The Best Yielding Dividend Aristocrats

Dividend Aristocrats are stocks that have raised dividends over a period of more than 25 consecutive years and being part of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. The index summarizes 51 large cap, blue chip companies within the S&P 500 that have followed a policy of increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years.

I screened all Dividend Aristocrats by the best yields. 47 stocks yielding over one percent, 39 exceeding the two percent mark and 17 stocks have a yield over three percent. The index has only three high yields and six companies with a yield over four percent. The low yields are compensated by a higher growth in dividend payments and lower stock volatility. Below are the stocks with a yield over three percent.

SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) has a market capitalization of $17.34 billion. The company employs 46,000 people, generates revenues of $39,323.49 million and has a net income of $1,152.03 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,355.99 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 5.99 percent (operating margin 4.91 percent and the net profit margin finally 2.93 percent).

Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 23.44 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 56.71 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.00 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.95. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.03 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.24, P/S ratio 0.45 and P/B ratio 3.78. Dividend Yield: 3.59 percent. The beta ratio is 0.71.





Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB) has a market capitalization of $29.76 billion. The company employs 57,000 people, generates revenues of $20,846.00 million and has a net income of $1,523.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,533.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 16.95 percent (operating margin 11.71 percent and the net profit margin finally 7.31 percent).

Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 34.48 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 127.24 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 28.50 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.99. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.80 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.94, P/S ratio 1.42 and P/B ratio 5.69. Dividend Yield: 3.92 percent. The beta ratio is 0.32.






The Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) has a market capitalization of $183.86 billion. The company employs 129,000 people, generates revenues of $82,559.00 million and has a net income of $11,797.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $18,656.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 22.60 percent (operating margin 19.16 percent and the net profit margin finally 14.29 percent).

Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 23.14 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.33 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.32 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.40. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.97 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.64, P/S ratio 2.24 and P/B ratio 2.79. Dividend Yield: 3.35 percent. The beta ratio is 0.44.






PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) has a market capitalization of $105.11 billion. The company employs 297,000 people, generates revenues of $66,504.00 million and has a net income of $6,462.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,242.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 18.41 percent (operating margin 14.48 percent and the net profit margin finally 9.72 percent).

Financial Analysis:
The total debt representing 36.73 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 130.04 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 30.66 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.03. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.02 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation:
Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.43, P/S ratio 1.58 and P/B ratio 5.02. Dividend Yield: 3.10 percent. The beta ratio is 0.50.






Take a closer look at the full table of the best yielding Dividend Aristocrats. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 20.46 and forward P/E ratio is 14.04. The dividend yield has a value of 4.11 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.90 and price to sales ratio 1.86. The operating margin amounts to 12.41 percent.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

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