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S&P 500

Rank every S&P 500 stock by payout ratio. Lower values indicate a smaller share of earnings paid as dividends. Part of our free stock indices.

Top 5

Payout Ratio

  • NVDA
    0.61%
  • TXT
    1.53%
  • MU
    2.17%
  • WDC
    2.69%
  • L
    3.18%

Constituents (407)

*Excluding stocks without dividends
NVDA
NVIDIA CorporationNASDAQ
0.61%
TXT
Textron, Inc.NYSE
1.53%
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.NASDAQ
2.17%
WDC
Western Digital Corp.NASDAQ
2.69%
L
Loews CorporationNYSE
3.18%
UHS
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class BNYSE
3.34%
EME
EMCOR Group, Inc.NYSE
3.86%
GEHC
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.NASDAQ
4.20%
JBL
Jabil Inc.NYSE
4.31%
Q
Qnity Electronics, Inc.NYSE
4.51%
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co.NYSE
5.03%
GEV
GE Vernova Inc.NYSE
5.11%
PYPL
PayPal Holdings, Inc.NASDAQ
5.25%
CI
The Cigna GroupNYSE
5.36%
IR
Ingersoll Rand Inc.NYSE
5.41%
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.NYSE
5.76%
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. Class ANASDAQ
6.41%
GOOG
Alphabet Inc. Class CNASDAQ
6.41%
FIX
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.NYSE
6.50%
CCL
Carnival Corporation & plcNYSE
6.61%
WRB
W. R. Berkley CorporationNYSE
7.63%
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.NASDAQ
7.64%
GL
Globe Life Inc.NYSE
7.89%
MCK
McKesson CorporationNYSE
8.26%
REGN
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.NASDAQ
8.74%

Frequently asked questions

The 5 S&P 500 companies with the lowest payout ratio are: NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA, 0.61%), Textron, Inc. (TXT, 1.53%), Micron Technology, Inc. (MU, 2.17%), Western Digital Corp. (WDC, 2.69%) and Loews Corporation (L, 3.18%). NVIDIA Corporation ranks first at 0.61%.

A payout ratio of 13.10% or lower places a S&P 500 stock in the top 10% on this metric. That covers the strongest 41 of the 407 ranked constituents.

There is no fixed threshold, so the index itself is the benchmark. Across the 407 ranked S&P 500 constituents, the median payout ratio is 40.45%. A stock below that level ranks ahead of the typical S&P 500 company, though it stays a relative gauge, not a full verdict.

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) has the highest payout ratio in the S&P 500, at 1,146.81%. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) has the lowest, at 0.61%.

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB, 1,146.81%) reports the highest payout ratio in the S&P 500, followed by Viatris Inc. (VTRS, 960.00%), Genuine Parts Company (GPC, 943.75%), Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP, 827.27%) and Dow Inc. (DOW, 700.00%).