15 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025 and Beyond

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12. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

Dividend Yield as of May 9: 3.69%

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is an American multinational oil and gas company. The company is a major force in the global oil and gas industry, with a premier portfolio of assets. It is one of the world’s largest integrated companies in fuels, lubricants, and chemicals. The company operates facilities and markets products around the globe, while also conducting oil and gas exploration on six continents.

For the first quarter of 2025, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) posted revenue of $83.1 billion, marking a slight year-over-year increase of 0.06%, though it narrowly missed analysts’ projections by $3 billion. On the other hand, earnings per share reached $1.76, surpassing expectations by $0.02. Since 2019, Exxon Mobil has pursued a strategy centered on cost reduction, growing its most profitable volumes, and improving efficiency. These efforts have strengthened quarterly earnings by roughly $4 billion based on current market conditions. In 2025, it plans to bring 10 high-return projects online, projected to add over $3 billion in earnings by 2026 if prices and margins remain steady.

During the quarter, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) generated $13.0 billion in operating cash flow and $8.8 billion in free cash flow. In keeping with its stated capital return program, it returned $9.1 billion to shareholders, $4.3 billion through dividends and $4.8 billion via share buybacks. It is one of the best dividend stocks on our list as the company has been rewarding shareholders with growing dividends for the past 41 consecutive years. Currently, it offers a quarterly dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.69%, as recorded on May 9.

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