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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$132.69

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Z-Score 5.07

Fair Value $109.61

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -21.1%

AAPL

$301.54

Apple Inc.

Z-Score 11.57

Fair Value $279.34

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.0%

ABBV

$223.07

AbbVie Inc.

Z-Score 2.12

Fair Value $229.20

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 2.7%

ABT

$90.50

Abbott Laboratories

Z-Score 4.57

Fair Value $85.28

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.1%

ACN

$174.43

Accenture plc

Z-Score 4.16

Fair Value $159.84

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.1%

ADM

$80.22

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Z-Score 3.19

Fair Value $92.11

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 12.9%

ADP

$229.07

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

Z-Score 2.61

Fair Value $204.06

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.3%

AEP

$126.77

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $144.33

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 12.2%

AFL

$115.24

Aflac Incorporated

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $112.43

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -2.5%

AIG

$74.10

American International Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $88.05

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.8%

ALL

$215.02

The Allstate Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $241.64

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.0%

AMAT

$492.17

Applied Materials, Inc.

Z-Score 18.97

Fair Value $401.82

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -22.5%

AMGN

$345.73

Amgen Inc.

Z-Score 1.86

Fair Value $340.93

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.4%

AON

$325.85

Aon plc

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $385.26

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.4%

APD

$276.77

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Z-Score 2.48

Fair Value $206.83

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -33.8%

ARE

$50.26

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $51.14

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 1.7%

ASML

$1,749.04

ASML Holding N.V.

Z-Score 15.10

Fair Value $1,217.20

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -43.7%

AVB

$187.61

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $194.83

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 3.7%

AVGO

$396.60

Broadcom Inc.

Z-Score 13.59

Fair Value $286.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -38.5%

AWK

$122.49

American Water Works Company, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $135.73

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 9.8%

AXP

$312.30

American Express Company

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $361.57

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 13.6%

BAC

$53.63

Bank of America Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $63.16

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.1%

BEN

$31.39

Franklin Resources, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $30.86

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.7%

$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

$64.84

Baker Hughes Company

Z-Score 2.73

Fair Value $47.43

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -36.7%

BLK

$994.77

BlackRock, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $1,251.25

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 20.5%

BMY

$55.57

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Z-Score 2.24

Fair Value $65.21

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 14.8%

BTI

$59.69

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Z-Score 2.19

Fair Value $51.41

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.1%

$133.28

Citigroup Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $146.93

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 9.3%

CAG

$13.15

Conagra Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 1.50

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

CARR

$67.35

Carrier Global Corporation

Z-Score 2.75

Fair Value $72.20

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 6.7%

CAT

$915.64

Caterpillar Inc.

Z-Score 5.49

Fair Value $825.66

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.9%

$321.88

Chubb Limited

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $345.78

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.9%

CCL

$27.01

Carnival Corporation Ltd.

Z-Score 1.27

Fair Value $17.88

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -51.1%

CDW

$134.81

CDW Corporation

Z-Score 2.49

Fair Value $121.10

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.3%

CHRW

$188.14

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Z-Score 9.78

Fair Value $166.11

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.3%

$289.61

The Cigna Group

Z-Score 2.69

Fair Value $69.56

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -316.4%

CINF

$162.25

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $181.50

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 10.6%

$86.07

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Z-Score 6.70

Fair Value $91.71

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 6.2%

CMCSA

$23.76

Comcast Corporation

Z-Score 1.43

Fair Value $16.32

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -45.6%

CME

$252.03

CME Group Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $305.47

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 17.5%

COP

$118.89

ConocoPhillips

Z-Score 3.20

Fair Value $128.61

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 7.6%

COST

$974.75

Costco Wholesale Corporation

Z-Score 9.88

Fair Value $752.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -29.6%

CPB

$21.49

The Campbell's Company

Z-Score 1.68

Fair Value $21.70

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 1.0%

CSCO

$124.15

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Z-Score 4.70

Fair Value $109.74

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.1%

CSX

$47.11

CSX Corporation

Z-Score 2.71

Fair Value $41.82

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.7%

CTRA

$32.56

Coterra Energy Inc.

Z-Score 2.64

Fair Value $32.64

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 0.3%

CVX

$189.24

Chevron Corporation

Z-Score 3.40

Fair Value $235.19

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 19.5%

DAL

$78.21

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Z-Score 1.55

Fair Value $67.52

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -15.8%

$573.66

Deere & Company

Z-Score 3.15

Fair Value $509.73

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.5%

DELL

$400.77

Dell Technologies Inc.

Z-Score 2.89

Fair Value $398.48

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -0.6%

DHI

$144.28

D.R. Horton, Inc.

Z-Score 5.98

Fair Value $114.38

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -26.1%

DHR

$183.53

Danaher Corporation

Z-Score 3.86

Fair Value $188.75

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 2.8%

DPZ

$313.53

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

Z-Score 2.92

Fair Value $274.12

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.4%

DVN

$45.08

Devon Energy Corporation

Z-Score 3.35

Fair Value $38.95

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.7%

ECL

$257.41

Ecolab Inc.

Z-Score 4.70

Fair Value $217.11

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.6%

$104.31

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $109.75

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 5.0%

$84.64

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Z-Score 2.67

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

ELV

$418.15

Elevance Health, Inc.

Z-Score 2.97

Fair Value $411.30

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.7%

EMR

$139.07

Emerson Electric Co.

Z-Score 4.17

Fair Value $128.23

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.5%

EOG

$140.15

EOG Resources, Inc.

Z-Score 3.77

Fair Value $149.27

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.1%

$19.34

Energy Transfer LP

Z-Score 1.29

Fair Value $18.36

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -5.3%

EXC

$44.80

Exelon Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $49.33

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 9.2%

EXPD

$163.44

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

Z-Score 9.17

Fair Value $143.81

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.7%

FAST

$46.00

Fastenal Company

Z-Score 33.00

Fair Value $40.14

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.6%

FCX

$63.91

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

Z-Score 3.03

Fair Value $59.98

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.6%

FDX

$330.22

FedEx Corporation

Z-Score 2.73

Fair Value $246.15

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -34.2%

FIS

$39.54

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

Z-Score 0.04

Fair Value $19.18

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -106.2%

$340.86

General Dynamics Corporation

Z-Score 4.22

Fair Value $292.11

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.7%

$322.04

GE Aerospace

Z-Score 3.40

Fair Value $263.16

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -22.4%

GEN

$25.86

Gen Digital Inc.

Z-Score 1.38

Fair Value $22.44

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.2%

GILD

$128.10

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Z-Score 4.18

Fair Value $99.68

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -28.5%

GIS

$33.14

General Mills, Inc.

Z-Score 2.21

Fair Value $31.19

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.3%

$157.13

Globe Life Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $175.91

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 10.7%

$83.77

General Motors Company

Z-Score 1.23

Fair Value $189.62

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 55.8%

GPN

$64.50

Global Payments Inc.

Z-Score 0.89

Fair Value $187.41

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 65.6%

$1,045.00

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $947.60

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.3%

HAL

$40.50

Halliburton Company

Z-Score 3.69

Fair Value $36.86

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.9%

HCA

$361.32

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Z-Score 2.52

Fair Value $306.76

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.8%

$309.71

The Home Depot, Inc.

Z-Score 5.52

Fair Value $266.77

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -16.1%

HIG

$127.59

The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $148.30

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 14.0%

HLT

$340.63

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 3.12

Fair Value $284.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.6%

HON

$211.80

Honeywell International Inc.

Z-Score 3.27

Fair Value $233.16

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 9.2%

HPE

$49.87

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

Z-Score 1.25

Fair Value $56.23

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.3%

HRL

$23.64

Hormel Foods Corporation

Z-Score 3.48

Fair Value $27.85

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.1%

HSY

$175.90

The Hershey Company

Z-Score 4.16

Fair Value $193.01

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 8.9%

IBM

$280.82

International Business Machines Corporation

Z-Score 3.46

Fair Value $214.64

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -30.8%

ICE

$139.05

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $199.53

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 30.3%

INTU

$305.51

Intuit Inc.

Z-Score 4.74

Fair Value $301.69

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.3%

ITW

$252.39

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Z-Score 7.93

Fair Value $215.60

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.1%

IVZ

$27.55

Invesco Ltd.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $29.23

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 5.8%

JNJ

$232.16

Johnson & Johnson

Z-Score 3.89

Fair Value $241.22

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 3.8%

JPM

$311.11

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $342.19

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 9.1%

KHC

$23.35

The Kraft Heinz Company

Z-Score 0.48

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

KLAC

$2,108.06

KLA Corporation

Z-Score 16.98

Fair Value $1,413.20

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -49.2%

KMB

$97.75

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Z-Score 3.33

Fair Value $112.54

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 13.1%

KMI

$31.29

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Z-Score 1.26

Fair Value $27.15

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -15.3%

$79.54

The Coca-Cola Company

Z-Score 5.11

Fair Value $69.44

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.5%

LEN

$90.74

Lennar Corporation

Z-Score 3.87

Fair Value $70.04

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -29.5%

LHX

$302.10

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

Z-Score 2.48

Fair Value $280.95

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.5%

LIN

$501.92

Linde plc

Z-Score 3.95

Fair Value $455.88

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.1%

LLY

$1,149.15

Eli Lilly and Company

Z-Score 9.13

Fair Value $1,021.92

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.4%

LMT

$520.07

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Z-Score 3.37

Fair Value $536.71

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.1%

LNG

$236.61

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Z-Score 2.26

Fair Value $364.48

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 35.1%

LOW

$207.97

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 3.06

Fair Value $180.90

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -15.0%

LPLA

$283.72

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $416.50

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 31.9%

LRCX

$324.45

Lam Research Corporation

Z-Score 25.36

Fair Value $205.60

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -57.8%

LVS

$50.79

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Z-Score 2.36

Fair Value $46.43

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.4%

$485.67

Mastercard Incorporated

Z-Score 9.55

Fair Value $422.55

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.9%

MAR

$391.42

Marriott International, Inc.

Z-Score 4.16

Fair Value $356.65

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.8%

MCD

$277.78

McDonald's Corporation

Z-Score 4.72

Fair Value $234.98

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.2%

MDLZ

$61.60

Mondelez International, Inc.

Z-Score 2.31

Fair Value $57.68

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.8%

MDT

$80.69

Medtronic plc

Z-Score 2.65

Fair Value $69.38

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.3%

MET

$84.38

MetLife, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $92.00

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 8.3%

MKC

$47.61

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Z-Score 2.15

Fair Value $19.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -140.5%

MKTX

$116.17

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $184.45

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 37.0%

MLM

$553.98

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Z-Score 3.51

Fair Value $560.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 1.2%

MMM

$153.85

3M Company

Z-Score 4.21

Fair Value $164.81

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.7%

$71.29

Altria Group, Inc.

Z-Score 4.73

Fair Value $61.24

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -16.4%

MPC

$266.17

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Z-Score 3.43

Fair Value $244.51

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.9%

MPWR

$1,559.18

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

Z-Score 71.98

Fair Value $674.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -131.2%

MRK

$119.52

Merck & Co., Inc.

Z-Score 4.00

Fair Value $157.79

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 24.3%

MRVL

$288.85

Marvell Technology, Inc.

Z-Score 20.11

Fair Value $105.60

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -173.5%

$212.24

Morgan Stanley

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $203.29

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -4.4%

MSFT

$411.74

Microsoft Corporation

Z-Score 8.42

Fair Value $351.10

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.3%

$949.28

Micron Technology, Inc.

Z-Score 24.36

Fair Value $1,065.98

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 10.9%

NDAQ

$86.78

Nasdaq, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $106.47

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 18.5%

NEE

$84.01

NextEra Energy, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $98.55

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 14.8%

NEM

$98.99

Newmont Corporation

Z-Score 4.05

Fair Value $97.77

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.3%

NKE

$43.23

NIKE, Inc.

Z-Score 3.64

Fair Value $44.53

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 2.9%

NSC

$309.93

Norfolk Southern Corporation

Z-Score 2.40

Fair Value $262.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.1%

NTAP

$170.31

NetApp, Inc.

Z-Score 3.23

Fair Value $145.01

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -17.4%

NUE

$253.40

Nucor Corporation

Z-Score 5.37

Fair Value $236.43

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.2%

NVDA

$208.64

NVIDIA Corporation

Z-Score 66.08

Fair Value $194.38

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.3%

ODFL

$247.01

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

Z-Score 29.50

Fair Value $197.60

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -25.0%

ORCL

$211.82

Oracle Corporation

Z-Score 2.98

Fair Value $188.10

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.6%

OTIS

$69.63

Otis Worldwide Corporation

Z-Score 2.86

Fair Value $58.25

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.5%

OXY

$57.48

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Z-Score 1.49

Fair Value $129.20

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 55.5%

PAYX

$98.92

Paychex, Inc.

Z-Score 2.84

Fair Value $92.26

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.2%

PFE

$25.62

Pfizer Inc.

Z-Score 1.99

Fair Value $33.29

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 23.0%

$145.10

The Procter & Gamble Company

Z-Score 5.36

Fair Value $126.54

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.7%

$883.14

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

Z-Score 6.49

Fair Value $751.78

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.5%

PLD

$142.78

Prologis, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $152.30

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 6.3%

PNC

$227.14

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $255.21

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.0%

PPG

$112.88

PPG Industries, Inc.

Z-Score 3.76

Fair Value $99.80

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.1%

PRU

$103.72

Prudential Financial, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $100.47

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -3.2%

PSX

$183.42

Phillips 66

Z-Score 3.80

Fair Value $163.86

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.9%

PWR

$693.81

Quanta Services, Inc.

Z-Score 5.72

Fair Value $348.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -98.9%

QCOM

$217.77

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Z-Score 7.49

Fair Value $265.07

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 17.8%

QSR

$71.50

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

Z-Score 1.70

Fair Value $63.18

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.2%

ROK

$451.66

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Z-Score 5.80

Fair Value $425.46

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.2%

ROST

$227.42

Ross Stores, Inc.

Z-Score 7.39

Fair Value $200.11

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.7%

RSG

$204.93

Republic Services, Inc.

Z-Score 2.88

Fair Value $178.43

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.8%

RTX

$178.66

RTX Corporation

Z-Score 2.59

Fair Value $168.20

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.2%

SCHW

$88.08

The Charles Schwab Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $115.85

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 24.0%

SHW

$299.55

The Sherwin-Williams Company

Z-Score 3.49

Fair Value $251.08

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.3%

SJM

$101.77

The J. M. Smucker Company

Z-Score 0.95

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

SLB

$56.55

SLB N.V.

Z-Score 3.35

Fair Value $47.97

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.9%

SPG

$207.34

Simon Property Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $214.40

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.3%

SPGI

$417.09

S&P Global Inc.

Z-Score 4.07

Fair Value $384.61

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.4%

STLD

$267.20

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Z-Score 6.16

Fair Value $266.81

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -0.1%

STZ

$140.85

Constellation Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 2.79

Fair Value $131.12

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.4%

SYK

$301.53

Stryker Corporation

Z-Score 4.38

Fair Value $306.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 1.5%

SYY

$76.48

Sysco Corporation

Z-Score 5.07

Fair Value $63.54

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -20.4%

$22.50

AT&T Inc.

Z-Score 0.92

Fair Value $17.60

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -27.8%

TFC

$48.83

Truist Financial Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $55.67

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 12.3%

TGT

$123.97

Target Corporation

Z-Score 3.02

Fair Value $108.61

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.1%

TJX

$159.75

The TJX Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 6.94

Fair Value $131.40

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -21.6%

TMO

$469.63

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Z-Score 3.41

Fair Value $435.15

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.9%

TRGP

$264.13

Targa Resources Corp.

Z-Score 2.73

Fair Value $218.01

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -21.1%

TROW

$105.45

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $97.42

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.2%

TRV

$296.73

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $314.48

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 5.6%

TSM

$426.80

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Z-Score 3.02

Fair Value $411.76

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -3.6%

TXN

$290.90

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Z-Score 12.26

Fair Value $257.60

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.9%

UNH

$406.57

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Z-Score 3.05

Fair Value $470.27

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 13.6%

UNP

$268.67

Union Pacific Corporation

Z-Score 4.10

Fair Value $229.96

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.8%

UPS

$107.70

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Z-Score 2.99

Fair Value $91.04

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -18.3%

USB

$55.35

U.S. Bancorp

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $63.55

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 12.9%

$319.67

Visa Inc.

Z-Score 7.44

Fair Value $284.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.4%

VICI

$27.40

VICI Properties Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $34.17

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 19.8%

VLO

$258.39

Valero Energy Corporation

Z-Score 5.13

Fair Value $260.92

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 1.0%

VMC

$269.98

Vulcan Materials Company

Z-Score 3.96

Fair Value $217.63

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -24.1%

VRSK

$178.97

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Z-Score 5.46

Fair Value $163.09

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.7%

VTRS

$15.93

Viatris Inc.

Z-Score 0.67

Fair Value $0.00

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Insufficient Data MoS: 0.0%

$45.44

Verizon Communications Inc.

Z-Score 1.27

Fair Value $42.49

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.9%

WAB

$259.63

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

Z-Score 3.48

Fair Value $262.29

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 1.0%

WCN

$153.71

Waste Connections, Inc.

Z-Score 2.84

Fair Value $141.36

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.7%

WDC

$526.93

Western Digital Corporation

Z-Score 14.02

Fair Value $475.97

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.7%

WFC

$80.96

Wells Fargo & Company

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $96.11

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.8%

$216.14

Waste Management, Inc.

Z-Score 2.83

Fair Value $192.66

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.2%

WMB

$71.59

The Williams Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 1.34

Fair Value $63.78

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.3%

WMT

$119.83

Walmart Inc.

Z-Score 6.50

Fair Value $98.61

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -21.5%

WYNN

$104.83

Wynn Resorts, Limited

Z-Score 1.23

Fair Value $98.69

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.2%

XOM

$151.75

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Z-Score 4.63

Fair Value $159.31

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 4.8%

YUM

$147.37

Yum! Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 2.49

Fair Value $125.86

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.1%

ZBH

$87.27

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

Z-Score 2.33

Fair Value $102.91

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.2%

ZTS

$78.82

Zoetis Inc.

Z-Score 4.61

Fair Value $68.82

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.5%

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.