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Highest Distribution Safety Score™ Stocks

Every dividend-paying stock yielding 4% or more — including REITs, BDCs, and MLPs — ranked purely by its Distribution Safety Score, so the companies whose dividends look the most durable sit at the very top, ahead of the biggest headline yields.

Updated September 2026 · 100 companies

Companies100
Median score98
Data as ofSeptember 2026

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Our proprietary snapshot of this list — averages and standouts, computed from the companies below. Not investment advice.

Avg Distribution Safety Score™98/100across 100 companies
Median Yield5.42%dividend yield
Median 1-Yr Return+15.1%price change, 1 year
Payout CadenceQuarterlymost common
Avg Expense Ration/a for stocks
Highest YieldADAMM10.41%
Highest SafetyCAPLscore 100
Best Safety-Adj. YieldADAMMsafety 99 · 10.41%

Most high-yield stock screens sort by yield and leave you to judge the risk. This page does the opposite: it ranks the dividend-stock universe — ordinary companies plus REITs, BDCs, and MLPs — purely by our Distribution Safety Score, so the names whose dividends look the most durable rise to the top, whatever their headline yield.

To keep the list income-relevant we require a dividend yield of at least 4%; above that floor the order is set by score alone, highest first. The payout-ratio column shows one of the ingredients behind each score — how much of profit the dividend consumes — so you can see why the safest-looking payers earn their place.

How this screen works

One number does the ranking: the Distribution Safety Score, highest first.

Highest Distribution Safety Score Stocks

Ranked live from our data pipeline on every build — click any column header to re-sort, or open a ticker for the full analysis. We never hard-code the figures.

TickerCompanyPayout ratioYieldDistribution Safety Score™ 1-Yr Price
CAPLCrossAmerica Partners2%9.57%100+17.4%
FGNXPFundamental Global Inc.0%8.22%100+46.7%
ADAMNAdamas Trust, Inc6%8.15%100+21.7%
DKLDelek Logistics Partners103%7.87%100+34.1%
WESWestern Midstream Partners LP114%7.87%100+34.4%
HESMHess Midstream LP106%7.86%100+11.2%
USACUSA Compression Partners LP2%7.82%100+16.4%
MPLXMPLX LP95%7.25%100+24.2%
DDTDillards Capital Trust I0%7.18%100+7.3%
PAAPlains All American Pipeline LP103%6.58%100+58.0%
ECCCEagle Point Credit Company Inc Preferred5%6.49%100+13.7%
ETEnergy Transfer LP87%6.43%100+29.1%
OHIOmega Healthcare Investors111%5.83%100+20.7%
SELFGlobal Self Storage, Inc123%5.81%100+5.5%
EPDEnterprise Products Partners LP75%5.76%100+27.7%
VZVerizon Communications Inc.58%5.62%100+16.8%
LTCLTC Properties, Inc36%5.36%100+30.1%
SUNSunoco LP150%5.15%100+67.9%
SPGSimon Property Group124%4.38%100+17.8%
LAMRLamar Advertising Company108%4.34%100+21.8%
TFCTruist Financial Corporation46%4.29%100+11.3%
STAGSTAG Industrial81%4.19%100+9.6%
PSAPublic Storage101%4.05%100+10.2%
OMCOmnicom Group Inc.34%4.03%100+4.7%
ADAMMNew York Mortgage Trust, Inc.7%10.41%99+13.5%
MBINMMerchants Bancorp0%8.13%99+10.6%
AGNCLAGNC Investment Corp.3%7.67%99+8.8%
ADAMLAdamas Trust, Inc.0%6.87%99+18.3%
PAGPPlains GP Holdings, L.P.3%6.04%99+60.1%
SBRASabra Health Care REIT, Inc.114%5.97%99+14.5%
NWBINorthwest Bancshares, Inc.60%5.18%99+32.2%
FIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem, Inc.58%5.09%99+20.7%
COLBColumbia Banking System Inc.47%4.98%99+21.9%
PRUPrudential Financial, Inc.37%4.78%99+20.6%
OKEONEOK Inc.72%4.62%99+33.3%
LXPLXP Industrial Trust3%4.60%99+43.5%
KRGKite Realty Group Trust2%4.52%99+19.5%
BRXBrixmor Property Group Inc.98%4.40%99+5.3%
BBTBeacon Financial Corporation48%4.15%99+29.4%
PFSProvident Financial Services, Inc.40%4.15%99+22.6%
AKRAcadia Realty Trust2%4.12%99-0.5%
FHBFirst Hawaiian, Inc.45%4.06%99+5.9%
BENFranklin Resources Inc.47%4.03%99+43.9%
FEFirstEnergy Corp.71%4.01%99+9.5%
ET-PIEnergy Transfer LP0%7.43%98+7.1%
EFC-PDEllington Financial Inc.0%7.35%98+5.4%
FLG-PAFlagstar Financial Inc0%6.76%98+15.3%
GLPGlobal Partners62%6.37%98+5.5%
NNNNNN REIT, Inc.101%5.97%98+3.5%
ESEversource Energy63%4.54%98+14.0%
BPBP p.l.c.41%4.40%98+39.2%
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.69%4.32%98-1.5%
SRSpire Inc.69%4.13%98+9.9%
NWNNorthwest Natural Holding Company66%4.05%98+20.2%
ADAMZAdamas Trust, Inc5%9.95%97-1.3%
GNL-PDGlobal Net Lease Inc. 7.50% Cum. Redeem. Pfd. Series D0%8.30%97-1.1%
EIIAEagle Point Institutional Income Fund0%8.08%97+8.6%
SCE-PMSCE Trust VII0%7.76%97+7.1%
SPHSuburban Propane Partners66%7.76%97-3.2%
BANC-PFBanc of California Inc.5%7.73%97+7.4%
FRMEPFirst Merchants Corporation Depository Shares0%7.44%97+5.8%
CTOCTO Realty Growth Inc99%7.34%97+34.6%
ALXAlexander's, Inc.3%7.31%97+14.1%
BMEBlackRock Health Sciences Trust39%7.09%97+32.2%
BGRBlackRock Energy and Resources Closed Fund31%6.68%97+42.0%
PINEAlpine Income Property Trust, Inc.2%6.67%97+30.5%
GTYGetty Realty Corp.105%6.45%97+14.8%
MOAltria Group, Inc.77%6.05%97+13.6%
SGUStar Gas Partners LP41%5.99%97+16.9%
GSLGlobal Ship Lease, Inc.25%5.51%97+51.5%
BLXBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex)44%5.13%97+21.4%
FBAKFirst National Bank Alaska2%4.88%97+30.3%
PBAPembina Pipeline Corporation89%4.45%97+26.2%
SONSonoco Products Company38%4.42%97+7.5%
OCFCOceanFirst Financial Corp.49%4.38%97+5.9%
FMNBFarmers National Banc Corp41%4.34%97+11.8%
EMAEmera Incorporated83%4.29%97+11.2%
AMAntero Midstream Corp.83%4.25%97+20.0%
FNLCFirst Bancorp Inc44%4.22%97+37.9%
DDominion Energy Inc.77%4.21%97+12.5%
PEBOPeoples Bancorp Inc46%4.19%97+37.6%
UEUrban Edge Properties119%4.19%97+1.8%
REGRegency Centers Corp.85%4.12%97+9.1%
PSTLPostal Realty Trust Inc117%4.08%97+61.9%
HOPEHope Bancorp Inc55%4.01%97+34.6%
VLYPNValley National Bancorp 8.250% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C7%7.98%96+6.1%
SYF-PBSynchrony Financial0%7.91%96+6.4%
CCIDCarlyle Credit Income Fund0%7.41%96+6.5%
CWENClearway Energy, Inc.2%6.19%96+16.8%
ORealty Income Corporation51%5.75%96+1.2%
ENGIYEngie SA ADR2%5.72%96+37.9%
GELGenesis Energy4%5.46%96-3.0%
AVAAvista Corporation78%5.37%96+7.0%
ZURVYZurich Insurance Group Ltd7%5.25%96+9.9%
VEOEYVeolia Environnement SA ADR3%4.77%96+13.1%
EBFEnnis Inc63%4.69%96+24.2%
PORPortland General Electric Company80%4.38%96+18.7%
CZNCCitizens & Northern Corporation61%4.31%96+36.2%
GRTUFGranite Real Estate Investment Trust58%4.27%96+12.7%
AMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent88%4.21%96-2.0%

Screened and ranked from our own data. Not investment advice.

Frequently asked questions

How is this list ranked?

Purely by our Distribution Safety Score — highest first — among dividend stocks yielding at least 4%. The 100 companies shown are the highest-scoring income names we track, so the most durable-looking dividends sit on top regardless of headline yield.

Why require a 4% yield?

Without a floor, a pure safety ranking fills up with very-low-yield blue chips that are safe mainly because they pay so little. The 4% minimum keeps the list relevant to income investors; above it, score alone decides the order.

Why do REITs, BDCs, and MLPs appear so often?

Those structures are required or designed to distribute most of their cash flow, so they clear the 4% yield floor far more often than ordinary C-corporations. Our Safety Score accounts for structure, so a well-covered REIT payout competes fairly with a well-covered industrial dividend.

How is the Distribution Safety Score calculated?

It's our 0–100 measure of how durable a dividend looks, built from payout coverage, dividend history and trend, and price stability. The full methodology is on our Distribution Safety Score learn page, linked from every score in the table.

How often is this updated?

Yields, payout ratios, and Safety Scores refresh from our data pipeline on every build, so membership and the ranking re-compute automatically as the underlying figures change.

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