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 CMCSA Comcast Corp - Class A 30.27 37.31 25.75 17.55% 1/14 Yes 1.30 4.29% 8.20% 4.02% 7.73% 28.34% 21.59% Options Chain 1.18 1.77 0.06 13 64 None
2 STZ Constellation Brands Inc - Class A 136.81 223.40 126.45 8.19% 10/30 Yes 4.07 2.97% 3.83% 8.30% 7.66% 11.65% 59.24% Options Chain 6.75 7.95 0.06 6 61 None
3 PGR Progressive Corp 224.86 292.65 199.90 12.49% 1/02 No 4.90 2.18% 4,630.43% 587.78% 70.75% 39.19% 26.89% Options Chain 3.90 11.55 0.05 16 74 None
4 CF CF Industries Holdings Inc 78.29 103.22 66.16 18.33% 11/14 No 2.00 2.55% 0.00% 11.80% 13.62% 28.93% 24.18% Options Chain 3.40 2.98 0.04 14 73 None
5 ACN Accenture plc - Class A 272.25 391.86 227.92 19.45% 10/10 No 6.07 2.23% 13.46% 14.25% 13.87% 13.10% 49.96% Options Chain 8.60 11.20 0.04 15 65 None
6 LMT Lockheed Martin Corp 470.14 512.11 404.05 16.36% 12/01 Yes 13.35 2.84% 4.71% 4.82% 5.94% 10.31% 74.41% Options Chain 16.95 18.40 0.04 11 69 None
7 EOG EOG Resources Inc 102.61 134.20 99.80 2.82% 1/16 No 3.94 3.84% 12.09% 5.87% 26.12% 15.56% 39.18% Options Chain 3.70 3.85 0.04 14 77 None
8 LOW Lowe`s Cos. Inc 247.71 273.63 203.22 21.89% 1/21 No 4.70 1.90% 6.67% 3.28% 14.42% 16.42% 38.91% Options Chain 5.40 8.98 0.04 9 62 None
9 MA Mastercard Incorporated - Class A 566.21 600.98 463.61 22.13% 1/09 Yes 3.04 0.54% 31.82% 14.81% 18.58% 25.10% 19.45% Options Chain 17.98 18.90 0.03 9 62 None
10 HD Home Depot Inc 354.99 424.01 320.39 10.80% 12/04 No 9.20 2.58% 2.22% 4.90% 8.66% 27.51% 62.76% Options Chain 11.63 11.65 0.03 7 60 None
11 UNP Union Pacific Corp 234.42 250.85 200.99 16.63% 12/05 Yes 5.44 2.32% 3.03% 2.28% 6.12% 8.29% 45.45% Options Chain 7.40 6.75 0.03 10 63 None
12 XOM Exxon Mobil Corp 116.54 120.47 95.18 22.44% 11/14 Yes 4.00 3.43% 4.17% 4.26% 3.47% 5.76% 56.82% Options Chain 3.12 3.65 0.03 9 67 None
13 MO Altria Group Inc 58.39 67.51 47.59 22.69% 12/26 Yes 4.12 6.96% 4.00% 4.08% 4.26% 8.01% 78.63% Options Chain 1.32 1.82 0.03 9 60 None
14 PG Procter & Gamble Company 145.52 176.39 138.14 5.34% 10/24 Yes 4.18 2.87% 5.47% 5.74% 5.28% 8.60% 59.84% Options Chain 3.48 4.40 0.03 12 64 None
15 V Visa Inc - Class A 346.01 374.10 297.38 16.35% 11/12 No 2.44 0.70% 13.49% 14.23% 16.27% 21.37% 23.95% Options Chain 9.83 0.03 9 64 None
16 COST Costco Wholesale Corp 857.59 1,073.82 868.14 1.22% 10/31 Yes 5.06 0.59% 12.44% 13.04% 13.31% 12.92% 27.73% Options Chain 23.88 24.30 0.03 14 59 None
17 HON Honeywell International Inc 198.08 225.21 166.26 19.14% 11/14 No 4.58 2.29% 4.81% 4.80% 4.99% 6.13% 47.31% Options Chain 5.35 4.65 0.03 14 68 None
18 CTRA Coterra Energy Inc 25.43 29.04 21.87 16.28% 11/13 No 0.88 3.46% 4.76% -13.27% 9.15% 13.10% 40.74% Options Chain 0.63 0.65 0.03 11 60 None
19 MCD McDonald`s Corp 319.65 321.79 270.24 18.28% 12/01 No 7.17 2.25% 5.75% 7.28% 8.10% 17.52% 60.30% Options Chain 5.38 7.53 0.02 9 65 None
20 DRI Darden Restaurants Inc 192.88 224.86 169.00 14.13% 1/09 No 5.80 3.01% 10.70% 5.21% 14.84% 13.54% 60.86% Options Chain 11 63 None
21 ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc 160.07 188.26 140.70 13.77% 12/16 No 1.92 1.19% 6.67% 6.90% 9.82% 12.61% 34.97% Options Chain 8 65 None
22 JNPR Juniper Networks Inc 39.95 39.96 33.22 20.26% 6/02 No 0.88 2.20% 0.00% 0.00% 2.41% 9.16% 83.81% No N/A N/A N/A 12 48 None
23 LIN Linde Plc. 418.99 483.05 387.78 8.05% 12/03 No 6.00 1.43% 7.91% 8.47% 9.07% 12.85% 40.16% Options Chain 9 64 None
24 CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 74.21 83.46 66.20 12.10% 12/31 No 0.84 1.13% 15.00% 7.24% 3.56% 8.47% 24.73% Options Chain 10 67 None
25 CLX Clorox Company 99.39 158.46 98.20 1.21% 1/28 No 4.92 4.95% 2.48% 1.23% 2.24% 8.78% 77.24% Options Chain 13 53 None
26 AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Company 252.64 348.85 236.34 6.90% 12/05 No 2.60 1.03% 8.33% 8.71% 7.87% 11.36% 41.47% Options Chain 10 65 None
27 ALL Allstate Corp (The) 206.00 214.88 173.06 19.03% 12/01 No 4.00 1.94% 8.70% 6.00% 5.41% 8.08% 12.97% Options Chain 19 75 None
28 AVB Avalonbay Communities Inc 179.13 224.32 166.73 7.44% 12/31 No 6.95 3.88% 2.94% 2.99% 2.43% 5.15% 84.86% Options Chain 12 68 None
29 BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp - Class A 85.26 143.80 79.23 7.61% 11/14 No 2.20 2.58% 7.84% 8.18% 10.42% 14.94% 33.54% Options Chain 15 60 None
30 BCE BCE Inc 22.84 25.34 19.48 17.25% 12/15 No 2.31 10.11% -42.11% -22.74% -9.87% 2.64% 47.83% Options Chain 14 65 None
31 BDX Becton Dickinson & Company 194.70 246.65 160.60 21.23% 12/08 No 4.17 2.14% 7.20% 6.45% 5.55% 10.49% 71.65% Options Chain 11 61 None
32 CARR Carrier Global Corp 53.20 80.78 50.30 5.77% 1/20 No 0.90 1.69% 6.71% 11.89% 0.00% 15.95% 56.25% Options Chain 12 62 None
33 CB Chubb Ltd 310.96 313.46 248.87 24.95% 12/12 No 3.82 1.23% 6.41% 5.84% 4.69% 12.44% 15.96% Options Chain 16 73 None
34 VICI VICI Properties Inc 28.10 33.01 26.43 6.32% 12/17 No 1.76 6.28% 4.13% 4.70% 6.34% 8.49% 66.86% Options Chain 13 79 None
35 TW Tradeweb Markets Inc Cls A 103.46 152.21 101.59 1.84% 12/01 No 0.48 0.46% 20.00% 15.47% 10.67% 8.45% 16.38% Options Chain 13 62 None
36 UL Unilever plc 65.20 72.61 59.24 10.06% 11/07 No 2.29 3.52% 9.06% 4.74% 0.07% 4.10% 77.64% Options Chain 10 65 None
37 WM Waste Management Inc 218.32 239.91 193.36 12.91% 12/05 No 3.30 1.52% 10.00% 8.56% 9.45% 7.31% 51.89% Options Chain 10 67 None
38 YUMC Yum China Holdings Inc 48.41 53.13 40.35 19.98% 12/02 No 0.96 1.98% 50.00% 35.87% 18.92% 14.77% 39.83% Options Chain 13 55 None
39 ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc 89.13 113.87 85.33 4.45% 12/30 No 0.96 1.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.24% 23.82% Options Chain 10 62 None
40 ZTS Zoetis Inc - Class A 122.24 175.60 115.25 6.07% 1/20 No 2.00 1.64% 22.69% 10.76% 20.67% 19.26% 33.96% Options Chain 14 64 None
41 SYK Stryker Corp 353.11 403.95 327.71 7.75% 12/31 No 3.36 0.95% 4.94% 5.58% 7.09% 11.89% 44.09% Options Chain 9 66 None
42 QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc 69.91 73.70 57.60 21.37% 12/23 No 2.44 3.48% 6.90% 6.17% 4.00% 21.18% 86.52% Options Chain 8 69 None
43 RMD Resmed Inc 242.55 293.11 198.60 22.13% 11/13 No 2.26 0.92% 11.88% 10.83% 8.68% 8.60% 23.27% Options Chain 20 61
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44 MSI Motorola Solutions Inc 373.74 489.48 359.36 4.00% 12/15 No 4.48 1.20% 11.17% 11.25% 11.29% 7.15% 36.01% Options Chain 11 65 None
45 OKE Oneok Inc 71.69 105.47 64.02 11.98% 11/03 No 4.12 5.75% 4.04% 3.85% 2.45% 6.96% 75.74% Options Chain 14 75 None
46 OMC Omnicom Group Inc 81.66 87.40 67.75 20.53% 12/19 No 2.90 3.61% 3.57% 1.77% 0.88% 10.42% 42.77% Options Chain 11 62 None
47 MMC Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc 185.73 245.83 174.18 6.63% 10/02 No 3.43 1.85% 12.46% 14.86% 14.44% 6.97% 41.08% Options Chain 12 70 None
48 MAS Masco Corp 65.11 80.67 55.74 16.81% 11/07 No 1.24 1.90% 6.90% 4.29% 10.06% 5.52% 31.71% Options Chain 12 54 None