kenvue Inc. (KVUE)

Kenvue was spun off from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) in 2023. It has three segments, including Self Care, Skin Health and Beauty, and Essential Health.

Self-Care’s product portfolio includes cough, cold, allergy, smoking cessation, and pain care products among others. Skin Health and Beauty holds products such as face, body, hair, and sun care. Essential Health contains products for women’s health, wound care, oral care, and baby care.

Well-known brands in Kenvue’s product line up include Tylenol, Listerine, Band-Aid, Neutrogena, Nicorette, and Zyrtec. These businesses contributed approximately 17% of Johnson & Johnson’s annual revenue.

On August 7th, 2025, Kenvue announced second quarter results for the period ending June 29th, 2025. For the quarter, revenue fell 4% to $3.84 billion, which was $10 million below expectations. Adjusted earnings-per-share of $0.29 compared unfavorably to $0.32 last year, but this was $0.01 ahead of estimates.

Organic sales were down 4.2% for the quarter while currency exchange acted as a 0.3% tailwind to results. For the quarter, volume fell 3.3% and unfavorable value realization lowered results by 0.9%.

Organic revenue declined 5.9% for Self Care, Skin Health was lower by 3.7%, and Beauty decreased 2.4%. Gross profit margin contracted 20 basis points to 58.9%. The company is undergoing a strategic review to unlock shareholder value.

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High Yield Dividend King #4: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)

Stanley Black & Decker is a world leader in power tools, hand tools, and related items. The company holds the top global position in tools and storage sales.

Stanley Black & Decker is second in the world in the areas of commercial electronic security and engineered fastening. The company is composed of three segments: tools & outdoor, and industrial.

Source: Investor Presentation

On July 29th, 2025, Stanley Black & Decker announced second quarter results for the period ending June 30th, 2025. For the quarter, revenue decreased 1.7% to $3.95 billion, which was $40 million less than expected. Adjusted earnings-per-share of $1.08 was down just slightly from $1.09 in the prior year, but handily beat estimates by $0.66.

Company-wide organic growth decreased 3% for the quarter. Organic sales for Tools & Outdoor, the largest segment within the company, had a decline of 3%. North America was down 4%, Europe fell 1%, and the rest of the world improved 1%.

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High Yield Dividend King #3: Target Corporation (TGT)

Target was founded in 1902 and now operates about 1,850 big box stores, which offer general merchandise and food, as well as serving as distribution points for the company’s e-commerce business.

Target released second quarter earnings on August 20th, 2025, and results were better than expected. However, guidance and the CEO change underwhelmed investors, and the stock fell once again.

Adjusted earnings-per-share came to $2.05, which was a penny ahead of estimates. Revenue was off fractionally year-on-year to $25.21 billion, but did beat estimates by $310 million. Sales were lower on merchandise sales declines of 1.2%, partially offset by a 14.2% increase in non-merchandise sales.

Comparable sales were down 1.9%, as the physical stores fell 3.2% while digital sales grew 4.3%. Management said traffic and sales trends improved “meaningfully” from the first quarter.

The company is investing heavily in its business in order to navigate through the changing landscape in the retail sector. The payout is now 62% of earnings for this year, which is elevated from historical levels, but the dividend remains well-covered.

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High Yield Dividend King #2: Universal Corporation (UVV)

Universal Corporation is the world’s largest leaf tobacco exporter and importer. The company is the wholesale purchaser and processor of tobacco that operates between farms and the companies that manufacture cigarettes, pipe tobacco, and cigars. Universal Corporation was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Universal Corporation reported its first quarter earnings results in August. The company generated revenues of $594 million during the quarter, which was considerably less than the revenues that Universal Corporation generated during the previous period. Revenues were also down on a year-over-year basis.

This was a weaker performance compared to the majority of the last couple of quarters, when Universal was able to grow its revenues on a year-over-year basis.

Fiscal 2025 was a year during which the company grew its revenues by 7%. Universal’s adjusted earnings-per-share totaled $0.38 during the quarter, which was way weaker than the results seen in the previous quarter, when Universal generated a substantially larger profit.

In all of fiscal 2025, Universal Corporation saw its earnings-per-share pull back by close to 10%.

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High Yield Dividend King #1: Altria Group (MO)

Altria is a tobacco stock that sells cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, e-cigarettes, and more under a variety of brands, including Marlboro, Skoal, and Copenhagen, among others.

This is a period of transition for Altria. The decline in the U.S. smoking rate continues. In response, Altria has invested heavily in new products that appeal to changing consumer preferences, as the smoke-free category continues to grow.

Source: Investor Presentation

The company also has a 35% investment stake in e-cigarette maker JUUL, and a 45% stake in the Canadian cannabis producer Cronos Group (CRON).

On July 30, 2025, Altria Group, Inc. reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2025. The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.44, surpassing the analyst estimate of $1.38 and rising 8.3% year over year.

Revenue came in at $6.1 billion, above the consensus estimate of $5.2 billion but down 1.7% compared to the same period last year. Net revenues were $6,102 million, with gross profit at $3,900 million and operating income at $3,200 million.

Net earnings stood at $2.4 billion, down from $3.8 billion in Q2 2024, impacted by a significant goodwill impairment in the e-vapor segment.

Domestic cigarette volumes declined 10.2%, but the smokeable products segment delivered solid adjusted operating companies income growth behind Marlboro’s strength.

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Final Thoughts

High yield dividend stocks have obvious appeal to income investors. The S&P 500 Index yields just ~1.2% right now on average, making high yield stocks even more attractive by comparison.

Of course, investors should always do their research before buying individual stocks.

That said, the 20 stocks in this list have yields at least double the S&P 500 Index average. And, each of these stocks has increased their dividends for 50 consecutive years.

They are all part of the exclusive Dividend Kings list. As a result, income investors may find these 20 dividend stocks attractive.

Further Reading

If you are interested in finding high-quality dividend growth stocks and/or other high-yield securities and income securities, the following Sure Dividend resources will be useful:

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