What is a Dividend Screener?

A dividend screener is a financial tool that allows investors to filter thousands of publicly traded companies based on specific metrics like dividend yield, annual payout, market cap, and payout ratio to find the best income-generating assets.

What is a good dividend yield?

A 'good' dividend yield typically falls between 2% and 6%. Yields higher than 6-8% can sometimes indicate a 'dividend trap,' where the company's stock price has plummeted or the high dividend is unsustainable and at risk of being cut.

Why do companies pay dividends?

Mature, profitable companies pay dividends to reward shareholders for their investment. Instead of reinvesting all profits back into rapid growth (like tech startups often do), established companies distribute a portion of their earnings as steady cash flow to investors.

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Search any public stock or ETF worldwide via Yahoo Finance. Filter by dividend yield, payout consistency, growth track record, and payout safety.

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52 assets

Top Yield

13.98%

Average Yield

4.54%

Monthly Payers

6 stocks

Presets:

Ticker	Company & Sector	Price	Annual Div	Yield (%)	Schedule	Payout Ratio	5Y CAGR
AGNC	AGNC Investment Corp. Real Estate (REIT) • Mortgage REIT	$10.30	$1.44	13.98%	Monthly	88%	-2.8%
FSK	FS KKR Capital Corp. Financials (BDC) • High Yield BDC	$20.60	$2.56	12.43%	Quarterly	82%	+3%
HTGC	Hercules Capital, Inc. Financials (BDC) • Venture Lending BDC	$19.80	$1.92	9.70%	Quarterly	74%	+6.2%
JEPQ	JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium ETF ETF & Funds • Monthly Covered Call	$54.30	$5.05	9.30%	Monthly	N/A (ETF)	—
ARCC	Ares Capital Corporation Financials (BDC) • High Yield BDC	$21.10	$1.92	9.10%	Quarterly	76%	+4.2%
BTI👑 25y	British American Tobacco p.l.c. Consumer Staples • Global High Yield	$36.20	$2.96	8.18%	Quarterly	63%	+3.2%
MO👑 55y	Altria Group, Inc. Consumer Staples • Dividend King	$51.50	$4.08	7.92%	Quarterly	78%	+4.6%
JEPI	JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF ETF & Funds • Monthly Covered Call	$56.10	$4.28	7.63%	Monthly	N/A (ETF)	—
ET	Energy Transfer LP Energy • High Yield MLP	$16.80	$1.28	7.62%	Quarterly	58%	+12%
EPD👑 26y	Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Energy • Midstream MLP	$30.10	$2.10	6.98%	Quarterly	65%	+4.2%
ENB👑 29y	Enbridge Inc. Energy • High Yield Energy	$41.20	$2.70	6.55%	Quarterly	72%	+4.8%
VZ	Verizon Communications Inc. Telecommunications • High Yield Telecom	$43.80	$2.71	6.19%	Quarterly	59%	+2%
WPC👑 26y	W.P. Carey Inc. Real Estate (REIT) • Net Lease REIT	$59.40	$3.56	5.99%	Quarterly	78%	+2.4%
MAIN	Main Street Capital Corporation Financials (BDC) • Monthly BDC	$50.20	$2.94	5.86%	Monthly	68%	+4.9%
PFE	Pfizer Inc. Healthcare • Pharma High Yield	$28.90	$1.68	5.81%	Quarterly	78%	+3.5%
VICI	VICI Properties Inc. Real Estate (REIT) • Experiential REIT	$31.90	$1.73	5.42%	Quarterly	66%	+7.4%
O👑 30y	Realty Income Corporation Real Estate (REIT) • Dividend Aristocrat	$58.70	$3.16	5.38%	Monthly	74%	+3.8%
NNN👑 35y	NNN REIT, Inc. Real Estate (REIT) • Dividend Aristocrat	$44.50	$2.32	5.21%	Quarterly	69%	+3.1%
T	AT&T Inc. Telecommunications • Pureplay Telecom	$21.80	$1.11	5.09%	Quarterly	49%	0%
KMI	Kinder Morgan, Inc. Energy • Energy Infrastructure	$24.30	$1.15	4.73%	Quarterly	68%	+4.1%
SPYD	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF ETF & Funds • High Yield ETF	$42.10	$1.89	4.49%	Quarterly	N/A (ETF)	+5.8%
PRU	Prudential Financial, Inc. Financials • Life & Retirement	$121.00	$5.20	4.30%	Quarterly	46%	+4.3%
CVX👑 37y	Chevron Corporation Energy • Dividend Aristocrat	$152.00	$6.52	4.29%	Quarterly	54%	+6.2%
STAG	STAG Industrial, Inc. Real Estate (REIT) • Industrial REIT	$36.80	$1.48	4.02%	Monthly	72%	+2.1%
GILD	Gilead Sciences, Inc. Healthcare • Biotech Cash Flow	$84.50	$3.08	3.65%	Quarterly	56%	+4.8%
DUK	Duke Energy Corporation Utilities • Regulated Utility	$116.00	$4.18	3.60%	Quarterly	71%	+2.5%
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF ETF & Funds • Dividend Growth ETF	$82.40	$2.84	3.45%	Quarterly	N/A (ETF)	+11.4%
ABBV👑 52y	AbbVie Inc. Healthcare • Dividend Aristocrat	$188.00	$6.20	3.30%	Quarterly	54%	+8.4%
SO	The Southern Company Utilities • Regulated Utility	$89.40	$2.88	3.22%	Quarterly	68%	+3.2%
XOM👑 41y	Exxon Mobil Corporation Energy • Dividend Aristocrat	$118.50	$3.80	3.21%	Quarterly	41%	+3.4%
PEP👑 52y	PepsiCo, Inc. Consumer Staples • Dividend King	$172.50	$5.42	3.14%	Quarterly	64%	+6.9%
JNJ👑 62y	Johnson & Johnson Healthcare • Dividend King	$159.20	$4.96	3.12%	Quarterly	58%	+5.6%
IBM👑 29y	International Business Machines Corp. Technology • Dividend Aristocrat	$215.00	$6.68	3.11%	Quarterly	68%	+1.8%
KO👑 62y	The Coca-Cola Company Consumer Staples • Dividend King	$64.20	$1.94	3.02%	Quarterly	67%	+4.8%
VYM	Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF ETF & Funds • High Yield ETF	$124.60	$3.75	3.01%	Quarterly	N/A (ETF)	+7.2%
CSCO	Cisco Systems, Inc. Technology • Networking & Security	$56.40	$1.60	2.84%	Quarterly	45%	+3.2%
TXN	Texas Instruments Incorporated Technology • Analog Semiconductors	$208.50	$5.44	2.61%	Quarterly	65%	+10.5%
NEE👑 30y	NextEra Energy, Inc. Utilities • Dividend Aristocrat	$81.20	$2.06	2.54%	Quarterly	58%	+10.3%
PG👑 68y	The Procter & Gamble Company Consumer Staples • Dividend King	$168.00	$4.03	2.40%	Quarterly	60%	+6.2%
BAC	Bank of America Corporation Financials • Commercial Bank	$43.50	$1.04	2.39%	Quarterly	32%	+8.1%
DGRO	iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF ETF & Funds • Dividend Growth ETF	$59.80	$1.41	2.36%	Quarterly	N/A (ETF)	+9.8%
MCD👑 48y	McDonald’s Corporation Consumer Discretionary • Dividend Aristocrat	$308.00	$7.08	2.30%	Quarterly	56%	+8.1%
HD	The Home Depot, Inc. Consumer Discretionary • Dividend Growth	$398.50	$9.00	2.26%	Quarterly	55%	+12.1%
ITW👑 53y	Illinois Tool Works Inc. Industrials • Dividend King	$272.00	$6.00	2.21%	Quarterly	59%	+6.8%
JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Financials • Money Center Bank	$218.00	$4.60	2.11%	Quarterly	28%	+7.5%
CL👑 61y	Colgate-Palmolive Company Consumer Staples • Dividend King	$98.40	$2.00	2.03%	Quarterly	57%	+3.5%
AFL👑 42y	Aflac Incorporated Financials • Dividend Aristocrat	$104.50	$2.00	1.91%	Quarterly	25%	+12.4%
VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF ETF & Funds • Dividend Growth ETF	$189.50	$3.51	1.85%	Quarterly	N/A (ETF)	+8.6%
LOW👑 61y	Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Consumer Discretionary • Dividend King	$254.00	$4.60	1.81%	Quarterly	38%	+18.2%
CAT👑 30y	Caterpillar Inc. Industrials • Dividend Aristocrat	$395.00	$5.64	1.43%	Quarterly	28%	+8.2%
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation Technology • Enterprise Tech	$422.00	$3.32	0.79%	Quarterly	26%	+10.1%
AAPL	Apple Inc. Technology • Tech Cash Machine	$234.00	$1.00	0.43%	Quarterly	15%	+5.8%

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How to Use the Perpetuity Dividend Screener

TL;DR: Search by ticker or company name, use the yield filters, or select quick presets like Monthly Payers or Dividend Aristocrats to discover reliable cash-flow investments.

A dividend stock screener is indispensable for building sustainable passive income. Rather than chasing raw dividend yield (which can often be a warning sign), this screener enables you to cross-reference Annual Payout, Payout Frequency, 5-Year CAGR Growth, and Payout Ratios to find compounding machines that won't cut their distributions.

Understanding Dividend Yield vs. Safety

While a 12% yield might seem irresistible at first glance, understanding how the dividend is generated is critical:

1% - 3% Yield

Mature blue-chip giants (Apple, Microsoft, Visa, Lowe's) with lower current yields but explosive 10-15% annual dividend growth rates.

3% - 6% Sweet Spot

The classic passive income tier. Includes top REITs (Realty Income), energy giants (Chevron), and consumer staples (Coca-Cola, PepsiCo).

7%+ High Cashflow

Business Development Companies (Ares Capital, Main Street) and covered-call ETFs (JEPI, JEPQ) engineered for immediate monthly cash flow.

Beware the "Dividend Trap"

Dividend yield is calculated as: Annual Dividend ÷ Current Share Price. If a struggling company's stock price crashes by 50%, its dividend yield instantly doubles on paper—creating an artificial impression of high reward.

Companies paying out more than 90-100% of their net earnings typically cannot sustain their payouts during economic downturns and are forced to issue dividend cuts. Always inspect the payout ratio and consecutive growth track record before buying.