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Safe & Reliable Dividends

Stocks with consistent, sustainable dividends

Data updated 2026-10-28. Yields refresh on an hourly cache.

Companies with strong balance sheets and reliable dividend histories.

Avg. Yield

2.40%

Avg. Payout

110%

5Y Div Growth

+6.1%

Buy Rated

63%

Rating

CLXConsumer Defensive

The Clorox Company

$87.36

$10.4B

B-

5.73%

$4.97

103%

Hold

HRLConsumer Defensive

Hormel Foods Corporation

$20.87

$11.6B

5.58%

$1.17

187%

Hold

KMBConsumer Defensive

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

$109.10

$36.6B

B+

4.65%

$5.10

86%

Hold

PEPConsumer Defensive

PepsiCo, Inc.

$133.50

$185.0B

4.29%

$5.80

72%

Hold

BENFinancial Services

Franklin Resources, Inc.

$31.23

$15.8B

4.26%

$1.32

77%

Hold

FRTReal Estate

Federal Realty Investment Trust

$109.67

$9.4B

B+

4.17%

$4.55

113%

Buy

MKCConsumer Defensive

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

$47.48

$12.9B

4.00%

$1.92

34%

Hold

SJMConsumer Defensive

The J. M. Smucker Company

$127.41

$13.9B

C+

3.44%

$4.42

204%

Buy

GPCConsumer Cyclical

Genuine Parts Company

$121.80

$17.0B

3.42%

$4.22

1861%

Hold

TGTConsumer Defensive

Target Corporation

$148.01

$69.4B

B+

3.08%

$4.58

47%

Buy

EDUtilities

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

$115.03

$42.7B

B-

3.04%

$3.51

55%

Hold

MCDConsumer Cyclical

McDonald's Corporation

$249.47

$175.8B

B-

2.97%

$7.44

59%

Buy

PGConsumer Defensive

The Procter & Gamble Company

$159.23

$373.2B

B+

2.70%

$4.32

64%

Buy

SYYConsumer Defensive

Sysco Corporation

$82.30

$40.0B

2.65%

$2.18

59%

Buy

PPGBasic Materials

PPG Industries, Inc.

$113.44

$24.6B

2.61%

$2.87

41%

Buy

LOWConsumer Cyclical

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

$198.18

$111.5B

B-

2.47%

$4.90

41%

Buy

ABBVHealthcare

AbbVie Inc.

$286.44

$504.8B

C+

2.41%

$6.92

190%

Buy

ABTHealthcare

Abbott Laboratories

$103.10

$179.4B

A-

2.40%

$2.52

91%

Buy

ITWIndustrials

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

$275.93

$78.5B

2.37%

$6.55

57%

Hold

APDBasic Materials

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

$307.11

$68.4B

D+

2.36%

$7.22

Buy

CLConsumer Defensive

Colgate-Palmolive Company

$92.17

$75.0B

B+

2.27%

$2.11

89%

Hold

KOConsumer Defensive

The Coca-Cola Company

$91.18

$398.9B

B+

2.27%

$2.10

77%

Buy

ADPTechnology

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

$293.11

$120.5B

2.26%

$6.80

60%

Hold

CINFFinancial Services

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

$181.41

$27.1B

2.08%

$3.69

21%

Hold

BDXHealthcare

Becton, Dickinson and Company

$195.03

$54.2B

2.02%

$3.98

187%

Hold

AFLFinancial Services

Aflac Incorporated

$121.99

$60.4B

A-

1.99%

$2.41

25%

Hold

JNJHealthcare

Johnson & Johnson

$268.73

$635.1B

1.98%

$5.28

79%

Buy

MMMIndustrials

3M Company

$171.58

$89.5B

1.78%

$3.07

130%

Buy

EMRIndustrials

Emerson Electric Co.

$166.27

$90.1B

1.37%

$2.22

48%

Buy

LINBasic Materials

Linde plc

$508.65

$234.6B

1.24%

$6.30

40%

Buy

CHDConsumer Defensive

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

$105.01

$25.0B

A-

1.16%

$1.22

39%

Buy

CBFinancial Services

Chubb Limited

$356.25

$137.0B

A-

1.12%

$3.98

14%

Buy

NDSNIndustrials

Nordson Corporation

$324.30

$17.8B

1.06%

$3.40

33%

Buy

DOVIndustrials

Dover Corporation

$206.18

$26.8B

A-

1.03%

$2.08

24%

Buy

ECLBasic Materials

Ecolab Inc.

$291.27

$80.9B

1.01%

$2.92

38%

Buy

SHWBasic Materials

The Sherwin-Williams Company

$326.01

$81.8B

0.95%

$3.19

29%

Buy

NUEBasic Materials

Nucor Corporation

$270.79

$58.6B

A-

0.87%

$2.24

14%

Buy

SPGIFinancial Services

S&P Global Inc.

$448.93

$132.8B

B+

0.86%

$3.87

23%

Buy

CAHHealthcare

Cardinal Health, Inc.

$246.45

$57.8B

C+

0.82%

$2.05

29%

Buy

WMTConsumer Defensive

Walmart Inc.

$119.32

$954.1B

B-

0.81%

$0.98

35%

Buy

GWWIndustrials

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

$1342.72

$63.6B

B+

0.70%

$9.50

26%

Hold

Frequently asked questions

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