Dividend stocks: yield with a safety check
US dividend stocks ranked by yield and by how safe the payout looks — payout ratio, cash coverage and financial health, all from SEC filings. A high yield only matters if the company can keep paying it — so every name here carries our Dividend payout and safety read, not just the yield.
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Safe dividends, highest yield · payout judged safe, sorted by yield
| Ticker | Company | Dividend yield | Piotroski F | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPSI | PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC. | 38.61% | 3/9 | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies |
| OFS | OFS Capital Corp | 35.1% | 3/9 | |
| BGSF | BGSF, INC. | 35.01% | 5/9 | Services-Help Supply Services |
| TCPC | BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. | 35.01% | 3/9 | |
| PSEC | PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP | 28.72% | 4/9 | |
| ALIT | Alight, Inc. / Delaware | 27.73% | 4/9 | Services-Business Services, NEC |
| CICB | CION Investment Corp | 25.61% | 3/9 | |
| OXSQ | Oxford Square Capital Corp. | 25.36% | 1/9 | |
| ONFO | Onfolio Holdings, Inc | 24.15% | 4/9 | Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation |
| RAND | RAND CAPITAL CORP | 24.02% | 2/9 | |
| CCHH | CCH Holdings Ltd | 22.72% | 2/9 | Retail-Eating Places |
| CCOI | COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. | 22.35% | 3/9 | Communications Services, NEC |
| MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | 22.12% | 3/9 | Pulp Mills |
| EZRA | Reliance Global Group, Inc. | 20.37% | 5/9 | Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service |
| FMC | FMC CORP | 19.83% | 2/9 | Chemicals & Allied Products |
| BGS | B&G Foods, Inc. | 18.03% | 4/9 | Food and Kindred Products |
| DOMH | Dominari Holdings Inc. | 17.96% | 4/9 | Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies |
| HRZN | Horizon Technology Finance Corp | 17.64% | 3/9 | |
| EMBC | Embecta Corp. | 16.9% | 6/9 | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus |
| XRX | Xerox Holdings Corp | 16.5% | 3/9 | Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC |
| RWT | REDWOOD TRUST INC | 16.43% | 1/9 | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
| ATHS | Athene Holding Ltd. | 15.28% | 4/9 | Life Insurance |
| CURI | CuriosityStream Inc. | 14.5% | 4/9 | Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production |
| CLPS | CLPS Inc | 14.38% | 2/9 | Services-Prepackaged Software |
| TWO | TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP. | 13.09% | 3/9 | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Highest yields overall · all payers — check the safety column
| Ticker | Company | Dividend yield | Safety | Piotroski F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPSI | PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC. | 38.61% | safe | 3/9 |
| BRSL | Brightstar Lottery PLC | 37.37% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| OFS | OFS Capital Corp | 35.1% | safe | 3/9 |
| BGSF | BGSF, INC. | 35.01% | safe | 5/9 |
| TCPC | BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. | 35.01% | safe | 3/9 |
| PNNT | PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP | 31.04% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| PPC | PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP | 29.3% | at-risk | 5/9 |
| PSEC | PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP | 28.72% | safe | 4/9 |
| ALIT | Alight, Inc. / Delaware | 27.73% | safe | 4/9 |
| FSK | FS KKR Capital Corp | 26.92% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| CICB | CION Investment Corp | 25.61% | safe | 3/9 |
| OXSQ | Oxford Square Capital Corp. | 25.36% | safe | 1/9 |
| BCIC | BCP Investment Corp | 24.94% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| ONFO | Onfolio Holdings, Inc | 24.15% | safe | 4/9 |
| RAND | RAND CAPITAL CORP | 24.02% | safe | 2/9 |
| RWAY | Runway Growth Finance Corp. | 22.86% | at-risk | 5/9 |
| CCHH | CCH Holdings Ltd | 22.72% | safe | 2/9 |
| CCOI | COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. | 22.35% | safe | 3/9 |
| MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | 22.12% | safe | 3/9 |
| MNDO | MIND CTI LTD | 21.66% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| CRCT | Cricut, Inc. | 20.8% | at-risk | 6/9 |
| NMFC | New Mountain Finance Corp | 20.47% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| EZRA | Reliance Global Group, Inc. | 20.37% | safe | 5/9 |
| FMC | FMC CORP | 19.83% | safe | 2/9 |
| SCM | Stellus Capital Investment Corp | 18.55% | at-risk | 1/9 |
Watch: dividends that may be at risk · stretched or at-risk payout
High yields here are often a warning, not a bargain — these payouts look stretched.
| Ticker | Company | Dividend yield | Safety | Piotroski F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRSL | Brightstar Lottery PLC | 37.37% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| PNNT | PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP | 31.04% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| PPC | PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP | 29.3% | at-risk | 5/9 |
| FSK | FS KKR Capital Corp | 26.92% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| BCIC | BCP Investment Corp | 24.94% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| RWAY | Runway Growth Finance Corp. | 22.86% | at-risk | 5/9 |
| MNDO | MIND CTI LTD | 21.66% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| CRCT | Cricut, Inc. | 20.8% | at-risk | 6/9 |
| NMFC | New Mountain Finance Corp | 20.47% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| SCM | Stellus Capital Investment Corp | 18.55% | at-risk | 1/9 |
| BCSF | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | 18.32% | at-risk | 2/9 |
| MFIC | MidCap Financial Investment Corp | 17.34% | at-risk | 2/9 |
| CCAP | Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | 16.55% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| NCDL | Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. | 16.25% | at-risk | 4/9 |
| SIGA | SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC | 15.34% | at-risk | 5/9 |
Dividend safety blends payout ratio, free-cash-flow coverage and balance-sheet health from SEC filings. It's an informational read on durability, not a recommendation. See how we judge payout safety.