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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.

46 companies meet this test

Figures as of October 1, 2026

#CompanyGradeMarket valueDividend yieldYears of risesPayout ratio
1RTXRTX CORPORATIONA$252.1B1.5%5 years50%
2UNPUNION PACIFIC CORPA+$162.8B2.0%9+ years45%
3LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONA$118.2B2.7%3 years51%
4GDGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATIONA$89.9B1.9%9+ years40%
5EMREMERSON ELECTRIC CO.A+$87.7B1.4%9+ years54%
6WMWASTE MANAGEMENT INCA+$82.8B1.8%9+ years52%
7ITWILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INCA+$76.1B2.4%9+ years58%
8CMICUMMINS INC.A$71.8B1.6%9+ years42%
9NOCNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/A+$71.7B1.9%9+ years30%
10FDXFEDEX CORPA$68B1.9%5 years30%
11RSGREPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.A+$64.9B1.2%1 year35%
12TDGTransDigm Group IncorporatedA+$60.8B8.2%0 years273%
13RELXRELX PLCA+$60.5B5.4%3 years120%
14FASTFASTENAL COA+$57.3B1.9%0 years82%
15ROKRockwell Automation, Inc.A+$47.9B1.3%9+ years52%
16LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.A$44B2.1%6 years50%
17FERGFerguson Enterprises Inc. /DE/A$43.3B1.6%0 years38%
18TRITHOMSON REUTERS CORPORATIONA+$43.3B2.4%1 year68%
19DOVDOVER CorpA+$25.5B1.1%9+ years25%
20OTISOTIS WORLDWIDE CORPORATIONA+$25B2.6%5 years44%
21HUBBHUBBELL INCA+$24.3B1.2%9+ years34%
22XYLXylem Inc.A$23.6B1.7%9+ years40%
23SNASnap-on IncA+$19B2.7%9+ years50%
24IEXIDEX CORPA+$17B1.3%9+ years41%
25ZTOZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.A+$16.1B1.9%0 years23%

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