Dividend Paying Stocks

High-growth momentum stocks are nice, but many investors these days are more interested in stability and dependable dividends. If you’re an income-oriented investor, this list of Dependable Dividend Stocks is for you.

Some of these stocks may be boring, some of the yields may not be thrilling and some may not have impressive earnings growth in their future. But all of these Dependable Dividend Stocks are rock-solid when it comes to preserving capital and making regular dividend  payments. Check out the list below and sort by company, yield or dividend history.

COMPANY	DIVIDEND YIELD	ANNUAL DIV RATE	EX-DIV DATE	DIVIDENDS PAID SINCE	YTD RETURN	RECENT NEWS
3M (NYE:MMM)	3.4%	$5.76	11/21/2019	1916	-10%	Dow Jones Today: Jobs Jubilee Sends Stocks Soaring
Abbott Laboratories (NYE:ABT)	1.5%	$1.28	10/11/2019	1926	18.2%	5 Top Stock Trades for Thursday: ADBE, NFLX, ABT
AFLAC (NYE:AFL)	2%	$1.08	11/19/2019	1973	16.3%	The 8 Best Cash Cow Stocks to Buy for Stable Returns
Air Products & Chemicals (NYE:APD)	2%	$4.64	12/31/2019	1954	45%	3 Big Stock Charts for Tuesday: Weyerhaeuser, Western Digital and Air Products & Chemicals
Archer Daniels Midland (NYE:ADM)	3.2%	$1.40	11/20/2019	1927	7.2%	10 Stocks to Buy for October
AT&T (NYE:T)	5.3%	$2.04	10/09/2019	1984	33.8%	5 Safety Stocks to Buy Without Trade War Exposure
Atmos Energy (NYE:ATO)	2.2%	$2.30	11/22/2019	1984	14.9%	Ex-Dividend Reminders Include Aramark, Nordstrom, Inc. (ARMK, JWN)
Automatic Data Processing (NGS:ADP)	2.1%	$3.64	12/12/2019	1974	29.6%	9 Super-Safe-Growth Stocks for Long-Lasting Dividends
Becton, Dickinson & Co (NYE:BDX)	1.2%	$3.16	12/09/2019	1926	15.7%	9 Super-Safe-Growth Stocks for Long-Lasting Dividends
Cardinal Health (NYE:CAH)	3.5%	$1.92	12/31/2019	1983	23%	8 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy Now
Chevron (NYE:CVX)	4%	$4.76	11/15/2019	1912	8.5%	7 Energy Stocks That Are Still Worth Buying In 2020
Chubb Corporation (NYE:CB)	2%	$3.00	12/19/2019	1902	17.8%	3 Big Stock Charts for Friday: AbbVie, Chubb and Applied Materials
Cincinnati Financial (NGS:CINF)	2.1%	$2.24	12/18/2019	1954	36.1%	5 Elephant-Sized Companies Warren Buffett Could Buy
Cintas (NGS:CTAS)	1%	$2.55	11/07/2019	1984	52.5%	5 Top Stock Trades for Thursday: NVDA, MTCH, NVTA
Clorox (NYE:CLX)	2.8%	$4.24	01/28/2020	1968	-1.5%	7 Consumer Stocks to Buy in an Uncertain Market
Coca-Cola (NYE:KO)	2.9%	$1.60	11/29/2019	1893	14.9%	5 Excellent Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy for Today’s Market
Colgate-Palmolive (NYE:CL)	2.5%	$1.72	10/22/2019	1895	14.7%	8 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy Now
Consolidated Edison (NYE:ED)	3.4%	$2.96	11/12/2019	1885	13.5%	5 Utility Stocks for Conservative Investors
Dover Corporation (NYE:DOV)	1.7%	$1.96	11/27/2019	1947	58.7%	The 5 Best Industrial Stocks to Buy Today
Ecolab (NYE:ECL)	1%	$1.88	12/16/2019	1936	26.5%	Best ETFs for 2019: The Water Shortage Problem Isn’t Going Away
Emerson Electric (NYE:EMR)	2.7%	$2.00	11/14/2019	1947	25.7%	Emerson Electric Earnings: EMR Stock Dips on Revenue Miss, Guidance
ExxonMobil (NYE:XOM)	5%	$3.48	11/08/2019	1882	1.9%	3 Blue-Chip Stocks to Short
Franklin Resources (NYE:BEN)	3.9%	$1.04	09/27/2019	1981	-9%	3 Big Stock Charts for Tuesday: Juniper Networks, Lennar and Franklin Resources
Genuine Parts (NYE:GPC)	2.9%	$3.05	12/05/2019	1948	8%	5 Great Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy
Hormel (NYE:HRL)	2.1%	$0.93	01/10/2020	1928	6.2%	7 Top Stocks to Buy for 2020
Illinois Tool Works (NYE:ITW)	2.5%	$4.28	12/30/2019	1933	37.5%	5 Dividend Stocks to Buy in Case the Santa Claus Rally Doesn’t Come
Johnson & Johnson (NYE:JNJ)	2.7%	$3.80	11/25/2019	1944	8.8%	10 Stocks That Should Be Every Young Investor’s First Choice
Kimberly-Clark (NYE:KMB)	3%	$4.12	12/05/2019	1935	20.2%	8 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy Now
Leggett & Platt (NYE:LEG)	3%	$1.60	12/12/2019	1939	48.1%	7 Best Consumer Stocks to Buy Before Black Friday
Lowe’s (NYE:LOW)	1.9%	$2.20	01/21/2020	1961	25.9%	Stock Market Today: Retail Buys?; Disney+ Hitting 1 Million a Day
McCormick & Co (NYE:MKC)	1.4%	$2.48	12/30/2019	1925	23.5%	10 Buy-and-Hold Stocks to Own Forever
McDonald’s (NYE:MCD)	2.6%	$5.00	11/29/2019	1976	10%	5 Safety Stocks to Buy Without Trade War Exposure
Medtronic (NYE:MDT)	1.9%	$2.16	12/26/2019	1977	24.3%	10 Buy-and-Hold Stocks to Own Forever
Nucor (NYE:NUE)	2.8%	$1.60	09/26/2019	1973	11.2%	Roku Stock May Finally Be a Buy After Its 40% Decline
PepsiCo (NGS:PEP)	2.8%	$3.82	12/05/2019	1952	24.3%	Fill Your Bellies and Your Portfolios With These 8 Thanksgiving Stocks
PPG Industries (NYE:PPG)	1.5%	$2.04	11/08/2019	1899	29.6%	3 Big Stock Charts for Thursday: Merck, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and PPG Industries
Procter & Gamble (NYE:PG)	2.4%	$2.98	10/17/2019	1891	35.1%	10 Stocks Owned by the World’s Richest and Most Powerful
Sherwin-Williams (NYE:SHW)	0.8%	$4.52	11/14/2019	1979	47%	Check Out These 5 Fast-Growing Stocks to Buy
Stanley Black & Decker (NYE:SWK)	1.7%	$2.76	11/27/2019	1877	32.7%	7 Simple Ways for Young Investors to Invest Their First $1,000
Sysco (NYE:SYY)	2.2%	$1.80	01/02/2020	1970	32.1%	3 Big Stock Charts for Thursday: Western Union, SYSCO and H & R Block
T. Rowe Price (NGS:TROW)	2.5%	$3.04	12/13/2019	1986	34.2%	10 S&P 500 Stocks to Weather the Earnings Storm
Target (NYE:TGT)	2.1%	$2.64	11/19/2019	1965	89.2%	7 Strong Stocks to Buy That Won Q3 Earnings
UGI (NYE:UGI)	3%	$1.30	12/13/2019	1885	-18.5%	5 Utility Stocks for Conservative Investors
Universal Health Realty Trust (NYE:UHT)	2.2%	$2.74	12/17/2019	1987	98.7%	9 REITs Ready to Raise Their Payouts This December
V.F. Corporation (NYE:VFC)	2.1%	$1.92	12/09/2019	1941	26.7%	7 Specialty Retail Stocks to Buy Now
W.W. Grainger (NYE:GWW)	1.8%	$5.76	11/07/2019	1965	13.9%	3 Big Stock Charts for Monday: W W Grainger, AES and Weyerhaeuser
Walmart (NYE:WMT)	1.8%	$2.12	12/05/2019	1973	28.6%	5 Safety Stocks to Buy Without Trade War Exposure
COMPANY	DIVIDEND YIELD	ANNUAL DIV RATE	EX-DIV DATE	DIVIDENDS PAID SINCE	YTD RETURN	RECENT NEWS