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Best Dividend Stocks in the S&P 1500 (2026)

S&P 1500 companies yielding at least 2.5% that were profitable in at least 8 of the last 10 fiscal years — steady payers, not yield traps. 587 companies qualify today — top 25 below, recomputed nightly from SEC filings.

CompanyDividend yieldP/ENet margin
1. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ABR)20.15%13.145.1%
2. Dynex Capital, Inc. (DX)15.99%6.185.7%
3. PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT)15.83%8.528.0%
4. AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC)14.15%8.092.9%
5. Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM)13.62%—64.6%
6. Ready Capital Corporation (RC-PE)12.89%5.6965.8%
7. Ready Capital Corporation (RC-PC)12.65%5.4965.8%
8. The Western Union Company (WU)12.65%5.412.3%
9. Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (IIPR)12.60%15.043.0%
10. Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC)11.48%8.424.0%
11. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (STWD)11.19%18.022.3%
12. TPG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (MITT-PC)10.95%15.764.3%
13. Rithm Capital Corp. (RITM)10.71%8.412.4%
14. Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (CHCT)10.67%149.64.2%
15. Conagra Brands, Inc. (CAG)10.65%—9.9%
16. MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA-PC)10.60%19.759.2%
17. Via Renewables, Inc. (VIASP)10.52%21.74.1%
18. Shutterstock, Inc. (SSTK)10.51%—4.6%
19. Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM-PB)10.45%32.364.6%
20. Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (BXMT)10.23%30.429.8%
21. Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM-PD)10.23%32.364.6%
22. Rithm Capital Corp. (RITM-PA)10.10%—23.7%
23. Rithm Capital Corp. (RITM-PB)10.01%—23.7%
24. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ABR-PD)9.89%7.629.7%
25. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ABR-PE)9.85%7.529.7%

Criteria are deterministic filters over filed annual statements — no editorial picks, no payment for placement. Not investment advice.

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