Rankings · Dividends

A-graded dividend payers

Graded A and paying a regular dividend yielding at least 1%, ranked by size rather than by yield. The highest yields usually belong to the companies under the most strain, so a list opening on them would mislead.

20 companies meet this test

Figures as of October 1, 2026

#CompanyGradeMarket valueDividend yieldYears of risesPayout ratio
1KOCOCA COLA COA+$370.4B2.4%9+ years66%
2PGThe Procter & Gamble CompanyA+$337.8B3.0%9+ years65%
3PMPhilip Morris International Inc.A+$297.7B3.1%9+ years84%
4PEPPepsiCo, Inc.A$173B4.6%9+ years97%
5BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVA+$132.1B1.1%3 years24%

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