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 3M
(NYE:MMM)
5.7%$6.0002/16/20231916-12.3%7 Dividend Aristocrats to Buy for Consistent Income Growth
Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories
(NYE:ABT)
2%$2.0404/13/20231926-7.8%3 Healthcare Stocks to Watch As the Industry Evolves
AFLAC AFLAC
(NYE:AFL)
2.6%$1.6802/14/20231973-10.3%7 Quirky Companies That Consistently Beat The Market
Air Products & Chemicals Air Products & Chemicals
(NYE:APD)
2.4%$7.0003/31/20231954-6.8%7 Undervalued Growth Stocks to Buy Before They Take Off
Archer Daniels Midland Archer Daniels Midland
(NYE:ADM)
2.3%$1.8002/08/20231927-14.2%7 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy for Reliable Dividends
AT&T AT&T
(NYE:T)
5.8%$1.1101/09/202319844.6%3 Low P/E Stocks That Are Bound to Rebound This Year
Atmos Energy Atmos Energy
(NYE:ATO)
2.6%$2.9602/16/202319840.3%7 Top-Rated Utility Stocks to Warm Up Your Portfolio
Automatic Data Processing Automatic Data Processing
(NGS:ADP)
2.2%$5.0003/09/20231974-6.8%7 Growth Stocks That Pay Generous Dividends
Becton, Dickinson & Co Becton, Dickinson & Co
(NYE:BDX)
1.5%$3.6403/09/20231926-2.7%7 Dividend Aristocrats to Buy for Consistent Income Growth
Brown-Forman Brown-Forman
(NYE:BF.B)
1.3%$0.8203/07/20231960-2.1%7 No-Brainer Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for 2023 and Beyond
Cardinal Health Cardinal Health
(NYE:CAH)
2.6%$1.9803/31/20231983-1.8%7 Stocks Set to Soar When the Market Recovers
Chevron Chevron
(NYE:CVX)
3.7%$6.0402/15/20231912-9.1%3 Oil and Gas Stocks That Will Help You Strike It Rich
Chubb Corporation Chubb Corporation
(NYE:CB)
1.7%$3.3203/16/20231902-12%Today’s Biggest Pre-Market Stock Movers: 10 Top Gainers and Losers on Tuesday
Cincinnati Financial Cincinnati Financial
(NGS:CINF)
2.7%$3.0003/16/202319549.5%7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy and Hold for Decades
Cintas Cintas
(NGS:CTAS)
1%$4.6002/14/202319842.4%10 Long-term Stocks to Buy for the Next 15 Years
Clorox Clorox
(NYE:CLX)
3%$4.7204/25/2023196812.8%7 Stocks That Wall Street Hates — and YOU Should Buy!
Coca-Cola Coca-Cola
(NYE:KO)
3%$1.8403/16/20231893-2.5%3 Dividend Stocks Sitting in the Sweet Spot
Colgate-Palmolive Colgate-Palmolive
(NYE:CL)
2.6%$1.9204/20/20231895-4.6%7 Boring Stocks to Buy to Shield Against Banking Chaos
Consolidated Edison Consolidated Edison
(NYE:ED)
3.4%$3.2402/14/202318850.4%7 Stocks That Wall Street Hates — and YOU Should Buy!
Dover Corporation Dover Corporation
(NYE:DOV)
1.3%$2.0202/27/2023194712.2%7 Dividend Aristocrats to Buy for Consistent Income Growth
Ecolab Ecolab
(NYE:ECL)
1.3%$2.1203/20/2023193613.7%7 S&P 500 Stocks to Buy on the Dip or You’ll Be Kicking Yourself Later
Emerson Electric Emerson Electric
(NYE:EMR)
2.4%$2.0802/16/20231947-9.3%7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for Quality-Focused Investors
ExxonMobil ExxonMobil
(NYE:XOM)
3.3%$3.6402/13/20231882-0.6%7 Oil Stocks Bound to Gush in 2023
Franklin Resources Franklin Resources
(NYE:BEN)
4.5%$1.2003/30/202319812.1%3 Growth Stocks That Need a New CEO Immediately
Genuine Parts Genuine Parts
(NYE:GPC)
2.3%$3.8003/02/20231948-3.6%3 Dividend Kings to Buy for Safe Dividend Growth
Hormel Hormel
(NYE:HRL)
2.8%$1.1004/14/20231928-12.4%7 Under-the-Radar Retirement Stocks With 14% Upside Potential
Illinois Tool Works Illinois Tool Works
(NYE:ITW)
2.2%$5.2403/30/2023193310.5%3 Boring Industrial Stocks to Buy for Outsized Gains
Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson
(NYE:JNJ)
2.9%$4.5202/17/20231944-12.3%3 Top Dividend Stocks to Buy Now for an Income-Based Portfolio
Kimberly-Clark Kimberly-Clark
(NYE:KMB)
3.5%$4.7203/09/20231935-1.1%7 Retirement Stocks to Buy Now OR You’ll Be Kicking Yourself Later
Leggett & Platt Leggett & Platt
(NYE:LEG)
5.5%$1.7603/14/20231939-1.1%7 High-Quality Dividend Stocks With High Yields
Lowe’s Lowe’s
(NYE:LOW)
2.1%$4.2004/25/202319610.4%7 Boring Stocks to Buy to Shield Against Banking Chaos
McCormick & Co McCormick & Co
(NYE:MKC)
1.9%$1.5604/06/202319250.4%7 Dividend Aristocrats to Buy for Consistent Income Growth
McDonald’s McDonald’s
(NYE:MCD)
2.2%$6.0802/28/202319766.1%7 Boring Stocks to Buy to Shield Against Banking Chaos
Medtronic Medtronic
(NYE:MDT)
3.4%$2.7203/23/202319773.7%3 Tech Stocks to Buy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Nucor Nucor
(NYE:NUE)
1.3%$2.0403/30/2023197317.2%The 3 Best Bargain Stocks to Buy in March
PepsiCo PepsiCo
(NGS:PEP)
2.5%$4.6003/02/202319520.9%7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy and Hold for Decades
PPG Industries PPG Industries
(NYE:PPG)
1.9%$2.4802/16/202318996.2%7 Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever
Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble
(NYE:PG)
2.5%$3.6501/19/20231891-1.9%7 Dividend Kings to Buy for an Uncertain Market Environment
Sherwin-Williams Sherwin-Williams
(NYE:SHW)
1.1%$2.4202/24/20231979-5.3%7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Sell Before It’s Too Late
Stanley Black & Decker Stanley Black & Decker
(NYE:SWK)
4%$3.2003/06/202318777.3%3 Stocks That Will Benefit Most From Cooling Inflation
Sysco Sysco
(NYE:SYY)
2.5%$1.9604/05/202319701%7 Dividend Kings to Buy for an Uncertain Market Environment
T. Rowe Price T. Rowe Price
(NGS:TROW)
4.3%$4.8803/14/202319863.5%7 Stocks That Wall Street Hates — and YOU Should Buy!
Target Target
(NYE:TGT)
2.6%$4.3205/16/2023196511.1%3 Big Earnings Misses Make These Stocks a Sell
UGI UGI
(NYE:UGI)
4.1%$1.4403/14/20231885-6.2%Our 7 Top Utility Stock Picks for 2023
Universal Health Realty Trust Universal Health Realty Trust
(NYE:UHT)
5.9%$2.8603/17/202319870.8%9 REITs Ready to Raise Their Payouts This December
V.F. Corporation V.F. Corporation
(NYE:VFC)
5.2%$1.2003/09/20231941-17%February’s 7 Worst-Performing S&P 500 Stocks to Buy on the Cheap
W.W. Grainger W.W. Grainger
(NYE:GWW)
1%$6.8802/10/2023196523.8%5 Stocks to Watch to See Where the Market Is Headed
Walmart Walmart
(NYE:WMT)
1.5%$2.2805/04/202319734%7 Retail Stocks to Buy as Shoppers Start Prepping for Armageddon
COMPANY DIVIDEND YIELD ANNUAL DIV RATE EX-DIV DATE DIVIDENDS PAID SINCE YTD RETURN RECENT NEWS

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