The Highest-Yielding Dividend Stocks Right Now

Dividendly · 1 day ago · · Highest-Yielding

Yields in this screen run from 24.43% at Lument Finance down to 16.88% at CION Investment.

This screen orders the dividend stocks in our coverage by current annualized yield. Yields above 25% are left out as likely data errors. Listings on OTC markets are excluded. Figures are as of September 15, 2026. This is a factual research screen, not a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

All fifteen yields here are above 7%. Yields at that level can reflect a falling share price or an expected cut; the figures are mechanical and carry no view on any dividend's safety.

Yield, payout ratio and years of dividend payments for the 15 stocks in this listFigures as of September 15, 2026. Each value also appears in that stock's entry below.LFTHRZNIVRORCPSECRWTARRPMTOFSORC-B.VSARMHLAMFAALL-PGCIONYieldpercent24.43%22.04%21.59%19.26%19.09%18.80%18.58%17.68%17.48%17.39%17.30%17.20%17.02%16.97%16.88%Payout ratiopercent of earningsn/m1330%115%97%218%1804%76%109%n/mn/m277%n/m131%11% FY520%Years of paymentsyears on record131516132131161613819152885
Yield and payout ratio in percent; years of dividend payments on record in our data. Figures as of September 15, 2026. Payout ratios cover the twelve months to each company's latest reported quarter, or the latest fiscal year where marked FY. n/m: not meaningful, because net income over the period was negative.
  1. 1. Lument Finance Trust, Inc. LFT

    Real Estate

    Lument Finance yields 24.43%, based on the $0.04 quarterly dividend declared on June 10, 2026 (equal to $0.40 per share after the 1-for-10 reverse split). The payout ratio for the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026 is not meaningful because net income over that period was negative. Our records show 13 years of dividend payments. The Dividendly composite rank is 29 out of 100. Real estate investment trusts are generally required to distribute most taxable income; dividend levels can fluctuate with property values and financing costs.

  2. 2. Horizon Technology Finance Corporation HRZN

    Financial Services

    Horizon Technology Finance has 15 years of dividend payments on record in our data. At the current price the yield is 22.04%, based on the $0.09 monthly dividend declared on July 30, 2026. It scores 29 out of 100 on the Dividendly composite rank. The payout ratio for the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026 is 1330%.

  3. 3. Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. IVR

    Real Estate

    Invesco Mortgage Capital paid out 115% of its earnings as dividends over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026. Its yield stands at 21.59%, based on the $0.12 monthly dividend declared on August 14, 2026. On the Dividendly composite rank, the score is 38 out of 100. Dividend payments on record span 16 years.

  4. 4. Orchid Island Capital, Inc. ORC

    Real Estate

    Orchid Island Capital yields 19.26%, based on the $0.10 monthly dividend declared on August 12, 2026. Dividends took 97% of earnings over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026. Our records show 13 years of dividend payments. The Dividendly composite rank is 39 out of 100.

  5. 5. Prospect Capital Corporation PSEC

    Financial Services

    Prospect Capital has 21 years of dividend payments on record in our data. At the current price the yield is 19.09%, based on the $0.035 monthly dividend declared on August 19, 2026. It scores 34 out of 100 on the Dividendly composite rank. The payout ratio for the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026 is 218%.

  6. 6. Redwood Trust, Inc. RWT

    Real Estate

    Redwood paid out 1804% of its earnings as dividends over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026. Its yield stands at 18.80%, based on the $0.18 quarterly dividend declared on September 10, 2026. On the Dividendly composite rank, the score is 35 out of 100. Dividend payments on record span 31 years.

  7. 7. ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. ARR

    Real Estate

    ARMOUR Residential REIT yields 18.58%, based on the $0.24 monthly dividend declared on August 27, 2026. Dividends took 76% of earnings over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026. Our records show 16 years of dividend payments. The Dividendly composite rank is 45 out of 100.

  8. 8. PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust PMT

    Real Estate

    PennyMac Mortgage Investment has 16 years of dividend payments on record in our data. At the current price the yield is 17.68%, based on the $0.40 quarterly dividend declared on September 1, 2026. It scores 34 out of 100 on the Dividendly composite rank. The payout ratio for the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026 is 109%.

  9. 9. OFS Capital Corporation OFS

    Financial Services

    OFS Capital's payout ratio for the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026 is not meaningful because net income over that period was negative. Its yield stands at 17.48%, based on the $0.17 quarterly dividend declared on July 28, 2026. On the Dividendly composite rank, the score is 29 out of 100. Dividend payments on record span 13 years.

  10. 10. Orca Energy Group Inc. ORC-B.V

    Energy

    Orca Energy yields 17.39%, based on regular dividends paid over the last twelve months. The payout ratio for the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026 is not meaningful because net income over that period was negative. Our records show 8 years of dividend payments. The Dividendly composite rank is 19 out of 100. Energy-sector dividends can be closely tied to commodity prices and capital expenditure cycles.

  11. 11. Saratoga Investment Corp. SAR

    Financial Services

    Saratoga Investment has 19 years of dividend payments on record in our data. At the current price the yield is 17.30%, based on the $0.25 monthly dividend declared on September 9, 2026. It scores 32 out of 100 on the Dividendly composite rank. The payout ratio for the twelve months to May 31, 2026 is 277%.

  12. 12. Maiden Holdings, Ltd. 6.625 NT 2046 MHLA

    Financial Services

    Maiden Holdings, Ltd. 6.625 NT 2046's payout ratio for fiscal 2024 is not meaningful because net income over that period was negative. Its yield stands at 17.20%, based on regular dividends paid over the last twelve months. On the Dividendly composite rank, the score is 16 out of 100. Dividend payments on record span 15 years.

  13. 13. MFA Financial, Inc. MFA

    Real Estate

    MFA Financial yields 17.02%, based on the $0.36 quarterly dividend declared on June 11, 2026. Dividends took 131% of earnings over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026. Our records show 28 years of dividend payments. The Dividendly composite rank is 37 out of 100.

  14. 14. The Allstate Corporation ALL-PG

    Financial Services

    Allstate has 8 years of dividend payments on record in our data. At the current price the yield is 16.97%, based on regular dividends paid over the last twelve months. The payout ratio for fiscal 2025 is 11%.

  15. 15. CION Investment Corporation CION

    Financial Services

    CION Investment paid out 520% of its earnings as dividends over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026. Its yield stands at 16.88%, based on the $0.10 monthly dividend declared on August 3, 2026. On the Dividendly composite rank, the score is 27 out of 100. Dividend payments on record span 5 years.

This list is generated from current data and the Dividendly model. Dividend payments are not guaranteed, past payment history is not a promise of future payments, and yields move with share prices. It is informational only and not investment advice.

Research note: this is a factual, automated summary for informational and research purposes only. It is not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

This article is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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