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2874 companies · fiscal year 2025 · SEC EDGAR · September 25, 2026

Companies in the United States that pay the most in dividends

Dividends paid is the cash that actually left the company for shareholders during the year, taken from the financing section of the cash-flow statement. It is a total in dollars, not a per-share rate or a yield — a yield needs a share price, which this site does not carry. Figures are for fiscal year 2025 and are read directly from each company's SEC filings; the source column on every row links to the document.

Ranks 1–100 of 1233 · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026

Microsoft (MSFT) tops the list with $24.1B in dividends paid for fiscal 2025, ahead of JPMorgan Chase ($16.6B) and Apple ($15.4B). The top 10 together report $133B in dividends paid; the gap between #1 and #10 is ×2.50. 1233 companies in the United States report dividends paid, 83.6% of the 1474-filer universe. The last place on the list, Paychex, comes in at $1.6B.

Dividends paid
#CompanyDividends paidYoY15-year trend
1MicrosoftMSFTUSTechnology$24.1B+10.6%
2JPMorgan ChaseJPMUSFinancials$16.6B+12.5%
3AppleAAPLUSTechnology$15.4B+1.2%
4ChevronCVXUSEnergy$12.8B+8.1%
5AbbVieABBVUSHealthcare$11.7B+5.7%
6Verizon CommunicationsVZUSCommunication services$11.5B+2.1%
7BroadcomAVGOUSTechnology$11.1B+13.5%
8AlphabetGOOGLUSTechnology$10.0B+36.5%
9Procter & GamblePGUSConsumer staples$9.9B+6.0%
10TransDigm GroupTDGUSIndustrials$9.6B+372.5%
11Home DepotHDUSConsumer discretionary$9.2B+2.5%
12Coca ColaKOUSConsumer staples$8.8B+5.0%
13Philip Morris InternationalPMUSConsumer staples$8.6B+5.2%
14AT&TTUSCommunication services$8.2B−0.3%
15MerckMRKUSHealthcare$8.2B+4.3%
16UnitedHealth GroupUNHUSHealthcare$7.9B+5.1%
17PepsiCoPEPUSConsumer staples$7.6B+5.7%
18WalmartWMTUSConsumer discretionary$7.5B+12.2%
19Altria GroupMOUSConsumer staples$7.0B+1.7%
20Morgan StanleyMSUSFinancials$6.6B+7.4%
21Cisco SystemsCSCOUSTechnology$6.4B+0.8%
22International Business MachinesIBMUSTechnology$6.3B+1.8%
23BlackstoneBXUSFinancials$6.0B+35.9%
24OracleORCLUSTechnology$5.8B+22.0%
25Wells FargoWFCUSFinancials$5.4B+5.9%
26United Parcel ServiceUPSUSIndustrials$5.4B−0.0%
27Eli LillyLLYUSHealthcare$5.4B+15.0%
28CitigroupCUSFinancials$5.4B+3.3%
29Meta PlatformsMETAUSTechnology$5.3B+5.0%
30Goldman SachsGSUSFinancials$5.3B+17.3%
31AmgenAMGNUSHealthcare$5.1B+6.0%
32McDonald'sMCDUSConsumer discretionary$5.1B+5.0%
33Bristol Myers SquibbBMYUSHealthcare$5.0B+3.7%
34Texas InstrumentsTXNUSTechnology$5.0B+4.3%
35ComcastCMCSAUSCommunication services$4.9B+1.7%
36NextEra EnergyNEEUSUtilities$4.7B+10.5%
37VisaVUSTechnology$4.6B+9.9%
38T-Mobile USTMUSUSCommunication services$4.1B+24.9%
39Abbott LaboratoriesABTUSHealthcare$4.1B+7.3%
40Gilead SciencesGILDUSHealthcare$4.0B+2.2%
41ConocoPhillipsCOPUSEnergy$4.0B+9.6%
42Cme GroupCMEUSFinancials$3.9B+9.7%
43PrologisPLDUSReal estate$3.8B+5.4%
44RTXRTXUSIndustrials$3.6B+11.1%
45CVS HealthCVSUSHealthcare$3.4B+0.7%
46Union PacificUNPUSIndustrials$3.2B+0.7%
47American TowerAMTUSReal estate$3.2B+5.1%
48Duke EnergyDUKUSUtilities$3.2B+2.1%
49US BancorpUSBUSFinancials$3.2B+2.5%
50Lockheed MartinLMTUSIndustrials$3.1B+2.4%
51BlackRockBLKUSFinancials$3.1B+2.2%
52SouthernSOUSUtilities$3.0B+2.1%
53Ford MotorFUSConsumer discretionary$3.0B−4.1%
54Honeywell InternationalHONUSIndustrials$3.0B+2.5%
55Realty IncomeOUSReal estate$2.9B+8.5%
56ProgressivePGRUSFinancials$2.9B+326.0%
57Brookfield Asset ManagementBAMUSFinancials$2.8B+13.7%
58StarbucksSBUXUSConsumer discretionary$2.8B+7.2%
59MastercardMAUSTechnology$2.8B+12.6%
60CaterpillarCATUSIndustrials$2.7B+3.9%
61Lowe's CompaniesLOWUSConsumer discretionary$2.6B+2.7%
62PNC Financial ServicesPNCUSFinancials$2.6B+3.9%
63Kinder MorganKMIUSUtilities$2.6B+1.8%
64OneokOKEUSUtilities$2.6B+11.7%
65Mondelez InternationalMDLZUSConsumer staples$2.5B+5.9%
66Southern CopperSCCOUSMaterials$2.5B+51.8%
67Williams CompaniesWMBUSUtilities$2.4B+5.4%
68NikeNKEUSConsumer discretionary$2.4B+4.7%
69Automatic Data ProcessingADPUSTechnology$2.4B+9.9%
70Schwab CharlesSCHWUSFinancials$2.3B+2.4%
71Dominion EnergyDUSUtilities$2.3B+1.7%
72American ExpressAXPUSFinancials$2.3B+13.6%
73PACCARPCARUSConsumer discretionary$2.3B−0.9%
74Costco WholesaleCOSTUSConsumer discretionary$2.2B−75.9%
75QualcommQCOMUSTechnology$2.1B+29.8%
76TargetTGTUSConsumer discretionary$2.1B+0.3%
77American Electric PowerAEPUSUtilities$2.0B+5.8%
78Pilgrims PridePPCUSConsumer staples$2.0B+$2.0B
79Prudential FinancialPRUUSFinancials$1.9B+1.9%
80Analog DevicesADIUSTechnology$1.9B+7.2%
81Phillips 66PSXUSEnergy$1.9B+2.1%
82Kraft HeinzKHCUSConsumer staples$1.9B−1.7%
83WelltowerWELLUSReal estate$1.9B+21.5%
84EquinixEQIXUSReal estate$1.9B+13.0%
85Vici PropertiesVICIUSReal estate$1.9B+5.7%
86TJX CompaniesTJXUSConsumer discretionary$1.8B+11.8%
87Walt DisneyDISUSCommunication services$1.8B+32.0%
88Illinois Tool WorksITWUSIndustrials$1.8B+5.3%
89Lyondellbasell IndustriesLYBUSMaterials$1.8B+2.6%
90Digital Realty TrustDLRUSReal estate$1.7B+5.8%
91DeereDEUSIndustrials$1.7B+7.2%
92Marsh & Mclennan CompaniesMRSHUSFinancials$1.7B+12.3%
93Bank of AmericaBACUSFinancials$1.7B−12.2%
94Kimberly ClarkKMBUSMaterials$1.7B+2.0%
95ExelonEXCUSUtilities$1.6B+6.1%
96Cigna GroupCIUSHealthcare$1.6B+2.8%
97SempraSREUSUtilities$1.6B+6.9%
98SLBSLBUSEnergy$1.6B+4.5%
99General DynamicsGDUSIndustrials$1.6B+4.2%
100PaychexPAYXUSIndustrials$1.6B+9.7%

All figures from SEC filings · FY2025 · 100

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