Dividend income — what the screen found 2026-10-07

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (ORC) stands out with a staggering 23.62% dividend yield¹, making it the highest-yielding company among the 39 names passing today's screen². This screen identified companies offering high yields while ensuring that payouts are still covered by earnings, but it does not establish whether these stocks are worth owning. A notable concentration of finance and real estate firms appears on this list, including ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR) with a 21.47% yield³ and Dynex Capital, Inc. (DX) at 18.86%⁴.

The median dividend yield among the matches is 9.97%, but the range stretches from 6.55% to 23.62%⁵, indicating a wide variance in potential returns. Companies like DHT Holdings, Inc., with a market cap of $3.79B and a dividend yield of 20.76%, also make the cut⁶. Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN), with its higher market cap at $6.06B, offers a yield of 17.01%⁷, while AGNC Investment Corp., with a robust market cap of $10.28B, has a yield of 16.61%⁸.

It's important to note that passing this screen does not guarantee future performance or investment suitability. The screen simply identifies companies meeting specific criteria on one date and provides no prediction about what happens next.