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)	3.5%	$5.88	08/21/2020	1916	-3.9%	9 Stocks to Buy for a Wild Ride in September
Abbott Laboratories (NYE:ABT)	1.3%	$1.44	10/14/2020	1926	23%	9 Outbreak-Fueled Stocks to Buy This Week
AFLAC (NYE:AFL)	3%	$1.12	08/18/2020	1973	-28.5%	8 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy Now
Air Products & Chemicals (NYE:APD)	1.8%	$5.36	09/30/2020	1954	25.9%	3 Big Stock Charts for Tuesday: Weyerhaeuser, Western Digital and Air Products & Chemicals
Archer Daniels Midland (NYE:ADM)	3%	$1.44	08/18/2020	1927	2.8%	9 Outbreak-Fueled Stocks to Buy This Week
AT&T (NYE:T)	7.2%	$2.08	07/09/2020	1984	-26%	The 4 Best Stocks to Buy on a Dip Every Time
Atmos Energy (NYE:ATO)	2.5%	$2.30	08/21/2020	1984	-17.8%	Ex-Dividend Reminders Include Aramark, Nordstrom, Inc. (ARMK, JWN)
Automatic Data Processing (NGS:ADP)	2.7%	$3.64	09/10/2020	1974	-20.8%	6 Dividend Stocks To Buy For Stable Yield And Growth Potential
Becton, Dickinson & Co (NYE:BDX)	1.4%	$3.16	09/08/2020	1926	-14.7%	9 Top Stocks to Buy for a Weakened Dollar
Brown-Forman (NYE:BF.B)	0.9%	$0.70	06/05/2020	1960	13%	7 of the Best Consumer Stocks to Buy Right Now
Cardinal Health (NYE:CAH)	4.1%	$1.94	09/30/2020	1983	-5.7%	8 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy Now
Chevron (NYE:CVX)	6.6%	$5.16	08/18/2020	1912	-35.1%	3 Blue-Chip Stocks to Trade
Chubb Corporation (NYE:CB)	2.7%	$3.12	09/17/2020	1902	-24.6%	3 Big Stock Charts for Friday: AbbVie, Chubb and Applied Materials
Cincinnati Financial (NGS:CINF)	3.1%	$2.40	09/15/2020	1954	-25.8%	5 Elephant-Sized Companies Warren Buffett Could Buy
Cintas (NGS:CTAS)	0.8%	$2.55	11/07/2019	1984	18.3%	Cintas Earnings: CTAS Stock Drops 1% Despite Q3 Beat
Clorox (NYE:CLX)	2.1%	$4.44	07/28/2020	1968	35.6%	3 Household Stocks to Clean Up With
Coca-Cola (NYE:KO)	3.3%	$1.64	09/14/2020	1893	-8.9%	6 Dividend Stocks To Buy For Stable Yield And Growth Potential
Colgate-Palmolive (NYE:CL)	2.3%	$1.76	10/22/2020	1895	10.2%	8 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy Now
Consolidated Edison (NYE:ED)	4.1%	$3.06	08/18/2020	1885	-18.3%	7 Dividend Stocks to Buy for Beginners to Income Investing
Dover Corporation (NYE:DOV)	1.8%	$1.98	08/28/2020	1947	-2.3%	The 5 Best Industrial Stocks to Buy Today
Ecolab (NYE:ECL)	0.9%	$1.88	09/14/2020	1936	5.7%	4 Cleaning Stocks to Watch as Coronavirus Precautions Are Here to Stay
Emerson Electric (NYE:EMR)	2.9%	$2.00	08/13/2020	1947	-11%	7 Dividend Stocks to Buy for Beginners to Income Investing
ExxonMobil (NYE:XOM)	9.4%	$3.48	08/12/2020	1882	-46.7%	Exxon Mobil Stock Is a Quickly Sinking Ship
Franklin Resources (NYE:BEN)	5.1%	$1.08	09/29/2020	1981	-18.3%	3 Big Stock Charts for Tuesday: Juniper Networks, Lennar and Franklin Resources
Genuine Parts (NYE:GPC)	3.1%	$3.16	09/03/2020	1948	-3.9%	5 Great Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy
Hormel (NYE:HRL)	1.9%	$0.93	07/10/2020	1928	8.1%	7 Fitness Stocks That Will Give Your Portfolio Some Muscle
Illinois Tool Works (NYE:ITW)	2.3%	$4.56	09/29/2020	1933	10.8%	7 American Manufacturing Stocks to Buy Before Recovery
Johnson & Johnson (NYE:JNJ)	2.7%	$4.04	08/24/2020	1944	2.3%	6 Long-Term Stocks to See You Through the Bad Times
Kimberly-Clark (NYE:KMB)	2.9%	$4.28	09/03/2020	1935	6.1%	3 Household Stocks to Clean Up With
Leggett & Platt (NYE:LEG)	3.6%	$1.60	09/14/2020	1939	-13.3%	7 Best Consumer Stocks to Buy Before Black Friday
Lowe’s (NYE:LOW)	1.5%	$2.40	10/20/2020	1961	33.7%	Environmental Groups Ask Home Depot, Lowe’s to End Glyphosate Sales
McCormick & Co (NYE:MKC)	1.3%	$2.48	07/02/2020	1925	11.9%	3 Stocks to Short as Markets Climb Higher
McDonald’s (NYE:MCD)	2.3%	$5.00	08/31/2020	1976	11.5%	3 Stocks for Beginners to Base a Portfolio On
Medtronic (NYE:MDT)	2.2%	$2.32	09/24/2020	1977	-5.2%	Medtronic Earnings: MDT Stock Moves 3% Higher on Better-Than-Expected Q1
Nucor (NYE:NUE)	3.3%	$1.61	09/29/2020	1973	-12.6%	3 Precious Metals Stocks Catching Fire Now
PepsiCo (NGS:PEP)	3.1%	$4.09	09/03/2020	1952	-3.8%	Will the Real PepsiCo Please Identify Itself?
PPG Industries (NYE:PPG)	1.7%	$2.16	08/07/2020	1899	-5.8%	3 Big Stock Charts for Thursday: Merck, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and PPG Industries
Procter & Gamble (NYE:PG)	2.3%	$3.16	07/23/2020	1891	10%	20 Election Stocks to Buy if Joe Biden Wins in 2020
Sherwin-Williams (NYE:SHW)	0.8%	$5.36	08/20/2020	1979	19.2%	20 Election Stocks to Buy if Joe Biden Wins in 2020
Stanley Black & Decker (NYE:SWK)	1.7%	$2.80	08/31/2020	1877	-3.3%	7 Simple Ways for Young Investors to Invest Their First $1,000
Sysco (NYE:SYY)	2.7%	$1.80	10/01/2020	1970	-20.9%	Sysco Earnings: SYY Stock Ticks 2% Higher on Narrower-Than-Expected Q4 Loss
T. Rowe Price (NGS:TROW)	2.8%	$3.60	09/14/2020	1986	5%	10 S&P 500 Stocks to Buy Increasing Their Dividends in 2020
Target (NYE:TGT)	1.8%	$2.72	08/18/2020	1965	16.1%	9 Outbreak-Fueled Stocks to Buy This Week
UGI (NYE:UGI)	4.1%	$1.32	09/14/2020	1885	-28.1%	5 Utility Stocks for Conservative Investors
Universal Health Realty Trust (NYE:UHT)	4.6%	$2.76	09/15/2020	1987	-48.6%	9 REITs Ready to Raise Their Payouts This December
V.F. Corporation (NYE:VFC)	2.7%	$1.92	09/09/2020	1941	-27.6%	The 4 Best Dividend Aristocrats to Buy Now
W.W. Grainger (NYE:GWW)	1.7%	$6.12	08/07/2020	1965	3.7%	4 Cleaning Stocks to Watch as Coronavirus Precautions Are Here to Stay
Walmart (NYE:WMT)	1.6%	$2.16	12/10/2020	1973	13.8%	Walmart Pay Raise 2020: 165,000 Employees to Get Wage Increase
COMPANY	DIVIDEND YIELD	ANNUAL DIV RATE	EX-DIV DATE	DIVIDENDS PAID SINCE	YTD RETURN	RECENT NEWS