2025 High Dividend Stocks List

Article updated on November 21st, 2025 by Bob Ciura

Spreadsheet data updated daily

High dividend stocks are stocks with a dividend yield well in excess of the market average dividend yield of ~1.3%.

The resources in this report focus on truly high yielding securities, often with dividend yields multiples higher than the market average.

Resource #1: The High Dividend Stocks List Spreadsheet

Note: The spreadsheet uses the Wilshire 5000 as the universe of securities from which to select, plus a few additional securities we screen for with 5%+ dividend yields.

The free high dividend stocks list spreadsheet has our full list of ~140 individual securities (stocks, REITs, MLPs, etc.) with 5%+ dividend yields.

The high dividend stocks spreadsheet has important metrics to help you find compelling ultra high yield income investing ideas. These metrics include:

Market cap
Payout ratio
Dividend yield
Trailing P/E ratio
Annualized 5-year dividend growth rate

Resource #2: The 7 Best High Yield Stocks NowThis resource analyzes the 7 best high-yield stocks in detail. The criteria we use to rank high dividend securities in this resource are:

Is in the 870+ income security Sure Analysis Research Database
Rank based on dividend yield, from highest to lowest
Dividend Risk Scores of C or better
Based in the U.S.

Additionally, a maximum of three stocks are allowed for any single sector to ensure diversification.

Resource #3: The High Dividend 50 SeriesThe High Dividend 50 Series is where we analyze the 50 highest-yielding securities in the Sure Analysis Research Database. The series consists of 50 stand-alone analysis reports on these securities.

Resource #4: More High-Yield Investing Research– How to calculate your income per month based on dividend yield– The risks of high-yield investing– Other high dividend research

The 7 Best High Yield Stocks Now

This resource analyzes the 7 best high yielding securities in the Sure Analysis Research Database as ranked by the following criteria:

Rank based on dividend yield, from lowest to highest
Dividend Risk Scores of C or better
Based in the U.S.

Note: Ranking data is from the current edition of the Sure Analysis spreadsheet.

Additionally, a maximum of three stocks are allowed for any single market sector to ensure diversification.

It’s difficult to define ‘best’. Here, we are using ‘best’ in terms of highest yields with reasonable and better dividend safety.

A tremendous amount of research goes into finding these 7 high yield securities. We analyze more than 850 income securities every quarter in the Sure Analysis Research Database. This is real analysis done by our analyst team, not a quick computer screen.

“So I think it was just looking at different companies and I always thought if you looked at 10 companies, you’d find one that’s interesting, if you’d look at 20, you’d find two, or if you look at 100 you’ll find 10. The person that turns over the most rocks wins the game. I’ve also found this to be true in my personal investing.”– Investing legend Peter Lynch

Click here to download a PDF report for just one of the 850+ income securities we cover in Sure Analysis to get an idea of the level of work that goes into finding compelling income investments for our audience.

The 7 best high yield securities are listed in order by dividend yield below, from lowest to highest.

High Dividend Stock #7: Eastman Chemical (EMN)

Dividend Yield: 5.8%
Dividend Risk Score: C

Eastman Chemical is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day.

It serves transportation, consumables, building and construction, animal nutrition, crop protection, energy, personal and home care, amongst other markets.

On November 3rd, 2025, Eastman Chemical reported its Q3 results. For the quarter, sales declined by 11% to $2.20 billion.

Revenue decreased primarily due to a 10% lower sales/volume mix and a 1% lower selling price, reflecting weaker demand in consumer discretionary end markets and continued customer inventory reductions.

Additives & Functional Products sales fell 4%, Advanced Materials declined 7%, Chemical Intermediates declined 16%, and Fibers fell 24%. Adjusted EPS decreased by 50% to $1.14.

Management emphasized strong execution on cash generation, delivering $402 million in operating cash flow (roughly in line with last year) supported by about $200 million in inventory reduction and continued cost-cutting efforts.

The company remains on track to achieve more than $75 million in net cost reductions this year and an additional $100 million in 2026.

Despite the challenging macroeconomic and trade environment, Eastman continues to focus on cash flow discipline, structural cost reductions, and progress in its circular economy initiatives.

Looking ahead, management expects 2025 adjusted EPS between $5.40 and $5.65 and operating cash flow approaching $1 billion, aided by cost savings, stable pricing, and a ramp-up in Renew rPET volumes.

For the year, we expect EPS of $5.55.

Click here to download our most recent Sure Analysis report on EMN (preview of page 1 of 3 shown below):

High Dividend Stock #6: NNN REIT Inc. (NNN)

Dividend Yield: 5.7%
Dividend Risk Score: C

National Retail Properties is a REIT that owns single-tenant, net-leased retail properties across the United States.

National Retail has offered consistent growth with markedly low volatility. It is also characterized by very high occupancy rates; its 15-year low occupancy rate is 96% and it typically ranges between 98%-99%.

On November 4, 2025, NNN REIT reported third-quarter 2025 core FFO of $0.85 per share and AFFO of $0.86 per share, up 1.2% and 2.4% year over year, respectively, with annualized base rent at quarter-end rising over 7% to $912 million.

Portfolio occupancy temporarily dipped to 97.5% after NNN unwound a 64-asset restaurant re-tenanting amidthird-party legal dispute; management has already resolved or sold 27 of those assets and expects occupancy to exceed 98% by year-end.

Operationally, renewals were a “home run”: 92 of 100 expiring leases renewed, at rents averaging 108% of prior levels, while seven vacancies were back-filled at 124% of former rents.

Investment activity remained robust: NNN acquired 57 properties for $283 million at a 7.3% initial cap (nearly 18-year average term) and, year-to-date, $750 million across 184 assets at a 7.4% cap.

Click here to download our most recent Sure Analysis report on NNN (preview of page 1 of 3 shown below):

High Dividend Stock #5: Franklin Resources (BEN)

Dividend Yield: 6.0%
Dividend Risk Score: B

Franklin Resources offers investment management (which makes up the bulk of fees the company collects) and related services to its customers, including sales, distribution, and shareholder servicing.

As of September 30th, 2025, assets under management (AUM) totaled $1.661 trillion. On July 31st, 2020, Franklin Resources acquired Legg Mason (previous ticker LM) for $4.5 billion in cash, to go along with the assumption of $2 billion in debt.

On November 7th, 2025, Franklin Resources reported fourth quarter 2025 results. Total assets under management equaled $1.661 trillion, up $49 billion sequentially, as a result of $54 billion of net market change, distributions, and other, and $7.2 billion of cash management net inflows, partly offset by $11.9 billion of long-term net outflows.

For the quarter, operating revenue totaled $2.344 billion, up 6% year-over-year. On an adjusted basis, net income equaled $358 million or $0.67 per share, up 14% from $0.59 in Q4 2024. During Q4, Franklin repurchased 2.6 million shares of stock for $67 million.

Click here to download our most recent Sure Analysis report on BEN (preview of page 1 of 3 shown below):

High Dividend Stock #4: Universal Corp. (UVV)

Dividend Yield: 6.1%
Dividend Risk Score: C

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

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%.

Click here to download our most recent Sure Analysis report on UVV (preview of page 1 of 3 shown below):

High Dividend Stock #3: Blue Owl Capital (OWL)

Dividend Yield: 6.4%
Dividend Risk Score: C

Blue Owl Capital is one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers that offers primarily permanent capital solutions to clients.

It is headquartered in New York City and went public in 2021. Its largest business segment is direct lending, but it also offers general partner private equity investment solutions and manages real estate and digital infrastructure investments.

On October 30, 2025, Blue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL) reported third-quarter 2025 results showing fee-related earnings of $0.24 per share and distributable earnings of $0.22 per share while declaring a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per Class A share payable November 24, 2025.

The company reported assets under management of approximately $295 billion as of September 30, 2025, supported by meaningful fundraising across its Credit, Real Assets and GP Strategic Capital platforms.

Management emphasized strong investor demand for private-market financing solutions, pointing to digital infrastructure, net-lease real estate, and middle-market direct lending as key growth areas while noting non-accruals remain minimal and credit quality stable.

Although net investment income per share declined sequentially to $0.37, down from $0.42 in the prior quarter, and net asset value per share slipped to $14.89, management reaffirmed that these fluctuations primarily reflect timing and accounting items rather than operational stress.

The firm highlighted recent fund launches, including a $1 billion digital infrastructure vehicle and a larger net-lease program, as evidence of its scalable platform.

Click here to download our most recent Sure Analysis report on OWL (preview of page 1 of 3 shown below):

High Dividend Stock #2: Altria Group (MO)

Dividend Yield: 6.5%
Dividend Risk Score: B

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.

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.

Click here to download our most recent Sure Analysis report on Altria (preview of page 1 of 3 shown below):

High Dividend Stock #1: Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD)

Dividend Yield: 6.9%
Dividend Risk Score: C

Enterprise Products Partners was founded in 1968. It is structured as a Master Limited Partnership, or MLP, and operates as an oil and gas storage and transportation company.

Enterprise Products has a large asset base which consists of nearly 50,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and refined products pipelines.

It also has storage capacity of more than 250 million barrels. These assets collect fees based on volumes of materials transported and stored.

On July 28, 2025, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2025. Distributable cash flow was $1.9 billion, up 7% from the prior year, with a coverage ratio of 1.6 times. Net income per common unit increased 3% to $0.66 from $0.64.

Adjusted cash flow from operations remained at $2.1 billion, and the company declared a distribution of $0.545 per common unit, a 3.8% increase year-over-year. EPD repurchased 3.6 million common units for $110 million and invested $1.3 billion in capital, including $1.2 billion for growth projects.

Click here to download our most recent Sure Analysis report on EPD (preview of page 1 of 3 shown below):

The High Dividend 50 Series

The High Dividend 50 Series is a once-a-year individual analysis of the 50 highest-yielding Sure Analysis Research Database stocks, excluding royalty trusts, BDCs, REITs, and MLPs.

Click on a company’s name to view the high dividend 50 series article for that company. A link to the specific Sure Analysis Research Database report page for each security is included as well.

More High-Yield Investing Resources

How To Calculate Your Monthly Income Based On Dividend Yield

A common question for income investors is “how much money can I expect to receive per month from my investment?”

To find your monthly income, follow these steps:

Find your investment’s dividend yieldNote: Dividend yield can be calculated as dividends per share divided by share price
Multiply it by the current value of your holdingNote: If you haven’t yet invested, multiply dividend yield by the amount you plan to invest
Divide this number by 12 to find monthly income

To find the monthly income from your entire portfolio, repeat the above calculation for each of your holdings and add them together.

You can also use this formula backwards to find the dividend yield you need from your investments to make a certain amount of monthly dividend income.

The example below assumes you want to know what dividend yield you need on a $240,000 investment to generate $1,000/month in dividend income.

Multiply $1,000 by 12 to find annual income target of $12,000
Divide $12,000 by your investment amount of $240,000 to find your target yield of 5.0%

In practice most dividend stocks pay dividends quarterly, so you would actually receive 3x the monthly amount quarterly instead of receiving a payment every month. However, some stocks do actually pay monthly dividends.

You can see our monthly dividend stocks list here.The Risks Of High-Yield Investing

Investing in high-yield stocks is a great way to generate income. But it is not without risks.

First, stock prices fluctuate. Investors need to understand their risk tolerance before investing in high dividend stocks. Share price fluctuations means that your investment can (and almost certainly will) decline in value, at least temporarily (and possibly permanently) do to market volatility.

Second, businesses grow and decline. Investing in a stock gives you fractional ownership in the underlying business. Some businesses grow over time. These businesses are likely to pay higher dividends over time.

The Dividend Champions are an excellent example of this; each has paid rising dividends for 25+ consecutive years.

What’s dangerous is when a business declines. Dividends are paid out of a company’s cash flows. If the business sees its cash flows decline, or worse is losing money, it may reduce or eliminate its dividend.

Business decline is a real risk with high yield investing. Business declines often coincide with and or accelerate during recessions.

A company’s payout ratio gives a good gauge of how much ‘room’ a company has to pay its dividend. The payout ratio is calculated as dividends divided by income.

The lower the payout ratio, the better, because dividends have more earnings coverage.

A company with a payout ratio over 100% is paying out more in dividends than it is making in profits, a long-term unsustainable situation.

For example, a company with a payout ratio of 50% is making double in income what it is paying out in dividends, so it has ‘room’ for earnings to decline significantly without reducing its dividend.

Third, management teams can change their dividend policies. Even if a company isn’t declining, the company’s management team may change priorities and reduce or eliminate its dividend.

In practice, this typically occurs if a company has a high level of debt and wants to focus on debt reduction. But it could in theory happen to any dividend paying stock.

The risks of high yield investing can be reduced (but not eliminated) by investing in higher quality businesses in a diversified portfolio of 20 or more stocks.

This reduces both business decline risk (by investing in high quality businesses) and the shock to your portfolio if any one stock does reduce or eliminate its dividend (through diversification).Other High Dividend Research

The free spreadsheet of 5%+ dividend yield stocks in this article gives you more than 140 high yield income securities to review. You can download it below:

Investors should continue to monitor each stock to make sure their fundamentals and growth remain on track, particularly among stocks with extremely high dividend yields.

See the resources below to generate additional compelling investment ideas for dividend growth stocks and/or high-yield investment securities.