Article updated on October 7th, 2026 by Nick Sismanis
Spreadsheet data updated daily
High dividend stocks are stocks with a dividend yield well in excess of the S&P 500’s average dividend yield of ~1.1%.
The resources in this report focus on truly high yielding securities (4.0%+ yields), with dividend yields multiples higher than the market average.
Resource #1: The High Dividend Stocks List Spreadsheet
The free high dividend stocks list spreadsheet has our complete list of ~250 individual securities (stocks, REITs, MLPs, etc.) with 4%+ dividend yields that we cover in the Sure Analysis Research Database.
This spreadsheet contains important metrics, including: years of dividend growth, dividend yields, payout ratios, buy/hold/sell ratings, fair value prices, expected total returns, and much more.
Resource #2: The 10 Best High Yield Stocks Now
This resource analyzes a selected shortlist of 10 high-yield stocks with Dividend Risk Scores of C or better. The selection criteria and ranking approach are:
- Is in the 900+ income security Sure Analysis Research Database
- Rank the selected securities by dividend yield, from highest to lowest
- Dividend Risk Scores of C or better
- Based in the U.S.
- No more than three securities from any one market sector
The ten selections balance yield, dividend quality, and sector representation.
Dividend yields and risk scores below use the October 5th, 2026 spreadsheet; company developments are current through the article update date.
Click below to jump to analysis on any of the Top 10:
- High Dividend Stock #10: Bank OZK (OZK)
- High Dividend Stock #9: Sonoco Products Company (SON)
- High Dividend Stock #8: Solvay Bank Corp. (SOBS)
- High Dividend Stock #7: Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)
- High Dividend Stock #6: Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI)
- High Dividend Stock #5: Realty Income (O)
- High Dividend Stock #4: NNN REIT, Inc. (NNN)
- High Dividend Stock #3: Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD)
- High Dividend Stock #2: Edison International (EIX)
- High Dividend Stock #1: Altria Group, Inc. (MO)
Resource #3: The High Dividend 50 Series
This series provides our most recent 3-Page PDF report for the 50 highest-yielding securities in the Sure Analysis Research Database now. Nearly all securities in Sure Analysis are updated quarterly.
Click here to jump to this resource now.
High Dividend Stock #10: Bank OZK (OZK)
- Dividend Risk Score: B
- Dividend Yield: 4.4%
Bank OZK is a regional bank headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, with 267 banking offices across nine states and $41.7 billion in assets at June 30th, 2026.
It provides deposit accounts, business banking, commercial loans, mortgages, and other financial services to consumers and businesses.
Second-quarter net income available to common shareholders was $163.3 million, down 8.7% year-over-year but up 2.5% from the first quarter.
Diluted earnings-per-share rose sequentially to $1.49 from $1.44, although it remained below the prior-year $1.58.
Net interest margin was 4.24%, return on assets was 1.60%, and the efficiency ratio was 39.2%.
Loans declined 1% sequentially, while deposits increased 1% and net interest income grew 2% as deposit costs fell.
Provisions for credit losses increased 9%, making loan performance and credit costs important considerations despite the sequential earnings improvement.
We estimate 2026 earnings-per-share of $5.90 and highlight that OZK boasts 32 consecutive years of dividend growth.
On October 1st, Bank OZK raised its quarterly dividend to $0.49 from $0.48, its 65th consecutive quarterly increase.
The dividend is payable on October 20th to shareholders of record on October 13th.
The new $1.96 annualized payout represents about 33% of our earnings estimate, providing substantial earnings coverage while interest rates and credit conditions remain key risks.
Deep Dive: Click here to download (for free) our most recent 3-Page Sure Analysis PDF report on Bank OZK (OZK).
High Dividend Stock #9: Sonoco Products Company (SON)
- Dividend Risk Score: A
- Dividend Yield: 4.4%
Sonoco Products Company supplies metal and paper packaging to consumer and industrial customers worldwide.
Its portfolio is now concentrated in Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging following the Eviosys acquisition and the 2025 divestitures of its Thermoformed and Flexible Packaging and ThermoSafe businesses.
Second-quarter 2026 sales declined 1.3% to $1.89 billion, while adjusted earnings-per-share increased to $1.51 from $1.37 a year earlier.
Consumer Packaging sales rose 1.2%, and Industrial sales increased 4.2%, as pricing, productivity improvements, and favorable currency movements helped offset softer volumes.
Management maintained adjusted EPS guidance of $5.80 to $6.20 for 2026, while continuing to expect results toward the low end of that range.
Net debt was $4.3 billion as of June 28th, and first-half operating cash flow was negative $67 million because of seasonal working capital requirements and taxes on prior-year divestiture gains.
Those cash demands make second-half cash generation and debt reduction important despite the improved quarterly earnings.
In April, Sonoco raised its quarterly dividend to $0.54, or $2.16 annually.
Sonoco has now increased its dividend for 50 consecutive years.
That payout represents approximately 37% of the low end of adjusted EPS guidance, providing earnings coverage while integration, debt, and packaging demand remain key considerations.
High Dividend Stock #8: Solvay Bank Corp. (SOBS)
- Dividend Risk Score: B
- Dividend Yield: 4.9%
Solvay Bank Corp. is the holding company for Solvay Bank, a state-chartered community bank serving Onondaga County and nearby markets in New York.
Its operations include consumer and commercial banking, trust and investment management, and insurance services, providing several sources of fee and interest income within a focused regional franchise.
For the quarter ended June 30th, 2026, total interest income was $12.07 million and net interest income was $7.16 million.
Net interest margin improved to 2.54%, while quarterly net income rose to $2.58 million from $1.65 million in the first quarter.
Net loans and leases reached $748.7 million, total assets were approximately $1.20 billion, and the quarterly provision for credit losses was $44,000.
The bank’s earnings remain sensitive to deposit costs, loan growth, and local credit conditions, making the improvement in margin and earnings important for dividend coverage.
Solvay increased its quarterly dividend to $0.45 per share in 2026 from $0.44 previously, bringing the annualized payout to $1.80.
The increase extended its dividend-growth streak to 34 consecutive years, an unusually long record for a small community bank.
Investors should nevertheless account for the stock’s limited trading liquidity and relatively sparse public disclosures, which can produce wider bid-ask spreads and require careful monitoring.
High Dividend Stock #7: Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)
- Dividend Risk Score: B
- Dividend Yield: 5.8%
Hormel Foods Corporation is a branded food producer whose portfolio includes SPAM, Planters, Jennie-O, Applegate, and Hormel-branded products.
Its mix of retail, foodservice, and international operations provides diversification, although commodity costs and cautious consumer spending can pressure margins.
For the fiscal third quarter ended July 26th, 2026, net sales were $2.96 billion and organic net sales declined 2%.
Adjusted operating income was $266 million, adjusted earnings-per-share was $0.37, and operating cash flow rose 54% to $241 million.
Foodservice organic sales increased 2%, and segment profit grew 3%, while Retail organic sales declined 3%.
Hormel raised and narrowed fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $1.45 to $1.51, while trimming its sales outlook to $12.1 billion to $12.2 billion.
On September 30th, Hormel agreed to acquire Brakebush Brothers for approximately $1.055 billion, expanding its value-added chicken and Foodservice businesses.
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, subject to approvals, and become accretive to adjusted EPS beginning in fiscal 2028.
John Ghingo will succeed interim CEO Jeff Ettinger at fiscal year-end, following the completed sale of the Brazil business.
Hormel’s annualized dividend remains $1.17 per share after 60 consecutive years of increases, with acquisition execution and earnings coverage central to the income outlook.
High Dividend Stock #6: Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI)
- Dividend Risk Score: C
- Dividend Yield: 5.8%
Albertsons Companies, Inc. is one of the largest U.S. food and drug retailers.
At June 20th, 2026, it operated 2,240 stores and 1,708 in-store pharmacies across 35 states and the District of Columbia, under banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, and Jewel-Osco.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2026, revenue increased 0.2% to $24.9 billion, while identical sales declined 0.8%.
Digital sales rose 13%, but adjusted EBITDA fell to $1.01 billion and adjusted EPS declined to $0.42.
Management reduced its full-year outlook, now expecting identical sales to decline 0.5% to 1.5%, adjusted EBITDA of $3.55 billion to $3.63 billion, and adjusted EPS of $1.75 to $1.85.
Albertsons responded through ACI Edge, consolidating 11 operating divisions into four regions and centralizing center-store merchandising to simplify decisions and improve operating efficiency.
In September, the company appointed Meg Whitman as executive chair to support CEO Susan Morris and its operating and technology transformation.
Cody Perdue became interim CFO on September 30th following Sharon McCollam’s retirement from the role, while a permanent CFO search continues.
The board raised the quarterly dividend 13% to $0.17 in April and expanded the share-repurchase authorization to $2.0 billion.
The payout represents about 38% of the midpoint of adjusted EPS guidance, but weaker sales and the restructuring leave meaningful operating risk.
High Dividend Stock #5: Realty Income (O)
- Dividend Risk Score: C
- Dividend Yield: 6.0%
Realty Income is a diversified net-lease REIT known as “The Monthly Dividend Company.”
At the end of the second quarter, it owned or held interests in 15,588 properties, with occupancy of 98.8% and a weighted-average remaining lease term of 8.6 years.
Second-quarter 2026 adjusted funds from operations increased 3.8% to $1.09 per share.
Realty Income invested $2.6 billion during the quarter, or $2.1 billion at its proportionate share, at an initial weighted-average cash yield of 7.3%.
It also achieved 102.7% rent recapture on re-leased properties.
Management raised full-year AFFO guidance to $4.44 to $4.45 per share and increased its investment-volume outlook to $10.0 billion.
In September, Realty Income and KKR announced a European joint venture in which KKR would invest €528 million for a 49% interest, with Realty Income retaining 51% and managing the properties.
The proposed venture broadens its private capital funding options alongside its expanding investment platform.
On September 8th, the board raised the monthly dividend to $0.2715, or $3.258 annually, its 136th increase since listing in 1994.
The new payout represents approximately 73% of the midpoint of AFFO guidance, while interest rates, tenant credit, and investment execution remain important risks.
Deep Dive: Click here to download (for free) our most recent 3-Page Sure Analysis PDF report on Realty Income (O).
High Dividend Stock #4: NNN REIT, Inc. (NNN)
- Dividend Risk Score: C
- Dividend Yield: 6.1%
NNN REIT, Inc. owns a large portfolio of single-tenant properties leased primarily under long-term triple-net agreements.
Tenants generally pay property taxes, insurance, and maintenance, keeping NNN’s recurring capital requirements relatively low and supporting predictable cash flow.
NNN generated second-quarter 2026 adjusted funds from operations of $0.90 per share, up 5.9% year-over-year.
Occupancy improved to 99.1%, and the REIT completed $291 million of investments at a 7.3% initial cash cap rate and a 17.9-year weighted-average lease term.
Following the quarter, management increased 2026 AFFO guidance to $3.55 to $3.59 per share and raised its acquisition target to $700 million to $800 million.
The company also exercised a $200 million incremental term-loan option and negotiated lower pricing on both its term loan and revolving credit facility, improving financial flexibility as it expands the portfolio.
In July, NNN raised its quarterly dividend 3.3% to $0.62 per share.
That marked its 37th consecutive annual dividend increase, a record matched by very few publicly traded REITs.
High occupancy, long leases, disciplined acquisition yields, and a long dividend record strengthen the income case, although interest rates and tenant credit remain important risks.
Deep Dive: Click here to download (for free) our most recent 3-Page Sure Analysis PDF report on NNN REIT, Inc. (NNN).
High Dividend Stock #3: Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD)
- Dividend Risk Score: C
- Dividend Yield: 6.2%
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded midstream partnerships.
Its integrated system of pipelines, processing plants, fractionators, storage facilities, and export terminals earns primarily fee-based cash flows by transporting and handling natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined products, and petrochemicals.
Enterprise produced record second-quarter 2026 results, with net income attributable to common unitholders increasing 28% to $1.8 billion, or $0.84 per unit.
Adjusted EBITDA rose 17% to $2.8 billion, while operational distributable cash flow increased 21% to $2.3 billion and covered the quarterly distribution 1.9 times.
Co-CEO Jim Teague plans to retire on January 4th, 2027, when Randy Fowler will become sole CEO.
The partnership raised its quarterly distribution 2.8% to $0.56 per unit and repurchased $159 million of units during the quarter.
Enterprise has increased its distribution for nearly three decades, supported by a similarly durable record of cash-flow-per-unit growth.
Management expects 2026 growth capital spending of $2.9 billion to $3.4 billion, net of asset-sale proceeds.
Recently completed and upcoming projects should expand capacity and support stronger cash-flow growth in 2027, while the 1.9-times coverage ratio provides a meaningful cushion for the current distribution.
High Dividend Stock #2: Edison International (EIX)
- Dividend Risk Score: C
- Dividend Yield: 6.5%
Edison International is the parent of Southern California Edison, which supplies electricity to roughly 15 million people across Southern, Central, and Coastal California.
The company disposed of its smaller, nonregulated Trio advisory business during the second quarter of 2026.
Edison reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $534 million, or $1.39 per share, compared with $343 million, or $0.89 per share, a year earlier.
Core earnings increased to $592 million, or $1.54 per share, from $374 million, or $0.97 per share.
The improvement primarily reflected the adoption of Southern California Edison’s 2025 general rate case decision.
Management reaffirmed 2026 core EPS guidance of $5.90 to $6.20 and its longer-term target of 5% to 7% annual core EPS growth through 2030.
Wildfire exposure remains the central risk, and on October 1st Southern California Edison reported more than $1 billion in Eaton Fire compensation offers.
More than 15,300 community members had sought compensation through the program, but offers do not equal payments or establish the ultimate liability.
SCE recorded $1.6 billion of Eaton Fire settlement losses through June, alongside expected recoveries, and considered further material losses probable.
Edison’s $0.8775 quarterly dividend represents 23 consecutive years of growth, but the C Dividend Risk Score appropriately recognizes the unusually significant liability and regulatory risks.
High Dividend Stock #1: Altria Group, Inc. (MO)
- Dividend Risk Score: B
- Dividend Yield: 6.6%
Altria Group, Inc. owns the leading U.S. cigarette brand Marlboro along with Copenhagen, Skoal, on!, and NJOY.
Cigarettes still generate most of its profits, while oral nicotine and other smoke-free products are intended to offset persistent industry volume declines.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue net of excise taxes increased 1.2% to $5.36 billion, and adjusted EPS rose 2.8% to $1.48.
Pricing and cost control supported profits despite lower cigarette and oral tobacco shipment volumes.
Management narrowed full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $5.61 to $5.72, implying growth of 3.5% to 5.5%.
Altria is expanding on! PLUS nationally, although NJOY ACE is still not expected to return in 2026.
In August, Philip Morris USA announced a contract manufacturing arrangement with overseas Philip Morris International affiliates, with initial shipments expected in early 2027 and no material 2026 financial impact.
Helix and NJOY also challenged the FDA’s tobacco-product application rule in court, underscoring the regulatory uncertainty surrounding smoke-free expansion.
In August, the board increased the quarterly dividend 4.7% to $1.11 per share, lifting the annualized payout to $4.44.
That was Altria’s 61st dividend increase in 57 years.
The annualized dividend consumes approximately 78% of the midpoint of adjusted EPS guidance, leaving pricing power and continued cash generation essential to sustaining income.
Deep Dive: Click here to download (for free) our most recent 3-Page Sure Analysis PDF report on Altria Group, Inc. (MO).
The High Dividend 50 Series
The High Dividend 50 Series includes download links for our 3-Page Sure Analysis PDF Reports for the 50 highest-yielding Sure Analysis Research Database securities.
Securities are organized by yield, from highest to lowest.
- Oxford Square Capital Corp. (OXSQ)
- Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (IVR)
- Orchid Island Capital Inc. (ORC)
- ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. (ARR)
- Prospect Capital Corp. (PSEC)
- Dynex Capital, Inc. (DX)
- Saratoga Investment Corp. (SAR)
- CION Investment Corporation (CION)
- AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC)
- BCP Investment Corporation (BCIC)
- Horizon Technology Finance Corp. (HRZN)
- Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. (IIPR)
- PennantPark Investment Corporation (PNNT)
- PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (PFLT)
- Timbercreek Financial Corp. (TBCRF)
- Stellus Capital Investment Corp. (SCM)
- Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC)
- Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR)
- Trinity Capital Inc. (TRIN)
- NexPoint Residential Trust Inc. (NXRT)
- MSC Income Fund, Inc. (MSIF)
- Oxford Industries, Inc. (OXM)
- Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (HSHP)
- FinVolution Group (FINV)
- Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APYRF)
- PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT)
- Blue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL)
- Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC)
- Nexus Industrial REIT (EFRTF)
- Gladstone Capital Corp. (GLAD)
- Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL)
- Gladstone Commercial Corp. (GOOD)
- True North Commercial REIT (TUERF)
- Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (APAM)
- Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI)
- Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation (AMIVF)
- BTB Real Estate Investment Trust (BTBIF)
- Hess Midstream LP (HESM)
- Western Midstream Partners, LP (WES)
- SIR Royalty Income Fund (SIRZF)
- Delek Logistics Partners, LP (DKL)
- Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT)
- Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (FCMGF)
- Perrigo Company plc (PRGO)
- Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. (PZRIF)
- VICI Properties Inc (VICI)
- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (WD)
- Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. (SAMG)
- Firm Capital Property Trust (FRMUF)
- Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (BPZZF)
Final Thoughts
The ranking shows why a high starting yield must be considered alongside the source and durability of the underlying cash flow.
Altria leads the shortlist after its latest dividend increase, while Edison International offers a nearly identical yield with a very different risk profile centered on regulation and wildfire liabilities.
Enterprise Products, Realty Income, and NNN rely more heavily on contracted or lease-based cash flows, whereas Hormel and Albertsons depend on consumer demand, pricing, and operating execution.
Bank OZK offers a long dividend-growth record and modest payout ratio, while Solvay Bank provides locally focused income with greater trading-liquidity and concentration considerations, and Sonoco adds exposure to packaging demand and debt reduction.
Dividend Risk Scores of C or better provide a useful first screen, but they do not eliminate payout, valuation, interest-rate, regulatory, or company-specific risk.
The separate High Dividend 50 list illustrates this point even more clearly, as its highest yields include mortgage REITs, BDCs, royalty trusts, foreign securities, and other structures whose distributions may fluctuate substantially.
Comparing payout coverage, balance-sheet strength, business cyclicality, and the latest company developments remains essential before relying on any headline yield.
Other Sure Dividend Resources
- Dividend Kings: 50+ years of rising dividends
- Dividend Champions: 25+ years of rising dividends
- Dividend Aristocrats: 25+ years of rising dividends and in the S&P 500
- Monthly Dividend Stocks: Individual securities that pay out every month
- Royalty Stocks: Detailed royalty stocks list
- MLPs: Detailed MLP list
- REITs: Detailed REIT list
- BDCs: Detailed BDC list