Is the highest dividend yield always the best income stock?

Not necessarily. A very high yield can result from a falling share price rather than a generous payout — the market may be pricing in a future dividend cut. Check the P/E column alongside yield, and see our dividend cover glossary entry for the sustainability check experienced investors actually use.

Why isn't this the same list every time I check?

Dividend yield moves whenever the share price moves, since yield = annual dividend ÷ price. A stock can fall out of a top-yield list simply because its price rose, with no change to the dividend itself.

Do all companies on this list pay dividends every quarter?

Payment frequency varies by company and by exchange — many UK-listed companies pay twice a year (interim and final), while many US-listed companies pay quarterly. This list ranks by trailing annual yield regardless of how it's split across payments.

What's the difference between dividend yield and dividend growth?

Yield is a snapshot of income relative to today's price. Dividend growth is how much the payout itself has increased over time — a lower-yielding stock with a strong growth track record can outperform a high-yielder with a frozen payout over the long run. This site shows trailing yield only, not historical growth.

Can dividend yields shown here change without warning?

Yes — a company can cut, suspend or raise its dividend at any board decision, and our figures reflect the last reported payout as of the snapshot date, not a forward guarantee.

Where does this dividend data come from?

Data is sourced directly from Yahoo Finance as a periodic snapshot, dated on this page. This is a reference tool for research, not investment advice — always verify current payout status with the company or a licensed broker before making a decision.

Highest Dividend Yield Stocks

✓ Ranked directly from Yahoo Finance data · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026 · Updated: 28 October 2026

Stocks with the highest trailing dividend yields in our coverage. Work out income from holdings with our payout calculators.

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#	Ticker	Company	Dividend Yield	Price	P/E	Sector	Exchange
1	NHTC	Natural Health Trends Corp.	25.16%	$1.59	—	Consumer Cyclical	NASDAQ
2	SSTK	Shutterstock, Inc.	23.92%	$5.74	—	Communication Services	NYSE
3	DHT	DHT Holdings, Inc.	23.38%	$20.87	7.10	Energy	NYSE
4	EARN	Ellington Credit Company	22.02%	$4.36	15.57	Financial Services	NYSE
5	IVR	Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.	20.00%	$7.20	4.56	Real Estate	NYSE
6	PSEC	Prospect Capital Corporation	18.92%	$2.23	37.17	Financial Services	NASDAQ
7	TCPC	BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.	18.67%	$4.07	—	Financial Services	NASDAQ
8	ORC	Orchid Island Capital, Inc.	18.32%	$6.55	3.74	Real Estate	NYSE
9	ABR	Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.	17.90%	$5.25	58.33	Real Estate	NYSE
10	ARR	ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.	17.61%	$16.35	3.71	Real Estate	NYSE
11	PMT	PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	16.60%	$9.64	6.69	Real Estate	NYSE
12	MFA	MFA Financial, Inc.	16.09%	$8.95	8.86	Real Estate	NYSE
13	RWT	Redwood Trust, Inc.	15.96%	$4.51	—	Real Estate	NYSE
14	DX	Dynex Capital, Inc.	15.81%	$12.90	4.12	Real Estate	NYSE
15	JACK	Jack in the Box Inc.	15.71%	$16.14	—	Consumer Cyclical	NASDAQ
16	CIM	Chimera Investment Corporation	15.46%	$11.64	—	Real Estate	NYSE
17	NMFC	New Mountain Finance Corporation	15.22%	$7.48	—	Financial Services	NASDAQ
18	SCM	Stellus Capital Investment Corporation	15.14%	$8.78	8.52	Financial Services	NYSE
19	NAT	Nordic American Tankers Limited	14.90%	$7.25	12.50	Energy	NYSE
20	HRZN	Horizon Technology Finance Corporation	14.88%	$4.84	13.08	Financial Services	NASDAQ
21	ARI	Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.	14.53%	$6.88	8.60	Real Estate	NYSE
22	TSQ	Townsquare Media, Inc.	14.23%	$5.62	—	Communication Services	NYSE
23	MITT	TPG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.	14.12%	$6.80	9.07	Real Estate	NYSE
24	WHF	WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.	14.04%	$7.10	9.10	Financial Services	NASDAQ
25	PFLT	PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.	13.53%	$7.39	14.49	Financial Services	NYSE
26	AGNC	AGNC Investment Corp.	13.52%	$10.65	5.30	Real Estate	NASDAQ
27	CHMI	Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation	13.51%	$2.96	14.10	Real Estate	NYSE
28	LAND	Land Securities Group Plc	13.39%	£6.63	14.41	Real Estate	London Stock Exchange
29	NLY	Annaly Capital Management, Inc.	13.15%	$22.81	5.51	Real Estate	NYSE
30	ACRE	Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation	13.13%	$4.57	—	Real Estate	NYSE
31	WU	The Western Union Company	13.09%	$7.18	5.79	Financial Services	NYSE
32	EPM	Evolution Petroleum Corporation	13.04%	$3.68	—	Energy	NYSE American
33	PNNT	PennantPark Investment Corporation	12.83%	$3.74	24.93	Financial Services	NYSE
34	CSWC	Capital Southwest Corporation	12.37%	$24.58	13.58	Financial Services	NASDAQ
35	STWD	Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	11.94%	$16.08	27.25	Real Estate	NYSE
36	CLPR	Clipper Realty Inc.	11.84%	$3.21	—	Real Estate	NYSE
37	CHCT	Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated	11.83%	$15.00	22.39	Real Estate	NYSE
38	FRO	Frontline plc	11.67%	$46.12	6.91	Energy	NYSE
39	SPOK	Spok Holdings, Inc.	11.67%	$10.71	18.79	Healthcare	NASDAQ
40	BGS	B&G Foods, Inc.	11.55%	$3.29	—	Consumer Defensive	NYSE
41	SLRC	SLR Investment Corp.	11.46%	$12.57	9.24	Financial Services	NASDAQ
42	RPT	Rithm Property Trust Inc.	11.13%	$12.94	—	Real Estate	NYSE
43	FDUS	Fidus Investment Corporation	10.94%	$19.63	9.48	Financial Services	NASDAQ
44	SGA	Saga Communications, Inc.	10.89%	$9.18	—	Communication Services	NASDAQ
45	HTGC	Hercules Capital, Inc.	10.66%	$17.63	8.73	Financial Services	NYSE
46	BDN	Brandywine Realty Trust	10.26%	$3.12	—	Real Estate	NYSE
47	GBDC	Golub Capital BDC, Inc.	10.15%	$13.00	19.70	Financial Services	NASDAQ
48	WHR	Whirlpool Corporation	9.90%	$39.30	12.93	Consumer Cyclical	NYSE
49	ARCC	Ares Capital Corporation	9.58%	$20.04	14.96	Financial Services	NASDAQ
50	CODI	Compass Diversified	9.45%	$11.67	—	Industrials	NYSE
51	LADR	Ladder Capital Corp	9.36%	$9.83	23.40	Real Estate	NYSE
52	RMR	The RMR Group Inc.	9.19%	$19.55	17.00	Real Estate	NASDAQ
53	GOOD	Gladstone Commercial Corporation	9.15%	$13.11	52.44	Real Estate	NASDAQ
54	WB	Weibo Corporation	9.08%	$6.72	5.55	Communication Services	NASDAQ
55	OXM	Oxford Industries, Inc.	9.07%	$30.87	—	Consumer Cyclical	NYSE
56	GLAD	Gladstone Capital Corporation	8.96%	$20.10	9.44	Financial Services	NASDAQ
57	NXRT	NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.	8.92%	$23.78	—	Real Estate	NYSE
58	MNRO	Monro, Inc.	8.43%	$13.29	57.78	Consumer Cyclical	NASDAQ
59	GNL	Global Net Lease, Inc.	8.33%	$9.12	—	Real Estate	NYSE
60	APAM	Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.	8.32%	$41.57	9.97	Financial Services	NYSE
61	SAMG	Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc.	8.25%	$10.17	72.64	Financial Services	NASDAQ
62	FLO	Flowers Foods, Inc.	7.97%	$6.27	24.12	Consumer Defensive	NYSE
63	CAG	Conagra Brands, Inc.	7.91%	$15.48	—	Consumer Defensive	NYSE
64	INSW	International Seaways, Inc.	7.83%	$104.50	6.68	Energy	NYSE
65	PRGO	Perrigo Company plc	7.77%	$14.92	—	Healthcare	NYSE
66	GLPI	Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.	7.74%	$41.92	12.26	Real Estate	NASDAQ
67	UTG	Unite Group PLC	7.69%	£4.90	—	Real Estate	London Stock Exchange
68	ASC	Ardmore Shipping Corporation	7.54%	$18.17	7.07	Industrials	NYSE
69	OLP	One Liberty Properties, Inc.	7.53%	$23.92	15.14	Real Estate	NYSE
70	PZZA	Papa John's International, Inc.	7.47%	$22.68	28.35	Consumer Cyclical	NASDAQ
71	LGEN	Legal & General Group Plc	7.41%	£2.96	26.88	Financial Services	London Stock Exchange
72	DEA	Easterly Government Properties, Inc.	7.40%	$24.31	127.95	Real Estate	NYSE
73	UHT	Universal Health Realty Income Trust	7.35%	$40.83	29.37	Real Estate	NYSE
74	BFS	Saul Centers, Inc.	7.26%	$32.52	33.53	Real Estate	NYSE
75	VICI	VICI Properties Inc.	7.24%	$25.42	9.85	Real Estate	NYSE
76	SBGI	Sinclair, Inc.	7.24%	$13.81	17.48	Communication Services	NASDAQ
77	TFSL	TFS Financial Corporation	7.23%	$17.57	48.81	Financial Services	NASDAQ
78	UVV	Universal Corporation	7.22%	$45.61	60.01	Consumer Defensive	NYSE
79	CTO	CTO Realty Growth, Inc.	7.10%	$21.49	15.57	Real Estate	NYSE
80	NOG	Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.	6.94%	$25.92	—	Energy	NYSE
81	ALX	Alexander's, Inc.	6.86%	$262.42	7.94	Real Estate	NYSE
82	SFL	SFL Corporation Ltd.	6.84%	$12.86	53.58	Industrials	NYSE
83	LMP	LondonMetric Property Plc	6.83%	£1.84	14.19	Real Estate	London Stock Exchange
84	ACCO	Acco Brands Corporation	6.79%	$4.42	7.13	Industrials	NYSE
85	IMB	Imperial Brands PLC	6.70%	£24.89	11.69	Consumer Defensive	London Stock Exchange
86	DEI	Douglas Emmett, Inc.	6.65%	$11.42	—	Real Estate	NYSE
87	NAVI	Navient Corporation	6.65%	$9.63	—	Financial Services	NASDAQ
88	GNK	Genco Shipping & Trading Limited	6.60%	$27.65	30.38	Industrials	NYSE
89	MTN	Vail Resorts, Inc.	6.58%	$134.96	29.09	Consumer Cyclical	NYSE
90	PK	Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.	6.55%	$15.26	—	Real Estate	NYSE
91	OMF	OneMain Holdings, Inc.	6.50%	$64.63	9.75	Financial Services	NYSE
92	GTN	Gray Media, Inc.	6.46%	$4.95	—	Communication Services	NYSE
93	MO	Altria Group, Inc.	6.45%	$68.88	14.50	Consumer Defensive	NYSE
94	KHC	The Kraft Heinz Company	6.44%	$24.85	—	Consumer Defensive	NASDAQ
95	CALM	Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.	6.44%	$74.63	11.26	Consumer Defensive	NASDAQ
96	UPS	United Parcel Service, Inc.	6.41%	$102.29	19.01	Industrials	NYSE
97	HIW	Highwoods Properties, Inc.	6.41%	$31.19	20.66	Real Estate	NYSE
98	WD	Walker & Dunlop, Inc.	6.38%	$42.61	38.04	Financial Services	NYSE
99	GIS	General Mills, Inc.	6.37%	$38.29	—	Consumer Defensive	NYSE
100	ET	Energy Transfer LP	6.33%	$21.50	14.73	Energy	NYSE

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the highest dividend yield always the best income stock?: Not necessarily. A very high yield can result from a falling share price rather than a generous payout — the market may be pricing in a future dividend cut. Check the P/E column alongside yield, and see our dividend cover glossary entry for the sustainability check experienced investors actually use.
Why isn't this the same list every time I check?: Dividend yield moves whenever the share price moves, since yield = annual dividend ÷ price. A stock can fall out of a top-yield list simply because its price rose, with no change to the dividend itself.
Do all companies on this list pay dividends every quarter?: Payment frequency varies by company and by exchange — many UK-listed companies pay twice a year (interim and final), while many US-listed companies pay quarterly. This list ranks by trailing annual yield regardless of how it's split across payments.
What's the difference between dividend yield and dividend growth?: Yield is a snapshot of income relative to today's price. Dividend growth is how much the payout itself has increased over time — a lower-yielding stock with a strong growth track record can outperform a high-yielder with a frozen payout over the long run. This site shows trailing yield only, not historical growth.
Can dividend yields shown here change without warning?: Yes — a company can cut, suspend or raise its dividend at any board decision, and our figures reflect the last reported payout as of the snapshot date, not a forward guarantee.
Where does this dividend data come from?: Data is sourced directly from Yahoo Finance as a periodic snapshot, dated on this page. This is a reference tool for research, not investment advice — always verify current payout status with the company or a licensed broker before making a decision.

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