Dividend Champions List Ranked By Yield: Top 10

In this article, we discuss top 10 high-yielding dividend champions. If you want to read our detailed analysis of dividend investing and returns of dividend stocks in the past, go directly to read Dividend Champions List Ranked By Yield: Top 25. 

10. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)

Dividend Yield as of December 20: 4.75%

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is an American technology company that specializes in a wide range of tech-related services. The company’s cash position remained stable this year. It reported an operating cash flow of $6.5 billion in the first nine months of the year and its free cash flow came in at $4.1 billion. The company is one of the best dividend stocks on our list as it returned $1.5 billion to shareholders in dividends during Q3 2022.

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) has been making regular dividend payments to shareholders since 1916. The company also maintains a 27-year streak of consistent dividend growth. It currently pays a quarterly dividend of $1.65 per share for a dividend yield of 4.75%, as of December 20.

As of the close of Q3 2022, 40 hedge funds in Insider Monkey’s database owned stakes in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM), the same as in the previous quarter. The collective value of these stakes is over $868.7 million. With over 4.3 million shares, Arrowstreet Capital was the company’s leading stakeholder in Q3.