Top 20 Highest Yielding Dividend Kings Now

Updated on February 25th, 2026 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:

Payout ratio
Dividend yield
Price-to-earnings ratio

You can see the full downloadable spreadsheet of all 57 Dividend Kings (along with important financial metrics such as dividend yields, payout ratios, and price-to-earnings ratios) by clicking on the link below:

Top 20 Highest Yielding Dividend Kings Now

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.

High Yield Dividend King #20: 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, meaning that Stepan is not beholden to just a handful of industries.

The surfactants business is Stepan’s largest by revenue, accounting for ~68% of total sales in the most recent quarter. A surfactant is an organic compound that contains both water-soluble and water-insoluble components.

Stepan posted third quarter earnings on October 29th, 2025. Adjusted earnings-per-share came to 48 cents, but that missed estimates widely by 13 cents. Revenue was up 8% year-over-year to $590 million, but also missed by $3.5 million.

Surfactants net sales were $422 million, a 10% increase from the year-ago period. Adjusted EBITDA fell $6.2 million, or 14%, due to volume contraction, higher startup expenses, and rising raw material prices.

Polymers net sales were $144 million, a 4% decline year-over-year. Volume was up 8%, while adjusted EBITDA was down 4%, or $1 million, due to lower unit margins and unfavorable mix.

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA was up $3.1 million, or 6%, year-over-year. Cash from operations was $69.8 million, while free cash flow was $40.2 million driven by reductions in working capital.

The dividend was raised by 2.6%, Stepan’s 58th consecutive annual increase.

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High Yield Dividend King #19: 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.

Archer-Daniels-Midland reported its third-quarter results for Fiscal Year (FY)2025 on November 4th, 2025. The company reported mixed Q3 2025 results, with adjusted EPS of $0.92, beating expectations by $0.07, while revenue of $20.37 billion declined 2.2% year over year and missed estimates.

Total segment operating profit fell 19% to $845 million, reflecting weaker industry margins, especially in biofuels. Despite softer profitability, year-to-date operating cash flow reached a strong $5.8 billion, supported by working capital improvements and portfolio optimization.

Segment performance remained uneven. Ag Services & Oilseeds declined 21%, driven primarily by a 93% collapse in Crushing profits due to weak biofuel demand and unfavorable trade conditions, though Ag Services itself surged 78% on strong North American exports.

Carbohydrate Solutions fell 26%, pressured by weak global demand and elevated corn costs, partially offset by strong results at Vantage Corn Processors.

Looking ahead, ADM revised full-year 2025 adjusted EPS guidance down to $3.25–$3.50.

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High Yield Dividend King #18: Consolidated Edison (ED)

Consolidated Edison is a holding company that delivers electricity, natural gas, and steam to its customers in New York City and Westchester County. The company has annual revenues of more than $16 billion.

On November 6th, 2025, Consolidated Edison reported third quarter results for the period ending September 30th, 2025. For the quarter, revenue increased 10.7% to $4.5 billion, which was $310 million ahead of estimates.

Adjusted earnings of $686 million, or $1.90 per share, compared to adjusted earnings of $583 million, or $1.68 per share, in the previous year. Adjusted earnings-per-share were also $0.15 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%. The company will update its forecast through 2030 in February of next year.

Consolidated Edison still expects capital investments of $38 billion for the 2025 to 2029 period, which was up from $28 billion previously. The company also expects capital investments of ~$72 billion over the next decade.

Consolidated Edison provided updated guidance for 2025 as well, with the company now expecting earnings-per-share in a range of $5.60 to $5.70 for the year, up from $5.50 to $5.70 previously.

The company expects 5% to 7% earnings growth from 2025 levels through 2029.

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High Yield Dividend King #17: Fortis (FTS)

Fortis is Canada’s largest investor-owned utility business with operations in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. It is cross-listed in Toronto and New York.

Fortis trades with a current after-tax yield of 3.0% (about 3.5% before the 15% withholding tax applied by the Canadian government).

Fortis is virtually 100% regulated with ~82% regulated electric and ~17% regulated gas. As well, ~64% of its assets are in the U.S., ~33% in Canada, and ~3% in the Caribbean.

About 93% of its assets are for transmission and distribution of electricity or gas, which provide essential services, leading to resilient earnings through the economic cycle.

Fortis reported Q3 2025 results on 11/04/25. For the quarter, its reported adjusted net earnings of CAD$441 million, up 5.0% versus Q3 2024, while adjusted net earnings-per-share (EPS) came in at C$0.87, up 2.4%.

The utility raised its quarterly dividend by 4.1% to C$0.64 per share, equating to an annualized payout of C$2.56 per share. It has a new capital investment plan of $28.8 billion for 2026 to 2030.

The year-to-date results provide a bigger picture. Adjusted net earnings rose 9.4% to CAD$1.3 billion, while adjusted net EPS rose 7.3% to C$2.63. Capital spending year to date was C$4.2 billion, while the total capital investment for the year is now expected to be C$5.6 billion.

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High Yield Dividend King #16: 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 October 28th, 2025, H2O America reported third quarter results for the period ending September 30th, 2025. For the quarter, revenue improved 6.9% to $240.6 million, which beat estimates by $2.1 million.

Earnings-per-share of $1.27 compared favorably to earnings-per-share of $1.18 in the prior year and was $0.09 better than expected.

For the quarter, higher water rates overall added $21.2 million to results and higher customer usage added $700K. Operating production expenses totaled $175.9 million, which was a 6% increase from the prior year.

The increases were due to higher pensions costs, salaries and wages, and inflationary increases.

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High Yield Dividend King #15: Automatic Data Processing (ADP)

Automatic Data Processing is one of the largest business services outsourcing companies in the world, with more than 700,000 corporate customers.

The company provides payroll services, human resources technology, and other business operations. The company generates nearly $22 billion of annual revenues.

Automatic Data Processing released Q1 earnings results on October 29th, 2025.

Source: Investor Presentation

Adjusted earnings-per-share of $2.49 was $0.05 better than expected while revenue grew 7.2% to $5.18 billion and beat estimates by $50 million.

Employer Services revenue improved 7% to $3.49 billion while segment earnings were up 6% to $1.23 billion. PEO Service revenue also increased 7% to $1.69 billion, though segment earnings were down to $219 million.

Automatic Data Processing also has raised its dividend 10.4% to $1.70, extending the company’s dividend growth streak to 51 consecutive years.

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High Yield Dividend King #14: PepsiCo Inc. (PEP)

PepsiCo is a global food and beverage company that generates almost $94 billion in annual sales. The company’s products include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Frito-Lay chips, Gatorade, Tropicana orange juice and Quaker foods.

The company has more than 20 $1 billion brands in its portfolio.

On February 3rd, 2026, PepsiCo announced that it would increase its annualized dividend by 4.0% to $5.92 starting with the payment that was made in June 2026, extending the company’s dividend growth streak to 54 consecutive years.

That same day, PepsiCo released fourth quarter and full year results for the period ending December 31st, 2025. For the quarter, revenue grew 5.6% to $29.3 billion, which beat estimates by $370 million.

Adjusted earnings-per-share of $2.26 compared favorably to $1.96 the prior year, which was $0.02 more than expected.

For the year, revenue grew 2.3% to $93.9 billion while adjusted earnings-per-share of $8.14 was down from $8.16 in 2024. Organic sales grew 2.1% for the quarter and 1.7% for the year.

For the quarter, food volume fell 2% while beverages grew 1%. PepsiCo Beverages North America’s organic revenue improved 2% for the period even as volume decreased by 4%.

Revenue for PepsiCo Foods North America as lower by 1%, largely due to divestitures. Food volume declined 1%.

The International Beverages segment grew 2% due to 3% volume growth. Revenues in Europe/Middle East/Africa were up 5%. Food volume declined 5%, but this was offset by a 1% gain in beverages.

Currency was a 7% headwind for this region. Latin America Foods increased 5% and Asia Pacific Foods grew 4%.

PepsiCo provided guidance for 2026 as well, with the company expecting organic sales in a range of 2% to 4%. The company expects earnings-per-share growth in a range of 4% to 6%.

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High Yield Dividend King #13: 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 with about $24 billion in annual revenue.

Genuine Parts is also a Dividend King, having raised its dividend for an incredible 69 consecutive years.

Genuine Parts posted third quarter earnings on October 21st, 2025, and results were mixed. Adjusted earnings-per-share came to $1.98, which missed by a penny.

Revenue was up 5% year-over-year to $6.3 billion, beating estimates by $180 million. Sales were up due to a 2.3% increase in comparable sales, a 1.8% gain from acquisitions, and a 0.8% tailwind from forex translation.

The Industrial segment saw sales gain 4.6% to $2.3 billion, which was due to a 3.7% increase in comparable sales, a 1.1% gain from acquisitions, and a 0.2% unfavorable impact from forex.

Automotive segment sales were 5% higher to $4 billion. This was due to a 2.3% benefit from acquisitions, a 1.6% increase in comparable sales, and a 1.1% favorable impact from forex.

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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 into a regional powerhouse in the Mid-Atlantic with about $30 billion in total assets, and annual revenue of about a billion dollars.

The company has a long dividend history, with a very impressive 52 consecutive years of dividend increases.

United posted fourth quarter and full-year earnings on January 22nd, 2026, and results were better than expected on both the top and bottom lines. Earnings came to 91 cents per share, beating estimates by a nickel.

Revenue was up almost 22% year-over-year to $318.4 million, beating estimates by $2.89 million. Earnings came to $129 million, higher from $94 million a year earlier.

Net interest income was up 24%, or $55 million, from a year earlier. Average earning assets were up $3.3 billion, or 12%, driven by higher loans and leases, primarily. These were mostly driven by the Piedmont acquisition.

The cost of funds fell 39 basis points, and net interest margin was a very impressive 3.83%, up from 3.49% a year ago. Non-interest income was 6% higher, driven by fees in brokerage services, primarily.

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High Yield Dividend King #11: 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.

On February 4th, 2026, Stanley Black & Decker announced fourth quarter and full year results. For the quarter, revenue was unchanged at $3.7 billion, but this was $80 million below estimates.

Adjusted earnings-per-share of $1.41 compared to $1.49 in the prior year, but this was $0.13 better than expected. For the year, revenue fell 2% to $15.1 billion while adjusted earnings-per-share of $4.67 compared to $4.36 in 2024.

Company-wide organic growth declined 3% for the quarter and was lower by 1% for the year. Organic sales for Tools & Outdoor, the largest segment within the company, was lower by 4% for the quarter.

North America was down 5%, Europe decreased 3%, and the rest of the world fell 4%. Results were pressured by power tool demand in retail channels in North America and a weak economic backdrop in several markets.

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High Yield Dividend King #10: Canadian Utilities (CDUAF)

Canadian Utilities is a $8.14 billion 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.

The company prides itself on having Canada’s longest consecutive years of dividend increases, with a 53-year streak. Unless otherwise noted, US dollars are used in this research report.

On November 7th, 2025, Canadian Utilities posted its Q3 results for the period ending September 30th, 2025. Adjusted earnings were $76.7 million ($0.28 per share), up $4.3 million ($0.01 per share) year-over-year.

Growth in adjusted earnings was driven primarily by continued rate base expansion in ATCO Energy Systems and higher approved rates in ATCO Gas Australia under the new AA6 regulatory period.

These positive factors were partially offset by the lower 2025 ROE, the completion of ECM funding recorded in the prior year, lower interest income, the timing of certain expenses, and the reduced earnings contribution from ATCO Energy following its transfer to ATCO in 2024.

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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.

Black Hills Corporation reported its fourth quarter earnings results in February. The company generated revenue of $635 million during the quarter, which was 6% more than the previous year’s fourth quarter.

Black Hills Corporation generated earnings-per-share of $1.41 during the fourth quarter, which was in line with the consensus analyst estimate. Earnings-per-share were up $0.04 versus the previous year’s quarter.

Q4 and Q1 are seasonally stronger quarters due to higher natural gas demand for heating, which was again showcased by the above-average profitability during the most recent quarter. Black Hills Corporation forecasts earnings-per-share of $4.25 to $4.45 for the current fiscal year.

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High Yield Dividend King #8: 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.

On November 5th, 2025 the company reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025. The company posted a net loss of $0.73 per share for Q3, nearly unchanged from a $0.71 per share loss in the same quarter a year ago.

On a year-to-date basis covering the first nine months of 2025 the firm achieved net income of $1.36 per share, up from $0.88 per share in the prior year, with an adjusted net income of $1.52 per share.

Revenue for the nine-month period rose to approximately $895.2 million from about $782.1 million a year earlier, reflecting the impact of acquisitions and rate increases.

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High Yield Dividend King #7: Target Corporation (TGT)

Target is a major retailer with operations solely in the U.S. market. Its business consists of about 1,850 big box stores, which offer general merchandise and food, as well as serving as distribution points for the company’s burgeoning e-commerce business.

Target should produce more than $100 billion in total revenue this year. The company also sports an extremely impressive dividend increase streak of 57 years.

Target posted third quarter earnings on November 19th, 2025, and results were slightly better than expected. Adjusted earnings-per-share came to $1.78, which was seven cents ahead of estimates.

Revenue was $25.3 billion, meeting expectations, but declining just over 1% year-over-year. Sales were off 1.5% year-over-year, reflecting merchandise sales declines of 1.9%, partially offset by a 17.7% increase in non-merchandise sales.

Comparable sales were off 2.7%, missing estimates for a 2.1% decline. Physical store sales fell 3.8% on a comparable basis, partially offset by digital comparable sales growth of 2.4%.

Operating income was $1.1 billion on an adjusted basis, with gross margin off 10 basis points to 28.2% of revenue. This reflected merchandising pressure from increased markdowns.

Share repurchases were $152 million during the quarter at an average price of $91.59. The company has about $8.3 billion in remaining repurchase capacity under the 2021 authorization that is still incomplete.

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High Yield Dividend King #6: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)

Federal Realty is one of the larger real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the United States. The trust was founded in 1962 and concentrates on high-income, densely populated coastal markets in the US, allowing it to charge more per square foot than its competition.

On October 31, 2025, Federal Realty Investment Trust reported third-quarter 2025 results, though the detailed earnings release did not yet provide full financial metrics such as earnings per share or funds from operations for the quarter.

The company reiterated its strong fundamentals, including high-quality coastal retail-and-mixed-use properties in affluent markets, and noted that its leasing activity and occupancy trends remain resilient amid economic uncertainty.

Comparable property operating income growth had been in the low single-digit range in prior periods, and portfolio occupancy and lease rates have historically been above 93% and 95%, respectively, in recent quarters.

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

Kenvue 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.

While Kenvue is a new, standalone business, it carries Johnson & Johnson’s 60+ year dividend increase streak.

On November 3rd, 2025, it was announced that Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) had agreed to purchase Kenvue. The enterprise value of the acquisition is $48.7 billion. Shareholders will receive $3.50 in cash and 0.14625 shares of Kimberly-Clark stock for each Kenvue share that they own.

This works out to a total value of $21.01 per Kenvue share based on the closing price of KMB on October 31st, 2025. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026.

That same day, Kenvue reported third quarter results for the period ending September 28th, 2025. For the quarter, revenue decreased 3.5% to $3.76 billion, which was $60 million below estimates.

Adjusted earnings-per-share of $0.28 matched last year’s results and was $0.02 better than expected.

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High Yield Dividend King #4: Kimberly-Clark (KMB)

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

It operates through two segments that each house many popular brands: Personal Care Segment (Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Poise) and the Consumer Tissue segment (Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, and Viva), generating about $20 billion in annual revenue.

Kimberly-Clark posted third quarter earnings on October 30th, 2025, and results were better than expected on both the top and bottom lines.

Adjusted earnings-per-share came to $1.82, which was seven cents ahead of estimates. Revenue was flat year-over-year at $4.15 billion, but did best estimates by $50 million.

Sales included negative impacts of about 2.2% from the exit of the private label diaper business in the US. Organic sales were up 2.5%, which was driven by a 2.4% gain in volume, while portfolio mix and price were flat.

Gross margin was 36.8% of revenue on an adjusted basis, off 170 basis points year-over-year. This reflected strong productivity gains that were more than offset by unfavorable pricing net of cost inflation.

Operating profit was $683 million on an adjusted basis, driven by lower marketing and R&D costs, as well as efficiency efforts. Net interest expense was $59 million, up from $49 million a year ago.

We now see $7.50 in adjusted earnings-per-share for this year, which would be the highest since 2020, if achieved. Separately, Kimberly-Clark announced its intention to buy Kenvue (KVUE) for $48.7 billion in a cash and stock deal.

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High Yield Dividend King #3: Hormel Foods (HRL)

Hormel Foods was founded in 1891 in Minnesota. Since that time, the company has grown into a juggernaut in the food products industry with about $12 billion in annual revenue.

Hormel has kept 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.

The company sells its products in 80 countries worldwide, and its brands include Skippy, SPAM, Applegate, Justin’s, and more than 30 others. In addition, Hormel is a member of the Dividend Kings, having increased its dividend for 60 consecutive years.

Hormel posted fourth quarter and full-year earnings on December 4th, 2025.

Source: Investor Presentation

The company saw 32 cents in adjusted earnings-per-share for the quarter, beating estimates by two cents. Revenue was up 1.6% year-over-year and missed estimates by $30 million, coming in at $3.19 billion.

Adjusted operating margin was 7.7% of revenue, while cash flow from operations was $323 million. Volumes in the fourth quarter were flat in the retail segment, down 5% in foodservice, and down 7% in the international segment.

Hormel raised its dividend for the 60th consecutive year, this time adding 0.9% to a new payout of $1.20 per share annually. We start 2026 with an estimate of $1.47 in adjusted earnings-per-share.

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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. With 55 years of dividend increases, Universal Corporation is a Dividend King.

Universal Corporation reported its second quarter earnings results in November. The company generated revenue of $754 million during the quarter, which was considerably more than the revenues that Universal Corporation generated during the previous period.

Revenues were also up on a year-over-year basis. Since Universal Corporation’s business results depend on weather to some degree, ups and downs in its quarterly results are to be expected. Universal’s cost of goods sold was up versus the previous year’s quarter.

Universal’s adjusted earnings-per-share totaled $1.36 during the quarter. In 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.

The decline in the U.S. smoking rate continues, though it has recently recovered some. In response to the negative long-term trend, Altria has invested heavily in new products that appeal to changing consumer preferences.

On October 30, 2025, Altria Group, Inc. released its 2025 third-quarter results. For the quarter, the company reported net revenues of approximately $6.1 billion, a year-over-year decline of around 3%, driven mainly by lower net revenues in its smokeable and oral tobacco products segments.

Net revenues after excise taxes also dipped by roughly 1.7%. Despite this revenue pressure, Altria delivered stronger profitability with reported diluted earnings per share of about $1.41 and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.45, an increase of about 3.6% compared with the prior year, reflecting higher adjusted operating companies income, cost efficiencies and fewer shares outstanding.

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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.