How is this list of dividend stocks ranked?

Qualification is factual: at least three consecutive fiscal years of cash dividends paid, with the payout GROWN in the latest year — both read directly from each company's SEC cash-flow statements. Qualifying names are then ranked by our composite quality score, so the top of the list is quality companies that also pay and raise dividends.

Why don't you rank by dividend yield?

Yield is price ÷ payout — a high yield is often just a fallen price (a value trap). Payout consistency and growth from the filings say more about the dividend's durability than the yield does. Each stock's page carries the fuller picture.

How often does this page update?

Scores and verdicts refresh nightly against SEC filings; payout facts update as each company files its annual report. Rankings change only when the filings change — never on price action.

Consistent, growing payouts — from the filings · updated nightly

Best dividend stocks

US companies that have paid cash dividends for consecutive years AND grew the payout last fiscal year — taken straight from SEC cash-flow statements, ranked by our composite quality score. Payout facts, not yield-chasing.

#	Company	Our call	Grade	Payout growth
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How is this list of dividend stocks ranked?: Qualification is factual: at least three consecutive fiscal years of cash dividends paid, with the payout GROWN in the latest year — both read directly from each company's SEC cash-flow statements. Qualifying names are then ranked by our composite quality score, so the top of the list is quality companies that also pay and raise dividends.
Why don't you rank by dividend yield?: Yield is price ÷ payout — a high yield is often just a fallen price (a value trap). Payout consistency and growth from the filings say more about the dividend's durability than the yield does. Each stock's page carries the fuller picture.
How often does this page update?: Scores and verdicts refresh nightly against SEC filings; payout facts update as each company files its annual report. Rankings change only when the filings change — never on price action.

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Common questions

How is this list of dividend stocks ranked?: Qualification is factual: at least three consecutive fiscal years of cash dividends paid, with the payout GROWN in the latest year — both read directly from each company's SEC cash-flow statements. Qualifying names are then ranked by our composite quality score, so the top of the list is quality companies that also pay and raise dividends.
Why don't you rank by dividend yield?: Yield is price ÷ payout — a high yield is often just a fallen price (a value trap). Payout consistency and growth from the filings say more about the dividend's durability than the yield does. Each stock's page carries the fuller picture.
How often does this page update?: Scores and verdicts refresh nightly against SEC filings; payout facts update as each company files its annual report. Rankings change only when the filings change — never on price action.