Company rankings

The highest dividend yields among large US companies

1014 of the 1514 companies pay a dividend. The highest yield is 37.00%, at PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), followed by Arbor Realty Trust (31.86%) and ARMOUR Residential REIT (22.73%). The median payer yields 2.14%, against 1.01% for the S&P 500. A high yield can be a warning: 12 of the 20 highest-yielding paid out more than they earned last fiscal year.

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Oct 28, 2026prices as of

All 1014 companies, by dividend yield

# Company YieldDividendPayoutDividend growthMarket valueSector
1PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust37.00%Pays109%+1.0%$634.0MReal estate
2ABR Arbor Realty Trust31.86%Pays298%+3.4%$543.3MReal estate
3ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc22.73%Pays84%+19.1%$1.88BReal estate
4RWT Redwood Trust Inc22.09%Raised 1 yr—−0.1%$409.5MReal estate
5BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc17.80%Pays295%−5.4%$1.75BReal estate
6NLY Annaly Capital Management Inc15.86%Raised 1 yr24%+25.2%$14.41BReal estate
7WU Western Union Co15.76%Pays62%+0.9%$1.90BIndustrials
8STWD Starwood Property Trust Inc15.69%Pays163%+0.0%$4.53BReal estate
9FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc15.14%Pays177%+16.9%$479.8MReal estate
10IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties Inc14.38%Raised 8+ yrs183%+14.6%$1.46BReal estate
11KHC Kraft Heinz Co13.88%†Pays—+0.0%$29.56BConsumer staples
12EFC Ellington Financial Inc.13.29%Pays155%+315.5%$1.51BReal estate
13ADAM Adamas Trust Inc13.24%Pays51%−6.2%$702.6MReal estate
14MPT Medical Properties Trust, Inc13.09%Pays—−21.1%$1.64BReal estate
15FLO Flowers Foods Inc12.38%Raised 9+ yrs250%+4.5%$1.30BConsumer staples
16MRP Millrose Properties, Inc.12.10%Pays79%—$4.21BReal estate
17THRM Gentherm Inc11.97%None——$1.74BConsumer discretionary
18NXRT Nexpoint Residential Trust Inc11.89%Raised 9+ yrs—+10.0%$455.6MReal estate
19APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc11.60%Raised 2 yrs89%+1.4%$2.82BFinancials
20INSW International Seaways Inc11.29%Pays47%+65.1%$5.53BIndustrials
21GNL Global Net Lease, Inc.10.89%Pays—−13.4%$1.47BReal estate
22RITM Rithm Capital Corp.10.79%Pays78%+14.9%$5.18BReal estate
23WHR Whirlpool Corporation10.47%Pays94%+1.8%$1.80BConsumer discretionary
24AMSF AMERISAFE Inc10.36%†Raised 9+ yrs103%+7.6%$468.9MFinancials
25ORI Old Republic International Corp9.93%†Raised 2 yrs84%+14.7%$9.05BFinancials
26OWL Blue Owl Capital Inc ‡9.88%Raised 5 yrs693%—$14.59BFinancials
27BKE Buckle Inc9.68%†Raised 1 yr107%+11.1%$2.34BConsumer discretionary
28FIZZ National Beverage Corp9.48%None——$3.21BConsumer staples
29PIPR Piper Sandler Companies9.37%†Raised 1 yr41%+23.3%$4.73BFinancials
30UPBD Upbound Group Inc.9.23%Raised 7 yrs120%+5.7%$985.9MIndustrials
31CAG ConAgra Foods Inc8.84%Pays—+6.2%$6.65BConsumer staples
32UVV Universal Corporation8.34%Raised 9+ yrs249%+1.3%$984.8MIndustrials
33GLPI Gaming & Leisure Properties8.32%Raised 1 yr106%+4.4%$11.19BReal estate
34BFS Saul Centers Inc8.16%Pays152%+2.2%$714.8MReal estate
35T AT&T Inc8.07%Pays37%−11.8%$144.43BCommunication services
36F Ford Motor Company8.02%†Pays—+38.0%$50.31BConsumer discretionary
37DEA Eerly Govt Ppty Inc8.00%Pays727%+14.1%$1.07BReal estate
38WD Walker & Dunlop Inc7.92%Raised 7+ yrs163%+13.2%$1.17BFinancials
39VRTS Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.7.80%Raised 8 yrs47%+25.6%$815.1MFinancials
40BKNG Booking Holdings Inc7.63%†Raised 1+ yr23%—$115.52BConsumer discretionary
41DEI Douglas Emmett Inc7.60%Pays782%−7.5%$1.67BReal estate
42PZZA Papa John's International Inc7.44%Pays200%+15.4%$610.4MConsumer discretionary
43MPLX MPLX LP ‡7.43%None——$58.92BIndustrials
44RLI RLI Corp7.34%†Raised 6 yrs60%+22.0%$5.85BFinancials
45PRGO Perrigo Company PLC7.29%Raised 9+ yrs—+5.2%$2.21BHealth care
46VICI VICI Properties Inc7.24%Raised 7+ yrs67%+7.1%$27.53BReal estate
47FMC FMC Corporation7.16%Pays—+0.2%$695.3MMaterials
48GTY Getty Realty Corporation7.11%Raised 9+ yrs137%+4.8%$1.85BReal estate
49GIS General Mills Inc7.02%Raised 6 yrs—+3.9%$18.58BConsumer staples
50LKQ LKQ Corporation6.98%Pays51%+48.8%$4.34BIndustrials
51WEN Wendy's Co6.93%Pays79%+18.2%$1.35BConsumer discretionary
52CPB Campbell Soup Company6.90%Raised 2 yrs117%+1.3%$6.14BConsumer staples
53BNL Broadstone Net Lease Inc6.88%Raised 5 yrs227%+15.9%$3.24BReal estate
54HIW Highwoods Properties Inc6.85%Pays138%+1.0%$3.22BReal estate
55JBSS John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc6.78%Raised 1 yr76%−4.4%$775.7MConsumer staples
56ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc6.77%Pays—+2.0%$7.41BReal estate
57ENR Energizer Holdings Inc6.71%Pays36%+0.0%$1.53BTechnology
58FCPT Four Corners Property Trust Inc6.67%Raised 9+ yrs128%+3.0%$2.42BReal estate
59ET Energy Transfer LP ‡6.61%None——$70.28BEnergy
60EPR EPR Properties6.61%Raised 4 yrs106%+18.4%$4.25BReal estate
61SAFE Safehold Inc6.56%Pays45%+10.5%$776.9MReal estate
62NOG Northern Oil & Gas Inc6.41%Raised 4+ yrs447%+117.2%$2.99BEnergy
63KMI Kinder Morgan Inc6.33%Raised 8 yrs85%+2.2%$72.87BEnergy
64SBRA Sabra Healthcare REIT Inc6.29%Pays186%−2.3%$5.00BReal estate
65AAT American Assets Trust Inc6.29%Raised 5 yrs189%+6.3%$1.33BReal estate
66IP International Paper6.28%Pays—+6.2%$19.40BMaterials
67VZ Verizon Communications, Inc.6.26%Raised 9+ yrs67%+1.9%$186.71BCommunication services
68JBGS JBG SMITH Properties6.23%Pays—−4.9%$683.5MReal estate
69LPG Dorian LPG Ltd6.20%Pays54%+5.2%$2.31BIndustrials
70DOC Healthpeak Properties Inc6.16%Raised 1 yr1190%−3.8%$13.43BReal estate
71KRC Kilroy Realty Corp6.08%Pays93%+1.9%$4.13BReal estate
72PK Park Hotels & Resorts Inc6.01%Pays—+17.3%$3.35BConsumer discretionary
73UPS United Parcel Service Inc5.98%Raised 9+ yrs97%+11.1%$93.34BIndustrials
74EPD Enterprise Products Partners LP ‡5.95%None——$80.27BEnergy
75PGR Progressive Corp5.94%†Raised 2 yrs25%+0.0%$135.52BFinancials
76WPC W P Carey Inc5.93%Raised 1 yr169%−2.8%$14.52BReal estate
77NNN National Retail Properties Inc5.92%Raised 9+ yrs114%+2.7%$7.85BReal estate
78EIX Edison International5.90%Raised 9+ yrs29%+5.5%$22.98BUtilities
79OHI Omega Healthcare Investors Inc5.89%Pays132%+0.0%$13.83BReal estate
80MTN Vail Resorts Inc5.84%Pays215%—$5.41BConsumer discretionary
81OKE ONEOK Inc5.74%Raised 3 yrs76%+2.0%$58.33BEnergy
82KNTK Kinetik Holdings Inc5.72%Raised 2 yrs109%+15.6%$9.19BEnergy
83CWEN Clearway Energy Inc5.67%Raised 7+ yrs212%+11.2%$3.60BUtilities
84RHI Robert Half International Inc5.64%Raised 9+ yrs179%+11.7%$4.29BIndustrials
85SLVM Sylvamo Corp5.64%Raised 3+ yrs55%+55.9%$1.27BMaterials
86O Realty Income Corporation5.63%Raised 9+ yrs276%+2.9%$54.76BReal estate
87NHI National Health Investors Inc5.63%Raised 1 yr119%−3.8%$3.23BReal estate
88PFE Pfizer Inc5.61%Raised 9+ yrs126%+2.4%$174.81BHealth care
89RYN Rayonier Inc5.60%Pays62%+35.8%$5.58BReal estate
90MO Altria Group5.56%Raised 9+ yrs100%+4.1%$128.37BConsumer staples
91CLX The Clorox Company5.54%Raised 3 yrs74%+2.6%$10.89BConsumer staples
92CMCSA Comcast Corp5.53%Raised 9+ yrs25%+7.5%$84.76BCommunication services
93HR Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated5.48%Pays—−1.7%$5.93BReal estate
94MATW Matthews International Corporation5.47%Raised 9+ yrs—+3.4%$593.7MMaterials
95CSR Centerspace5.46%Raised 2 yrs299%+1.9%$949.9MReal estate
96KVUE Kenvue Inc.5.44%Raised 2+ yrs108%—$37.11BConsumer staples
97HRL Hormel Foods Corporation5.40%Raised 9+ yrs132%+4.5%$11.82BConsumer staples
98KRG Kite Realty Group Trust5.39%Raised 5 yrs79%+15.7%$4.81BReal estate
99NWL Newell Brands Inc5.37%Pays—−21.2%$2.22BMaterials
100LTC LTC Properties Inc5.34%Pays91%−39.2%$2.30BReal estate

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Questions investors ask

Which large US company pays the highest dividend yield?

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) at 37.00%, followed by Arbor Realty Trust (31.86%) and ARMOUR Residential REIT (22.73%).

How is dividend yield measured here?

Dividends paid over the last 12 months divided by the latest price. Special one-time dividends count in the 12 months they were paid, so check the payout record before relying on a yield.

How this ranking is built

For education only, not a recommendation to buy or sell any stock. Past results do not predict future results.