10 High Growth Dividend Paying Stocks To Invest In

In this article, we discuss 10 high growth dividend paying stocks to invest in.

When examining investment strategies, many investors tend to focus on the fluctuations of stock prices, often measuring their portfolios based solely on capital gains. While this perspective is mainstream, it does not take into account an equally important source of returns, which is dividends. According to Kirsten Cabacungan, an investment strategist at Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank, investors should consider both stock price appreciation and dividend income when evaluating performance, since dividend-paying stocks can play a crucial role in a balanced portfolio.

Dividend investing provides two important advantages. First, the steady income generated by dividends can allow investors to manage their liquidity needs, which is particularly useful for those approaching or already at retirement. Second, companies with a history of consistent dividend payments have often shown greater stability, leading to reduced volatility and providing a buffer during market downturns. This defensive quality makes dividend-paying stocks appealing not only for income-oriented investors but also for those seeking to mitigate risk.

Overall, the short-term situation for dividend investing looks tough, but cutting dividends can simply be a safe move, even for stable companies. In the long term, some companies, given their industry, location, and business strength, will still be in a strong position to maintain or grow their dividends. This makes active investing, where investors focus on picking specific companies, more useful than just relying on broad index funds.

With that outlook in mind, let’s take a look at high growth dividend paying stocks to buy.

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Our Methodology 

In this article, we applied a stock screener to select companies with positive dividend yields. We then reviewed their average 5-year revenue growth and focused on those with strong fundamentals and growth above 20%. The stocks are ranked in ascending order according to the hedge fund sentiment as of Q2 2025. These 10 stocks have also received attention from Wall Street analysts and major media outlets.

Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).

10. Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 12

Average 5-year Revenue Growth: 36.46%

Dividend Yield as of September 26: 6.91%

Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) is one of the best dividend stocks to buy. As of August 19, Woodside Energy has been holding discussions with potential partners, including Saudi Aramco, which suggests that it could keep as much as 80% of the holding company for its $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG project in the United States.

According to CEO Meg O’Neill, Woodside plans to sell 20% to 30% of the Louisiana LNG project, which came with its $900 million acquisition of Tellurian the prior year. There have been discussions for months now, and in April, the firm gave the go-ahead for construction before settling on the sale of any shares in the holding company.

The CEO mentioned that WDS is in no hurry to make the sale. One reason for the company’s careful approach is its $5.7 billion agreement with Stonepeak, which took a 40% stake in the firm that controls the Louisiana LNG infrastructure. The agreement means Stonepeak will finance 75% of the project’s capital costs in 2025 and 2026.

Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) works in oil and gas exploration, production, and sales across the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe.