Dividend Safety · Screener

Safest Dividend Stocks — A & B Grade Dividend Safety Screener

Only the most reliable dividend payers make this list. Every stock here earned an A or B dividend safety grade — meaning the payout is well-covered by earnings and cash flow.

Methodology: How Stocks Earn A & B Grades

Our dividend safety grade combines four factors. To earn an A or B, a stock needs strong scores across all dimensions — a single weak factor can pull the grade down.

Payout Ratio below 60% — The company retains enough earnings to reinvest in the business and fund the dividend comfortably.
FCF Coverage above 1.5x — Free cash flow covers the dividend with room to spare, even if earnings take a temporary hit.
Stable Earnings — Low coefficient of variation in earnings over the past 10 years. Volatile earners are more likely to face a quarter where the dividend isn't covered.
Growth Streak of 5+ years — Consecutive years of dividend increases signal management commitment to the payout.

A & B grades

Safest Dividend Stocks

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$138.37

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Z-Score 5.23

Fair Value $114.46

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -20.9%

AAPL

$311.23

Apple Inc.

Z-Score 11.87

Fair Value $283.76

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.7%

ABBV

$224.94

AbbVie Inc.

Z-Score 2.14

Fair Value $229.20

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 1.9%

ABT

$90.78

Abbott Laboratories

Z-Score 4.58

Fair Value $84.89

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.9%

ACN

$178.86

Accenture plc

Z-Score 4.19

Fair Value $161.12

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.0%

ADM

$83.37

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Z-Score 3.32

Fair Value $95.75

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 12.9%

ADP

$231.31

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

Z-Score 2.62

Fair Value $204.06

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.4%

AEP

$127.79

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $144.52

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 11.6%

AFL

$115.29

Aflac Incorporated

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $112.43

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -2.5%

AIG

$73.44

American International Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $88.05

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 16.6%

ALL

$210.84

The Allstate Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $241.86

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 12.8%

AMAT

$501.70

Applied Materials, Inc.

Z-Score 19.25

Fair Value $444.00

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.0%

AMGN

$345.60

Amgen Inc.

Z-Score 1.86

Fair Value $335.99

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -2.9%

AON

$322.24

Aon plc

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $385.26

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 16.4%

APD

$282.85

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Z-Score 2.51

Fair Value $211.00

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -34.1%

ARE

$53.12

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $51.14

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -3.9%

ASML

$1,757.47

ASML Holding N.V.

Z-Score 15.17

Fair Value $1,224.80

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -43.5%

AVB

$189.19

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $194.83

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 2.9%

AVGO

$418.91

Broadcom Inc.

Z-Score 14.30

Fair Value $282.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -48.5%

AWK

$122.25

American Water Works Company, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $135.73

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 9.9%

AXP

$312.53

American Express Company

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $361.57

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 13.6%

BAC

$54.17

Bank of America Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $63.16

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 14.2%

BDX

$149.56

Becton, Dickinson and Company

Z-Score 1.81

Fair Value $99.46

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -50.4%

BEN

$31.97

Franklin Resources, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $30.86

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -3.6%

$137.16

Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $142.64

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.8%

BKR

$66.11

Baker Hughes Company

Z-Score 2.76

Fair Value $50.22

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -31.6%

BLK

$1,022.56

BlackRock, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $1,251.25

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 18.3%

BMY

$56.60

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Z-Score 2.26

Fair Value $64.26

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.9%

BTI

$57.85

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Z-Score 2.15

Fair Value $50.08

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.5%

$135.15

Citigroup Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $146.93

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 8.0%

CAG

$12.68

Conagra Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 1.49

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

CARR

$68.54

Carrier Global Corporation

Z-Score 2.77

Fair Value $73.33

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 6.5%

CAT

$940.48

Caterpillar Inc.

Z-Score 5.58

Fair Value $846.94

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.0%

$314.50

Chubb Limited

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $345.78

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 9.0%

CCL

$27.85

Carnival Corporation Ltd.

Z-Score 1.29

Fair Value $18.30

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -52.2%

CDW

$139.45

CDW Corporation

Z-Score 2.52

Fair Value $124.85

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.7%

CHRW

$184.59

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Z-Score 9.70

Fair Value $166.11

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.1%

$280.68

The Cigna Group

Z-Score 2.68

Fair Value $66.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -322.7%

CINF

$160.66

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $181.50

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.5%

$85.10

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Z-Score 6.68

Fair Value $87.64

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 2.9%

CMCSA

$23.33

Comcast Corporation

Z-Score 1.43

Fair Value $15.91

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -46.6%

CME

$256.06

CME Group Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $306.47

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 16.4%

COP

$119.23

ConocoPhillips

Z-Score 3.20

Fair Value $130.89

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 8.9%

COST

$972.35

Costco Wholesale Corporation

Z-Score 9.87

Fair Value $752.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -29.3%

CPB

$21.55

The Campbell's Company

Z-Score 1.68

Fair Value $21.70

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 0.7%

CSCO

$130.00

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Z-Score 4.88

Fair Value $117.39

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.7%

CSX

$46.23

CSX Corporation

Z-Score 2.68

Fair Value $40.73

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.5%

CTRA

$32.56

Coterra Energy Inc.

Z-Score 2.64

Fair Value $32.64

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 0.3%

CVX

$188.35

Chevron Corporation

Z-Score 3.40

Fair Value $235.19

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 19.9%

DAL

$79.51

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Z-Score 1.56

Fair Value $67.52

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -17.8%

$591.75

Deere & Company

Z-Score 3.18

Fair Value $516.99

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.5%

DELL

$422.05

Dell Technologies Inc.

Z-Score 2.97

Fair Value $504.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 16.3%

DHI

$146.41

D.R. Horton, Inc.

Z-Score 6.01

Fair Value $115.36

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -26.9%

DHR

$186.64

Danaher Corporation

Z-Score 3.91

Fair Value $192.50

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.0%

DIS

$99.34

The Walt Disney Company

Z-Score 2.33

Fair Value $81.41

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -22.0%

DPZ

$307.51

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

Z-Score 2.89

Fair Value $267.00

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.2%

DVN

$45.99

Devon Energy Corporation

Z-Score 2.97

Fair Value $40.44

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.7%

ECL

$254.33

Ecolab Inc.

Z-Score 4.66

Fair Value $214.18

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.8%

$104.08

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $110.00

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 5.4%

$82.90

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Z-Score 2.65

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

ELV

$409.44

Elevance Health, Inc.

Z-Score 2.96

Fair Value $405.82

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -0.9%

EMR

$142.06

Emerson Electric Co.

Z-Score 4.21

Fair Value $130.57

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.8%

EOG

$140.88

EOG Resources, Inc.

Z-Score 3.78

Fair Value $153.05

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 8.0%

$19.62

Energy Transfer LP

Z-Score 1.30

Fair Value $18.63

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -5.3%

EXC

$44.63

Exelon Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $49.33

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 9.5%

EXPD

$160.13

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

Z-Score 9.07

Fair Value $141.24

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.4%

EXR

$145.87

Extra Space Storage Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $153.60

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 5.0%

FAST

$47.16

Fastenal Company

Z-Score 33.72

Fair Value $41.18

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.5%

FCX

$69.69

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

Z-Score 3.22

Fair Value $65.42

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.5%

FDX

$328.00

FedEx Corporation

Z-Score 2.73

Fair Value $244.51

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -34.2%

FIS

$41.48

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

Z-Score 0.07

Fair Value $20.06

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -106.8%

$341.50

General Dynamics Corporation

Z-Score 4.22

Fair Value $293.72

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.3%

$327.65

GE Aerospace

Z-Score 3.43

Fair Value $267.80

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -22.4%

GEN

$26.52

Gen Digital Inc.

Z-Score 1.40

Fair Value $22.75

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.6%

GILD

$129.18

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Z-Score 4.21

Fair Value $99.68

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -29.6%

GIS

$32.20

General Mills, Inc.

Z-Score 2.19

Fair Value $30.28

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.3%

$154.31

Globe Life Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $175.91

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 12.3%

$83.22

General Motors Company

Z-Score 1.23

Fair Value $189.62

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 56.1%

GPN

$67.81

Global Payments Inc.

Z-Score 0.91

Fair Value $189.24

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 64.2%

$1,092.61

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $947.60

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.3%

HAL

$41.22

Halliburton Company

Z-Score 3.71

Fair Value $37.64

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.5%

HCA

$361.83

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Z-Score 2.52

Fair Value $306.98

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.9%

$309.95

The Home Depot, Inc.

Z-Score 5.52

Fair Value $265.35

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -16.8%

HIG

$127.33

The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $149.10

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 14.6%

HLT

$338.15

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 3.10

Fair Value $284.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.7%

HON

$217.64

Honeywell International Inc.

Z-Score 3.31

Fair Value $237.98

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 8.6%

HPE

$53.69

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

Z-Score 1.31

Fair Value $56.80

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 5.5%

HRL

$23.29

Hormel Foods Corporation

Z-Score 3.46

Fair Value $27.49

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.3%

HSY

$182.71

The Hershey Company

Z-Score 3.94

Fair Value $191.03

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 4.4%

IBM

$301.77

International Business Machines Corporation

Z-Score 3.56

Fair Value $227.68

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -32.5%

ICE

$142.06

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $199.53

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 28.8%

INTU

$301.98

Intuit Inc.

Z-Score 4.70

Fair Value $307.56

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 1.8%

ITW

$251.12

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Z-Score 7.91

Fair Value $213.44

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.6%

IVZ

$28.17

Invesco Ltd.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $29.23

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.6%

JNJ

$228.17

Johnson & Johnson

Z-Score 3.84

Fair Value $236.99

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 3.7%

JPM

$310.89

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $342.19

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 9.2%

KHC

$22.47

The Kraft Heinz Company

Z-Score 0.46

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

KLAC

$2,131.10

KLA Corporation

Z-Score 17.14

Fair Value $1,413.20

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -50.8%

KMB

$94.47

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Z-Score 3.28

Fair Value $108.34

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 12.8%

KMI

$31.70

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Z-Score 1.28

Fair Value $27.15

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -16.8%

$76.82

The Coca-Cola Company

Z-Score 5.01

Fair Value $66.83

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.9%

LEN

$91.88

Lennar Corporation

Z-Score 3.89

Fair Value $70.67

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -30.0%

LHX

$309.78

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

Z-Score 2.52

Fair Value $288.00

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.6%

LIN

$507.45

Linde plc

Z-Score 3.98

Fair Value $455.88

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.3%

LLY

$1,125.27

Eli Lilly and Company

Z-Score 8.98

Fair Value $1,000.96

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.4%

LMT

$519.05

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Z-Score 3.36

Fair Value $536.71

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.3%

LNG

$241.07

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Z-Score 2.28

Fair Value $371.64

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 35.1%

LOW

$207.53

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 3.06

Fair Value $178.50

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.3%

LPLA

$291.84

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $416.50

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 29.9%

LRCX

$336.41

Lam Research Corporation

Z-Score 26.14

Fair Value $205.60

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -63.6%

LVS

$50.73

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Z-Score 2.36

Fair Value $46.27

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.6%

$481.76

Mastercard Incorporated

Z-Score 9.50

Fair Value $419.02

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -15.0%

MAR

$385.30

Marriott International, Inc.

Z-Score 4.13

Fair Value $349.52

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.2%

MCD

$272.72

McDonald's Corporation

Z-Score 4.69

Fair Value $230.16

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.5%

MDLZ

$60.99

Mondelez International, Inc.

Z-Score 2.30

Fair Value $56.80

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.4%

MDT

$81.93

Medtronic plc

Z-Score 2.67

Fair Value $73.30

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.8%

MET

$83.46

MetLife, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $92.00

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 9.3%

MKC

$46.62

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Z-Score 2.13

Fair Value $19.50

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -139.1%

MKTX

$120.62

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $186.09

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 35.2%

MLM

$580.86

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Z-Score 3.62

Fair Value $587.41

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 1.1%

MMM

$152.77

3M Company

Z-Score 4.20

Fair Value $163.50

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.6%

$70.60

Altria Group, Inc.

Z-Score 4.72

Fair Value $60.75

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -16.2%

MPC

$267.05

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Z-Score 3.43

Fair Value $245.25

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.9%

MPWR

$1,652.60

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

Z-Score 76.14

Fair Value $674.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -145.0%

MRK

$120.26

Merck & Co., Inc.

Z-Score 4.01

Fair Value $156.70

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 23.3%

MRVL

$316.43

Marvell Technology, Inc.

Z-Score 21.95

Fair Value $105.60

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -199.7%

$218.27

Morgan Stanley

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $203.29

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.4%

MSFT

$428.05

Microsoft Corporation

Z-Score 8.69

Fair Value $366.30

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.9%

$996.00

Micron Technology, Inc.

Z-Score 25.47

Fair Value $1,228.80

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 18.9%

NDAQ

$88.45

Nasdaq, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $106.47

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 16.9%

NEE

$85.68

NextEra Energy, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $98.55

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 13.1%

NEM

$108.33

Newmont Corporation

Z-Score 4.31

Fair Value $106.98

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.3%

NKE

$43.62

NIKE, Inc.

Z-Score 3.65

Fair Value $44.90

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 2.9%

NSC

$307.19

Norfolk Southern Corporation

Z-Score 2.38

Fair Value $259.82

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.2%

NTAP

$178.87

NetApp, Inc.

Z-Score 3.35

Fair Value $152.00

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.7%

NUE

$262.28

Nucor Corporation

Z-Score 5.47

Fair Value $243.10

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.9%

NVDA

$218.66

NVIDIA Corporation

Z-Score 69.03

Fair Value $207.19

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -5.5%

ODFL

$245.52

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

Z-Score 29.34

Fair Value $197.20

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -24.5%

ORCL

$236.34

Oracle Corporation

Z-Score 3.27

Fair Value $208.08

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.6%

OTIS

$69.85

Otis Worldwide Corporation

Z-Score 2.86

Fair Value $58.62

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.2%

OXY

$58.67

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Z-Score 1.51

Fair Value $128.40

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 54.3%

PAYX

$99.48

Paychex, Inc.

Z-Score 2.84

Fair Value $92.75

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.3%

PFE

$25.69

Pfizer Inc.

Z-Score 1.99

Fair Value $32.90

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 21.9%

$140.78

The Procter & Gamble Company

Z-Score 5.28

Fair Value $123.03

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.4%

$872.23

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

Z-Score 6.43

Fair Value $740.92

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.7%

PLD

$143.79

Prologis, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $152.30

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 5.6%

PNC

$227.08

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $255.21

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.0%

PPG

$111.96

PPG Industries, Inc.

Z-Score 3.75

Fair Value $97.65

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.6%

PRU

$103.32

Prudential Financial, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $100.47

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -2.8%

PSX

$184.14

Phillips 66

Z-Score 3.80

Fair Value $166.01

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.9%

PWR

$719.17

Quanta Services, Inc.

Z-Score 5.87

Fair Value $348.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -106.2%

QCOM

$242.57

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Z-Score 8.04

Fair Value $295.70

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 18.0%

QSR

$71.83

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

Z-Score 1.71

Fair Value $63.50

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.1%

RCL

$293.28

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Z-Score 2.28

Fair Value $238.64

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -22.9%

ROK

$462.24

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Z-Score 5.90

Fair Value $427.60

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.1%

ROST

$233.06

Ross Stores, Inc.

Z-Score 7.51

Fair Value $202.31

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.2%

RSG

$207.91

Republic Services, Inc.

Z-Score 2.98

Fair Value $177.04

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.4%

RTX

$179.41

RTX Corporation

Z-Score 2.59

Fair Value $166.17

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.0%

SCHW

$88.00

The Charles Schwab Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $115.85

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 24.0%

SHW

$300.09

The Sherwin-Williams Company

Z-Score 3.49

Fair Value $251.86

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.1%

SJM

$101.12

The J. M. Smucker Company

Z-Score 0.94

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

SLB

$58.01

SLB N.V.

Z-Score 3.40

Fair Value $50.78

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.2%

SPG

$206.22

Simon Property Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $214.40

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.8%

SPGI

$420.12

S&P Global Inc.

Z-Score 4.10

Fair Value $388.04

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.3%

STLD

$276.85

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Z-Score 6.28

Fair Value $274.18

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.0%

STZ

$137.78

Constellation Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 2.76

Fair Value $128.10

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.6%

SYK

$301.21

Stryker Corporation

Z-Score 4.38

Fair Value $302.22

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 0.3%

SYY

$74.35

Sysco Corporation

Z-Score 5.05

Fair Value $62.13

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -19.7%

$22.77

AT&T Inc.

Z-Score 0.93

Fair Value $17.60

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -29.4%

TFC

$49.18

Truist Financial Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $55.67

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.7%

TGT

$123.85

Target Corporation

Z-Score 3.02

Fair Value $109.39

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.2%

TJX

$158.63

The TJX Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 6.91

Fair Value $129.43

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -22.6%

TMO

$482.03

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Z-Score 3.45

Fair Value $447.08

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.8%

TRGP

$267.37

Targa Resources Corp.

Z-Score 2.75

Fair Value $220.86

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -21.1%

TROW

$106.96

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $97.42

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.8%

TRV

$293.43

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $314.48

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.7%

TSM

$444.92

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Z-Score 3.05

Fair Value $428.30

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -3.9%

TXN

$305.37

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Z-Score 12.70

Fair Value $257.60

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -18.5%

UNH

$396.47

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Z-Score 3.02

Fair Value $466.60

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.0%

UNP

$263.90

Union Pacific Corporation

Z-Score 4.07

Fair Value $221.35

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.2%

UPS

$110.22

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Z-Score 3.01

Fair Value $92.87

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -18.7%

USB

$55.46

U.S. Bancorp

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $63.55

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 12.7%

$320.18

Visa Inc.

Z-Score 7.39

Fair Value $280.84

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.0%

VICI

$27.21

VICI Properties Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $34.17

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 20.4%

VLO

$258.85

Valero Energy Corporation

Z-Score 5.13

Fair Value $264.20

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 2.0%

VMC

$283.06

Vulcan Materials Company

Z-Score 4.09

Fair Value $219.17

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -29.1%

VRSK

$180.00

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Z-Score 5.47

Fair Value $162.40

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.8%

VTRS

$15.90

Viatris Inc.

Z-Score 0.67

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

$44.87

Verizon Communications Inc.

Z-Score 1.27

Fair Value $42.04

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.7%

WAB

$262.52

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

Z-Score 3.51

Fair Value $264.81

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 0.9%

WCN

$153.95

Waste Connections, Inc.

Z-Score 2.84

Fair Value $140.04

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.9%

WDC

$575.50

Western Digital Corporation

Z-Score 15.21

Fair Value $520.37

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.6%

WFC

$81.62

Wells Fargo & Company

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $96.11

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.1%

$219.01

Waste Management, Inc.

Z-Score 2.84

Fair Value $195.56

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.0%

WMB

$72.43

The Williams Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 1.36

Fair Value $64.26

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.7%

WMT

$117.74

Walmart Inc.

Z-Score 6.45

Fair Value $97.50

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -20.8%

WYNN

$103.60

Wynn Resorts, Limited

Z-Score 1.23

Fair Value $97.52

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.2%

XOM

$152.04

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Z-Score 4.64

Fair Value $161.54

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 5.9%

YUM

$148.08

Yum! Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 2.50

Fair Value $123.42

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -20.0%

ZBH

$86.69

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

Z-Score 2.32

Fair Value $102.38

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.3%

ZTS

$79.52

Zoetis Inc.

Z-Score 4.62

Fair Value $68.82

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.6%

FAQ

Common questions

What does an A grade dividend mean?

An A grade means the dividend is extremely safe: payout ratio below 50%, free cash flow covers the dividend by 2x or more, earnings are consistent, and the company has a long streak of dividend increases. These are the dividends most likely to survive a recession without being cut.

How is this different from the full dividend ratings page?

The full ratings page shows every dividend-paying stock graded A through F. This screener only shows A and B grades — the safest dividends. Use the full ratings page if you want to see which stocks have concerning payout ratios (C-F grades).

Can even A-grade dividends get cut?

It's rare but possible. Black swan events (pandemic shutdowns, regulatory bans) can force even the safest companies to cut dividends. However, A-grade companies typically have enough cash reserves to maintain the dividend through 1-2 years of stress before considering a cut.

Should I only buy A-grade dividend stocks?

Not necessarily. A B-grade stock with a higher yield and strong growth prospects might be a better total return investment than an A-grade stock with a low yield. The safety grade tells you the probability of a dividend cut — it doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good investment overall. Always check the fair value and moat rating too.