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 INTU Intuit Inc 289.92 808.22 252.84 14.67% 7/09 Yes 4.80 1.63% 11.11% 5.41% 14.22% 13.96% 29.30% Options Chain 24.45 31.15 0.11 13 61 None
2 CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp - Class A 43.78 85.98 37.08 18.07% 5/18 Yes 1.28 2.86% 6.45% 3.18% 5.14% 6.46% 27.77% Options Chain 2.60 3.80 0.09 14 57 None
3 AGI Alamos Gold Inc - Class A 29.65 55.30 23.84 24.37% 6/11 Yes 0.13 0.46% 60.00% 26.49% 12.47% 16.50% 5.20% Options Chain 2.40 1.78 0.08 17 64 None
4 IBM International Business Machines Corp 210.50 332.46 204.44 2.96% 5/08 Yes 6.73 3.20% 0.75% 0.37% 0.64% 4.75% 59.61% Options Chain 13.08 16.03 0.08 14 73 None
5 ACN Accenture plc - Class A 141.49 285.21 116.75 21.19% 7/09 No 6.52 4.51% 7.41% 3.64% 12.78% 13.10% 52.08% Options Chain 10.45 10.60 0.07 16 62 None
6 MSFT Microsoft Corporation 396.15 551.05 349.20 13.45% 8/20 Yes 3.56 0.90% 7.06% 3.47% 9.41% 12.54% 21.22% Options Chain 24.18 28.58 0.07 15 72 None
7 TEL TE Connectivity plc 209.01 251.59 184.44 13.32% 8/21 Yes 2.91 1.39% 12.23% 5.94% 9.38% 9.66% 29.69% Options Chain 13.30 13.85 0.07 14 68 None
8 BWXT BWX Technologies Inc 173.00 241.50 140.20 23.40% 5/19 Yes 1.04 0.61% 8.00% 3.92% 5.25% 9.41% 27.73% Options Chain 9.70 11.25 0.07 12 55 None
9 ZTS Zoetis Inc - Class A 75.46 157.46 70.98 6.31% 7/20 Yes 2.09 2.77% 6.00% 2.96% 13.01% 19.26% 34.43% Options Chain 4.85 3.85 0.06 15 65 None
10 LEN Lennar Corp - Class A 81.91 141.39 80.70 1.50% 7/10 No 2.00 2.41% 0.00% 0.00% 7.46% 10.73% 31.35% Options Chain 4.15 4.90 0.06 16 63 None
11 RMD Resmed Inc 195.80 291.57 180.27 8.61% 5/14 Yes 2.40 1.23% 6.19% 3.05% 8.69% 8.60% 23.19% Options Chain 10.00 11.60 0.06 19 60
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12 NKE Nike Inc - Class B 42.98 78.01 40.00 7.45% 6/01 No 1.63 3.79% 1.86% 0.93% 6.92% 15.27% 77.62% Options Chain 2.14 2.31 0.05 14 58 None
13 LDOS Leidos Holdings Inc 104.92 204.07 98.86 6.13% 6/15 Yes 1.69 1.61% 5.52% 2.72% 4.54% -0.64% 15.48% Options Chain 5.60 5.50 0.05 13 68 None
14 XYL Xylem Inc 116.50 152.72 104.88 11.08% 5/28 Yes 1.66 1.37% 7.50% 3.68% 9.42% 11.15% 42.13% Options Chain 3.73 6.20 0.05 12 57 None
15 CMCSA Comcast Corp - Class A 23.88 32.20 21.83 9.39% 7/01 Yes 1.32 5.54% 1.54% 0.77% 5.64% 28.34% 25.88% Options Chain 1.06 1.24 0.05 16 68 None
16 SYK Stryker Corp 314.81 400.79 280.25 12.33% 6/30 Yes 3.48 1.11% 3.53% 1.75% 5.56% 11.89% 40.28% Options Chain 11.90 16.20 0.05 11 62 None
17 DHR Danaher Corp 178.82 241.78 160.60 11.34% 6/26 Yes 1.44 0.72% 25.00% 11.80% 12.47% 17.37% 27.91% Options Chain 7.85 9.10 0.05 12 60 None
18 LOW Lowe`s Cos. Inc 203.51 291.66 203.40 0.05% 7/22 Yes 4.85 2.38% 6.38% 3.14% 7.82% 16.42% 41.00% Options Chain 9.15 10.30 0.05 10 63 None
19 DKS Dicks Sporting Goods Inc 207.76 244.38 184.42 12.66% 6/12 No 4.92 2.29% 3.09% 1.53% 26.54% 19.10% 49.05% Options Chain 9.50 10.50 0.05 11 60 None
20 RCI Rogers Communications Inc - Class B 35.65 40.38 31.38 13.61% 6/09 Yes 2.00 5.82% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 28.19% 21.79% Options Chain 1.20 1.70 0.05 16 68 None
21 SCHW Charles Schwab Corp 99.96 106.76 83.96 19.06% 5/08 Yes 1.18 1.18% 18.52% 8.87% 11.10% 18.32% 23.23% Options Chain 3.83 4.73 0.05 14 69 None
22 GILD Gilead Sciences Inc 129.79 155.38 105.01 23.60% 6/15 Yes 3.22 2.43% 3.80% 1.88% 2.95% 6.19% 43.81% Options Chain 6.13 6.03 0.05 10 64 None
23 HD Home Depot Inc 331.02 418.06 286.95 15.36% 6/04 Yes 9.26 2.79% 1.30% 0.65% 5.23% 27.51% 65.77% Options Chain 14.05 15.08 0.05 6 62 None
24 A Agilent Technologies Inc 132.86 159.31 108.14 22.86% 6/30 No 1.01 0.78% 6.69% 3.29% 7.07% 9.10% 20.51% Options Chain 4.05 5.90 0.04 15 59 None
25 ECL Ecolab Inc 264.22 307.61 242.49 8.96% 6/16 Yes 2.84 1.07% 8.96% 4.38% 9.11% 9.76% 38.43% Options Chain 6.90 11.70 0.04 11 65 None
26 MDT Medtronic Plc 82.06 103.76 72.65 12.95% 6/26 Yes 2.85 3.46% 1.77% 0.88% 1.91% 16.03% 76.41% Options Chain 2.67 3.60 0.04 14 72 None
27 AXP American Express Company 352.05 384.36 285.29 23.40% 7/02 Yes 3.54 1.00% 20.25% 9.66% 17.55% 8.02% 22.31% Options Chain 15.18 15.43 0.04 11 70 None
28 VZ Verizon Communications Inc 43.78 50.06 36.55 19.78% 7/10 Yes 2.79 6.38% 3.95% 1.96% 2.41% 2.96% 68.34% Options Chain 1.74 1.88 0.04 13 73 None
29 T AT&T Inc 21.91 28.75 19.63 11.61% 7/10 Yes 1.11 5.07% 0.00% 0.00% -4.82% 1.94% 37.88% Options Chain 0.78 0.93 0.04 9 61 None
30 QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc 73.82 81.22 59.14 24.82% 6/23 Yes 2.54 3.52% 4.84% 2.39% 4.74% 21.18% 81.67% Options Chain 2.33 3.03 0.04 12 69 None
31 SCI Service Corp International 77.20 88.25 68.09 13.38% 6/15 Yes 1.36 1.76% 10.77% 5.25% 9.00% 8.81% 36.27% Options Chain 3.05 2.60 0.04 11 65 None
32 SYF Synchrony Financial 72.90 88.05 62.83 16.03% 8/05 Yes 1.20 1.66% 18.26% 8.75% 10.87% 9.41% 12.42% Options Chain 2.58 2.88 0.04 16 73 None
33 MMM 3M Company 170.76 175.71 138.62 23.19% 5/22 Yes 3.02 1.77% 6.85% 3.37% -14.94% 4.91% 58.19% Options Chain 6.73 5.95 0.04 8 61 None
34 V Visa Inc - Class A 356.40 365.14 293.28 21.52% 5/12 Yes 2.60 0.72% 9.84% 4.80% 14.21% 21.37% 22.53% Options Chain 13.40 13.55 0.04 11 69 None
35 PG Procter & Gamble Company 148.30 166.00 135.63 9.34% 7/24 Yes 4.26 2.85% 4.24% 2.10% 4.80% 8.60% 62.26% Options Chain 5.28 5.60 0.04 10 65 None
36 WCN Waste Connections Inc 170.20 190.36 146.89 15.87% 5/06 Yes 1.36 0.80% 8.11% 3.98% 10.33% 13.88% 33.54% Options Chain 4.95 6.40 0.04 10 62 None
37 MCO Moody`s Corp 490.77 544.40 400.46 22.55% 5/15 Yes 3.94 0.78% 9.57% 4.68% 10.14% 5.30% 28.35% Options Chain 18.25 17.85 0.04 9 60 None
38 DRI Darden Restaurants Inc 193.39 217.62 165.13 17.11% 7/10 No 6.12 3.14% 11.72% 5.70% 8.83% 13.54% 58.56% Options Chain 6.05 7.15 0.04 9 62 None
39 MCD McDonald`s Corp 264.19 337.56 264.09 0.04% 6/02 Yes 7.35 2.79% 3.77% 1.87% 7.08% 17.52% 61.82% Options Chain 9.65 9.63 0.04 9 60 None
40 JPM JPMorgan Chase & Company 345.25 351.24 276.44 24.89% 7/06 No 6.00 1.77% 8.11% 3.98% 10.67% 5.01% 28.75% Options Chain 11.10 12.50 0.04 9 69 None
41 COST Costco Wholesale Corp 928.15 1,096.50 841.69 10.27% 7/24 No 5.37 0.57% 16.21% 7.80% 13.93% 12.92% 27.05% Options Chain 28.75 31.80 0.03 15 60 None
42 BRO Brown & Brown Inc 66.64 103.33 53.81 23.84% 5/11 Yes 0.65 0.94% 7.32% 3.59% 11.80% 10.59% 21.01% Options Chain 1.58 2.28 0.03 10 66 None
43 SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc 67.92 89.82 61.40 10.62% 6/01 Yes 1.08 1.55% 3.85% 1.90% 7.79% 15.32% 33.54% Options Chain 2.23 1.65 0.03 12 67 None
44 CHD Church & Dwight Co. Inc 95.75 105.69 80.53 18.90% 5/15 Yes 1.21 1.23% 4.24% 2.10% 4.03% 11.30% 39.64% Options Chain 1.15 2.90 0.03 12 62 None
45 FNF Fidelity National Financial Inc 50.78 57.15 42.32 19.99% 6/16 Yes 2.06 4.05% 2.97% 1.47% 4.12% 2.92% 73.31% Options Chain 0.40 1.40 0.03 15 66 None
46 WM Waste Management Inc 233.15 247.15 191.77 21.58% 6/05 Yes 3.54 1.52% 14.55% 7.03% 9.81% 7.31% 51.91% Options Chain 6.05 5.45 0.03 8 62 None
47 SYY Sysco Corp 81.81 90.56 67.23 21.69% 7/02 Yes 2.17 2.65% 4.76% 2.35% 3.46% 15.19% 60.96% Options Chain 2.08 1.88 0.03 11 63 None
48 HIG Hartford Financial Services Group Inc 141.98 143.21 118.73 19.58% 9/01 Yes 2.32 1.66% 11.11% 5.41% 11.02% 2.69% 16.33% Options Chain 2.75 3.45 0.02 17 73 None
49 YUMC Yum China Holdings Inc 42.89 57.69 40.15 6.82% 5/27 Yes 1.06 2.48% 20.83% 9.92% 24.68% 14.77% 40.61% Options Chain 1.03 0.83 0.02 14 51 None
50 GFL GFL Environmental Inc (Sub Voting) 38.35 51.41 33.32 15.10% 7/13 No 0.06 0.17% 12.29% 5.97% 9.51% 8.78% 17.94% Options Chain 0.90 0.02 13 51 None
51 AVB Avalonbay Communities Inc 191.84 198.63 157.12 22.10% 6/30 Yes 7.06 3.68% 1.71% 0.85% 2.86% 5.15% 87.48% Options Chain 3.35 3.88 0.02 11 72 None
52 RSG Republic Services Inc 215.00 243.44 195.84 9.78% 7/02 Yes 2.50 1.16% 5.71% 2.81% 9.02% 12.12% 35.87% Options Chain 4.05 3.28 0.02 9 61 None
53 VICI VICI Properties Inc 26.61 31.94 25.82 3.06% 6/18 Yes 1.80 6.77% 1.98% 0.99% 4.66% 8.49% 61.64% Options Chain 0.28 0.13 0.01 13 68 None