What are the best Dividend Stocks stocks in United States?

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health. This page ranks United States stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria by dividend yield, drawn from ShareValue.ai's coverage of 52,000+ globally-listed equities.

How many Dividend Stocks stocks does ShareValue.ai find in United States?

The leaderboard on this page shows the top 20 United States stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria, ranked by dividend yield. Use the screener (with both the Dividend Stocks preset and United States filter applied) for the full ranked list.

What is the top Dividend Stocks stock in United States right now?

As of the most recent scoring run, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (IVR.US) ranks first among United States stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria with a composite score of 76.5 out of 100. Rankings refresh every weekday night.

What criteria does the Dividend Stocks screen use?

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health. Every stock also receives four underlying pillar scores (Valuation, Quality, Growth, Health) on a 0-100 scale; detailed pillar weights are documented on the /methodology page. The same Dividend Stocks criteria apply across every country ShareValue.ai covers, so this United States list is directly comparable to the same preset applied elsewhere.

How often does this United States list update?

Every weekday night, after the scoring pipeline completes around 03:30 ET. The dateModified stamp on this page reflects the actual last-refresh time so you can verify freshness. Markets-closed weekends and holidays show the most recent weekday's rankings.

Best Dividend Stocks in the United States for 2026

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health.

United States listings cover NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX (the deepest equity market by float and analyst coverage). Composite scores combine Valuation, Quality, Growth, and Health pillars on US GAAP fundamentals refreshed nightly.

Data as of Sep 28, 2026 (updated daily)

Top 20 United States stocks by dividend yield

#	Ticker	Name	Sector	Yield	P/E
1	IVR.US	Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc	Real Estate	19.1%	4.7
2	ABR.US	Arbor Realty Trust	Real Estate	18.7%	56.2
3	DX.US	Dynex Capital Inc	Real Estate	18.0%	3.6
4	FSK.US	FS KKR Capital Corp	Financial Services	17.4%	-
5	DTW.US	DTE Energy Co Pref Series E	Real Estate	17.2%	3.2
6	PMT.US	PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	Real Estate	16.8%	6.7
7	PFLT.US	PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd	Financial Services	16.7%	14.3
8	QFIN.US	360 Finance Inc	Financial Services	16.6%	1.7
9	NMFC.US	New Mountain Finance Corporation	Financial Services	16.4%	-
10	MFA.US	MFA Financial Inc	Real Estate	16.3%	8.7
11	FLO.US	Flowers Foods Inc	Consumer Defensive	15.8%	24.3
12	FBRT.US	Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc	Real Estate	15.2%	16.2
13	NAT.US	Nordic American Tankers Limited	Energy	14.9%	12.4
14	ARI.US	Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc	Real Estate	14.5%	8.7
15	MNR.US	Mach Natural Resources LP	Energy	14.3%	23.1
16	CIM.US	Chimera Investment Corporation	Real Estate	14.3%	-
17	AGNC.US	AGNC Investment Corp.	Real Estate	14.3%	4.9
18	BCSF.US	Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc	Financial Services	14.2%	11.9
19	MFIC.US	MidCap Financial Investment Corporation	Financial Services	14.1%	-
20	CGBD.US	Carlyle Secured Lending Inc	Financial Services	13.9%	22.1

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by dividend yield within the United States; use the screener for the full ranked list.