But if you’re willing to take some of the ups and downs of the stock market, there is still plenty of income to be found in dividend stocks.
Sure, the S&P 500’s dividend yield is only 2.1% at today’s prices, not a whole lot better than what you’d find in the bond market.
But year to date through March, the stocks making up the S&P 500 collectively boosted their dividend payments by 7.5%.
And dividends had been growing at a healthy double-digit clip for the previous five years. So, while stock prices bounce around a lot more than bond prices, dividend stocks are your best bet if it’s income you’re after.
Attached you can find 7 top yielding stocks with a reliably dividend payment and solid growth you can count on for your asset allocation.
Here are the results....
Enterprise Product Partners -- Yield: 5.83%
Enterprise Product Partners’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,860.80 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.98% (the operating margin is 13.10% and the net profit margin 9.47%).
Financials: The total debt represents 46.19% of Enterprise Product Partners assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 111.07%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.10% was realized by Enterprise Product Partners.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.26. Last fiscal year, Enterprise Product Partners paid $1.53 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.55, the P/S ratio is 2.09 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.69. The dividend yield amounts to 5.83%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Enterprise Product Partners (EPD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Enterprise Product Partners (EPD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Enterprise Product Partners (EPD) |
AT&T -- Yield: 4.91%
AT&T (NYSE:T) employs 280,870 people, generates revenue of $146,801.00 million and has a net income of $13,687.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $239.74 billion.AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $49,599.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 33.79% (the operating margin is 16.88% and the net profit margin 9.32%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.33% of AT&T assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 102.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.57% was realized by AT&T.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.25. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.89 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.37, the P/S ratio is 1.64 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.96. The dividend yield amounts to 4.91%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
Realty Income -- Yield: 3.82%
Realty Income (NYSE:O) employs 133 people, generates revenue of $1,023.28 million and has a net income of $284.86 million. The current market capitalization stands at $15.35 billion.Realty Income’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $919.55 million. The EBITDA margin is 89.86% (the operating margin is 25.97% and the net profit margin 27.84%).
Financials: The total debt represents 40.74% of Realty Income assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 73.88%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.52% was realized by Realty Income.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.07. Last fiscal year, Realty Income paid $2.27 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 58.42, the P/S ratio is 15.34 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.55. The dividend yield amounts to 3.82%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Realty Income (O) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Realty Income (O) |
Exxon Mobil -- Yield: 3.35%
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) employs 73,500 people, generates revenue of $259,488.00 million and has a net income of $16,551.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $371.08 billion.Exxon Mobil’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $30,931.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.92% (the operating margin is 4.96% and the net profit margin 6.38%).
Financials: The total debt represents 11.49% of Exxon Mobil assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 22.65%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.36% was realized by Exxon Mobil.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.11. Last fiscal year, Exxon Mobil paid $2.88 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.81, the P/S ratio is 1.43 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.18. The dividend yield amounts to 3.35%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Exxon Mobil (XOM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Exxon Mobil (XOM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Exxon Mobil (XOM) |
Kinder Morgan -- Yield: 2.83%
Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) employs 11,290 people, generates revenue of $14,403.00 million and has a net income of $208.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $40.46 billion.Kinder Morgan’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,825.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 47.39% (the operating margin is 16.78% and the net profit margin 1.44%).
Financials: The total debt represents 51.40% of Kinder Morgan assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 123.09%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 0.66% was realized by Kinder Morgan.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.04. Last fiscal year, Kinder Morgan paid $1.60 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 460.88, the P/S ratio is 2.74 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.12. The dividend yield amounts to 2.83%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Kinder Morgan (KMI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Kinder Morgan (KMI) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kinder Morgan (KMI) |
Johnson & Johnson -- Yield: 2.81%
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) employs 127,100 people, generates revenue of $70,074.00 million and has a net income of $15,409.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $311.44 billion.Johnson & Johnson’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $24,918.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.56% (the operating margin is 27.39% and the net profit margin 21.99%).
Financials: The total debt represents 14.89% of Johnson & Johnson assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 27.91%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.87% was realized by Johnson & Johnson.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.49. Last fiscal year, Johnson & Johnson paid $2.95 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.75, the P/S ratio is 4.47 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.41. The dividend yield amounts to 2.81%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
McDonald's Corporation -- Yield: 2.79%
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) employs 420,000 people, generates revenue of $25,413.00 million and has a net income of $4,529.30 million. The current market capitalization stands at $110.41 billion.McDonald's Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,871.70 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.91% (the operating margin is 28.12% and the net profit margin 17.82%).
Financials: The total debt represents 63.58% of McDonald's Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 340.33%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 45.43% was realized by McDonald's Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.19. Last fiscal year, McDonald's Corporation paid $3.44 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.58, the P/S ratio is 4.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 16.34. The dividend yield amounts to 2.79%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) |