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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$135.20

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Z-Score 5.14

Fair Value $111.55

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -21.2%

AAPL

$298.21

Apple Inc.

Z-Score 11.47

Fair Value $271.08

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.0%

ABBV

$210.77

AbbVie Inc.

Z-Score 2.03

Fair Value $229.20

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 8.0%

ABT

$88.96

Abbott Laboratories

Z-Score 4.53

Fair Value $83.32

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.8%

ACN

$163.99

Accenture plc

Z-Score 4.05

Fair Value $146.95

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.6%

ADM

$82.28

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Z-Score 3.21

Fair Value $94.22

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 12.7%

ADP

$246.44

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

Z-Score 2.70

Fair Value $220.69

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.7%

AEP

$128.60

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $144.33

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 10.9%

AFL

$122.05

Aflac Incorporated

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $115.64

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -5.5%

AIG

$79.00

American International Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $88.45

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 10.7%

ALL

$216.45

The Allstate Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $241.45

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 10.3%

AMAT

$595.70

Applied Materials, Inc.

Z-Score 22.07

Fair Value $444.00

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -34.2%

AMGN

$336.23

Amgen Inc.

Z-Score 1.82

Fair Value $327.75

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -2.6%

AON

$358.89

Aon plc

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $390.42

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 8.1%

APD

$299.40

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Z-Score 2.61

Fair Value $223.51

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -34.0%

ARE

$47.50

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $51.00

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 6.9%

ASML

$1,775.64

ASML Holding N.V.

Z-Score 15.30

Fair Value $1,221.60

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -45.4%

AVB

$191.75

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $197.22

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 2.8%

AVGO

$389.11

Broadcom Inc.

Z-Score 13.41

Fair Value $286.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -35.7%

AWK

$125.98

American Water Works Company, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $137.27

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 8.2%

AXP

$355.06

American Express Company

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $374.94

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 5.3%

BAC

$60.62

Bank of America Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $65.79

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 7.9%

BDX

$144.47

Becton, Dickinson and Company

Z-Score 1.78

Fair Value $166.20

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 13.1%

BEN

$33.14

Franklin Resources, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $34.18

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 3.0%

$137.16

Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $142.64

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 3.8%

BKR

$57.77

Baker Hughes Company

Z-Score 2.53

Fair Value $43.96

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -31.4%

BLK

$1,025.44

BlackRock, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $1,259.06

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 18.6%

BMY

$56.77

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Z-Score 2.26

Fair Value $64.26

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.7%

BTI

$58.20

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Z-Score 2.15

Fair Value $50.29

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.7%

$133.27

Citigroup Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $155.85

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 14.5%

CAG

$14.15

Conagra Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 1.52

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

CARR

$69.76

Carrier Global Corporation

Z-Score 2.80

Fair Value $73.33

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 4.9%

CAT

$933.34

Caterpillar Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $840.80

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.0%

$320.09

Chubb Limited

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $345.26

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 7.3%

CCL

$26.50

Carnival Corporation Ltd.

Z-Score 1.26

Fair Value $16.46

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -61.0%

CDW

$139.38

CDW Corporation

Z-Score 2.52

Fair Value $124.99

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.5%

CHRW

$199.61

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Z-Score 10.03

Fair Value $177.64

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.4%

$303.35

The Cigna Group

Z-Score 2.70

Fair Value $276.42

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.7%

CINF

$165.31

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $179.17

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 7.7%

$91.03

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Z-Score 6.85

Fair Value $93.90

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 3.1%

CMCSA

$23.19

Comcast Corporation

Z-Score 1.43

Fair Value $15.87

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -46.1%

CME

$243.61

CME Group Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $285.47

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 14.7%

COP

$111.87

ConocoPhillips

Z-Score 3.11

Fair Value $119.95

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.7%

COST

$921.75

Costco Wholesale Corporation

Z-Score 9.59

Fair Value $738.84

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -24.8%

CPB

$20.12

The Campbell's Company

Z-Score 1.66

Fair Value $20.18

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 0.3%

CSCO

$117.09

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Z-Score 4.48

Fair Value $105.59

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.9%

CSX

$49.92

CSX Corporation

Z-Score 2.82

Fair Value $44.46

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.3%

CTRA

$32.56

Coterra Energy Inc

Z-Score 2.64

Fair Value $32.64

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 0.3%

DAL

$85.51

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $68.32

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -25.2%

$584.40

Deere & Company

Z-Score 3.17

Fair Value $511.55

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.2%

DELL

$247.89

Dell Technologies Inc.

Z-Score 2.32

Fair Value $252.48

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 1.8%

DHI

$149.99

D.R. Horton, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $118.32

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -26.8%

DHR

$164.54

Danaher Corporation

Z-Score 3.60

Fair Value $169.38

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 2.9%

DIS

$105.42

The Walt Disney Company

Z-Score 2.40

Fair Value $86.09

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -22.4%

DPZ

$304.01

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

Z-Score 2.88

Fair Value $265.37

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.6%

DVN

$43.40

Devon Energy Corporation

Z-Score 3.28

Fair Value $37.59

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.5%

ECL

$269.75

Ecolab Inc.

Z-Score 4.84

Fair Value $225.06

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.9%

$111.96

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $110.68

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.2%

$80.86

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Z-Score 2.62

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

ELV

$426.79

Elevance Health, Inc.

Z-Score 2.98

Fair Value $422.27

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.1%

EMR

$136.09

Emerson Electric Co.

Z-Score 4.12

Fair Value $125.42

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.5%

EOG

$138.01

EOG Resources, Inc.

Z-Score 3.74

Fair Value $147.43

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.4%

$20.07

Energy Transfer LP

Z-Score 1.31

Fair Value $19.17

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -4.7%

EXC

$46.92

Exelon Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $49.44

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 5.1%

EXPD

$178.22

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

Z-Score 9.63

Fair Value $157.14

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.4%

EXR

$145.50

Extra Space Storage Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $156.79

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 7.2%

FAST

$45.74

Fastenal Company

Z-Score 32.84

Fair Value $39.90

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.6%

FCX

$66.14

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

Z-Score 3.10

Fair Value $61.78

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.1%

FDX

$379.98

FedEx Corporation

Z-Score 2.85

Fair Value $282.08

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -34.7%

FIS

$41.81

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

Z-Score 0.07

Fair Value $20.36

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -105.4%

$369.50

General Dynamics Corporation

Z-Score 4.37

Fair Value $317.99

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.2%

$353.73

GE Aerospace

Z-Score 3.58

Fair Value $288.70

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -22.5%

GEN

$26.57

Gen Digital Inc.

Z-Score 1.40

Fair Value $22.44

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.4%

GILD

$132.06

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Z-Score 4.26

Fair Value $103.73

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -27.3%

GIS

$36.46

General Mills, Inc.

Z-Score 2.11

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

$178.99

Globe Life Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $186.27

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.9%

$76.87

General Motors Company

Z-Score 1.22

Fair Value $193.49

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 60.3%

GPN

$75.89

Global Payments Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $3.79

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -1902.4%

$1,140.00

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $1,019.20

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.8%

HAL

$35.42

Halliburton Company

Z-Score 3.51

Fair Value $32.20

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.0%

HCA

$363.60

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Z-Score 2.52

Fair Value $306.98

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.4%

$337.74

The Home Depot, Inc.

Z-Score 5.70

Fair Value $289.48

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -16.7%

HIG

$138.15

The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $149.05

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 7.3%

HLT

$316.52

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 2.97

Fair Value $284.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.1%

HON

$222.68

Honeywell International Inc.

Z-Score 2.62

Fair Value $184.97

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -20.4%

HPE

$49.56

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $55.95

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 11.4%

HRL

$24.81

Hormel Foods Corporation

Z-Score 3.55

Fair Value $29.26

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.2%

HSY

$171.46

The Hershey Company

Z-Score 4.10

Fair Value $177.81

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 3.6%

IBM

$217.07

International Business Machines Corporation

Z-Score 3.16

Fair Value $163.82

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -32.5%

ICE

$137.61

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $183.93

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 25.2%

INTU

$282.43

Intuit Inc.

Z-Score 4.52

Fair Value $286.01

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 1.3%

ITW

$250.77

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Z-Score 7.91

Fair Value $213.44

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.5%

IVZ

$28.73

Invesco Ltd.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $30.83

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.8%

JPM

$342.89

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $353.95

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.1%

KHC

$23.31

The Kraft Heinz Company

Z-Score 0.48

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

KLAC

$230.37

KLA Corporation

Z-Score 18.33

Fair Value $138.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -66.9%

KMB

$106.82

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Z-Score 3.44

Fair Value $123.20

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 13.3%

KMI

$32.54

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Z-Score 1.30

Fair Value $27.90

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -16.6%

$83.08

The Coca-Cola Company

Z-Score 5.24

Fair Value $72.37

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.8%

LEN

$83.71

Lennar Corporation

Z-Score 3.77

Fair Value $63.62

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -31.6%

LHX

$290.01

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $268.39

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.1%

LIN

$522.54

Linde plc

Z-Score 4.07

Fair Value $468.64

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.5%

LLY

$1,006.70

Eli Lilly and Company

Z-Score 8.24

Fair Value $894.06

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.6%

LMT

$514.99

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Z-Score 3.35

Fair Value $531.70

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.1%

LNG

$241.08

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Z-Score 2.28

Fair Value $384.13

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 37.2%

LOW

$207.68

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 3.06

Fair Value $178.50

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.4%

LPLA

$321.35

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $413.71

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 22.3%

LRCX

$346.10

Lam Research Corporation

Z-Score 26.77

Fair Value $205.60

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -68.3%

LVS

$50.65

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Z-Score 2.36

Fair Value $46.27

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.5%

$489.94

Mastercard Incorporated

Z-Score 9.59

Fair Value $426.09

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -15.0%

MAR

$353.47

Marriott International, Inc.

Z-Score 3.97

Fair Value $319.97

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.5%

MCD

$268.94

McDonald's Corporation

Z-Score 4.66

Fair Value $226.54

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.7%

MDLZ

$58.80

Mondelez International, Inc.

Z-Score 2.26

Fair Value $54.59

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.7%

MDT

$79.30

Medtronic plc

Z-Score 2.71

Fair Value $67.51

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -17.5%

MET

$92.54

MetLife, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $96.19

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 3.8%

MKC

$52.85

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Z-Score 2.26

Fair Value $43.73

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -20.9%

MKTX

$114.87

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $158.27

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 27.4%

MLM

$573.75

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Z-Score 3.59

Fair Value $1,203.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 52.3%

MMM

$156.58

3M Company

Z-Score 4.23

Fair Value $167.68

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.6%

$70.16

Altria Group, Inc.

Z-Score 4.71

Fair Value $60.75

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -15.5%

MPC

$303.40

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Z-Score 3.54

Fair Value $303.96

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 0.2%

MPWR

$1,376.41

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

Z-Score 63.85

Fair Value $674.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -104.1%

MRK

$113.41

Merck & Co., Inc.

Z-Score 3.89

Fair Value $67.18

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -68.8%

MRVL

$182.58

Marvell Technology, Inc.

Z-Score 13.13

Fair Value $134.80

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -35.4%

$227.67

Morgan Stanley

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $217.86

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -4.5%

MSFT

$384.93

Microsoft Corporation

Z-Score 7.99

Fair Value $329.16

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.9%

$776.01

Micron Technology, Inc.

Z-Score 20.27

Fair Value $950.73

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 18.4%

NDAQ

$88.01

Nasdaq, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $106.33

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 17.2%

NEE

$89.54

NextEra Energy, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $99.15

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 9.7%

NEM

$94.75

Newmont Corporation

Z-Score 3.93

Fair Value $91.62

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -3.4%

NKE

$42.02

NIKE, Inc.

Z-Score 3.59

Fair Value $43.24

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 2.8%

NSC

$317.64

Norfolk Southern Corporation

Z-Score 2.43

Fair Value $269.27

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.0%

NTAP

$119.93

NetApp, Inc.

Z-Score 2.64

Fair Value $102.26

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.3%

NUE

$234.16

Nucor Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $230.29

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.7%

NVDA

$235.74

NVIDIA Corporation

Z-Score 74.04

Fair Value $251.20

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.2%

ODFL

$198.81

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

Z-Score 24.31

Fair Value $173.68

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.5%

ORCL

$127.94

Oracle Corporation

Z-Score 1.57

Fair Value $125.66

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.8%

OTIS

$72.56

Otis Worldwide Corporation

Z-Score 2.90

Fair Value $60.68

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.6%

OXY

$54.57

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Z-Score 1.46

Fair Value $221.20

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 75.3%

PAYX

$109.52

Paychex, Inc.

Z-Score 3.00

Fair Value $102.68

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.7%

PEP

$135.45

PepsiCo, Inc.

Z-Score 3.40

Fair Value $111.59

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -21.4%

PFE

$24.25

Pfizer Inc.

Z-Score 1.95

Fair Value $30.93

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 21.6%

$146.08

The Procter & Gamble Company

Z-Score 5.38

Fair Value $127.95

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.2%

$880.43

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

Z-Score 6.47

Fair Value $749.06

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.5%

PLD

$142.66

Prologis, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $150.65

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 5.3%

PNC

$251.88

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $267.38

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 5.8%

PPG

$114.66

PPG Industries, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $100.66

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.9%

PRU

$114.79

Prudential Financial, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $103.93

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.4%

PSX

$201.45

Phillips 66

Z-Score 3.90

Fair Value $188.44

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.9%

PWR

$660.94

Quanta Services, Inc.

Z-Score 5.54

Fair Value $348.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -89.5%

QCOM

$178.10

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Z-Score 6.63

Fair Value $217.12

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 18.0%

QSR

$74.61

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

Z-Score 1.75

Fair Value $66.30

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.5%

RCL

$265.38

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Z-Score 2.13

Fair Value $216.66

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -22.5%

ROK

$456.54

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Z-Score 5.85

Fair Value $427.20

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.9%

ROST

$213.27

Ross Stores, Inc.

Z-Score 7.14

Fair Value $189.61

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.5%

RSG

$220.03

Republic Services, Inc.

Z-Score 3.01

Fair Value $186.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.8%

RTX

$193.39

RTX Corporation

Z-Score 2.70

Fair Value $179.84

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.5%

SCHW

$101.10

The Charles Schwab Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $120.05

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.8%

SHW

$328.50

The Sherwin-Williams Company

Z-Score 3.69

Fair Value $276.80

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.7%

SJM

$108.81

The J. M. Smucker Company

Z-Score 1.23

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

SLB

$47.54

SLB N.V.

Z-Score 3.05

Fair Value $41.47

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.6%

SPG

$221.28

Simon Property Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $221.63

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 0.2%

SPGI

$403.92

S&P Global Inc.

Z-Score 3.98

Fair Value $372.59

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.4%

STLD

$233.35

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Z-Score 5.77

Fair Value $240.48

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.0%

STZ

$131.34

Constellation Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 2.71

Fair Value $123.49

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.4%

SYK

$311.07

Stryker Corporation

Z-Score 4.47

Fair Value $312.12

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 0.3%

SYY

$73.05

Sysco Corporation

Z-Score 5.03

Fair Value $60.72

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -20.3%

$21.28

AT&T Inc.

Z-Score 0.91

Fair Value $15.86

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -34.2%

TFC

$51.95

Truist Financial Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $55.10

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 5.7%

TGT

$123.08

Target Corporation

Z-Score 3.02

Fair Value $104.36

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -17.9%

TJX

$147.35

The TJX Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 6.62

Fair Value $127.47

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.6%

TMO

$448.21

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Z-Score 3.32

Fair Value $415.49

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.9%

TRGP

$281.60

Targa Resources Corp.

Z-Score 2.83

Fair Value $232.26

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -21.2%

TROW

$116.07

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $108.33

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.1%

TRV

$298.29

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $313.74

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 4.9%

TSM

$420.39

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Z-Score 3.02

Fair Value $411.68

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -2.1%

TXN

$305.55

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Z-Score 12.70

Fair Value $257.60

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -18.6%

UNP

$269.34

Union Pacific Corporation

Z-Score 4.11

Fair Value $226.16

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.1%

UPS

$98.42

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Z-Score 2.91

Fair Value $82.48

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -19.3%

USB

$62.14

U.S. Bancorp

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $67.43

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 7.8%

$322.52

Visa Inc.

Z-Score 7.49

Fair Value $283.21

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.9%

VICI

$26.28

VICI Properties Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $33.46

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 21.5%

VLO

$301.43

Valero Energy Corporation

Z-Score 5.38

Fair Value $319.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 5.6%

VMC

$291.89

Vulcan Materials Company

Z-Score 4.17

Fair Value $225.50

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -29.4%

VRSK

$190.54

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Z-Score 5.61

Fair Value $170.97

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.5%

VTRS

$16.31

Viatris Inc.

Z-Score 0.68

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

$42.47

Verizon Communications Inc.

Z-Score 1.25

Fair Value $39.69

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.0%

WAB

$262.02

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

Z-Score 3.51

Fair Value $263.13

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 0.4%

WCN

$169.57

Waste Connections, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $154.09

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.1%

WDC

$563.32

Western Digital Corporation

Z-Score 14.91

Fair Value $508.22

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.8%

WFC

$85.29

Wells Fargo & Company

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $98.34

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 13.3%

$218.82

Waste Management, Inc.

Z-Score 2.84

Fair Value $196.02

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.6%

WMB

$77.69

The Williams Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 1.45

Fair Value $69.02

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.6%

WMT

$113.70

Walmart Inc.

Z-Score 6.34

Fair Value $94.18

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -20.7%

WYNN

$95.43

Wynn Resorts, Limited

Z-Score 1.19

Fair Value $88.62

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.7%

XOM

$152.78

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Z-Score 4.65

Fair Value $158.77

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.8%

YUM

$150.63

Yum! Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 2.52

Fair Value $125.65

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.9%

ZBH

$91.03

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

Z-Score 2.37

Fair Value $107.20

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.1%

ZTS

$74.07

Zoetis Inc.

Z-Score 4.51

Fair Value $63.76

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.2%

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.