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Dividend Watch · Market · 2026-10-20

Dividend Watch, October 20: Vici Properties leads covered yields

403 S&P 500 companies pay a dividend; the typical yield is 1.9%, so $10,000 invested in the typical payer earns about $186 a year and the typical payer raised its dividend 5.7% over the past year. The highest yield the company's earnings still cover belongs to Vici Properties (VICI) at 7.8% (about $784 a year on $10,000). 19 companies paid at least 10% less than a year earlier. A high yield can signal a falling share price as much as a generous dividend, so the payout ratio and the dividend's growth are shown alongside it.

Highest yields the earnings still cover

Payout ratio under 90%: the company paid out less than it earned over the past year.

CompanySectorYieldYearly income on $10,000Payout ratioDividend growth, 1 yearYears of raises
Vici Properties (VICI)Real Estate7.8%$78470.0%3.5%7
General Mills (GIS)Consumer Staples7.5%$74959.4%0.8%6
Kraft Heinz (KHC)Consumer Staples6.9%$69173.1%0.0%Not available
Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)Real Estate6.9%$69054.0%85.6%Not available
Verizon (VZ)Communication Services6.4%$64172.8%3.3%14
Edison International (EIX)Utilities6.3%$63135.7%6.0%Not available
Comcast (CMCSA)Communication Services6.0%$60342.6%8.3%6
Altria (MO)Consumer Staples6.0%$59989.3%4.1%16
T. Rowe Price (TROW)Financials5.2%$51951.6%2.4%3
Prudential Financial (PRU)Financials4.9%$49349.8%3.7%17
Ford Motor Company (F)Consumer Discretionary4.9%$49364.1%-20.0%Not available
Fidelity National Information Services (FIS)Financials4.9%$48925.8%10.3%Not available

The biggest dividend raises

Payments over the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

CompanySectorDividend growth, 1 yearYield
Progressive Corporation (PGR)Financials183.7%0.2%
Western Digital (WDC)Information Technology175.0%0.2%
GE Vernova (GEV)Industrials133.3%0.2%
Verisign (VRSN)Information Technology107.8%1.1%
TKO Group Holdings (TKO)Communication Services106.6%1.8%
PG&E Corporation (PCG)Utilities100.0%1.5%
Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)Real Estate85.6%6.9%
Royal Caribbean Group (RCL)Consumer Discretionary80.3%2.1%
Comfort Systems USA (FIX)Industrials76.5%0.2%
Vertiv (VRT)Industrials65.8%0.1%

Ex-dividend dates in the next two weeks

Own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive the next payment.

CompanyEx-dividend dateLatest paymentYield
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)Tue Oct 20$0.52.3%
Dell Technologies (DELL)Tue Oct 20$0.60.6%
Lowe's (LOW)Wed Oct 21$1.32.6%
CVS Health (CVS)Thu Oct 22$0.72.9%
APA Corporation (APA)Thu Oct 22$0.32.0%
Procter & Gamble (PG)Fri Oct 23$1.12.8%
Pentair (PNR)Fri Oct 23$0.32.0%
GE HealthCare (GEHC)Fri Oct 23$0.00.2%
Revvity (RVTY)Fri Oct 23$0.10.2%
GE Vernova (GEV)Tue Oct 27$0.50.2%
Clorox (CLX)Wed Oct 28$1.35.8%
Carrier Global (CARR)Thu Oct 29$0.21.7%
AES Corporation (AES)Fri Oct 30$0.24.7%
NiSource (NI)Fri Oct 30$0.32.8%
Zoetis (ZTS)Fri Oct 30$0.52.7%
A. O. Smith (AOS)Fri Oct 30$0.42.5%
Texas Instruments (TXN)Fri Oct 30$1.42.2%
Humana (HUM)Fri Oct 30$0.90.9%
Costco (COST)Fri Oct 30$1.50.6%
Casey's (CASY)Fri Oct 30$0.70.3%

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Dividend data from Yahoo Finance; yields use Torvanta's latest closing prices and the indicated annual dividend. Dividends are not guaranteed and can be cut. Research only, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Rankings change as data changes and can be wrong. Torvanta and its founder may hold positions in securities discussed. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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