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 KKR KKR & Co. Inc 83.88 153.15 82.67 1.46% 2/17 No 0.74 0.88% 1.37% 0.68% 4.95% 0.20% 31.62% Options Chain 6.85 9.05 0.11 10 65 None
2 APO Apollo Global Management Inc 100.25 155.46 99.56 0.69% 2/19 No 2.04 2.03% 2.38% 1.18% 6.26% 16.29% 36.82% Options Chain 7.65 8.90 0.09 13 64 None
3 ACN Accenture plc - Class A 197.20 320.13 188.73 4.49% 1/13 Yes 6.22 3.15% 7.41% 3.64% 12.78% 13.10% 51.36% Options Chain 14.65 16.35 0.08 16 68 None
4 INTU Intuit Inc 435.13 810.72 349.00 24.68% 4/09 No 4.48 1.03% 11.11% 5.41% 14.22% 13.96% 29.79% Options Chain 31.05 35.30 0.08 10 63 None
5 IBM International Business Machines Corp 247.68 323.06 209.30 18.34% 2/10 Yes 6.72 2.71% 0.15% 0.07% 0.49% 4.75% 60.38% Options Chain 13.90 19.08 0.08 14 74 None
6 BBY Best Buy Co. Inc 62.86 83.88 52.85 18.94% 3/24 No 3.80 6.05% 1.05% 0.52% 2.20% 14.06% 77.39% Options Chain 3.80 4.30 0.07 14 48 None
7 TSCO Tractor Supply Company 48.10 63.19 46.05 4.45% 2/24 Yes 0.93 1.97% 4.35% 2.15% 6.87% 26.21% 46.04% Options Chain 2.00 3.23 0.07 9 60 None
8 QCOM Qualcomm Inc 131.15 203.60 118.03 11.12% 3/05 No 3.56 2.72% 1.14% 0.57% 4.99% 16.60% 72.36% Options Chain 7.78 5.98 0.06 11 72 None
9 GPN Global Payments Inc 70.35 99.64 65.33 7.68% 3/09 No 1.00 1.42% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 15.02% 22.57% Options Chain 2.93 4.00 0.06 9 61 None
10 STZ Constellation Brands Inc - Class A 148.32 192.99 125.63 18.06% 1/29 Yes 4.08 2.76% 0.25% 0.12% 6.60% 11.65% 63.95% Options Chain 8.30 8.05 0.06 7 67 None
11 DHR Danaher Corp 186.26 242.80 170.19 9.44% 3/27 No 1.28 0.69% 25.00% 11.80% 12.47% 17.37% 25.45% Options Chain 7.65 10.25 0.06 8 60 None
12 V Visa Inc - Class A 306.50 373.33 296.77 3.28% 2/10 Yes 2.52 0.82% 9.84% 4.80% 14.21% 21.37% 23.64% Options Chain 12.35 16.33 0.05 12 71 None
13 PM Philip Morris International Inc 172.00 191.30 140.83 22.13% 3/19 Yes 5.64 3.28% 4.26% 2.11% 3.93% 5.94% 77.69% Options Chain 8.60 9.15 0.05 9 61 None
14 DRI Darden Restaurants Inc 198.43 223.20 167.75 18.29% 1/09 Yes 5.90 2.97% 3.45% 1.71% 6.75% 13.54% 61.84% Options Chain 10.55 8.90 0.05 14 69 None
15 BRO Brown & Brown Inc 67.65 124.76 65.68 3.00% 2/04 No 0.63 0.93% 7.32% 3.59% 11.80% 10.59% 19.94% Options Chain 2.38 3.50 0.05 10 64 None
16 AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Company 204.21 347.79 194.41 5.04% 3/06 No 2.65 1.30% 7.69% 3.77% 8.24% 11.36% 46.09% Options Chain 9.30 10.55 0.05 9 64 None
17 AIG American International Group Inc 77.12 87.29 71.25 8.24% 3/16 No 1.75 2.27% 2.86% 1.42% 8.90% 4.67% 32.23% Options Chain 3.60 3.80 0.05 12 71 None
18 MA Mastercard Incorporated - Class A 497.31 600.08 462.92 7.43% 4/09 Yes 3.15 0.62% 14.47% 6.99% 15.43% 25.10% 19.07% Options Chain 24.05 24.50 0.05 9 62 None
19 VMC Vulcan Materials Company 263.81 330.46 217.33 21.39% 3/09 No 1.99 0.75% 6.12% 3.02% 6.78% 5.61% 24.87% Options Chain 9.10 12.65 0.05 9 61 None
20 CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp - Class A 61.18 86.59 60.04 1.90% 2/18 No 1.26 2.06% 6.45% 3.18% 5.14% 6.46% 27.63% Options Chain 2.20 2.93 0.05 13 62 None
21 LOW Lowe`s Cos. Inc 239.45 293.06 202.31 18.36% 1/21 No 4.75 1.92% 2.13% 1.06% 6.72% 16.42% 40.12% Options Chain 9.20 11.05 0.05 8 63 None
22 ABT Abbott Laboratories 108.35 137.13 105.27 2.93% 4/15 Yes 2.40 2.20% 6.78% 3.33% 7.60% 8.42% 64.34% Options Chain 4.83 5.00 0.05 11 70 None
23 HD Home Depot Inc 349.80 424.01 320.39 9.18% 3/12 No 9.23 2.64% 1.30% 0.65% 5.23% 27.51% 64.95% Options Chain 14.90 15.98 0.05 6 62 None
24 UNP Union Pacific Corp 244.10 268.14 199.94 22.09% 2/27 Yes 5.48 2.26% 1.47% 0.73% 2.10% 8.29% 45.55% Options Chain 9.25 11.10 0.05 11 66 None
25 UNM Unum Group 72.69 82.55 65.28 11.35% 1/30 No 1.80 2.49% 4.55% 2.25% 9.93% 5.89% 42.25% Options Chain 2.50 3.25 0.04 9 68 None
26 PG Procter & Gamble Company 150.50 170.10 136.65 10.14% 1/23 Yes 4.23 2.81% 1.20% 0.60% 4.03% 8.60% 63.66% Options Chain 5.78 6.60 0.04 8 65 None
27 MDT Medtronic Plc 87.38 105.55 77.73 12.41% 3/27 No 2.83 3.24% 0.35% 0.18% 1.56% 16.03% 79.05% Options Chain 3.01 3.75 0.04 13 73 None
28 PRU Prudential Financial Inc 92.34 118.16 85.81 7.61% 2/17 No 5.45 5.81% 3.70% 1.84% 3.93% 9.95% 54.55% Options Chain 3.70 3.95 0.04 19 73 None
29 SYK Stryker Corp 337.21 402.95 326.90 3.15% 3/31 No 3.40 1.00% 3.53% 1.75% 5.56% 11.89% 40.48% Options Chain 11.00 14.40 0.04 10 64 None
30 CL Colgate-Palmolive Company 88.01 99.33 74.10 18.77% 4/20 Yes 2.08 2.36% 2.91% 1.45% 3.33% 8.52% 79.09% Options Chain 3.65 3.75 0.04 7 62 None
31 MSFT Microsoft Corporation 401.86 552.24 342.17 17.44% 5/21 No 3.48 0.87% 7.06% 3.47% 9.41% 12.54% 21.76% Options Chain 16.80 16.93 0.04 15 72 None
32 CLX Clorox Company 108.73 144.90 95.60 13.73% 4/22 No 4.94 4.54% 0.81% 0.41% 1.46% 8.78% 80.85% Options Chain 4.55 3.55 0.04 12 54 None
33 CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 81.17 89.42 66.06 22.87% 3/27 No 0.87 1.08% 4.35% 2.15% 4.66% 8.47% 26.33% Options Chain 2.30 3.30 0.04 10 68 None
34 CARR Carrier Global Corp 56.35 80.43 50.03 12.63% 1/20 No 0.92 1.62% 20.75% 9.89% 0.00% 15.95% 54.14% Options Chain 2.03 2.28 0.04 8 61 None
35 ALL Allstate Corp (The) 206.50 215.66 172.60 19.64% 3/02 No 4.08 1.98% 8.00% 3.92% 6.17% 8.08% 10.72% Options Chain 5.40 8.30 0.04 19 76 None
36 COST Costco Wholesale Corp 1,003.32 1,062.65 842.91 19.03% 1/30 No 5.20 0.52% 2.77% 1.37% 10.48% 12.92% 27.01% Options Chain 37.48 37.90 0.04 15 52 None
37 ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc 158.61 188.26 142.74 11.12% 3/17 No 1.92 1.24% 8.33% 7.50% 8.16% 12.25% 33.28% Options Chain 5.25 5.95 0.04 11 72 None
38 MCD McDonald`s Corp 323.91 339.85 278.64 16.25% 3/03 Yes 7.26 2.24% 3.77% 1.87% 7.08% 17.52% 61.32% Options Chain 11.60 11.93 0.04 11 65 None
39 MET Metlife Inc 68.79 83.25 63.33 8.62% 2/03 No 2.27 3.30% 1.00% 0.50% 3.48% 6.89% 48.20% Options Chain 1.95 2.50 0.04 14 69 None
40 UL Unilever plc 64.40 74.41 61.31 5.04% 2/27 No 2.32 3.62% -3.12% -1.57% 2.34% 4.10% 75.79% Options Chain 1.53 2.30 0.04 10 65 None
41 XYL Xylem Inc 120.99 153.32 99.26 21.89% 2/24 No 1.63 1.35% 7.50% 3.68% 9.42% 11.15% 41.58% Options Chain 4.15 4.20 0.03 14 60 None
42 ZTS Zoetis Inc - Class A 115.46 170.33 114.47 0.86% 4/20 No 2.03 1.76% 6.00% 2.96% 13.01% 19.26% 33.89% Options Chain 2.98 3.90 0.03 14 63 None
43 A Agilent Technologies Inc 112.61 159.98 95.86 17.47% 3/31 No 1.00 0.89% 6.69% 3.29% 7.07% 9.10% 22.10% Options Chain 3.23 3.80 0.03 12 61 None
44 MAS Masco Corp 60.66 78.85 55.50 9.30% 2/20 No 1.25 2.06% 3.23% 1.60% 3.39% 5.52% 32.38% Options Chain 1.50 2.03 0.03 9 61 None
45 WM Waste Management Inc 238.61 247.15 192.60 23.89% 3/13 No 3.42 1.43% 14.55% 7.03% 9.81% 7.31% 51.12% Options Chain 6.10 6.95 0.03 10 65 None
46 KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 26.93 35.33 24.82 8.50% 3/27 No 0.92 3.42% 0.00% 0.00% 4.81% 0.16% 60.13% Options Chain 0.60 0.75 0.03 12 62 None
47 OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp 82.63 104.02 82.47 0.19% 2/13 No 1.68 2.03% 1.82% 0.90% 10.92% 15.72% 48.00% Options Chain 1.83 2.08 0.03 11 60 None
48 TROW T. Rowe Price Group Inc 87.91 115.38 74.96 17.28% 3/16 No 5.08 5.73% 2.36% 1.17% 2.02% 16.78% 54.98% Options Chain 2.03 2.15 0.02 19 62
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49 WCN Waste Connections Inc 166.96 200.16 155.32 7.49% 2/25 No 1.33 0.80% 8.11% 3.98% 10.33% 13.88% 31.89% Options Chain 3.28 3.48 0.02 10 65 None
50 VICI VICI Properties Inc 28.43 33.01 27.19 4.56% 3/19 No 1.76 6.13% 1.98% 0.99% 4.66% 8.49% 67.62% Options Chain 0.15 0.55 0.02 8 68 None
51 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 47 None