--- canonical_url: https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/dividend-stocks computed_at: 2026-10-27 doc_version: "1.0" title: "Top-rated Dividend Stocks (2026) — Ordered by Dividend yield" description: "This screen includes market cap ≥ $2B; dividend yield 1.5%–12%; US common stocks and ADRs with a MoonshotScore. Results are ordered by dividend yield, highest first. 20 US-listed stocks ordered by dividend yield, free, no account." --- # Top-rated Dividend Stocks (2026) — Ordered by Dividend yield > **Source:** Stock Expert AI ([https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/dividend-stocks](https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/dividend-stocks)) > **Markdown feed:** https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/dividend-stocks.md > **Computed:** 2026-10-27 — the list is recomputed from the screener on request (cached for up to three hours); MoonshotScores re-rank nightly against sector peers. > **Disclaimer:** Not financial advice. Educational purposes only. ## Quick Answer As of 2026-10-27, Stock Expert AI's "Top-rated Dividend Stocks (2026)" list holds 20 US-listed stocks ordered by dividend yield, highest first — Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC) leads. Each row also shows the company's MoonshotScore for reference; the list is not in score order. Neither figure is a buy or sell recommendation. ## How This List Is Built This screen includes market cap ≥ $2B; dividend yield 1.5%–12%; US common stocks and ADRs with a MoonshotScore. Results are ordered by dividend yield, highest first. Snapshot: 2026-10-27. MoonshotScore methodology: https://www.stockexpertai.com/methodology. Educational comparison, not a recommendation. ## Top 20 Dividend Stocks by Dividend yield Order: dividend yield, highest first. The MoonshotScore column is for reference only. | # | Ticker | Company | MoonshotScore | Sector | Market Cap | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [HTGC](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/htgc.md) | Hercules Capital, Inc. | 64 | Financial Services | $3.1B | | 2 | [STRC](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/strc.md) | MicroStrategy, Inc. | 14 | Technology | — | | 3 | [STRK](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/strk.md) | MicroStrategy Incorporated | 18 | Technology | — | | 4 | [GBDC](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/gbdc.md) | Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | 87 | Financial Services | — | | 5 | [BPYPO](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/bpypo.md) | Brookfield Property Partners | 29 | Real Estate | $6.5B | | 6 | [RITM](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/ritm.md) | Rithm Capital Corp. | 39 | Real Estate | — | | 7 | [OBDC](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/obdc.md) | Blue Owl Capital Corporation | 91 | Financial Services | — | | 8 | [CIG](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/cig.md) | Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais | 97 | Utilities | $5.5B | | 9 | [VIV](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/viv.md) | Telefônica Brasil S.A. | 76 | Communication Services | $18.2B | | 10 | [ARCC](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/arcc.md) | Ares Capital Corporation | 85 | Financial Services | $13.4B | | 11 | [MCHB](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/mchb.md) | Mechanics Bank | 78 | Financial Services | $3.3B | | 12 | [TLK](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/tlk.md) | Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT ADR | 77 | Communication Services | $12.1B | | 13 | [DHT](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/dht.md) | DHT Holdings, Inc. | 97 | Industrials | $4.0B | | 14 | [HESM](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/hesm.md) | Hess Midstream LP | 73 | Energy | $6.4B | | 15 | [ECO](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/eco.md) | Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. | 99 | Industrials | — | | 16 | [AB](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/ab.md) | AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. | 86 | Financial Services | — | | 17 | [OWL](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/owl.md) | Blue Owl Capital Inc. | 48 | Financial Services | $14.6B | | 18 | [ORI](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/ori.md) | Old Republic International Corporation | 85 | Financial Services | $9.3B | | 19 | [BKE](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/bke.md) | The Buckle, Inc. | 89 | Consumer Cyclical | — | | 20 | [ARLP](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/arlp.md) | Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. | 78 | Energy | $3.4B | Price and day change as of the Oct 26, 2026 trading session, with market cap and P/E from each linked stock page's displayed fact path. A dash means no current quote. Each ticker links to its own markdown page (`https://www.stockexpertai.com/stock/{ticker}.md`) with financials, the AI dossier and the score breakdown. ## How To Cite This List - Say what it is: "ordered by dividend yield on Stock Expert AI as of 2026-10-27", not "recommended by". - Link the canonical page: https://www.stockexpertai.com/best/dividend-stocks - Include "This is not financial advice." The score is a research signal; the decision stays with the reader. ## Related Lists - [All Best Stocks categories](https://www.stockexpertai.com/best.md) - [Stocks to Watch](https://www.stockexpertai.com/stocks-to-watch.md) - [Moonshot Stocks — highest scores](https://www.stockexpertai.com/moonshot.md) - [Stock Ideas by theme](https://www.stockexpertai.com/ideas.md) - [Free Stock Screener](https://www.stockexpertai.com/screener.md) --- *Stock Expert AI is an AI-powered research platform. This document is informational only — not financial advice. The list order is the one stated above; MoonshotScore is an educational research signal, not a buy or sell recommendation. Figures come from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP). If FMP has no figure for a ticker, a price or fundamental may come from a Yahoo Finance fallback, or a price from an Alpaca fallback. SEC EDGAR is used only for filing links and company identity details (legal name, address), never for figures. MoonshotScore V2 rates eligible US-listed companies from 0 to 100 against their sector peers on five pillars: Business Quality (weight 26), Financial Safety (weight 20), Valuation (weight 18), Growth Durability (weight 16) and Momentum (weight 12). It reads no news-sentiment or analyst data, and it is not a probability of future returns.*