19 American Companies That Pay Big Dividends

A dividend check can feel like a lifeline if something goes wrong in the economy or if the stock market has another downturn. Many American companies pay big dividends with yields above the highest-yielding Treasuries. Better yet, these dividends are stable and consistent due to the solid cash flows these companies have.

Some of the names are household staples you pass in the grocery aisle every week, others are quiet giants that move gas through pipelines or finance midsized businesses that banks no longer touch. Together, they form a sampler platter of industries, balance-sheet styles, and payout philosophies, all with one common promise: cash now instead of hope later.

MyInvestingNews has created this slideshow to go through 19 such American dividend stocks paying fat dividends.

This slideshow has been updated on October 22, 2025, with new information and statistics.

• Price: $74.61
• Market capitalization: $4.17 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 4.83%
• Dividend payout ratio: 63.41%
• Years of dividend increase: 0

• Price: $12.46
• Market capitalization: $49.99 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 5.97%
• Dividend payout ratio: 43.17%
• Years of dividend increase: N/A

• Price: $90.42
• Market capitalization: $4.38 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 6.08%
• Dividend payout ratio: 33.48%
• Years of dividend increase: N/A

• Price: $47.07
• Market capitalization: $7.75 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 6.46%
• Dividend payout ratio: 144.03%
• Years of dividend increase: N/A

• Price: $37.24
• Market capitalization: $13.49 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 6.58%
• Dividend payout ratio: 70.03%
• Years of dividend increase: 1

• Price: $64.25
• Market capitalization: $107.09 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 6.65%
• Dividend payout ratio: 76.4%
• Years of dividend increase: 55

• Price: $18.97
• Market capitalization: $1.24 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 6.86%
• Dividend payout ratio: 87.84%
• Years of dividend increase: N/A

• Price: $24.8
• Market capitalization: $141.29 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 6.92%
• Dividend payout ratio: 50.15%
• Years of dividend increase: 14

• Price: $30.79
• Market capitalization: $66.6 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 7.09%
• Dividend payout ratio: 79.48%
• Years of dividend increase: 26

• Price: $28.53
• Market capitalization: $4.44 billion.
• Forward dividend yield: 7.16%
• Dividend payout ratio: 130.72%
• Years of dividend increase: 1

• Price: $45.38
• Market capitalization: $2.23 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 7.23%
• Dividend payout ratio: 11.19%
• Years of dividend increase: N/A

• Price: $27.61
• Market capitalization: $2.54 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 7.29%
• Dividend payout ratio: 46.25%
• Years of dividend increase: N/A

• Price: $56.54
• Market capitalization: $6.72 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 7.36%
• Dividend payout ratio: 74.42%
• Years of dividend increase: 5

• Price: $87.98
• Market capitalization: $74.64 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 7.45%
• Dividend payout ratio: 86.62%
• Years of dividend increase: 15

• Price: $49.96
• Market capitalization: $50.56 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 7.71%
• Dividend payout ratio: 90.88%
• Years of dividend increase: 11

• Price: $21.4
• Market capitalization: $2.08 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 8.41%
• Dividend payout ratio: 33.4%
• Years of dividend increase: 3

• Price: $16.48
• Market capitalization: $11.58 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 9.23%
• Dividend payout ratio: 94.64%
• Years of dividend increase: 3

• Price: $10.87
• Market capitalization: $5.74 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 9.24%
• Dividend payout ratio: 45.45%
• Years of dividend increase: N/A

• Price: $8.2
• Market capitalization: $2.63 billion
• Forward dividend yield: 11.56%
• Dividend payout ratio: 55.62%
• Years of dividend increase: N/A