The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 blue-chip stocks. For dividend investors, this is an interesting list, since 27 of the 30 companies pay a dividend. Many stocks are able to increase their dividend for several consecutive years. The top-yielding Dow stocks all have dividends that are well above average yields in the stock market. Therefore they could be a reason for income investors to consider buying them, next to the fact that the dow stocks are also blue chips.
The top 10 dividend yields in the Dow
The average dividend yield for the Dow-30 is 2.80%, which is already a good rate. Also, the average number of consecutive years of dividend increase is high with almost 22 years. Getting close to the dividend aristocrats’ status. Here are the 10 highest-yielding stocks in the Dow Jones Industrials, (screener and data updated daily):
Three Dow Jones 30 members don’t pay a dividend at the moment, which are:
- Salesforce.com (CRM)
- The Walt Disney Company (DIS)
- The Boeing Company (BA)
Members can use our Dow-30 stock screener for more metrics, like dividend growth rate, consecutive dividend years,…
