Statistics · 2026 · Stocks
Dividend Stock Statistics (2026)
88 of the 103 large-cap U.S. stocks WealthyBud tracks pay a dividend as of 2026-10-02, and the 84 with a yield on this page have a median yield of 1.88%. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (UPS) pays the highest yield in the group at 7.07%, while the S&P 500 as a whole yielded 1.03% on July 10, 2026, per multpl.com — well below its 4.21% long-run historical average.
Key takeaways
- 88 of WealthyBud’s 103 covered large-cap stocks pay a dividend as of 2026-10-02, counting a positive per-share dividend in each company’s latest 10-K; the other 15 have no positive per-share dividend in the SEC data WealthyBud uses. CMCSA, FDX, HON, and SPGI have their yields withheld because their latest fiscal-year dividends predate a spin-off, while the share price reflects the company after it.
- The median dividend yield among the 84 payers with a yield is 1.88%, and the average is 2.09% — a handful of high-yield names pull the average above the median.
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (UPS) pays the highest yield in the group at 7.07%; NVIDIA CORP (NVDA) has the lowest nonzero yield at 0.017%.
- 19 of the 84 payers with a yield have yields of 3% or more, and 10 have 4% or more, as of 2026-10-02.
- NVIDIA CORP (NVDA), the largest dividend payer by market cap at $5.65T, yields only 0.02%; across the 84 payers with a yield, the rank correlation between market cap and yield is −0.54 (larger companies tended to have lower yields).
- AMAZON COM INC (AMZN), worth $2.70T, is the largest covered company with no positive per-share dividend in the SEC data WealthyBud uses.
- The S&P 500’s own dividend yield was 1.03% on July 10, 2026, down from 1.24% at the end of 2024 and well under its 4.21% historical mean, per multpl.com.
- 69 companies qualified for the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index as of June 30, 2026, which requires 25 consecutive years of dividend increases.
How many of WealthyBud’s covered stocks pay a dividend?
88 of the 103 large-cap U.S. stocks WealthyBud tracks pay a dividend, counting a positive per-share dividend in each company’s latest 10-K. 84 of them have a yield on this page. The other 15 companies — 8 of them in Information Technology — have no positive per-share dividend in the SEC data WealthyBud uses. Among the payers with a yield, the median is 1.88%.
1. 88 of 103 covered stocks pay a dividend
88 of the 103 large-cap companies WealthyBud tracks pay a dividend, based on a positive per-share dividend in each company’s latest 10-K (WealthyBud data · 103 large-caps · 2026-10-02). Yields are shown for 84 of them: CMCSA, FDX, HON, and SPGI have their yields withheld because their latest fiscal-year dividends predate a spin-off, while the share price reflects the company after it.
2. 15 of 103 covered stocks have no positive per-share dividend in the SEC data WealthyBud uses
The other 15 companies WealthyBud tracks have no positive per-share dividend in the SEC data WealthyBud uses. BA and DHR report dividend payments in their cash-flow data but no per-share dividend figure, so they are not counted as payers (WealthyBud data · 2026-10-02).
3. Median dividend yield among payers with a yield: 1.88%
Among the 84 covered payers with a yield, the median trailing yield is 1.88% as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data · 84 payers with a yield).
4. Average dividend yield among payers with a yield: 2.09%
The average trailing yield among the same 84 payers is 2.09%, higher than the 1.88% median, because a small number of high-yield names, like UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC, pull the average up (WealthyBud data · 2026-10-02).
Which covered stocks pay the highest dividend yield?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (UPS) carries the highest dividend yield among WealthyBud’s 103 covered large-caps at 7.07% as of 2026-10-02, computed from a delayed share price and each company’s per-share dividend for its latest fiscal year.
5. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (UPS) leads at 7.07%
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC carries the highest dividend yield of any covered stock, 7.07% on a share price of $92.74, as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data · 84 payers with a yield).
6. PROGRESSIVE CORP (PGR) yields 6.64%
PROGRESSIVE CORP pays a 6.64% trailing dividend yield on a market cap of $121.6B, as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data).
7. PFIZER INC (PFE) yields 6.25%
PFIZER INC pays a 6.25% trailing dividend yield on a market cap of $156.7B, as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data).
8. Altria Group, Inc. (MO) yields 6.19%
Altria Group, Inc. pays a 6.19% trailing dividend yield on a market cap of $112.2B, as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data).
9. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (VZ) yields 5.97%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC pays a 5.97% trailing dividend yield on a market cap of $190.2B, as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data).
| Ticker | Company | Dividend yield | Share price | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC | 7.07% | $92.74 | $78.9B |
| PGR | PROGRESSIVE CORP | 6.64% | $209.21 | $121.6B |
| PFE | PFIZER INC | 6.25% | $27.50 | $156.7B |
| MO | Altria Group, Inc. | 6.19% | $67.20 | $112.2B |
| VZ | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 5.97% | $45.79 | $190.2B |
How many covered stocks yield 3% or more, and how many pay next to nothing?
19 of the 84 covered payers with a yield have yields of 3% or more, and 10 have 4% or more, as of 2026-10-02. At the other end, NVIDIA CORP (NVDA) pays a dividend but yields only 0.017% — a small payout next to its share price.
10. 19 of 84 payers with a yield have yields of 3% or more
19 of the 84 covered stocks with a dividend yield carry a trailing yield of 3% or higher, as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data · 84 payers with a yield).
11. 10 of 84 payers with a yield have yields of 4% or more
A smaller group, 10 of 84 payers with a yield, yields 4% or more — a threshold often used to screen for higher-income dividend stocks (WealthyBud data · 2026-10-02).
12. Lowest nonzero yield: NVIDIA CORP (NVDA) at 0.017%
NVIDIA CORP pays the smallest dividend yield among covered payers with a yield, 0.017%, as of 2026-10-02 (WealthyBud data · 84 payers with a yield).
- NVIDIA CORP (NVDA) pays a dividend, but its yield is just 0.017%, among the lowest nonzero yields WealthyBud tracks.
- Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) pays a dividend, but its yield is just 0.043%, among the lowest nonzero yields WealthyBud tracks.
- MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC (MRVL) pays a dividend, but its yield is just 0.088%, among the lowest nonzero yields WealthyBud tracks.
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) pays a dividend, but its yield is just 0.242%, among the lowest nonzero yields WealthyBud tracks.
- THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. (TMO) pays a dividend, but its yield is just 0.263%, among the lowest nonzero yields WealthyBud tracks.
Do the biggest companies WealthyBud tracks pay big dividends?
NVIDIA CORP (NVDA), the largest dividend payer by market cap at $5.65T, yields only 0.02%. AMAZON COM INC (AMZN), worth $2.70T, has no positive per-share dividend in the SEC data WealthyBud uses. Across the 84 payers with a yield, larger companies tended to have lower yields.
13. NVIDIA CORP (NVDA) is the largest payer by market cap, $5.65T
NVIDIA CORP is the largest covered company that pays any dividend at all, and it yields only 0.02% (WealthyBud data · 2026-10-02).
14. AMAZON COM INC (AMZN) is the largest non-payer, $2.70T
AMAZON COM INC carries a market cap of $2.70T but has no positive per-share dividend in the SEC data WealthyBud uses, per its latest SEC filing (WealthyBud data · 2026-10-02).
15. Rank correlation of market cap and yield: −0.54
Across the 84 covered payers with a yield, the Spearman rank correlation between market cap and dividend yield is −0.54: larger companies tended to have lower yields (WealthyBud calculation). Each of the 5 largest payers by market cap yields under 1%, while the 5 highest-yielding covered stocks all yield 5.97% or more. The figure does not show why yields differ (WealthyBud data · 2026-10-02).
| Ticker | Company | Market cap | Dividend yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | NVIDIA CORP | $5.65T | 0.02% |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | $4.86T | 0.31% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. | $4.20T | 0.24% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $3.82T | 0.71% |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.86T | 0.29% |
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How does this compare to the S&P 500 as a whole?
The S&P 500’s own dividend yield was 1.03% as of July 10, 2026, per multpl.com — below the 1.88% median among WealthyBud’s covered payers with a yield (October 2 prices), and far below its own 4.21% long-run average. 69 S&P 500 companies qualified as Dividend Aristocrats as of June 30, 2026, having raised their payout for at least 25 straight years.
16. S&P 500 dividend yield: 1.03% (July 10, 2026)
The S&P 500 index yielded 1.03% as of the close on July 10, 2026, per multpl.com, which sources its data from S&P index dividend figures.
17. S&P 500 historical mean dividend yield: 4.21% (July 10, 2026)
The same multpl.com series puts the S&P 500’s long-run mean dividend yield at 4.21%, 4.1 times the July 10, 2026 reading of 1.03%. That July 10 reading was multpl.com’s live estimate; the same page showed 1.05% (mean 4.20%) on October 2, 2026.
18. S&P 500 yield has fallen from 1.24% (2024) to 1.03% (July 2026)
The index’s year-end dividend yield was 1.24% at the close of 2024 and 1.15% at the close of 2025, before slipping to 1.03% by July 10, 2026, per multpl.com’s historical table.
19. 69 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (June 30, 2026)
69 companies qualified for the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index as of June 30, 2026, which requires 25 consecutive years of dividend increases, per the ProShares NOBL fund page, which tracks the S&P Dow Jones Indices benchmark.
What this means for dividend investors
A high yield is not automatically a good sign. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC’s 7.07% yield sits well above the 1.88% median, and a yield that far above peers can reflect a depressed share price as easily as a generous payout — a payout ratio or earnings trend is what separates the two cases.
The biggest names are mostly not income plays. AMAZON COM INC has no positive per-share dividend in the SEC data WealthyBud uses, the largest payer by market cap yields only 0.02%, and across the payers with a yield larger companies tended to have lower yields.
The index yielded little as of July 10, 2026. The S&P 500’s 1.03% yield is 24% of its 4.21% historical average. 19 of WealthyBud’s 84 covered payers with a yield have yields of 3% or more at October 2 prices.
Consistency matters more than magnitude. Only 69 S&P 500 companies have raised their dividend for 25 straight years. A long streak of smaller increases can signal more durable cash flow than one large but unproven yield.
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