10 Impressively Profitable, High-Yield Stocks

If you’re considering stocks that pay dividend income, one thing to keep in mind is company profitability. A company’s dividend is only as reliable as its profitability, so be sure to check that a dividend stock also has strong profitability. We ran a screen on stocks paying dividend yields above 4% for those with impressive profitability, beating their industry peers on gross, operating, and pretax margins. ‪Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.‬ We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. (To access a complete analysis of this list's recent performance, click here.) Do you think these stocks pay reliable dividends? Use... Read more