Dividends

These six companies have paid out a higher dividend for at least 15 straight years, bolstering the case for owing them.

ConAgra Brands missed Wall Street’s earnings estimate and lowered guidance for 2026, but it is holding its quarterly dividend steady.

The dividend aristocrats index is heavily weighted in defensive sectors, with utilities and consumer staples comprising 33% of its constituents.

TJX Cos. stock is trading about 4% below record highs and management on Monday officially raised its quarterly dividend by 13%.

The key is choosing the winners from the losers by focusing on dividend coverage—the cash flow and earnings needed to cover the payouts—and the potential for improving businesses.

PagSeguro Digital, First Bancorp, Essent Group, Enact Holdings, and Bread Financial offer a mix of dividends, low valuations, and steady profits as markets turn more volatile.

CareTrust, with a market capitalization of around $9 billion, is showing the kind of growth investors are bound to like. 

Hilda Applbaum, co-manager of the American Funds Income Fund of America, likes to buy inexpensive, high-yielding stocks poised for an upturn. Her strategy has trounced 98% of peers.

Investors are flocking to them for the physical assets they own—and the very real dividends they pay. Seven stocks and four ETFs to consider.

Wells Fargo downgraded Conagra Brands, Campbell’s, and General Mills, warning inflation and sluggish consumption could pressure earnings even as their dividend yields top 6%.

For investors looking for safety in a time of war, both of these dividend payers could make sense.

The sector offers stability and is trading at a discount to the broader market. But investors searching for income here need to be selective.

As oil prices jump on fears of a prolonged Iran conflict, investors are looking to gold, energy stocks, dividend payers, and alternatives for protection.

Conagra Brands currently has the highest payout ratio in the S&P 500 after LyondellBasell slashed its dividend in half.

Wolfe Research’s Chris Senyak sees companies that have long paid out dividends profiting from tech uncertainties. He has nine picks.

Shares of office-focused SL Green have plunged this year on weaker earnings and a dividend policy shift. A rebound in Manhattan leasing and affordable valuation could reward long-term holders—but income investors face real risks.

Yields over 4% are plentiful in foreign markets. These stocks and funds look appealing.

There are a number of European companies with attractive yields, starting with the European dividend aristocrats.

With investors suddenly jittery over software and other tech stocks, the script has flipped.

Billions in EV-related charges and no dividend have Stellantis stock down sharply.

Banks’ dividends are growing at a good clip and, more important, their fundamentals look solid.

Funds investing in high -yielding stocks like Exxon Mobil, Ford, Coca-Cola and Walmart are blowing it out of the water.

The market has started to rotate into dividend players and other defensive plays.

Verizon’s dividend payments have totaled $11 billion over the last year.

If the dividend yield exceeds the bond yield, it’s a sign that bond investors are comfortable with a company’s creditworthiness and that the dividend is relatively safe.