What is a good dividend yield for a stock?

A dividend yield of 3–5% is generally considered solid for income investors. Yields above 7–8% are often a warning sign — they typically reflect a falling stock price rather than a generous payout, and frequently precede a dividend cut. The quality of the underlying business matters as much as the yield itself: a 4% yield from a profitable company with a low P/E and strong Piotroski F-Score is a materially different investment from a 4% yield from a loss-making company paying dividends from reserves.

What is a dividend yield trap?

A dividend yield trap occurs when a stock appears to offer an attractive yield but the yield is high because the share price has fallen sharply — often because the market expects the dividend to be cut or the business is in financial difficulty. To avoid yield traps, check that the company has a positive P/E ratio (meaning it is profitable), a manageable debt level, and a Piotroski F-Score above 3.

How do I screen for dividend stocks?

StockPik's dividend screener covers 6,000+ US common stocks with a dividend yield of 3% or more, sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and updated weekly. You can view the list sorted by yield, or use the full screener to set a custom yield threshold, add a P/E ceiling, filter by sector, and set a minimum Piotroski F-Score to filter out financially weak dividend payers.

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Dividend Stock Screener

A live list of US stocks paying a dividend yield of 3% or more, sorted by yield. All data is sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and updated weekly. The list covers common stocks only — no ETFs, no closed-end funds.

Yield alone is not the whole picture. A very high yield is often a warning sign — it can mean the price has dropped because investors expect the dividend to be cut. Use the P/E and F-Score columns to check whether the business behind the payout is in reasonable shape. For a tighter filter that adds a P/E ceiling, see High Dividend Value Stocks.

Symbol	Name	Sector	Yield	Score	Price	P/E	P/B	ROE %	F-Score
EFC	Ellington Financial Inc. Common Stock	Real Estate	11,470.6%	75	$13.60	8.5	0.89	10.4%	2/9
UHT	Universal Health Realty Income Trust Common Stock	Financial Services	5,401.3%	47	$41.30	29.5	3.99	13.5%	5/9
ELME	Elme Communities Common Stock	Financial Services	938.9%	65	$1.62	—	—	—	4/9
SVA	Sinovac Biotech, Ltd. - Ordinary Shares (Antigua/Barbudo)	Healthcare	850.1%	62	$6.47	5.1	—	15.3%	3/9
OFS	OFS Capital Corporation - Closed End Fund	—	485.0%	40	$3.41	3.4	0.42	-30.9%	3/9
CVKD	Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock	Healthcare	471.4%	40	$3.50	—	3.05	-297.5%	0/9
SDEV	Stablecoin Development Corporation Common Stock	—	347.8%	90	$1.15	0.1	0.46	399.3%	3/9
BFC	Bank First Corporation - Common Stock	Financial Services	330.1%	50	$152.99	21.3	2.07	9.7%	2/9
ASH	Ashland Inc. Common Stock	Industrials	265.6%	57	$62.50	—	1.53	-38.6%	4/9
NBY	Stablecoin Development Corp	Healthcare	205.1%	55	$1.95	16.0	—	—	3/9
TIC	TIC Solutions, Inc. Common Stock	Industrials	150.1%	65	$6.85	—	0.71	-3.3%	3/9
SITC	SITE Centers Corp. Common Stock	Financial Services	127.5%	77	$4.51	5.9	0.84	14.2%	2/9
NLOP	Net Lease Office Properties Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	Financial Services	110.7%	62	$11.11	—	1.00	-77.5%	4/9
SAR	Saratoga Investment Corp New	—	98.8%	67	$22.29	11.3	0.96	8.5%	2/9
AIV	Apartment Investment and Management Company Common Stock	Financial Services	95.9%	77	$2.95	1.8	—	151.2%	4/9
ZKIN	ZK International Group Co., Ltd - Ordinary Share	Industrials	85.2%	58	$1.66	—	0.45	-16.3%	4/9
HXL	Hexcel Corporation Common Stock	Basic Materials	74.4%	46	$96.12	60.3	5.60	9.3%	6/9
ICMB	Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. - Common Stock	—	48.7%	40	$0.78	1.6	0.21	-15.4%	2/9
AD	Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. Common Shares	Communication Services	44.9%	86	$51.22	23.5	2.38	10.1%	6/9
BGSF	BGSF, Inc. Common Stock	Industrials	39.4%	72	$5.08	—	1.18	-18.0%	6/9
TCPC	BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. - Closed End Fund	—	30.4%	72	$3.68	23.6	0.55	2.3%	5/9
NHTC	Natural Health Trends Corp. - Common Stock	Industrials	26.6%	65	$2.63	—	1.37	-2.7%	3/9
FSK	FS KKR Capital Corp. Common Stock	—	25.9%	50	$10.80	274.8	0.58	-7.3%	3/9
LFT	Lument Finance Trust, Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	25.7%	75	$0.70	7.0	0.17	2.4%	3/9
SWKH	SWK HOLDINGS CORPORATION	Financial Services	23.9%	100	$16.75	10.0	0.86	8.6%	7/9
HRZN	Horizon Technology Finance Corporation - Common Stock	—	23.0%	50	$4.82	—	0.77	-5.9%	3/9
MNDO	MIND C.T.I. Ltd. - Ordinary Shares	Technology	22.5%	95	$0.98	7.7	0.87	11.3%	4/9
WHF	WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. - Closed End Fund	—	21.5%	72	$6.66	27.3	0.57	2.1%	4/9
CHMI	Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation Common Stock	Financial Services	21.5%	50	$2.33	—	0.38	-4.5%	2/9
ABR	Arbor Realty Trust Common Stock	Financial Services	20.2%	55	$5.29	38.4	0.36	0.9%	4/9
ORC	Orchid Island Capital, Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	20.1%	85	$6.86	12.7	0.95	7.5%	4/9
BRLT	Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. - Class A Common Stock	Consumer Cyclical	20.0%	66	$1.25	31.3	—	—	4/9
BGS	B&G Foods, Inc. Common Stock	Consumer Defensive	19.7%	55	$3.86	—	0.78	-15.0%	3/9
REFI	Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. - Common Stock	Financial Services	19.3%	75	$9.76	6.3	0.68	10.8%	2/9
CRWS	Crown Crafts, Inc. - Common Stock	Consumer Cyclical	19.0%	100	$2.95	8.8	0.79	9.0%	5/9
CION	CION Investment Corporation Common Stock	—	18.9%	55	$6.98	126.9	0.51	0.4%	4/9
MRCC	Monroe Capital Corporation - Closed End Fund	—	18.7%	55	$4.97	43.2	0.65	1.5%	4/9
SIGA	SIGA Technologies Inc. - Common Stock	Healthcare	18.3%	84	$3.27	9.3	1.55	16.7%	3/9
IVR	INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Common Stock	Financial Services	18.2%	75	$7.82	18.6	0.85	4.6%	3/9
SCM	Stellus Capital Investment Corporation Common Stock	—	17.6%	75	$8.43	6.9	0.65	9.5%	1/9
TSE	Trinseo PLC	Basic Materials	17.4%	53	$0.23	—	—	—	4/9
ARR	ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.	Financial Services	17.2%	75	$16.70	16.5	0.92	5.6%	3/9
UG	United-Guardian, Inc. - Common Stock	Basic Materials	17.1%	80	$7.01	14.2	2.95	20.9%	4/9
SEVN	Seven Hills Realty Trust - Common Stock	Financial Services	16.7%	70	$7.54	11.3	0.52	4.6%	3/9
CCOI	Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock	Communication Services	16.3%	40	$12.70	—	—	—	2/9
MERC	Mercer International Inc. - Common Stock	Basic Materials	16.1%	58	$0.93	—	—	24.6%	2/9
NMFC	New Mountain Finance Corporation - Common Stock	—	15.8%	55	$8.10	12.1	0.73	-0.7%	4/9
DX	Dynex Capital, Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	15.8%	65	$12.95	13.5	—	—	2/9
AOMR	Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc. Common Stock	Real Estate	15.7%	70	$8.15	23.2	0.81	3.5%	2/9
MFA	MFA Financial, Inc.	Financial Services	15.0%	85	$9.61	7.6	0.55	7.2%	3/9
RWT	Redwood Trust, Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	15.0%	50	$4.81	—	0.65	-12.1%	1/9
PMT	PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	Financial Services	14.9%	75	$10.77	7.7	0.51	6.5%	2/9
SUNS	Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. - Common Stock	Financial Services	14.7%	77	$8.19	7.5	0.61	8.1%	3/9
GPMT	Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	14.5%	55	$1.38	—	0.14	-14.8%	4/9
FBRT	Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	14.0%	89	$7.91	9.7	0.48	5.0%	5/9
EMBC	Embecta Corp. - Common Stock	Healthcare	14.0%	100	$3.29	1.7	—	69.8%	6/9
BBDC	Barings BDC, Inc. Common Stock	—	13.5%	80	$8.46	8.7	0.77	8.9%	4/9
FLO	Flowers Foods, Inc. Common Stock	Consumer Defensive	13.3%	73	$7.40	8.1	1.20	14.8%	3/9
HIHO	Highway Holdings Limited - Common Stock	Industrials	13.2%	75	$0.91	37.8	0.86	-31.2%	1/9
AGNC	AGNC Investment Corp. - Common Stock	Financial Services	13.1%	75	$10.96	11.1	1.04	9.3%	2/9
NREF	NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	13.1%	75	$15.30	3.9	—	—	4/9
NXDT	NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Common Stock	Financial Services	12.9%	52	$4.66	—	0.36	-17.2%	3/9
BXSL	Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	—	12.9%	65	$23.93	17.3	0.94	5.4%	1/9
CMCT	Creative Media - Common Stock	Financial Services	12.7%	53	$3.47	—	0.04	-16.2%	4/9
AFCG	Advanced Flower Capital Inc. - Common Stock	—	12.7%	52	$3.16	4.1	0.38	-4.8%	2/9
NLY	Annaly Capital Management Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	12.6%	80	$22.56	8.5	1.00	11.8%	3/9
WU	Western Union Company (The) Common Stock	Industrials	12.6%	82	$7.45	5.8	—	—	6/9
GLAD	Gladstone Capital Corporation - Closed End Fund	—	12.6%	80	$19.67	10.7	0.91	8.6%	1/9
MSIF	MSC Income Fund, Inc. Common Stock	—	12.6%	75	$11.44	6.1	0.69	11.4%	3/9
CIM	Chimera Investment Corporation Common Stock	Financial Services	12.5%	55	$13.12	906.9	0.45	0.1%	1/9
ACRE	Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Common Stock	Financial Services	12.5%	52	$4.81	—	0.55	-0.9%	3/9
FMC	FMC Corporation Common Stock	Basic Materials	12.5%	53	$10.59	—	0.81	-168.5%	1/9
IIPR	Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. Common Stock	Real Estate	12.4%	85	$61.08	12.8	0.91	7.1%	4/9
VTS	Vitesse Energy, Inc. Common Stock	Basic Materials	12.3%	59	$16.22	48.3	1.09	2.3%	5/9
BDN	Brandywine Realty Trust Common Stock	Financial Services	12.1%	52	$3.22	—	0.76	-25.9%	3/9
KREF	KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	12.1%	50	$7.04	—	0.44	-19.9%	3/9
PLTK	Playtika Holding Corp. - Common Stock	Technology	11.8%	72	$3.38	28.3	—	—	5/9
BPOPM	Popular, Inc. - Popular Capital Trust II - 6.125% Cumulative Monthly Income Trust Preferred Securities	Financial Services	11.7%	100	$25.13	1.7	0.25	14.7%	4/9
TSQ	Townsquare Media, Inc. Class A Common Stock	Communication Services	11.7%	50	$6.83	24.3	—	—	3/9
BRSP	BrightSpire Capital, Inc. Class A Common Stock	Financial Services	11.5%	57	$5.55	—	0.81	-4.1%	4/9
PRGO	Perrigo Company plc Ordinary Shares	Healthcare	11.4%	65	$10.15	—	0.56	-12.9%	3/9
FDUS	Fidus Investment Corporation - Closed End Fund	—	11.4%	70	$19.70	8.9	1.01	11.4%	1/9
STWD	STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC. Starwood Property Trust Inc.	Financial Services	11.4%	62	$16.82	23.9	0.96	4.0%	4/9
MITT	TPG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	11.4%	75	$8.08	7.4	0.47	6.3%	3/9
TRTX	TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	11.3%	80	$8.46	8.7	0.62	7.1%	4/9
SPOK	Spok Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock	Communication Services	11.3%	74	$11.10	16.8	1.66	9.9%	5/9
SGA	Saga Communications, Inc. - Class A Common Stock	Communication Services	11.2%	65	$8.95	197.6	0.38	-2.3%	2/9
CSWC	Capital Southwest Corporation - Common Stock	—	11.0%	65	$23.13	13.3	1.39	10.5%	2/9
CHCT	Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated Common Stock	Financial Services	10.9%	47	$17.43	—	1.21	-1.4%	3/9
GBDC	Golub Capital BDC, Inc. - Closed End Fund	—	10.9%	55	$13.20	20.7	0.93	4.5%	2/9
RITM	Rithm Capital Corp. Common Stock	Financial Services	10.7%	80	$9.38	7.6	0.62	8.1%	2/9
OWL	Blue Owl Capital Inc. Class A Common Stock	Financial Services	10.6%	30	$8.57	115.8	—	—	3/9
CAG	ConAgra Brands, Inc. Common Stock	Consumer Defensive	10.5%	55	$13.37	—	—	15.2%	4/9
APAM	Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Class A Common Stock	Financial Services	10.5%	65	$35.98	10.7	—	121.8%	4/9
BXMT	Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. Common Stock	Financial Services	10.3%	55	$18.23	48.3	0.94	-0.5%	4/9
ARCC	Ares Capital Corporation - Closed End Fund	—	10.3%	70	$18.73	12.2	0.96	7.8%	1/9
NL	NLI Holdings, Inc. Common Stock	Basic Materials	10.2%	67	$5.76	48.7	0.78	1.6%	4/9
AHH	AH REALTY TRUST, INC.	Real Estate	10.0%	40	$6.25	184.5	—	0.9%	3/9
WEN	Wendy's Company (The) - Common Stock	Consumer Cyclical	9.9%	73	$6.80	8.0	11.21	139.6%	4/9
SSTK	Shutterstock, Inc. Common Stock	Technology	9.7%	63	$14.20	37.4	1.44	-44.2%	4/9

How to use this dividend screener

The table above shows every US common stock in our database yielding 3% or more, sorted highest yield first. Three columns are worth checking before acting on any name.

Value Score is StockPik's composite rating, which weighs P/E, P/B, ROE, debt levels, and financial strength. A high yield with a low score often means the market is pricing in risk — either a likely dividend cut or a business in trouble. A high yield with a high score is more interesting.

P/E ratio tells you whether the company is profitable enough to sustain the payout. A stock with no P/E (shown as —) is typically loss-making, which means the dividend is being paid from reserves. That is not sustainable. A P/E under 15 with a yield above 3% is a combination Graham specifically advocated for defensive investors.

Piotroski F-Score is a nine-point financial health check based on profitability, leverage, and efficiency trends. A score of 7 or above means the business is improving across most of those dimensions. A score of 3 or below is a red flag. For more detail on how to use the F-Score alongside dividend investing, see: Piotroski F-Score Explained.

If you want to apply a P/E ceiling as well as a yield floor — removing companies where the dividend looks precarious — see the High Dividend Value Stocks list, which requires both yield above 3% and P/E under 20.

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