But S&P Dow Jones Indices has a High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index that can help you find even higher-yielding stocks.
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These are the 10 highest yielding Dividend Aristocrats...
Company
|
Industry
|
Dividend
yield
|
HCP Inc.
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts
|
6.76%
|
AT&T Inc.
|
Major Telecommunications
|
5.65%
|
Chevron Corp.
|
Integrated Oil
|
4.70%
|
Consolidated Edison Inc.
|
Electric Utilities
|
4.16%
|
Emerson Electric Co.
|
Electrical Products
|
3.90%
|
AbbVie Inc.
|
Major Pharmaceuticals
|
3.78%
|
Nucor Corp.
|
Steel
|
3.68%
|
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
Integrated Oil
|
3.65%
|
Procter & Gamble Co.
|
Household/Personal Care
|
3.53%
|
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
|
Discount Stores
|
3.27%
|
Here are the 15 S&P High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats with the highest current yields:
Company
|
Industry
|
Dividend
yield
|
HCP Inc.
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts
|
6.76%
|
AT&T Inc.
|
Major Telecommunications
|
5.65%
|
Mercury General Corp.
|
Property/Casualty Insurance
|
4.92%
|
Realty Income Corp.
|
Real Estate investment Trusts
|
4.72%
|
National Retail Properties Inc.
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts
|
4.70%
|
Chevron Corp.
|
Integrated Oil
|
4.70%
|
Questar Corp.
|
Gas Distributors
|
4.57%
|
Caterpillar Inc.
|
Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery
|
4.44%
|
Consolidated Edison Inc.
|
Electric Utilities
|
4.16%
|
MDU Resources Group Inc.
|
Gas Distributors
|
4.15%
|
Old Republic International Corp.
|
Property/Casualty Insurance
|
4.05%
|
People’s United Financial Inc.
|
Savings Banks
|
4.05%
|
Black Hills Corp.
|
Electric Utilities
|
4.02%
|
Vectren Corp.
|
Gas Distributors
|
3.92%
|
Emerson Electric Corp.
|
Electrical Products
|
3.90%
|
Here are free
cash flow yields calculated by FactSet (except for the REITs, as described
above) for the 15 highest-yielding High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats:
Company
|
Free cash flow yield - past 12 months
|
Dividend
yield
|
HCP Inc.
|
9.46%
|
6.76%
|
AT&T Inc.
|
7.13%
|
5.65%
|
Mercury General Corp.
|
6.26%
|
4.92%
|
Realty Income Corp.
|
5.57%
|
4.72%
|
National Retail Properties Inc.
|
6.03%
|
4.70%
|
Chevron Corp.
|
-6.25%
|
4.70%
|
Questar Corp.
|
2.94%
|
4.57%
|
Caterpillar Inc.
|
8.58%
|
4.44%
|
Consolidated Edison Inc.
|
2.56%
|
4.16%
|
MDU Resources Group Inc.
|
-6.32%
|
4.15%
|
Old Republic International Corp.
|
13.98%
|
4.05%
|
People’s United Financial Inc.
|
4.81%
|
4.05%
|
Black Hills Corp.
|
-0.42%
|
4.02%
|
Vectren Corp.
|
1.63%
|
3.92%
|
Emerson Electric Corp.
|
7.66%
|
3.90%
|
