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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$174.00

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Z-Score 6.23

Fair Value $141.91

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -22.6%

AAPL

$342.96

Apple Inc.

Z-Score 12.78

Fair Value $296.26

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.8%

ABBV

$283.48

AbbVie Inc.

Z-Score 2.59

Fair Value $236.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -19.7%

ABT

$102.97

Abbott Laboratories

Z-Score 4.94

Fair Value $94.75

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.7%

ACN

$214.96

Accenture plc

Z-Score 4.60

Fair Value $183.06

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.4%

ADM

$83.64

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Z-Score 3.22

Fair Value $63.77

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -31.2%

ADP

$280.32

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

Z-Score 2.48

Fair Value $234.12

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.7%

AFL

$118.21

Aflac Incorporated

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $117.13

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -0.9%

AIG

$77.43

American International Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $87.70

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.7%

ALL

$236.17

The Allstate Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $269.27

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 12.3%

AMAT

$446.63

Applied Materials, Inc.

Z-Score 17.59

Fair Value $387.04

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.4%

AMGN

$426.11

Amgen Inc.

Z-Score 2.18

Fair Value $373.05

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.2%

AON

$275.35

Aon plc

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $354.21

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 22.3%

APD

$292.53

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Z-Score 2.57

Fair Value $343.05

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Watch — Analyst Anchor MoS: 14.7%

ARE

$41.50

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $51.93

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch — Analyst Anchor MoS: 20.1%

ASML

$1,650.00

ASML Holding N.V.

Z-Score 14.32

Fair Value $1,370.80

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -20.4%

AVGO

$346.25

Broadcom Inc.

Z-Score 12.09

Fair Value $294.09

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.7%

AWK

$131.71

American Water Works Company, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $141.45

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 6.9%

AXP

$306.95

American Express Company

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $369.44

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 16.9%

BDX

$188.89

Becton, Dickinson and Company

Z-Score 2.02

Fair Value $139.50

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -35.4%

BEN

$30.53

Franklin Templeton Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $35.46

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 13.9%

BKR

$55.37

Baker Hughes Company

Z-Score 2.47

Fair Value $43.94

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -26.0%

BMY

$59.28

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Z-Score 2.30

Fair Value $58.83

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -0.8%

BTI

$56.66

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Z-Score 2.12

Fair Value $52.70

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.5%

$122.27

Citigroup Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $150.71

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 18.9%

CAG

$13.84

Conagra Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 1.06

Fair Value $13.74

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch — Analyst Anchor MoS: -0.7%

CARR

$54.24

Carrier Global Corporation

Z-Score 2.45

Fair Value $65.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 17.6%

CAT

$748.98

Caterpillar Inc.

Z-Score 4.89

Fair Value $667.19

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.3%

$350.15

Chubb Limited

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $366.78

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 4.5%

CCJ

$81.47

Cameco Corporation

Z-Score 7.56

Fair Value $36.40

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -123.8%

CCL

$25.97

Carnival Corporation Ltd.

Z-Score 1.23

Fair Value $16.40

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -58.4%

CDW

$150.10

CDW Corporation

Z-Score 2.56

Fair Value $131.43

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.2%

CHRW

$139.45

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

Z-Score 8.68

Fair Value $124.07

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.4%

$289.58

The Cigna Group

Z-Score 2.68

Fair Value $258.16

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.2%

CINF

$166.67

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $188.83

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.7%

$92.78

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Z-Score 6.90

Fair Value $100.14

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 7.3%

CLX

$84.97

The Clorox Company

Z-Score 1.99

Fair Value $77.70

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.4%

CMCSA

$21.05

Comcast Corporation

Z-Score 1.40

Fair Value $22.62

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.9%

CME

$285.59

CME Group Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $292.88

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 2.5%

COP

$142.34

ConocoPhillips

Z-Score 3.47

Fair Value $146.08

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 2.6%

COST

$982.00

Costco Wholesale Corporation

Z-Score 9.92

Fair Value $760.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -29.1%

CPB

$19.10

The Campbell's Company

Z-Score 1.64

Fair Value $18.10

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -5.5%

CSCO

$113.64

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Z-Score 4.31

Fair Value $96.86

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.3%

CSX

$48.28

CSX Corporation

Z-Score 2.75

Fair Value $43.74

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.4%

CVX

$222.04

Chevron Corporation

Z-Score 3.67

Fair Value $229.87

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.4%

DAL

$76.65

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Z-Score 1.54

Fair Value $69.94

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.6%

$650.38

Deere & Company

Z-Score 3.30

Fair Value $572.86

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.5%

DELL

$507.93

Dell Technologies Inc.

Z-Score 3.25

Fair Value $485.94

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -4.5%

DHI

$133.64

D.R. Horton, Inc.

Z-Score 5.78

Fair Value $110.70

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -20.7%

DHR

$224.69

Danaher Corporation

Z-Score 4.41

Fair Value $200.60

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.0%

DIS

$108.99

The Walt Disney Company

Z-Score 2.44

Fair Value $111.54

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch Zone MoS: 2.3%

DPZ

$295.89

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

Z-Score 2.84

Fair Value $240.47

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -23.1%

DVN

$49.92

Devon Energy Corporation

Z-Score 3.46

Fair Value $41.95

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.0%

ECL

$287.71

Ecolab Inc.

Z-Score 5.03

Fair Value $237.47

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -21.2%

$109.60

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $108.91

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -0.6%

ELV

$428.09

Elevance Health, Inc.

Z-Score 2.99

Fair Value $446.29

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 4.1%

EMR

$161.08

Emerson Electric Co.

Z-Score 4.50

Fair Value $141.30

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -14.0%

EOG

$154.19

EOG Resources, Inc.

Z-Score 3.94

Fair Value $154.12

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -0.1%

$20.25

Energy Transfer LP

Z-Score 1.31

Fair Value $19.47

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -4.0%

ETN

$408.85

Eaton Corporation plc

Z-Score 5.90

Fair Value $377.68

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.3%

EXPD

$196.38

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

Z-Score 10.15

Fair Value $172.53

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.8%

EXR

$134.08

Extra Space Storage Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $157.55

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 14.9%

FANG

$197.51

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

Z-Score 1.54

Fair Value $408.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 51.6%

FCX

$69.62

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

Z-Score 3.21

Fair Value $69.50

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -0.2%

FDX

$291.28

FedEx Corporation

Z-Score 2.54

Fair Value $244.19

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -19.3%

FIS

$35.47

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

Z-Score -0.03

Fair Value $13.43

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -164.1%

$334.66

General Dynamics Corporation

Z-Score 4.19

Fair Value $285.01

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.4%

$307.02

GE Aerospace

Z-Score 3.30

Fair Value $249.48

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -23.1%

GEN

$23.80

Gen Digital Inc.

Z-Score 1.32

Fair Value $23.01

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -3.4%

GILD

$153.54

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Z-Score 4.70

Fair Value $159.58

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch — Analyst Anchor MoS: 3.8%

GIS

$32.11

General Mills, Inc.

Z-Score 2.05

Fair Value $37.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch — Analyst Anchor MoS: 13.2%

$167.41

Globe Life Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $193.00

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 13.3%

$83.05

General Motors Company

Z-Score 1.23

Fair Value $208.34

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 60.1%

GPN

$80.89

Global Payments Inc.

Z-Score 0.97

Fair Value $210.12

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 61.5%

$878.72

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $1,050.29

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 16.3%

HAL

$32.83

Halliburton Company

Z-Score 3.42

Fair Value $31.02

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -5.8%

HCA

$470.44

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Z-Score 2.72

Fair Value $390.74

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -20.4%

$295.51

The Home Depot, Inc.

Z-Score 5.43

Fair Value $270.34

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.3%

HIG

$131.96

The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $146.86

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 10.2%

HLT

$328.00

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 3.02

Fair Value $296.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.7%

HON

$207.61

Honeywell International Inc.

Z-Score 2.57

Fair Value $78.98

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -162.9%

HPE

$63.11

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

Z-Score 1.46

Fair Value $60.66

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -4.0%

HRL

$19.21

Hormel Foods Corporation

Z-Score 3.21

Fair Value $26.56

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 27.7%

HSY

$164.25

The Hershey Company

Z-Score 3.98

Fair Value $141.15

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.4%

IBM

$227.88

International Business Machines Corporation

Z-Score 3.21

Fair Value $160.99

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -41.5%

ICE

$155.11

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $187.00

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 17.1%

INTU

$310.44

Intuit Inc.

Z-Score 4.84

Fair Value $311.20

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 0.2%

ITW

$269.47

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Z-Score 8.12

Fair Value $227.55

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.4%

IVZ

$27.93

Invesco Ltd.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $34.64

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch — Analyst Anchor MoS: 19.4%

JBL

$293.91

Jabil Inc.

Z-Score 3.36

Fair Value $240.44

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -22.2%

JPM

$335.28

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $372.50

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 10.0%

KHC

$22.70

The Kraft Heinz Company

Z-Score 0.47

Fair Value $24.97

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch — Analyst Anchor MoS: 9.1%

KLAC

$178.81

KLA Corporation

Z-Score 14.73

Fair Value $174.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -2.3%

KMI

$33.35

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Z-Score 1.33

Fair Value $28.37

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -17.5%

$91.78

The Coca-Cola Company

Z-Score 5.56

Fair Value $82.13

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.8%

LEN

$73.53

Lennar Corporation

Z-Score 3.64

Fair Value $59.59

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -23.4%

LHX

$237.50

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

Z-Score 2.15

Fair Value $219.85

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.0%

LIN

$492.70

Linde plc

Z-Score 3.88

Fair Value $434.43

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.4%

LLY

$1,208.74

Eli Lilly and Company

Z-Score 9.50

Fair Value $1,039.48

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.3%

LMT

$522.23

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Z-Score 3.37

Fair Value $441.32

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.3%

LNG

$279.69

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Z-Score 2.40

Fair Value $427.32

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 34.5%

LOW

$188.31

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 2.96

Fair Value $178.06

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -5.8%

LPLA

$323.46

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $422.38

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 23.4%

LRCX

$286.92

Lam Research Corporation

Z-Score 24.22

Fair Value $290.00

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 1.1%

LVS

$37.02

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Z-Score 2.07

Fair Value $32.94

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.4%

$603.24

Mastercard Incorporated

Z-Score 10.83

Fair Value $514.93

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.2%

MAR

$371.82

Marriott International, Inc.

Z-Score 4.04

Fair Value $344.33

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.0%

MCD

$238.31

McDonald's Corporation

Z-Score 4.44

Fair Value $202.29

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.8%

MCO

$462.77

Moody's Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $555.43

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 16.7%

MDLZ

$62.57

Mondelez International, Inc.

Z-Score 2.32

Fair Value $55.27

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.2%

MDT

$94.23

Medtronic plc

Z-Score 2.98

Fair Value $90.82

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -3.8%

MET

$99.72

MetLife, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $107.25

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 7.0%

MKC

$44.80

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Z-Score 2.09

Fair Value $40.23

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.4%

MKTX

$164.50

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $162.22

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.4%

MLM

$471.10

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Z-Score 3.53

Fair Value $469.56

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -0.3%

MMM

$164.46

3M Company

Z-Score 4.29

Fair Value $163.68

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -0.5%

$73.13

Altria Group, Inc.

Z-Score 4.78

Fair Value $66.02

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.8%

MPC

$484.92

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Z-Score 4.01

Fair Value $516.09

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 6.0%

MPWR

$1,243.11

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

Z-Score 57.94

Fair Value $738.40

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -68.3%

MRK

$147.37

Merck & Co., Inc.

Z-Score 4.49

Fair Value $72.80

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -102.4%

MRVL

$245.28

Marvell Technology, Inc.

Z-Score 17.69

Fair Value $85.60

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -186.5%

MSFT

$533.69

Microsoft Corporation

Z-Score 9.37

Fair Value $472.60

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.9%

$914.13

Micron Technology, Inc.

Z-Score 23.60

Fair Value $630.95

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -44.9%

NDAQ

$91.96

Nasdaq, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $108.69

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.4%

NEE

$78.37

NextEra Energy, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $97.00

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 19.2%

NEM

$111.56

Newmont Corporation

Z-Score 4.36

Fair Value $105.72

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -5.5%

NKE

$35.30

NIKE, Inc.

Z-Score 3.24

Fair Value $25.49

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -38.5%

NSC

$323.73

Norfolk Southern Corporation

Z-Score 2.46

Fair Value $284.12

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.9%

NTAP

$222.20

NetApp, Inc.

Z-Score 4.19

Fair Value $205.88

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.9%

NUE

$257.11

Nucor Corporation

Z-Score 5.40

Fair Value $251.08

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -2.4%

NVDA

$221.30

NVIDIA Corporation

Z-Score 4.84

Fair Value $194.68

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.7%

NVT

$152.72

nVent Electric plc

Z-Score 6.08

Fair Value $171.83

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 11.1%

ODFL

$184.37

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

Z-Score 22.76

Fair Value $163.74

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.6%

ORCL

$130.55

Oracle Corporation

Z-Score 1.65

Fair Value $115.36

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.2%

OTIS

$69.11

Otis Worldwide Corporation

Z-Score 2.85

Fair Value $58.13

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -18.9%

OXY

$61.41

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Z-Score 1.55

Fair Value $53.13

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.6%

PAYX

$108.37

Paychex, Inc.

Z-Score 3.08

Fair Value $97.36

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.3%

PEP

$129.27

PepsiCo, Inc.

Z-Score 3.34

Fair Value $101.57

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -27.3%

PFE

$29.21

Pfizer Inc.

Z-Score 2.09

Fair Value $46.76

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 37.5%

$156.53

The Procter & Gamble Company

Z-Score 5.65

Fair Value $135.88

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.2%

$956.32

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

Z-Score 7.08

Fair Value $811.96

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.8%

PLD

$130.46

Prologis, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $156.00

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 16.4%

$205.58

Philip Morris International Inc.

Z-Score 4.51

Fair Value $181.22

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.4%

PNC

$215.80

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $270.29

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 20.2%

PPG

$104.87

PPG Industries, Inc.

Z-Score 3.68

Fair Value $93.57

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.1%

PRU

$113.49

Prudential Financial, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $111.73

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.6%

PSX

$292.73

Phillips 66

Z-Score 4.40

Fair Value $275.76

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.2%

PWR

$660.53

Quanta Services, Inc.

Z-Score 5.54

Fair Value $392.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -68.5%

QCOM

$172.62

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Z-Score 6.56

Fair Value $226.61

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 23.8%

QSR

$72.41

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

Z-Score 1.72

Fair Value $61.07

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -18.6%

RCL

$274.31

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Z-Score 2.17

Fair Value $229.39

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -19.6%

ROK

$423.42

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Z-Score 5.55

Fair Value $401.37

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -5.5%

ROST

$230.57

Ross Stores, Inc.

Z-Score 7.46

Fair Value $199.55

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.5%

RSG

$224.44

Republic Services, Inc.

Z-Score 3.03

Fair Value $191.06

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.5%

RTX

$186.47

RTX Corporation

Z-Score 2.65

Fair Value $167.96

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -11.0%

SCHW

$96.80

The Charles Schwab Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $122.32

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 20.9%

SHW

$324.54

The Sherwin-Williams Company

Z-Score 3.63

Fair Value $281.43

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.3%

SJM

$121.33

The J. M. Smucker Company

Z-Score 1.30

Fair Value $141.20

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Buy Zone MoS: 14.1%

SLB

$48.51

SLB N.V.

Z-Score 3.07

Fair Value $44.18

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.8%

SPG

$198.70

Simon Property Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $229.00

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 13.2%

SPGI

$408.57

S&P Global Inc.

Z-Score 4.00

Fair Value $354.06

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.4%

STLD

$242.92

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Z-Score 5.87

Fair Value $229.26

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -6.0%

STX

$713.54

Seagate Technology Holdings plc

Z-Score 14.43

Fair Value $912.80

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 21.8%

STZ

$127.41

Constellation Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 2.67

Fair Value $113.10

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.7%

SYK

$281.62

Stryker Corporation

Z-Score 4.20

Fair Value $266.35

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -5.7%

SYY

$80.97

Sysco Corporation

Z-Score 5.06

Fair Value $79.34

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -2.1%

$23.05

AT&T Inc.

Z-Score 0.93

Fair Value $16.77

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -37.5%

TER

$359.44

Teradyne, Inc.

Z-Score 26.07

Fair Value $310.80

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.7%

TFC

$45.57

Truist Financial Corporation

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $54.03

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 15.7%

TGT

$155.31

Target Corporation

Z-Score 3.22

Fair Value $141.25

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.0%

TJX

$142.83

The TJX Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 6.48

Fair Value $113.85

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -25.4%

TMO

$673.20

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Z-Score 4.19

Fair Value $599.37

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.3%

TRGP

$290.91

Targa Resources Corp.

Z-Score 2.88

Fair Value $252.05

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.4%

TROW

$99.62

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $105.92

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 5.9%

TRV

$377.82

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $360.67

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -4.8%

TSM

$430.00

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Z-Score 3.03

Fair Value $401.13

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -7.2%

TXN

$280.65

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Z-Score 11.99

Fair Value $259.91

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -8.0%

UNH

$395.62

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Z-Score 3.01

Fair Value $453.38

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Buy Zone MoS: 12.7%

UNP

$286.43

Union Pacific Corporation

Z-Score 4.23

Fair Value $245.07

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -16.9%

UPS

$95.78

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Z-Score 2.88

Fair Value $77.61

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -23.4%

USB

$56.26

U.S. Bancorp

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $69.00

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 18.5%

$391.43

Visa Inc.

Z-Score 8.67

Fair Value $339.32

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -15.4%

VICI

$22.94

VICI Properties Inc.

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $31.58

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 27.4%

VLO

$459.78

Valero Energy Corporation

Z-Score 6.20

Fair Value $483.78

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 5.0%

VMC

$241.77

Vulcan Materials Company

Z-Score 3.69

Fair Value $192.63

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -25.5%

VRSK

$180.58

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

Z-Score 5.46

Fair Value $164.49

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -9.8%

VTRS

$17.44

Viatris Inc.

Z-Score 0.71

Fair Value $19.70

Moat ★★☆☆☆

Div Safety B

Watch — Analyst Anchor MoS: 11.5%

$44.42

Verizon Communications Inc.

Z-Score 1.26

Fair Value $42.53

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Fairly Valued MoS: -4.4%

WAB

$286.49

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

Z-Score 3.72

Fair Value $283.51

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.1%

WCN

$156.82

Waste Connections, Inc.

Z-Score 2.86

Fair Value $142.00

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -10.4%

WDC

$364.10

Western Digital Corporation

Z-Score 20.82

Fair Value $280.14

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -30.0%

WFC

$80.90

Wells Fargo & Company

Z-Score 0.00

Fair Value $97.90

Moat ☆☆☆☆☆

Div Safety A

Strong Buy Zone MoS: 17.4%

$215.75

Waste Management, Inc.

Z-Score 2.82

Fair Value $191.88

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -12.4%

WMB

$72.80

The Williams Companies, Inc.

Z-Score 1.36

Fair Value $61.75

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -17.9%

WMT

$116.16

Walmart Inc.

Z-Score 6.41

Fair Value $102.75

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -13.1%

WYNN

$73.73

Wynn Resorts, Limited

Z-Score 1.09

Fair Value $63.15

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety B

Overvalued MoS: -16.8%

XOM

$177.01

ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation

Z-Score 4.96

Fair Value $174.60

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Fairly Valued MoS: -1.4%

YUM

$146.69

Yum! Brands, Inc.

Z-Score 2.47

Fair Value $118.69

Moat ★★★☆☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -23.6%

ZBH

$91.77

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

Z-Score 2.36

Fair Value $95.38

Moat ★★½☆☆

Div Safety A

Watch Zone MoS: 3.8%

ZTS

$75.29

Zoetis Inc.

Z-Score 4.51

Fair Value $64.26

Moat ★★★½☆

Div Safety A

Overvalued MoS: -17.2%

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.