22 Large Cap, High Yield Stocks With Strong Dividend Growth

In a recent article, we discussed how some stocks benefited from the market uptrend since March 2009 to raise their dividend payouts and provide steady returns to their investors. Many of these high growth stocks have also increased their dividend yields in the last 3 years and now they are more attractive alternatives for defensive investors. As we are concerned about the upcoming inflationary environment, we believe investors should-- in near future-- seek some protection and pick defensive stocks with high dividend yields. Below, we compiled another list of 22 large-cap US stocks with high dividend yields and a high dividend growth in the last 3 years. The market data are sourced from Fidelity. All companies in this list didn’t cut their dividends in any single year since the end of 2008. These stocks have market capitalizations above $8 billion, 12-month dividend yield of at least 3%, and 1-year dividend growth of... Read more