15 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025 and Beyond

9. PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP)

Dividend Yield as of May 9: 4.36%

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) is an American food, snack, and beverage company. The stock has fallen more than 13% since the beginning of 2025 as it has lowered its guidance. The company now anticipates only a modest organic revenue increase and has outlined plans to return $7.6 billion to shareholders through dividends and $1 billion via share repurchases. It also projects that its core earnings per share, adjusted for restructuring, acquisitions, and other one-time expenses, will remain flat year-over-year, down from its earlier forecast of mid-single-digit growth. Overall, Pepsi now expects its 2025 core EPS to decline by 3%, a reversal from its previous outlook for a slight gain.

In the first quarter of 2025, PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) reported revenue of $17.9 billion, down 1.8% from the same period last year. However, the revenue surpassed analysts’ estimates by $190 million. The company’s operating profit came in at $2.5 billion, compared with $2.7 billion in the prior-year quarter. It reported no growth in beverage volumes and a 3% drop in convenient foods sales, highlighting ongoing pressure on consumer demand.

On May 6, PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) declared a 5% hike in its quarterly dividend to $1.4225 per share. Through this increase, the company stretched its dividend growth streak to 54 years, which makes PEP one of the best dividend stocks on our list. As of May 9, the stock has a dividend yield of 4.36%.