Highest Sustainable Dividend Yields
Big yields, filtered for a payout you can trust
Updated July 6, 2026
A high dividend yield is one of two things: a generous, well-covered income stream, or a warning that the market expects the payout to be cut. The yield alone can’t tell you which — a falling stock price mechanically lifts the yield right up until the dividend gets slashed. That’s the dividend trap, and the screens that just sort by yield walk straight into it.
So this list filters for sustainability: we drop names paying out more than 90% of their earnings, and the loss-makers, before ranking by yield. (REITs are kept regardless — they distribute from cash flow, so an earnings-based payout reads high by design.) The payout column is the safety check; the yield is the reward.
| # | Stock | Dividend yield | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAGConagra BrandsConsumer Staples | 10.54% | 37% |
| Consumer Staples — yields 10.54% at recent prices. The 37% payout ratio leaves comfortable room to keep paying. | |||
| 2 | CPBCampbell's Company (The)Consumer Staples | 7.39% | 80% |
| Consumer Staples — yields 7.39% at recent prices. It pays out 80% of earnings — covered, but with less cushion. | |||
| 3 | PGRProgressive CorporationFinancials | 7.30% | 2% |
| Financials — yields 7.30% at recent prices. The 2% payout ratio leaves comfortable room to keep paying. | |||
| 4 | HSTHost Hotels & ResortsReal Estate | 7.27% | n/m |
| Real Estate — yields 7.27% at recent prices. As a REIT it distributes from cash flow rather than net income, so an earnings payout ratio doesn’t apply. | |||
| 5 | TDGTransDigm GroupIndustrials | 7.15% | 8% |
| Industrials — yields 7.15% at recent prices. The 8% payout ratio leaves comfortable room to keep paying. | |||
| 6 | AREAlexandria Real Estate EquitiesReal Estate | 7.00% | n/m |
| Real Estate — yields 7.00% at recent prices. As a REIT it distributes from cash flow rather than net income, so an earnings payout ratio doesn’t apply. | |||
| 7 | KHCKraft HeinzConsumer Staples | 6.66% | 66% |
| Consumer Staples — yields 6.66% at recent prices. It pays out 66% of earnings — covered, but with less cushion. | |||
| 8 | PFEPfizerHealth Care | 6.57% | 77% |
| Health Care — yields 6.57% at recent prices. It pays out 77% of earnings — covered, but with less cushion. | |||
| 9 | VICIVici PropertiesReal Estate | 6.38% | n/m |
| Real Estate — yields 6.38% at recent prices. As a REIT it distributes from cash flow rather than net income, so an earnings payout ratio doesn’t apply. | |||
| 10 | DOCHealthpeak PropertiesReal Estate | 6.37% | n/m |
| Real Estate — yields 6.37% at recent prices. As a REIT it distributes from cash flow rather than net income, so an earnings payout ratio doesn’t apply. | |||
| 11 | MOAltriaConsumer Staples | 6.09% | 77% |
| Consumer Staples — yields 6.09% at recent prices. It pays out 77% of earnings — covered, but with less cushion. | |||
| 12 | VZVerizonCommunication Services | 5.78% | 67% |
| Communication Services — yields 5.78% at recent prices. It pays out 67% of earnings — covered, but with less cushion. | |||
| 13 | CLXCloroxConsumer Staples | 5.51% | 88% |
| Consumer Staples — yields 5.51% at recent prices. It pays out 88% of earnings — covered, but with less cushion. | |||
| 14 | PRUPrudential FinancialFinancials | 5.46% | 68% |
| Financials — yields 5.46% at recent prices. It pays out 68% of earnings — covered, but with less cushion. | |||
| 15 | CMCSAComcastCommunication Services | 5.31% | 46% |
| Communication Services — yields 5.31% at recent prices. The 46% payout ratio leaves comfortable room to keep paying. | |||
| 16 | ORealty IncomeReal Estate | 5.29% | n/m |
| Real Estate — yields 5.29% at recent prices. As a REIT it distributes from cash flow rather than net income, so an earnings payout ratio doesn’t apply. | |||
| 17 | KMBKimberly-ClarkConsumer Staples | 5.21% | 83% |
| Consumer Staples — yields 5.21% at recent prices. It pays out 83% of earnings — covered, but with less cushion. | |||
| 18 | HRLHormel FoodsConsumer Staples | 5.01% | 87% |
| Consumer Staples — yields 5.01% at recent prices. It pays out 87% of earnings — covered, but with less cushion. | |||
| 19 | OKEOneokEnergy | 5.00% | 73% |
| Energy — yields 5.00% at recent prices. It pays out 73% of earnings — covered, but with less cushion. | |||
| 20 | MKCMcCormick & CompanyConsumer Staples | 4.94% | 53% |
| Consumer Staples — yields 4.94% at recent prices. The 53% payout ratio leaves comfortable room to keep paying. | |||
| 21 | TROWT. Rowe PriceFinancials | 4.92% | 52% |
| Financials — yields 4.92% at recent prices. The 52% payout ratio leaves comfortable room to keep paying. | |||
| 22 | EIXEdison InternationalUtilities | 4.88% | 48% |
| Utilities — yields 4.88% at recent prices. The 48% payout ratio leaves comfortable room to keep paying. | |||
| 23 | TAPMolson Coors Beverage CompanyConsumer Staples | 4.81% | 30% |
| Consumer Staples — yields 4.81% at recent prices. The 30% payout ratio leaves comfortable room to keep paying. | |||
| 24 | AESAES CorporationUtilities | 4.80% | 23% |
| Utilities — yields 4.80% at recent prices. The 23% payout ratio leaves comfortable room to keep paying. | |||
| 25 | MAAMid-America Apartment CommunitiesReal Estate | 4.72% | n/m |
| Real Estate — yields 4.72% at recent prices. As a REIT it distributes from cash flow rather than net income, so an earnings payout ratio doesn’t apply. | |||