Best Dividend Stocks for Option Income

This report lists what Tim considers to be the best dividend stocks for producing option income. The criteria for the stocks on this list are that they must have a market cap of $10 billion or greater, free cash flow per share must be greater than their trailing dividend rate, a dividend payout ratio percentage of 90% or less, a liquidity rating of 2 stars or greater, an Algorithm score of 12 or higher or a Safety Score of 60 or better, and have made at least 20 dividend payments over the last 5 years. Finally, the stock's current price must be within 25% or lower of its 52-week low. This report is sorted by average ATM premium as well as trailing annual dividend yield percentage and is intended to find solid dividend stocks that are ideal for selling covered calls or cash-secured puts on. The report also has direct links to the options chain page for each stock as well.



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Ranking Ticker Company Current Price 52-Week High 52-Week Low Last Price to 52 Week Low Ex-Dividend Date Earnings Overlap? Trailing Annual Dividend Rate Trailing Annual Dividend Yield Percentage One Year Dividend Growth Rate Percentage Three Year Dividend Growth Rate Percentage Five Year Dividend Growth Rate Percentage All-Time Dividend Growth Rate Percentage Dividend Payout Ratio Percentage Has Options? ATM Call Premium ATM Put Premium Premium To Stock Price Ratio Liquidity Rating Algorithm Score Safety Score Lists
1 AGI Alamos Gold Inc - Class A 28.80 55.30 25.22 14.20% 6/11 No 0.13 0.46% 60.00% 26.49% 12.47% 16.50% 5.37% Options Chain 2.00 2.63 0.09 18 64 None
2 AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 150.92 254.61 128.84 17.14% 9/01 No 1.70 1.13% 12.50% 6.07% 2.99% 7.14% 13.93% Options Chain 10.60 12.20 0.08 14 66 None
3 RMD Resmed Inc 224.03 291.57 180.27 24.27% 5/14 Yes 2.40 1.15% 6.19% 3.05% 8.69% 8.60% 23.79% Options Chain 10.20 16.25 0.07 18 68
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4 LEN Lennar Corp - Class A 87.88 141.39 80.70 8.90% 7/10 Yes 2.00 2.43% 0.00% 0.00% 7.46% 10.73% 31.75% Options Chain 5.25 6.30 0.07 12 60 None
5 DKS Dicks Sporting Goods Inc 201.00 244.38 184.42 8.99% 6/12 Yes 4.92 2.51% 3.09% 1.53% 26.54% 19.10% 49.20% Options Chain 12.90 13.55 0.07 13 73 None
6 EFX Equifax Inc 177.12 269.54 150.75 17.49% 5/22 No 2.12 1.20% 18.52% 8.87% 9.47% 6.62% 37.26% Options Chain 8.65 11.60 0.07 13 58 None
7 TEL TE Connectivity plc 216.50 251.59 190.27 13.79% 8/21 No 2.91 1.41% 12.23% 5.94% 9.38% 9.66% 28.50% Options Chain 11.60 13.95 0.06 12 70 None
8 IBM International Business Machines Corp 235.92 332.46 199.19 18.44% 8/10 No 6.73 3.04% 0.75% 0.37% 0.64% 4.75% 60.04% Options Chain 13.25 15.13 0.06 9 66 None
9 NTES NetEase Inc 128.11 156.41 105.44 21.50% 6/05 Yes 3.02 2.27% -5.11% -2.59% 17.29% 17.99% 37.56% Options Chain 6.05 8.15 0.06 19 58
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10 HCA HCA Healthcare Inc 409.64 554.58 353.99 15.72% 9/16 No 3.00 0.75% 8.33% 4.08% 8.64% 12.77% 9.38% Options Chain 20.35 23.90 0.06 14 62 None
11 PNR Pentair plc 67.25 112.57 57.35 17.26% 7/24 No 1.06 1.62% 8.00% 3.92% 6.48% 2.44% 27.46% Options Chain 2.93 3.60 0.05 12 69 None
12 STZ Constellation Brands Inc - Class A 131.43 169.37 123.82 6.15% 7/30 No 4.10 3.14% 1.23% 0.61% 6.86% 11.65% 39.46% Options Chain 5.55 6.80 0.05 15 69 None
13 CMCSA Comcast Corp - Class A 24.70 32.05 21.28 16.07% 10/07 No 1.32 5.51% 1.54% 4.02% 5.64% 27.14% 41.64% Options Chain 1.14 1.25 0.05 15 66 None
14 GILD Gilead Sciences Inc 131.76 155.38 105.78 24.56% 6/15 Yes 3.22 2.46% 3.80% 1.88% 2.95% 6.19% 44.78% Options Chain 4.30 6.63 0.05 9 64 None
15 SBAC SBA Communications Corp - Class A 178.40 223.11 161.43 10.51% 5/22 Yes 4.72 2.61% 12.61% 6.12% 15.19% 19.01% 46.64% Options Chain 6.75 8.95 0.05 12 64 None
16 HD Home Depot Inc 353.14 418.06 286.95 23.07% 6/04 Yes 9.26 2.78% 1.30% 0.65% 5.23% 27.51% 67.10% Options Chain 17.20 16.78 0.05 6 62 None
17 DHR Danaher Corp 195.80 241.78 160.60 21.92% 6/26 No 1.44 0.74% 25.00% 11.80% 12.47% 17.37% 25.99% Options Chain 9.45 8.75 0.05 9 61 None
18 ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc 149.67 186.96 121.79 22.89% 9/16 No 2.00 1.29% 8.33% 7.50% 8.16% 12.25% 29.54% Options Chain 6.65 6.90 0.05 12 73 None
19 SYK Stryker Corp 337.03 392.86 280.25 20.26% 6/30 No 3.48 1.00% 3.53% 1.75% 5.56% 11.89% 39.68% Options Chain 14.25 15.35 0.05 10 62 None
20 MDT Medtronic Plc 85.99 103.76 72.65 18.36% 6/26 Yes 2.85 3.34% 1.77% 0.88% 1.91% 16.03% 74.03% Options Chain 2.59 3.80 0.04 14 72 None
21 TXT Textron Inc 88.46 101.53 76.38 15.82% 9/11 No 0.08 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -2.62% 1.52% Options Chain 3.03 3.78 0.04 14 60 None
22 QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc 73.88 81.22 59.14 24.92% 6/23 Yes 2.54 3.42% 4.84% 2.39% 4.74% 21.18% 81.15% Options Chain 2.83 3.13 0.04 12 69 None
23 T AT&T Inc 23.06 28.75 19.63 17.47% 7/10 No 1.11 4.77% 0.00% 0.00% -4.82% 1.94% 36.75% Options Chain 0.97 0.78 0.04 14 70 None
24 DRI Darden Restaurants Inc 204.57 217.62 165.13 23.88% 7/10 Yes 6.12 2.96% 11.72% 5.70% 8.83% 13.54% 57.20% Options Chain 8.15 8.40 0.04 9 62 None
25 MCO Moody`s Corp 483.67 544.40 400.46 20.78% 8/14 No 3.94 0.82% 9.57% 4.68% 10.14% 5.30% 25.11% Options Chain 15.30 19.80 0.04 10 65 None
26 HIG Hartford Financial Services Group Inc 142.05 146.06 118.73 19.64% 9/01 No 2.32 1.62% 11.11% 5.41% 11.02% 2.69% 15.77% Options Chain 4.35 5.75 0.04 13 65 None
27 SF Stifel Financial Corp 84.05 88.98 67.81 23.95% 6/01 No 1.29 1.56% 10.87% 5.29% 14.19% 39.21% 22.93% Options Chain 2.45 3.40 0.04 14 60 None
28 PEP PepsiCo Inc 138.78 168.19 133.40 4.03% 9/04 No 5.75 4.12% 5.29% 2.61% 6.95% 10.75% 73.69% Options Chain 5.10 5.58 0.04 14 64 None
29 VZ Verizon Communications Inc 45.48 50.06 36.55 24.43% 7/10 No 2.79 5.97% 3.95% 1.96% 2.41% 2.96% 68.84% Options Chain 1.45 1.76 0.04 8 64 None
30 AXP American Express Company 346.71 384.36 287.55 20.57% 7/02 No 3.54 1.05% 20.25% 9.66% 17.55% 8.02% 21.47% Options Chain 12.33 13.38 0.04 13 72 None
31 CINF Cincinnati Financial Corp 179.42 194.81 145.94 22.94% 6/23 No 3.62 2.04% 8.05% 3.95% 8.04% 8.94% 20.84% Options Chain 5.75 6.90 0.04 14 60 None
32 WFC Wells Fargo & Company 88.52 96.73 72.78 21.63% 8/07 No 1.80 2.11% 17.65% 8.47% 16.12% 8.33% 25.68% Options Chain 2.84 3.40 0.04 15 74 None
33 PGR Progressive Corp 211.31 239.38 187.78 12.53% 7/02 No 13.90 6.52% -91.84% -71.43% 0.00% 39.19% 69.74% Options Chain 6.55 8.10 0.04 16 77 None
34 MA Mastercard Incorporated - Class A 572.27 598.04 463.74 23.40% 7/09 No 3.37 0.59% 14.47% 6.99% 15.43% 25.10% 19.50% Options Chain 19.95 21.85 0.04 10 67 None
35 BTI British American Tobacco Plc 59.20 66.38 47.85 23.72% 10/02 No 3.28 5.41% 3.96% 5.81% 6.04% 11.35% 72.26% Options Chain 1.85 2.23 0.04 11 70 None
36 YUMC Yum China Holdings Inc 48.00 57.69 40.15 19.55% 8/27 No 1.06 2.20% 20.83% 9.92% 24.68% 14.77% 40.61% Options Chain 1.75 1.75 0.04 17 17 None
37 COST Costco Wholesale Corp 949.25 1,094.76 840.35 12.96% 7/24 No 5.54 0.58% 16.21% 7.80% 13.93% 12.92% 27.60% Options Chain 33.13 33.95 0.04 14 59 None
38 WCN Waste Connections Inc 165.57 189.78 146.89 12.72% 8/06 No 1.36 0.82% 8.11% 3.98% 10.33% 13.88% 34.21% Options Chain 5.80 5.50 0.04 8 62 None
39 MCD McDonald`s Corp 274.00 337.56 260.96 5.00% 9/01 Yes 7.35 2.74% 3.77% 1.87% 7.08% 17.52% 60.54% Options Chain 7.88 9.33 0.03 9 62 None
40 PG Procter & Gamble Company 148.00 164.77 134.62 9.94% 7/24 No 4.29 2.97% 4.24% 2.10% 4.80% 8.60% 63.66% Options Chain 3.23 4.70 0.03 12 72 None
41 XYL Xylem Inc 122.34 152.72 104.88 16.65% 5/28 No 1.66 1.42% 7.50% 3.68% 9.42% 11.15% 41.29% Options Chain 3.35 3.70 0.03 15 66 None
42 ECL Ecolab Inc 283.14 307.61 242.49 16.76% 6/16 No 2.84 1.02% 8.96% 4.38% 9.11% 9.76% 38.38% Options Chain 7.80 6.65 0.03 8 62 None
43 RCI Rogers Communications Inc - Class B 33.75 40.38 31.38 7.55% 9/08 No 2.00 5.91% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 28.19% 22.08% Options Chain 0.90 0.03 17 67 None
44 FNF Fidelity National Financial Inc 51.51 57.15 42.32 21.72% 6/16 Yes 2.06 3.96% 2.97% 1.47% 4.12% 2.92% 74.37% Options Chain 0.70 0.70 0.01 13 58 None
45 VICI VICI Properties Inc 26.57 31.85 25.82 2.90% 6/18 No 1.80 6.84% 1.98% 0.99% 4.66% 8.49% 61.64% Options Chain 0.30 0.30 0.01 11 67 None