The Dividend Investing Resource Center

Discover how Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs) can amplify your investment portfolio by automatically reinvesting company dividends into additional shares.

By leveraging the power of compounding, you can escalate your shareholdings over time.

What is dividend investing?

Dividend investing is a means of building wealth over a long period of time with reduced risk.

Many brokers offer fee-free purchases and reinvestments and the ability to reinvest fractional shares.

Dividend investing is for the long term buy-and-hold type investor who wants to sleep at night while their investments steadily build.

What is DRIP?

The term DRIP is an abbreviation for dividend reinvestment plans, which offer investors the opportunity to reinvest all, or a portion, of their dividend payments back into a company’s stock. Oftentimes, companies will allow investors to purchase additional shares of stock through these programs too.

What is DRIP investing?

Dividend reinvestment plans are sponsored by companies that allow individual investors to purchase common stock without going through a broker. The name comes from the plan’s policy of allowing the investor to automatically reinvest dividends to purchase additional shares of stock.

Many DRIPs are offered to investors free of any participation costs, while others charge relatively small administration fees or commissions. While the name implies these plans are limited to reinvesting stock dividends, some plans allow participants to directly purchase a company’s stock. This enhanced practice is sometimes referred to as optional cash purchases or OCPs.

Advantages of DRIP

A large number of companies offer dividend reinvestment programs, and participation rules are usually outlined in the investor section of the company’s website. Since these plans are flexible enough to allow even small purchases without a broker’s fee, it’s hard to find any downside to these offerings. In fact, there are several significant advantages of these programs including:

Low cost of entry

Investors don’t need a lot of money to enroll in these programs.

Most companies allow the purchase of just a single share of stock, and often this purchase is at a discount.

Cost-effective

Since the investor isn’t paying brokerage fees, all of the money is put to work.

Over 100 companies allow investors to purchase stock at a discount to the current market price through optional cash purchase plans, or OCPs.

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Finally, many of the DRIPs allow investors to purchase stock through automated weekly or monthly deductions.

This long-term purchase strategy provides the investor with a less painful, and more structured, approach to buying stocks.

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Most Popular Dividend Stocks

Here are some of the top-performing and most popular dividend stocks.

Logo Symbol Stock Type Company Sector Industry Price Div Yield 5Y Avg Yield Current Div Payouts/Year Annualized Previous Div Ex-Date Pay-Date Low High Chowder Number DGR 1Y DGR 3Y DGR 5Y DGR 10Y TTR 1Y TTR 3Y FV (Peter Lynch) FV (Peter Lynch) % EPS 1Y Revenue 1Y NPM CF/Share ROE Current R Debt/Capital ROTC P/E P/BV PEG
VST VST Challenger Vistra Corp.UtilitiesUtilities – Independent Power Producers$169.510.53%2.15%$0.2264$0.904$0.225Dec 22, 2025Dec 31, 2025$90.51$219.8211.63.6%9.6%11.1%5.8%95.4%$13.901,119.0%0.0%16.5%5.6%$11.7817.3%1.085.0%5.2%61.0x21.0x2.41
AVGO AVGO Contender Broadcom Inc.TechnologySemiconductors$367.180.64%2.14%$0.5904$2.360$0.590Sep 22, 2025Sep 30, 2025$138.10$386.4813.312.1%12.9%12.7%31.3%127.2%93.9%$97.75276.0%0.0%44.0%31.6%$5.3927.1%1.546.0%14.2%93.9x6.2x2.41
LRCX LRCX Contender Lam Research CorporationTechnologySemiconductor Equipment & Materials$148.560.70%1.06%$0.2604$1.040$0.230Dec 3, 2025Jan 7, 2026$56.32$167.1515.614.5%15.1%14.9%25.8%108.0%49.6%$113.5031.0%0.0%23.7%29.7%$5.0862.3%2.227.0%43.0%32.7x18.4x2.16
LLY LLY Contender Eli Lilly and CompanyHealthcareDrug Manufacturers – General$1,066.350.56%1.04%$1.5004$6.000$1.500Nov 14, 2025Dec 10, 2025$623.78$1,075.7215.715.4%15.2%15.2%11.6%44.4%44.8%$511.25109.0%0.0%32.0%31.0%$17.9596.5%1.663.0%35.1%52.2x40.2x1.46
ORCL ORCL Contender Oracle CorporationTechnologySoftware – Infrastructure$201.170.99%1.41%$0.5004$2.000$0.500Oct 9, 2025Oct 23, 2025$118.86$345.7215.618.8%14.1%14.6%12.8%6.7%36.7%$107.7587.0%0.0%8.4%21.1%$7.5569.2%0.680.0%11.4%46.7x23.7x2.66
CAT CAT Champion Caterpillar, Inc.IndustrialsFarm & Heavy Construction Machinery$559.131.08%1.97%$1.5104$6.040$1.510Oct 20, 2025Nov 20, 2025$267.30$596.218.37.7%8.1%7.2%7.1%44.3%35.9%$97.45474.0%0.0%-3.4%14.3%$24.6446.3%1.420.3%28.7x12.7x1.49
JPM JPM Contender JP Morgan Chase & Co.Financial ServicesBanks – Diversified$297.582.02%2.75%$1.5004$6.000$1.400Oct 6, 2025Oct 31, 2025$202.16$322.2511.120.7%11.5%9.0%12.7%24.5%33.7%$504.50-41.0%0.0%12.3%31.6%$-43.9916.4%56.0%7.6%14.8x2.4x2.43
IBM IBM Champion International Business MachinesTechnologyInformation Technology Services$303.202.22%4.61%$1.6804$6.720$1.680Nov 10, 2025Dec 10, 2025$214.50$324.903.70.6%0.6%1.5%3.4%42.6%32.5%$209.7545.0%0.0%1.4%12.1%$14.4230.2%0.967.0%9.4%36.2x10.2x4.99
GS GS Contender Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)Financial ServicesCapital Markets$787.692.03%2.40%$4.0004$16.000$3.000Dec 2, 2025Dec 30, 2025$439.38$841.2823.115.6%15.2%21.1%17.9%35.5%30.8%$1,230.75-36.0%0.0%15.0%27.0%$59.6413.5%1.772.0%4.1%16.0x2.3x1.22
MFC MFC Contender Manulife Financial CorporationFinancial ServicesInsurance – Life$34.603.65%4.99%$0.3164$1.264$0.306Nov 26, 2025Dec 19, 2025$25.92$35.57-2.1-46.9%-21.3%-5.8%1.7%10.7%30.7%$36.56-5.0%0.0%9.3%18.5%$18.1811.8%32.223.0%9.8%15.7x1.2x1.86
MPLX MPLX Contender MPLX LPEnergyOil & Gas Midstream$53.338.08%11.67%$1.0774$4.308$0.957Nov 7, 2025Nov 14, 2025$44.60$54.8715.612.6%11.0%7.5%8.8%25.1%30.2%$118.00-55.0%0.0%5.8%37.6%$5.9934.1%1.363.0%13.7%11.3x3.8x
AMAT AMAT Challenger Applied Materials, Inc.TechnologySemiconductor Equipment & Materials$229.340.80%0.88%$0.4604$1.840$0.460Nov 20, 2025Dec 11, 2025$123.74$242.5016.217.1%20.4%15.4%16.1%33.5%30.2%$216.756.0%0.0%4.4%24.7%$9.9935.5%2.628.2%26.5x8.9x1.33
WMT WMT King Walmart Inc.Consumer DefensiveDiscount Stores$105.410.89%1.35%$0.2354$0.940$0.235Dec 12, 2025Jan 5, 2026$79.81$109.585.912.2%7.1%5.0%3.5%18.7%29.6%$71.5047.0%0.0%5.0%3.3%$5.1423.7%0.816.1%36.9x8.8x2.93
OMF OMF Challenger OneMain Holdings, Inc.Financial ServicesCredit Services$59.187.10%13.50%$1.0504$4.200$1.040Nov 10, 2025Nov 14, 2025$38.00$63.250.31.2%3.1%-6.8%20.7%28.9%$147.50-60.0%0.0%5.3%14.6%$25.6421.4%87.0%2.8%10.0x2.1x0.48
MS MS Contender Morgan StanleyFinancial ServicesCapital Markets$161.072.48%3.41%$1.0004$4.000$1.000Oct 31, 2025Nov 14, 2025$94.33$171.7724.98.5%9.3%22.4%21.5%25.9%26.6%$243.50-34.0%0.0%14.1%22.6%$-2.3115.1%2.377.0%3.8%16.5x2.6x2.77
MAIN MAIN Contender Main Street Capital CorporationFinancial ServicesAsset Management$55.715.49%9.06%$0.25512$3.060$0.255Dec 8, 2025Mar 13, 2026$47.00$67.7714.83.6%15.7%9.3%4.8%19.3%25.8%$129.71-57.0%0.0%8.1%95.6%$3.5519.1%1.342.0%10.6%9.2x1.7x
MSFT MSFT Contender Microsoft CorporationTechnologySoftware – Infrastructure$474.540.77%0.84%$0.9104$3.640$0.830Nov 20, 2025Dec 11, 2025$344.79$555.4511.010.4%10.2%10.2%10.2%15.5%25.5%$351.7535.0%0.0%14.9%35.7%$19.7832.2%1.413.0%27.0%33.7x9.7x2.06
RTX RTX Champion RTX CorporationIndustrialsAerospace & Defense$170.321.60%2.42%$0.6804$2.720$0.680Nov 21, 2025Dec 11, 2025$112.27$181.318.87.7%7.3%7.2%5.2%45.9%24.0%$121.7540.0%0.0%17.2%7.7%$5.9410.7%1.138.0%6.5%35.0x3.5x3.67
PM PM Contender Philip Morris International IncConsumer DefensiveTobacco$153.023.84%5.25%$1.4704$5.880$1.350Oct 3, 2025Oct 20, 2025$116.12$186.697.15.1%3.2%3.2%3.2%26.5%23.0%$175.00-13.0%0.0%7.7%21.6%$7.400.91.4%28.8%21.9x—x2.09
HTGC HTGC Challenger Hercules Capital, Inc.Financial ServicesAsset Management$17.4010.80%14.28%$0.4704$1.880$0.470Nov 12, 2025Nov 19, 2025$15.65$22.0417.22.2%-1.5%6.4%4.2%13.6%22.9%$43.50-60.0%0.0%7.2%60.1%$-2.2015.4%0.250.0%7.6%10.0x1.4x2.09
AAPL AAPL Contender Apple Inc.TechnologyConsumer Electronics$273.720.38%0.54%$0.2604$1.040$0.260Nov 10, 2025Nov 13, 2025$169.21$277.325.44.0%4.2%5.0%7.3%20.1%22.7%$186.7547.0%0.0%6.4%26.9%$7.54171.4%0.952.0%75.1%36.6x54.8x3.46
KMI KMI Challenger Kinder Morgan, Inc.EnergyOil & Gas Midstream$26.614.40%6.74%$0.2934$1.172$0.293Nov 3, 2025Nov 17, 2025$23.94$31.486.81.7%1.9%2.4%-4.9%1.8%20.7%$30.50-13.0%0.0%-1.5%16.6%$2.588.9%0.651.0%4.5%21.8x1.9x3.17
CSCO CSCO Contender Cisco Systems, Inc.TechnologyCommunication Equipment$76.382.15%3.16%$0.4104$1.640$0.410Jan 2, 2026Jan 21, 2026$52.11$80.064.82.5%2.6%2.7%7.1%36.7%20.6%$64.7518.0%0.0%5.3%18.4%$3.4822.4%0.931.0%15.6%29.5x6.4x3.49
COST COST Contender Costco Wholesale CorporationConsumer DefensiveDiscount Stores$892.220.58%1.22%$1.3004$5.200$1.300Oct 31, 2025Nov 14, 2025$871.71$1,078.2313.6-74.1%13.2%13.0%-2.6%-6.4%20.5%$456.2596.0%0.0%8.2%2.9%$30.0930.7%1.022.0%23.4%48.9x13.6x4.81
MO MO King Altria Group, Inc.Consumer DefensiveTobacco$57.727.35%9.03%$1.0604$4.240$1.020Sep 15, 2025Oct 10, 2025$50.08$68.6011.44.0%4.2%4.0%6.8%17.0%20.5%$48.9418.0%0.0%-0.3%44.0%$5.580.61.1%42.8%11.0x—x4.01
EPD EPD Champion Enterprise Products Partners L.EnergyOil & Gas Midstream$32.486.71%8.93%$0.5454$2.180$0.545Oct 31, 2025Nov 14, 2025$27.77$34.6310.73.8%4.7%3.9%3.6%13.0%20.2%$66.00-51.0%0.0%13.1%10.9%$3.9219.7%0.952.0%9.7%12.3x2.4x1.54
GILD GILD Contender Gilead Sciences, Inc.HealthcareDrug Manufacturers – General$127.922.47%4.01%$0.7904$3.160$0.790Dec 15, 2025Dec 30, 2025$88.57$128.705.82.6%2.7%3.3%13.8%49.6%19.5%$161.50-21.0%0.0%6.0%27.9%$7.7940.7%1.551.0%19.0%19.8x7.4x2.93
ABBV ABBV Contender AbbVie Inc.HealthcareDrug Manufacturers – General$235.682.78%4.30%$1.6404$6.560$1.640Jan 16, 2026Feb 17, 2026$164.39$244.819.65.8%5.2%6.8%12.5%41.7%19.3%$33.00614.0%0.0%3.7%4.0%$11.80138.0%0.71.0%3.8%178.5x—x5.26
RY RY Contender Royal Bank Of CanadaFinancial ServicesBanks – Diversified$150.083.02%3.93%$1.1324$4.528$1.066Oct 27, 2025Nov 24, 2025$106.10$150.253.3-21.0%-5.5%0.3%2.9%25.8%19.1%$234.25-36.0%0.0%2.2%29.0%$-23.4114.7%74.0%4.0%16.0x1.7x2.16
V V Contender Visa Inc.Financial ServicesCredit Services$330.120.81%0.74%$0.6704$2.680$0.590Nov 12, 2025Dec 1, 2025$299.00$375.5115.713.5%15.7%14.9%17.2%8.1%17.1%$255.0029.0%0.0%11.3%50.1%$13.6652.1%1.135.0%36.1%32.4x17.0x2.55
MA MA Contender Mastercard IncorporatedFinancial ServicesCredit Services$543.510.56%0.57%$0.7604$3.040$0.760Oct 9, 2025Nov 7, 2025$465.59$601.7714.315.2%15.8%13.7%16.9%5.5%16.9%$390.5039.0%0.0%12.2%45.3%$19.61184.9%1.171.0%55.3%34.8x61.9x2.16
SO SO Contender Southern Company (The)UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$88.763.33%4.13%$0.7404$2.960$0.740Nov 17, 2025Dec 8, 2025$80.46$100.846.32.8%2.9%3.0%3.2%8.2%15.5%$100.50-12.0%0.0%5.8%15.4%$8.5211.4%0.865.0%4.6%22.1x2.8x3.29
BAC BAC Contender Bank of America CorporationFinancial ServicesBanks – Diversified$51.912.16%2.43%$0.2804$1.120$0.260Dec 5, 2025Dec 26, 2025$33.07$54.6910.28.2%7.6%8.0%18.1%15.4%15.1%$91.50-43.0%0.0%3.4%26.3%$8.429.9%53.0%4.9%14.2x1.4x1.03
KR KR Contender Kroger Company (The)Consumer DefensiveGrocery Stores$64.772.16%2.23%$0.3504$1.400$0.350Nov 14, 2025Dec 1, 2025$57.69$74.9016.79.8%12.5%14.5%13.0%13.9%13.9%$98.50-34.0%0.0%-1.9%1.9%$9.0825.1%1.072.0%7.8%16.4x5.3x1.61
MDT MDT Champion Medtronic plc.HealthcareMedical Devices$102.752.76%3.04%$0.7104$2.840$0.710Sep 26, 2025Oct 17, 2025$79.29$102.807.51.4%2.5%4.7%7.5%26.5%13.8%$92.2511.0%0.0%3.6%13.7%$5.556.5%27.9x2.8x3.33
AEP AEP Contender American Electric Power CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$120.363.16%3.99%$0.9504$3.800$0.930Nov 10, 2025Dec 10, 2025$89.91$124.808.84.8%5.7%5.7%5.7%31.6%13.5%$170.75-30.0%0.0%2.4%17.2%$12.8412.9%0.760.0%5.2%17.6x2.1x2.58
ENB ENB Champion Enbridge IncEnergyOil & Gas Midstream$47.765.72%7.47%$0.6834$2.732$0.680Nov 14, 2025Dec 1, 2025$39.73$50.542.3-23.7%-8.6%-3.4%3.1%20.3%13.1%$45.256.0%0.0%22.5%8.7%$5.889.1%0.863.0%3.6%26.4x1.8x2.87
QCOM QCOM Contender QUALCOMM IncorporatedTechnologySemiconductors$165.282.15%2.14%$0.8904$3.560$0.890Dec 4, 2025Dec 18, 2025$120.80$205.958.75.5%6.8%6.5%6.8%10.1%13.1%$25.05560.0%0.0%13.3%12.6%$13.0823.3%2.841.0%13.9%33.0x8.4x13.58
DUK DUK Contender Duke Energy Corporation (HoldinUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$121.973.49%4.31%$1.0654$4.260$1.065Nov 14, 2025Dec 16, 2025$105.20$130.035.51.9%2.0%2.0%2.7%14.0%13.0%$158.75-23.0%0.0%4.5%15.6%$15.499.9%0.661.0%3.8%19.2x1.9x3.08
AMP AMP Contender Ameriprise Financial, Inc.Financial ServicesAsset Management$444.581.44%1.57%$1.6004$6.400$1.600Nov 10, 2025Nov 24, 2025$396.14$582.0510.48.5%8.8%9.0%9.3%-20.2%12.3%$908.50-51.0%0.0%11.0%20.3%$64.9859.6%2.447.0%31.9%12.2x6.4x1.49
STAG STAG Contender Stag Industrial, Inc.Real EstateREIT – Industrial$38.833.51%4.33%$0.12411$1.364$0.124Nov 28, 2025Jan 15, 2026$28.61$39.574.20.7%0.5%0.7%0.9%15.3%11.8%$32.5019.0%0.0%8.4%29.2%$2.487.2%1.347.0%3.8%29.9x2.1x
WM WM Contender Waste Management, Inc.IndustrialsWaste Management$213.771.54%1.54%$0.8254$3.300$0.825Dec 5, 2025Dec 19, 2025$194.11$242.5810.09.3%8.5%8.5%7.7%-1.9%11.5%$158.7535.0%0.0%8.0%10.4%$14.5429.3%0.870.0%8.1%33.7x9.1x2.98
PSX PSX Contender Phillips 66EnergyOil & Gas Refining & Marketing$132.193.63%4.32%$1.2004$4.800$1.200Nov 17, 2025Dec 1, 2025$91.01$143.259.35.6%7.4%5.7%8.1%6.6%11.3%$92.5043.0%0.0%-2.9%1.1%$8.465.6%1.242.0%3.3%35.7x2.0x0.41
VZ VZ Contender Verizon Communications Inc.Communication ServicesTelecom Services$40.496.82%6.97%$0.6904$2.760$0.678Oct 10, 2025Nov 3, 2025$37.59$47.368.81.9%1.9%2.0%2.1%7.0%10.8%$117.25-65.0%0.0%0.6%14.4%$9.1219.9%0.758.0%8.1%8.6x1.6x3.08
AMGN AMGN Contender Amgen Inc.HealthcareDrug Manufacturers – General$337.922.82%3.39%$2.3804$9.520$2.380Nov 21, 2025Dec 12, 2025$253.30$345.8411.15.8%7.1%8.3%11.7%21.8%10.5%$323.255.0%0.0%18.6%19.5%$24.3881.7%1.384.0%11.4%26.1x18.9x10.85
PNC PNC Contender PNC Financial Services Group, IFinancial ServicesBanks – Regional$187.353.63%3.91%$1.7004$6.800$1.700Oct 14, 2025Nov 5, 2025$145.12$216.2611.14.8%4.7%7.5%12.6%-4.3%9.6%$387.00-52.0%0.0%0.3%27.3%$13.8411.5%51.0%5.2%12.1x1.4x1.08
ABT ABT Contender Abbott LaboratoriesHealthcareMedical Devices$128.721.83%1.89%$0.5904$2.360$0.590Oct 15, 2025Nov 17, 2025$110.86$141.2312.27.3%7.9%10.4%9.4%13.4%9.4%$39.80223.0%0.0%4.6%31.9%$5.2430.6%1.719.0%22.5%16.2x4.4x1.60
KO KO King Coca-Cola Company (The)Consumer DefensiveBeverages – Non-Alcoholic$72.962.80%3.08%$0.5104$2.040$0.510Dec 1, 2025Dec 15, 2025$60.62$74.387.15.2%5.0%4.3%7.4%19.7%9.4%$75.50-3.0%0.0%2.4%27.4%$1.7742.4%1.258.0%18.3%24.2x10.1x3.11
CNQ CNQ Contender Canadian Natural Resources LimiEnergyOil & Gas E&P$32.945.25%5.09%$0.4324$1.728$0.410Dec 12, 2025Jan 6, 2026$24.65$34.9720.9-19.3%-9.5%15.7%13.2%2.0%9.1%$56.25-41.0%0.0%-0.9%17.2%$7.0916.6%0.929.0%11.8%14.6x1.7x
USB USB Contender U.S. BancorpFinancial ServicesBanks – Regional$47.533.28%4.48%$0.5203$1.560$0.500Sep 30, 2025Oct 15, 2025$35.18$53.987.02.5%2.8%3.8%7.3%-1.4%9.1%$109.25-56.0%0.0%-2.4%24.1%$6.3711.7%53.0%5.9%10.9x1.3x1.45
JNJ JNJ King Johnson & JohnsonHealthcareDrug Manufacturers – General$205.202.53%2.90%$1.3004$5.200$1.300Nov 25, 2025Dec 9, 2025$140.68$206.947.538.4%4.5%5.0%5.6%39.9%8.9%$259.00-21.0%0.0%4.3%27.3%$10.0533.6%1.133.0%22.1%19.8x6.2x3.36
ADC ADC Challenger Agree Realty CorporationReal EstateREIT – Retail$74.233.88%4.50%$0.26211$2.882$0.256Nov 28, 2025Dec 12, 2025$67.58$79.659.12.5%3.3%5.3%5.3%5.4%7.9%$42.7574.0%0.0%14.8%27.0%$4.213.5%1.038.0%2.2%43.4x1.5x5.95
CSL CSL Champion Carlisle Companies IncorporatedIndustrialsBuilding Products & Equipment$306.461.44%1.10%$1.1004$4.400$1.100Nov 14, 2025Dec 1, 2025$293.43$472.6616.913.5%17.6%15.4%14.3%-30.1%7.9%$438.50-30.0%0.0%9.1%15.5%$27.3832.5%3.359.0%17.9%17.5x6.4x1.99
PLD PLD Contender Prologis, Inc.Real EstateREIT – Industrial$126.033.21%2.81%$1.0104$4.040$1.010Sep 16, 2025Sep 30, 2025$85.35$127.5015.16.4%10.0%11.9%10.7%16.4%7.3%$17.15635.0%0.0%10.2%40.0%$5.586.0%0.840.0%3.7%36.7x2.2x3.42
MCD MCD King McDonald's CorporationConsumer CyclicalRestaurants$307.792.30%2.28%$1.7704$7.080$1.770Dec 1, 2025Dec 15, 2025$276.53$326.329.56.0%8.7%7.2%7.6%11.0%7.3%$293.005.0%0.0%1.7%32.0%$14.721.01.0%16.9%26.3x—x2.91
ASB ASB Contender Associated Banc-CorpFinancial ServicesBanks – Regional$25.553.60%4.06%$0.2304$0.920$0.230Dec 1, 2025Dec 15, 2025$18.32$27.978.64.5%4.8%5.0%8.7%0.5%7.2%$4.30494.0%0.0%-5.9%14.1%$3.643.8%18.0%2.9%29.7x0.9x7.50
PRU PRU Contender Prudential Financial, Inc.Financial ServicesInsurance – Life$106.515.07%5.42%$1.3504$5.400$1.350Nov 18, 2025Dec 11, 2025$90.38$130.559.33.8%4.0%4.2%8.3%-8.0%6.7%$182.50-42.0%0.0%33.7%4.7%$15.078.5%0.839.0%5.2%14.6x1.2x5.29
XOM XOM Champion Exxon Mobil CorporationEnergyOil & Gas Integrated$116.133.55%4.44%$1.0304$4.120$0.990Nov 14, 2025Dec 10, 2025$97.80$121.886.44.2%4.1%2.8%3.3%2.3%5.4%$34.40238.0%0.0%1.5%9.0%$12.2211.4%1.110.0%16.9x1.9x2.40
HD HD Contender Home Depot, Inc. (The)Consumer CyclicalHome Improvement Retail$340.022.71%2.43%$2.3004$9.200$2.300Dec 4, 2025Dec 18, 2025$326.31$439.3712.03.5%7.6%9.3%15.1%-14.9%5.4%$366.50-7.0%0.0%4.5%8.8%$17.73162.9%1.123.0%23.2x27.9x4.12
UNP UNP Contender Union Pacific CorporationIndustrialsRailroads$223.682.47%2.21%$1.3804$5.520$1.340Dec 5, 2025Dec 30, 2025$204.66$256.849.33.1%2.9%6.8%9.6%-3.2%5.0%$294.75-24.0%0.0%0.5%28.7%$16.4041.6%0.864.0%14.8%19.0x7.7x2.33
FANG FANG Challenger Diamondback Energy, Inc.EnergyOil & Gas E&P$145.972.74%4.71%$1.0004$4.000$1.000Nov 13, 2025Nov 20, 2025$114.00$184.5924.4-51.7%-23.6%21.7%-16.8%4.3%$355.75-59.0%0.0%31.6%27.3%$30.5610.9%0.629.0%8.0%10.3x1.1x
CSX CSX Contender CSX CorporationIndustrialsRailroads$34.011.53%1.31%$0.1304$0.520$0.130Nov 28, 2025Dec 15, 2025$26.22$37.2510.08.5%9.1%8.4%8.4%-2.0%4.0%$38.50-12.0%0.0%-0.8%20.6%$2.4822.6%0.960.0%9.3%22.1x5.0x1.47
NNN NNN Champion NNN REIT, Inc.Real EstateREIT – Retail$41.005.85%5.90%$0.6004$2.400$0.600Oct 31, 2025Nov 14, 2025$35.80$44.818.53.1%3.0%2.7%3.3%5.2%3.8%$52.00-21.0%0.0%5.0%43.2%$3.478.9%0.552.0%4.4%19.7x1.8x16.29
NEE NEE Champion NextEra Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$84.382.69%2.70%$0.5674$2.268$0.567Nov 21, 2025Dec 15, 2025$61.72$87.5313.410.1%10.1%10.7%9.1%17.6%3.6%$78.757.0%0.0%-12.0%24.7%$5.758.2%0.661.0%5.0%26.8x3.2x3.19
PG PG King Procter & Gamble Company (The)Consumer DefensiveHousehold & Personal Products$146.962.88%2.67%$1.0574$4.228$1.057Oct 24, 2025Nov 17, 2025$144.09$180.438.95.5%5.0%6.0%4.7%-12.0%3.6%$171.25-14.0%0.0%0.3%19.7%$8.1031.9%0.732.0%22.0%21.5x6.5x3.90
O O Champion Realty Income CorporationReal EstateREIT – Retail$56.435.26%5.47%$0.27011$2.970$0.270Nov 28, 2025Dec 15, 2025$50.71$61.098.83.0%2.7%3.5%3.9%9.8%2.9%$26.75111.0%0.0%27.4%18.1%$4.092.5%1.441.0%1.5%52.7x1.3x8.76
VICI VICI Challenger VICI Properties Inc.Real EstateREIT – Diversified$28.776.26%5.54%$0.4504$1.800$0.433Sep 18, 2025Oct 9, 2025$27.98$34.0313.74.2%6.0%7.4%0.1%2.6%$65.75-56.0%0.0%6.6%70.2%$2.3010.4%37.139.0%6.2%10.9x1.1x3.56
MRK MRK Contender Merck & Company, Inc.HealthcareDrug Manufacturers – General$101.753.18%3.21%$0.8104$3.240$0.810Dec 15, 2025Jan 8, 2026$73.31$105.0710.05.2%5.5%6.8%6.6%9.8%2.4%$189.00-46.0%0.0%6.7%29.6%$6.8839.5%1.744.0%22.6%13.5x4.9x
FRT FRT King Federal Realty Investment TrustReal EstateREIT – Retail$97.553.48%4.36%$1.1303$3.390$1.100Jan 2, 2026Jan 15, 2026$80.65$118.094.51.4%1.1%1.0%2.2%-7.2%2.0%$98.50-1.0%0.0%6.2%27.0%$6.9210.5%0.461.0%4.4%24.8x2.8x
LMT LMT Contender Lockheed Martin CorporationIndustrialsAerospace & Defense$456.672.89%2.76%$3.3004$13.200$3.300Dec 1, 2025Dec 30, 2025$410.11$534.169.54.8%5.6%6.6%8.2%-10.9%1.9%$449.252.0%0.0%5.1%5.7%$27.4962.8%1.177.0%16.5%25.4x17.0x0.83
ADP ADP King Automatic Data Processing, Inc.TechnologySoftware – Application$251.062.45%2.04%$1.5404$6.160$1.540Dec 12, 2025Jan 1, 2026$247.18$329.9313.510.0%14.0%11.1%12.1%-13.9%1.5%$253.00-1.0%0.0%7.1%19.8%$11.7670.6%1.140.0%42.8%24.8x16.0x2.63
BEN BEN Champion Franklin Resources, Inc.Financial ServicesAsset Management$21.957.29%5.06%$0.3205$1.600$0.320Sep 30, 2025Oct 10, 2025$16.25$26.0810.73.2%3.3%3.5%1.5%12.3%0.8%$22.75-3.0%0.0%3.5%6.0%$2.053.8%4.152.0%2.1%24.1x1.0x2.11
TXN TXN Contender Texas Instruments IncorporatedTechnologySemiconductors$160.333.54%3.03%$1.4204$5.680$1.360Oct 31, 2025Nov 12, 2025$139.95$221.6911.74.6%5.5%8.1%14.7%-13.5%0.5%$137.0017.0%0.0%-10.7%29.2%$7.5929.8%4.545.0%16.9%29.3x8.8x2.62
INFY INFY Challenger Infosys LimitedTechnologyInformation Technology Services$17.422.95%2.35%$0.2572$0.514$0.250Oct 27, 2025Nov 12, 2025$15.82$23.630.5-56.1%-14.5%-2.5%2.9%-21.3%-0.9%$19.75-12.0%0.0%6.1%16.6%$1.0729.0%2.35.0%2,397.4%22.1x6.2x3.33
TROW TROW Champion T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.Financial ServicesAsset Management$100.045.08%4.57%$1.2704$5.080$1.270Dec 15, 2025Dec 30, 2025$77.85$125.8112.92.2%2.6%7.9%2.4%-7.8%-1.0%$229.25-56.0%0.0%9.8%27.9%$6.8318.7%3.84.0%18.6%10.9x2.0x1.81
CVX CVX Champion Chevron CorporationEnergyOil & Gas Integrated$149.514.57%4.72%$1.7104$6.840$1.710Nov 18, 2025Dec 10, 2025$132.04$168.9610.44.9%6.4%5.8%4.8%0.8%-1.3%$165.92-10.0%0.0%0.9%6.6%$15.937.3%1.217.0%6.9%21.0x1.6x1.93
SWK SWK King Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.IndustrialsTools & Accessories$66.544.99%3.25%$0.8304$3.320$0.820Dec 1, 2025Dec 16, 2025$53.91$93.638.51.2%1.2%3.5%4.5%-18.3%-1.6%$14.50359.0%0.0%-2.6%2.9%$4.484.9%1.134.0%3.2%22.9x1.2x0.82
HPQ HPQ Contender HP Inc.TechnologyComputer Hardware$24.274.76%3.42%$0.2894$1.156$0.289Sep 10, 2025Oct 1, 2025$21.21$39.8015.24.7%5.0%10.4%14.2%-30.6%-1.7%$33.44-27.0%0.0%-0.3%4.8%$3.950.71.1%31.9%8.8x—x1.30
MDLZ MDLZ Contender Mondelez International, Inc.Consumer DefensiveConfectioners$56.212.67%2.47%$0.5003$1.500$0.470Sep 30, 2025Oct 14, 2025$53.95$71.1513.09.5%10.0%10.3%11.9%-7.0%-2.0%$13.35321.0%0.0%1.2%9.8%$2.7713.1%0.640.0%8.4%21.1x2.8x2.30
AMT AMT Contender American Tower Corporation (REIReal EstateREIT – Specialty$177.693.83%2.92%$1.7004$6.800$1.700Sep 30, 2025Oct 20, 2025$172.51$234.3313.02.4%5.7%9.2%14.7%-6.7%-2.3%$156.7513.0%0.0%-9.1%28.1%$11.1828.8%0.691.0%6.6%28.3x21.1x0.77
SBUX SBUX Contender Starbucks CorporationConsumer CyclicalRestaurants$83.672.96%2.37%$0.6204$2.480$0.610Nov 14, 2025Nov 28, 2025$75.50$117.4610.85.6%7.0%7.8%13.7%-13.7%-2.4%$8.15927.0%0.0%2.8%5.0%$4.180.71.5%12.0%51.3x—x1.97
KMB KMB King Kimberly-Clark CorporationConsumer DefensiveHousehold & Personal Products$104.024.85%3.72%$1.2604$5.040$1.260Dec 5, 2025Oct 2, 2025$99.22$150.458.23.3%2.7%3.4%3.7%-18.3%-3.2%$73.3342.0%0.0%-1.8%10.9%$7.90136.9%0.883.0%25.5%17.6x25.9x7.79
PEP PEP King Pepsico, Inc.Consumer DefensiveBeverages – Non-Alcoholic$146.053.90%3.09%$1.4234$5.692$1.423Dec 5, 2025Jan 6, 2026$127.60$165.1310.96.0%7.7%7.0%7.4%-2.8%-3.4%$131.2511.0%0.0%0.4%7.8%$8.6037.2%0.969.0%12.3%27.8x10.3x5.12
ACN ACN Contender Accenture plcTechnologyInformation Technology Services$247.892.39%1.48%$1.4804$5.920$1.480Oct 10, 2025Nov 14, 2025$229.40$398.358.6-17.0%3.3%6.2%7.7%-28.6%-3.6%$303.50-18.0%0.0%7.4%11.0%$18.5025.5%1.419.0%20.6%20.4x4.9x2.56
HSY HSY Contender The Hershey CompanyConsumer DefensiveConfectioners$186.262.94%2.51%$1.3704$5.480$1.370Nov 17, 2025Dec 15, 2025$140.13$208.0314.60.0%12.3%11.7%9.4%13.3%-3.6%$33.50456.0%0.0%0.3%11.8%$15.4731.0%1.452.0%14.3%27.8x8.3x2.11
CMCSA CMCSA Contender Comcast CorporationCommunication ServicesTelecom Services$27.104.87%2.96%$0.3304$1.320$0.330Jan 14, 2026Feb 4, 2026$25.75$44.0312.56.6%7.0%7.6%10.3%-32.2%-4.2%$150.50-82.0%0.0%1.8%18.3%$9.0524.2%0.949.0%12.2%4.5x1.0x
COP COP Challenger ConocoPhillipsEnergyOil & Gas E&P$87.253.85%3.86%$0.8404$3.360$0.780Nov 17, 2025Dec 1, 2025$79.88$111.9617.31.9%-10.9%13.5%0.8%-16.3%-7.5%$177.00-51.0%0.0%-2.8%14.3%$16.1315.4%1.326.0%10.0%12.3x1.7x
IEX IEX Contender IDEX CorporationIndustrialsSpecialty Industrial Machinery$170.751.66%1.26%$0.7104$2.840$0.710Jan 16, 2026Jan 30, 2026$153.36$237.388.84.1%6.4%7.1%8.6%-24.2%-8.5%$157.758.0%0.0%-0.2%14.0%$8.6012.2%2.932.0%8.3%27.1x3.2x4.92
BMY BMY Contender Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyHealthcareDrug Manufacturers – General$48.585.10%4.07%$0.6204$2.480$0.620Oct 3, 2025Nov 3, 2025$42.52$63.3311.73.3%4.7%6.6%5.3%-8.9%-9.7%$74.25-35.0%0.0%7.3%12.6%$8.1633.8%1.371.0%9.3%16.4x5.3x
ADM ADM King Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyConsumer DefensiveFarm Products$58.613.48%2.97%$0.5104$2.040$0.510Nov 19, 2025Dec 11, 2025$40.98$65.0010.72.0%8.4%7.2%6.2%18.6%-11.6%$15.56277.0%0.0%-9.0%1.4%$12.675.2%1.425.0%3.9%23.8x1.3x0.98
LYB LYB Contender LyondellBasell Industries NVBasic MaterialsSpecialty Chemicals$44.5412.30%7.49%$1.3704$5.480$1.370Dec 1, 2025Dec 8, 2025$41.58$85.2517.537.9%-18.0%5.2%9.1%-35.4%-11.9%$67.75-34.0%0.0%-2.0%-3.7%$8.30-10.6%1.653.0%-5.0%—x1.4x
GIS GIS Challenger General Mills, Inc.Consumer DefensivePackaged Foods$47.575.13%3.75%$0.6104$2.440$0.610Jan 9, 2026Feb 2, 2026$45.80$67.409.21.7%4.8%4.1%3.4%-19.6%-12.3%$132.25-64.0%0.0%-1.9%15.2%$5.0430.9%0.756.0%13.5%9.0x2.7x2.35
PFE PFE Contender Pfizer, Inc.HealthcareDrug Manufacturers – General$25.276.81%5.51%$0.4304$1.720$0.430Nov 7, 2025Dec 1, 2025$20.92$27.6910.42.4%2.4%3.6%4.9%12.9%-13.1%$43.00-41.0%0.0%8.8%15.7%$2.3010.6%1.338.0%6.7%14.7x1.6x
UNH UNH Contender UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedHealthcareHealthcare Plans$319.642.77%1.54%$2.2104$8.840$2.210Dec 8, 2025Dec 16, 2025$234.60$622.8315.98.3%11.6%13.1%17.3%-43.2%-13.3%$96.00233.0%0.0%7.7%4.0%$23.1417.5%0.843.0%10.5%16.7x3.0x1.95
UPS UPS Contender United Parcel Service, Inc.IndustrialsIntegrated Freight & Logistics$93.507.02%4.53%$1.6404$6.560$1.640Nov 17, 2025Dec 4, 2025$82.00$138.6717.20.6%2.6%10.2%8.4%-20.7%-13.9%$103.40-10.0%0.0%0.1%6.2%$11.4533.6%1.364.0%13.4%14.5x5.0x3.39
IIPR IIPR Challenger Innovative Industrial PropertieReal EstateREIT – Industrial$47.9211.89%8.27%$1.9003$5.700$1.900Sep 30, 2025Oct 15, 2025$44.58$112.8324.32.2%3.8%12.4%-41.1%-14.2%$32.5147.0%0.0%-0.3%44.6%$7.356.6%1.114.0%5.7%11.3x0.7x1.32
NKE NKE Contender Nike, Inc.Consumer CyclicalFootwear & Accessories$62.562.56%1.33%$0.4004$1.600$0.400Dec 1, 2025Jan 2, 2026$52.28$82.4412.98.1%9.5%10.3%11.1%-15.3%-14.2%$9.75542.0%0.0%-9.8%6.2%$2.9621.1%2.244.0%12.0%32.1x6.9x0.63
DVN DVN Challenger Devon Energy CorporationEnergyOil & Gas E&P$35.652.69%5.83%$0.2404$0.960$0.240Dec 15, 2025Dec 30, 2025$25.89$39.5810.0-53.0%-41.4%7.3%-0.2%-4.7%-14.8%$106.00-66.0%0.0%4.5%15.6%$10.9118.6%1.033.0%11.7%8.4x1.5x1.69
TGT TGT King Target CorporationConsumer DefensiveDiscount Stores$86.535.27%2.96%$1.1404$4.560$1.140Nov 12, 2025Dec 1, 2025$83.44$145.0816.31.8%4.5%11.0%7.7%-24.0%-14.8%$206.25-58.0%0.0%-0.8%3.6%$14.9125.1%1.011.4%10.5x2.5x1.81
AES AES Contender The AES CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$13.765.12%3.96%$0.1764$0.704$0.176Oct 31, 2025Nov 14, 2025$9.46$15.519.41.7%3.7%4.2%5.8%17.7%-16.6%$7.6081.0%0.0%-3.1%10.3%$5.495.1%0.787.0%4.2%9.1x2.5x1.25
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Getting started

Starting with DRIP investing is simple. It’s about making small, regular investments grow over time, just like how Coca-Cola started. Here, we’ll explain the easy steps from your first dividend to picking a DRIP plan that fits you. Let’s get those dividends to build up your savings.

Participating in the DRIP

Generally, there are three ways investors can participate in dividend reinvestment plans: company-run plans, transfer agent plans, and brokerage plans

Company run plans

Many companies run these programs through their investor relations or shareholder services departments. Several companies have even started to offer Individual Retirement Accounts in addition to their reinvestment plans.

Companies may have participation rules that include owning at least one share prior to joining the dividend reinvestment plan. They may also require the stock to be in the investor’s name rather than street name.

A phone call to the shareholder services department is an effective way to learn about company-specific participation rules.

Transfer agent plans

Due to the overwhelming popularity of some DRIPs, companies may engage the help of transfer agents to administer their programs. The transfer agent is a third-party broker that typically runs plans for many different companies.

Since the transfer agent is running multiple programs using the same resources, they can do it more cost-effectively than some of the issuing companies.

Some of the larger transfer agents include American Stock Transfer & Trust CompanyMellon Investor Services, and ComputerShare.

Brokerage plans

While dividend reinvestment programs reduce the fees collected by traditional brokerage houses, many of these firms now attempt to mirror DRIPs by offering the ability to reinvest dividends without charging a fee.

Unfortunately, these plans usually lack the most attractive feature of a real DRIP: The cash purchase of new shares of stock without fees.

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Future dividend champions

Meet the Future Dividend Champions. These companies are on track to becoming top picks for investors who love getting regular dividend payments. In this section, we’ll show you why these stocks stand out and how they could help give your investments a boost over time. Start exploring which one might be the champion for your portfolio.

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