Dividend Stock Screener
Six filters, one question: which US dividend payers combine a meaningful yield with the cash flow and track record to keep paying it? Drag the sliders — the table updates instantly.
What the six filters mean
Dividend yield ≥ x%
Annual dividends divided by share price. Your starting income rate — set the minimum you're willing to accept.
Payout ratio < y%
Share of earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves a cushion — high ratios crack first in a downturn.
Free cash flow > $aB
Dividends are paid in cash, not accounting earnings. FCF is the money actually left after running the business.
Dividend raises > b years
Consecutive years of annual dividend increases. 25+ years earns the "Dividend Aristocrat" title — proof across recessions.
Dividend growth ≥ c%
5-year annualized growth of the dividend per share. This is what keeps your income ahead of inflation.
Enterprise value growth ≥ x%
5-year annualized growth of enterprise value (market cap + debt − cash). A rising EV means the market keeps paying more for the whole business — a high yield on a shrinking EV can be a value trap.
Start strict, loosen slowly
Begin with the defaults, then relax one filter at a time to see which constraint is doing the work. Click any column header to sort.
Set your filters
– stocks pass all six filters
Results
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† estimate — figure could not be verified from a primary source. Figures are trailing-twelve-month unless noted.
Reading the results
- Yield vs. safety: the highest yield on the list isn't the best stock — check its payout ratio and FCF first.
- Payout ratio under 60% is traditionally comfortable; utilities and telecoms often run higher by design.
- FCF first: a company can report earnings while burning cash. Dividends need cash.
- Growth compounds: a 3% yield growing at 8% beats a 5% yield growing at 1% within a decade.
- FCF is sector-sensitive: banks' cash-flow statements don't work like industrials', and utilities often show negative FCF while building infrastructure — a strict FCF filter will screen most of them out. That's the filter working, not the companies failing.
Before you invest
This is an educational screening tool, not investment advice. Data is a point-in-time snapshot — yields move with prices daily. Always verify current figures in a company's filings or your broker before investing, and consider diversification: no single dividend stock should dominate a portfolio.