dividend yield ranking — mega-cap universe AS OF 2026-10-12 22:30Z

Mega-caps ranked by forward dividend yield

A bounded mega-cap universe ranked by forward dividend yield: last cash dividend × payment frequency ÷ last trade price. The price and its timestamp are shown on each row. Highest yield at the top. A high yield may reflect a falling price. Non-payers are excluded from the ranking and counted below.

DIV YIELDforward yield · 20/22 ranked
Names ranked
20/22
dividend payers
Top yield
6.62%
VZ · highest forward yield
Unavailable
0
none
Frequency
1VZ6.62%6.58%quarterly$2.83$42.732027-01-08
2PFE6.06%6.06%quarterly$1.72$28.392027-02-05
3O5.95%5.92%monthly$3.26$54.802026-10-30
4T4.93%4.93%quarterly$1.11$22.502027-01-08
5PEP4.66%4.57%quarterly$5.92$127.002026-12-04
6CVX3.31%3.28%quarterly$7.12$215.002026-11-18
7MCD3.27%3.15%quarterly$7.72$235.982027-03-02
8HD3.21%3.20%quarterly$9.32$290.622026-12-03
9IBM2.98%2.97%quarterly$6.76$227.022026-11-09
10PG2.84%2.80%quarterly$4.35$153.202026-10-23
11ABBV2.46%2.43%quarterly$6.92$281.582027-01-14
12XOM2.39%2.39%quarterly$4.12$172.152026-11-16
13KO2.36%2.34%quarterly$2.12$89.792026-12-15
14MRK2.34%2.34%quarterly$3.40$145.452026-12-15
15JNJ2.03%2.00%quarterly$5.36$263.732026-11-24
16JPM1.97%1.84%quarterly$6.60$334.712027-01-05
17MMM1.94%1.91%quarterly$3.12$160.892026-11-23
18CSCO1.45%1.45%quarterly$1.68$115.472027-01-01
19WMT0.87%0.86%quarterly$0.99$113.192027-03-12
20CAT0.82%0.77%quarterly$6.52$799.372026-10-19

Forward yield = last cash dividend × payment frequency ÷ the Price column — each name's last trade, as of 2026-10-12 22:30Z – 2026-10-12 22:45Z. The ranking is not a recommendation. 20 of 22 names ranked, 2 pay no dividend (TSLA, AMZN).