Safest dividend stocks
Updated 27 Jul 2026
Dividend yield alone tells you what a stock is paying today, not whether it can keep paying. This ranking takes the weaker of ChartsGoUp's Dividends and Safety scores for each stock, not their average, so a high yield propped up by a shaky balance sheet cannot hide behind a strong safety score elsewhere. A stock only reaches the top of this list if both its payout and its underlying stability hold up together.
How we calculate these scores →#1VICIVICI Properties Inc.
Real Estate·$29.4B
Overall rate:
6.5
Value5.6
Past6.1
Future6.3
Health8.8
Dividend6.0
Safety6.5
Val5.6
Pas6.1
Fut6.3
Hea8.8
Div6.0
Saf6.5
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#2ACNAccenture plc
Technology·$89.9B
Overall rate:
6.0
Value6.3
Past5.6
Future5.6
Health6.5
Dividend5.3
Safety6.5
Val6.3
Pas5.6
Fut5.6
Hea6.5
Div5.3
Saf6.5
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#3AESThe AES Corporation
Utilities·$10.6B
Overall rate:
4.8
Value6.3
Past5.0
Future5.0
Health1.8
Dividend5.3
Safety5.5
Val6.3
Pas5.0
Fut5.0
Hea1.8
Div5.3
Saf5.5
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#4CMSCMS Energy Corporation
Utilities·—
Overall rate:
4.8
Value3.8
Past4.4
Future5.6
Health2.9
Dividend5.3
Safety7.0
Val3.8
Pas4.4
Fut5.6
Hea2.9
Div5.3
Saf7.0
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#5DRIDarden Restaurants, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical·$22.2B
Overall rate:
5.3
Value3.8
Past7.2
Future7.5
Health1.2
Dividend5.3
Safety7.0
Val3.8
Pas7.2
Fut7.5
Hea1.2
Div5.3
Saf7.0
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#6EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.
Utilities·$40.9B
Overall rate:
4.6
Value3.8
Past4.4
Future3.1
Health4.7
Dividend5.3
Safety6.5
Val3.8
Pas4.4
Fut3.1
Hea4.7
Div5.3
Saf6.5
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#7EXEExpand Energy Corporation
Energy·—
Overall rate:
5.7
Value6.9
Past6.1
Future3.8
Health5.9
Dividend5.3
Safety6.5
Val6.9
Pas6.1
Fut3.8
Hea5.9
Div5.3
Saf6.5
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#8FISFidelity National Information S
Technology·$21.5B
Overall rate:
6.6
Value8.8
Past7.8
Future8.1
Health2.9
Dividend5.3
Safety6.5
Val8.8
Pas7.8
Fut8.1
Hea2.9
Div5.3
Saf6.5
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#9HASHasbro, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical·$12.6B
Overall rate:
6.5
Value3.8
Past8.9
Future8.1
Health5.3
Dividend5.3
Safety7.5
Val3.8
Pas8.9
Fut8.1
Hea5.3
Div5.3
Saf7.5
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#10KEYKeyCorp
Financial Services·$24.2B
Overall rate:
5.5
Value6.3
Past6.1
Future6.9
Health2.4
Dividend5.3
Safety6.0
Val6.3
Pas6.1
Fut6.9
Hea2.4
Div5.3
Saf6.0
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#11MKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporat
Consumer Defensive·$13.6B
Overall rate:
4.7
Value6.3
Past5.0
Future2.5
Health3.5
Dividend5.3
Safety5.5
Val6.3
Pas5.0
Fut2.5
Hea3.5
Div5.3
Saf5.5
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#12NVONovo Nordisk A/S
Healthcare·$215.7B
Overall rate:
5.6
Value1.9
Past9.4
Future3.8
Health4.7
Dividend5.3
Safety8.5
Val1.9
Pas9.4
Fut3.8
Hea4.7
Div5.3
Saf8.5
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#13PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group
Utilities·$39.7B
Overall rate:
5.2
Value3.8
Past6.1
Future5.6
Health3.5
Dividend5.3
Safety7.0
Val3.8
Pas6.1
Fut5.6
Hea3.5
Div5.3
Saf7.0
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#14PFGPrincipal Financial Group Inc
Financial Services·—
Overall rate:
5.0
Value5.0
Past4.4
Future5.0
Health4.7
Dividend5.3
Safety5.5
Val5.0
Pas4.4
Fut5.0
Hea4.7
Div5.3
Saf5.5
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#15PNCPNC Financial Services Group, I
Financial Services·$100.8B
Overall rate:
5.6
Value5.6
Past6.7
Future6.9
Health2.4
Dividend5.3
Safety7.0
Val5.6
Pas6.7
Fut6.9
Hea2.4
Div5.3
Saf7.0
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#16SHELShell PLC
Energy·$247.1B
Overall rate:
5.7
Value5.6
Past3.9
Future6.3
Health4.7
Dividend5.3
Safety8.5
Val5.6
Pas3.9
Fut6.3
Hea4.7
Div5.3
Saf8.5
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#17STZConstellation Brands, Inc.
Consumer Defensive·$22.2B
Overall rate:
5.7
Value5.6
Past6.1
Future7.5
Health4.1
Dividend5.3
Safety5.5
Val5.6
Pas6.1
Fut7.5
Hea4.1
Div5.3
Saf5.5
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#18TAT&T Inc.
Communication·$158.2B
Overall rate:
5.5
Value7.5
Past5.0
Future4.4
Health3.5
Dividend5.3
Safety7.0
Val7.5
Pas5.0
Fut4.4
Hea3.5
Div5.3
Saf7.0
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#19TAPMolson Coors Beverage Company
Consumer Defensive·$7.7B
Overall rate:
4.6
Value6.3
Past2.8
Future3.8
Health2.9
Dividend5.3
Safety6.5
Val6.3
Pas2.8
Fut3.8
Hea2.9
Div5.3
Saf6.5
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#20TFCTruist Financial Corporation
Financial Services·$62.1B
Overall rate:
5.2
Value5.6
Past6.7
Future5.6
Health2.4
Dividend5.3
Safety5.5
Val5.6
Pas6.7
Fut5.6
Hea2.4
Div5.3
Saf5.5
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#21TMToyota Motor Corporation
Consumer Cyclical·$209.9B
Overall rate:
5.1
Value5.6
Past3.9
Future5.6
Health2.9
Dividend5.3
Safety7.0
Val5.6
Pas3.9
Fut5.6
Hea2.9
Div5.3
Saf7.0
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#22TROWT. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
Financial Services·$24.7B
Overall rate:
5.4
Value3.1
Past6.1
Future2.5
Health10.0
Dividend5.3
Safety5.5
Val3.1
Pas6.1
Fut2.5
Hea10.0
Div5.3
Saf5.5
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#23USBU.S. Bancorp
Financial Services·$98.5B
Overall rate:
5.5
Value5.6
Past6.1
Future6.9
Health2.4
Dividend5.3
Safety6.5
Val5.6
Pas6.1
Fut6.9
Hea2.4
Div5.3
Saf6.5
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#24BF-BBrown Forman Inc
Consumer Defensive·$11.9B
Overall rate:
4.5
Value3.1
Past4.4
Future1.9
Health7.1
Dividend5.3
Safety5.0
Val3.1
Pas4.4
Fut1.9
Hea7.1
Div5.3
Saf5.0
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#25HSTHost Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Real Estate·—
Overall rate:
5.1
Value3.1
Past5.6
Future5.0
Health6.5
Dividend5.3
Safety5.0
Val3.1
Pas5.6
Fut5.0
Hea6.5
Div5.3
Saf5.0
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#26OMCOmnicom Group Inc.
Communication Services·$22.4B
Overall rate:
4.3
Value5.6
Past2.8
Future5.6
Health1.8
Dividend5.3
Safety5.0
Val5.6
Pas2.8
Fut5.6
Hea1.8
Div5.3
Saf5.0
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#27SPGSimon Property Group, Inc.
Real Estate·—
Overall rate:
4.5
Value1.9
Past7.8
Future3.8
Health3.5
Dividend5.3
Safety5.0
Val1.9
Pas7.8
Fut3.8
Hea3.5
Div5.3
Saf5.0
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#28ADIAnalog Devices, Inc.
Technology·$181.1B
Overall rate:
6.7
Value3.8
Past7.8
Future8.1
Health7.7
Dividend4.7
Safety8.0
Val3.8
Pas7.8
Fut8.1
Hea7.7
Div4.7
Saf8.0
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#29ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.
Technology·$96.4B
Overall rate:
4.6
Value2.5
Past6.1
Future3.8
Health4.7
Dividend4.7
Safety6.0
Val2.5
Pas6.1
Fut3.8
Hea4.7
Div4.7
Saf6.0
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#30AEEAmeren Corporation
Utilities·—
Overall rate:
4.8
Value3.8
Past5.0
Future5.0
Health4.1
Dividend4.7
Safety6.0
Val3.8
Pas5.0
Fut5.0
Hea4.1
Div4.7
Saf6.0
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