Low-Debt Dividend Stocks

A dividend is only as safe as the balance sheet behind it: low leverage means the payout survives a downturn without competing with interest payments. These reliable raisers all carry debt-to-equity under 50%, ranked by yield.

This list features dividend-paying stocks with conservative balance sheets. These companies maintain a debt-to-equity ratio below 50% and demonstrate multi-year dividend streaks, ensuring payments are supported by cash flow rather than debt. The stocks are ordered by dividend yield.

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Updated July 17, 2026

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CSN.L CHESNARA PLC ORD 5P Safe

Yield 8.46% Streak 21y 5y growth 3.00%

0327.HK PAX GLOBAL Safe

Yield 6.38% Streak 6y 5y growth 30.92%

MFC Manulife Financial Corporation Safe

Yield 4.81% Streak 12y 5y growth 7.97%

BEN Franklin Resources, Inc. Safe

Yield 4.72% Streak 29y 5y growth 3.46%

CNQ Canadian Natural Resources Limi Watch

Yield 4.56% Streak 10y 5y growth 21.85%

CNQ.TO CDN NATURAL RES Watch

Yield 4.52% Streak 9y 5y growth 23.09%

CVX Chevron Corporation Safe

Yield 4.25% Streak 9y 5y growth 5.80%

TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Safe

Yield 3.99% Streak 29y 5y growth 7.13%

SHEL Shell PLC Safe

Yield 3.97% Streak 5y 5y growth 17.01%

SAN.PA SANOFI Safe

Yield 3.92% Streak 20y 5y growth 4.47%

SHELL.AS SHELL PLC Safe

Yield 3.78% Streak 5y 5y growth 16.83%

MCM.MC MIQUEL Y COSTAS & MIQUEL, S.A. Safe

Yield 3.52% Streak 8y 5y growth 5.97%

ORI Old Republic International Corp Watch

Yield 3.48% Streak 16y 5y growth 6.67%

UNM Unum Group Safe

Yield 3.21% Streak 17y 5y growth 9.07%

IPS.PA IPSOS Safe

Yield 3.02% Streak 5y 5y growth 32.68%

TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. Safe

Yield 2.99% Streak 13y 5y growth 3.55%

HRL Hormel Foods Corporation Safe

Yield 2.98% Streak 29y 5y growth 4.47%

RHJ.F Robert Half Inc. R Safe

Yield 2.96% Streak 14y 5y growth 11.65%

RHI Robert Half Inc. Safe

Yield 2.95% Streak 21y 5y growth 11.65%

REXR Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. Watch

Yield 2.88% Streak 11y 5y growth 14.87%

WSO Watsco, Inc. Safe

Yield 2.80% Streak 12y 5y growth 11.07%

ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Safe

Yield 2.77% Streak 29y 5y growth 7.21%

INGR Ingredion Incorporated Safe

Yield 2.75% Streak 15y 5y growth 4.73%

SWKS Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Safe

Yield 2.51% Streak 11y 5y growth 8.45%

CME CME Group Inc. Safe

Yield 2.49% Streak 12y 5y growth 8.02%

SNA Snap-On Incorporated Safe

Yield 2.49% Streak 15y 5y growth 14.66%

CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporatio Safe

Yield 2.47% Streak 29y 5y growth 7.71%

ALL Allstate Corporation (The) Watch

Yield 2.47% Streak 15y 5y growth 13.12%

BLK BlackRock, Inc. Safe

Yield 2.40% Streak 16y 5y growth 7.49%

AFL AFLAC Incorporated Watch

Yield 2.32% Streak 15y 5y growth 15.68%

FAST Fastenal Company Safe

Yield 2.25% Streak 14y 5y growth 11.97%

GD General Dynamics Corporation Safe

Yield 2.20% Streak 28y 5y growth 6.40%

CRDA.L CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC ORD 10. Safe

Yield 2.19% Streak 5y 5y growth 4.28%

AOS A.O. Smith Corporation Safe

Yield 1.73% Streak 28y 5y growth 7.21%

CB Chubb Limited Watch

Yield 1.56% Streak 17y 5y growth 3.80%

OR.PA L'OREAL Safe

Yield 1.49% Streak 5y 5y growth 12.70%

NUE Nucor Corporation Safe

Yield 1.49% Streak 16y 5y growth 6.42%

MLI Mueller Industries, Inc. Safe

Yield 1.34% Streak 5y 5y growth 37.97%

DOV Dover Corporation Safe

Yield 1.28% Streak 29y 5y growth 1.00%

GGG Graco Inc. Safe

Yield 1.20% Streak 26y 5y growth 9.46%

MKTX MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. Safe

Yield 1.08% Streak 15y 5y growth 4.84%

SPGI S&P Global Inc. Watch

Yield 0.84% Streak 29y 5y growth 7.46%

MHL.F S&P Global Inc. R Watch

Yield 0.80% Streak 14y 5y growth 7.46%

MSFT Microsoft Safe

Yield 0.80% Streak 15y 5y growth 10.23%

MSF.DE MICROSOFT CORP. R Safe

Yield 0.77% Streak 15y 5y growth 10.23%

ACN Accenture plc Safe

Yield 0.75% Streak 5y 5y growth 13.09%

ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Safe

Yield 0.48% Streak 8y 5y growth 30.14%

KCH.F Kinsale Capital Group Inc. R Watch

Yield 0.18% Streak 8y 5y growth 13.56%

#	Stock	Yield	Streak	5y growth	Safety
1	CS CSN.L CHESNARA PLC ORD 5P	8.46%	21y	3.00%	Safe
2	03 0327.HK PAX GLOBAL	6.38%	6y	30.92%	Safe
3	MF MFC Manulife Financial Corporation	4.81%	12y	7.97%	Safe
4	BE BEN Franklin Resources, Inc.	4.72%	29y	3.46%	Safe
5	CN CNQ Canadian Natural Resources Limi	4.56%	10y	21.85%	Watch
6	CN CNQ.TO CDN NATURAL RES	4.52%	9y	23.09%	Watch
7	CV CVX Chevron Corporation	4.25%	9y	5.80%	Safe
8	TR TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.	3.99%	29y	7.13%	Safe
9	SH SHEL Shell PLC	3.97%	5y	17.01%	Safe
10	SA SAN.PA SANOFI	3.92%	20y	4.47%	Safe
11	SH SHELL.AS SHELL PLC	3.78%	5y	16.83%	Safe
12	MC MCM.MC MIQUEL Y COSTAS & MIQUEL, S.A.	3.52%	8y	5.97%	Safe
13	OR ORI Old Republic International Corp	3.48%	16y	6.67%	Watch
14	UN UNM Unum Group	3.21%	17y	9.07%	Safe
15	IP IPS.PA IPSOS	3.02%	5y	32.68%	Safe
16	TS TSN Tyson Foods, Inc.	2.99%	13y	3.55%	Safe
17	HR HRL Hormel Foods Corporation	2.98%	29y	4.47%	Safe
18	RH RHJ.F Robert Half Inc. R	2.96%	14y	11.65%	Safe
19	RH RHI Robert Half Inc.	2.95%	21y	11.65%	Safe
20	RE REXR Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.	2.88%	11y	14.87%	Watch
21	WS WSO Watsco, Inc.	2.80%	12y	11.07%	Safe
22	AD ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Company	2.77%	29y	7.21%	Safe
23	IN INGR Ingredion Incorporated	2.75%	15y	4.73%	Safe
24	SW SWKS Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	2.51%	11y	8.45%	Safe
25	CM CME CME Group Inc.	2.49%	12y	8.02%	Safe
26	SN SNA Snap-On Incorporated	2.49%	15y	14.66%	Safe
27	CI CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporatio	2.47%	29y	7.71%	Safe
28	AL ALL Allstate Corporation (The)	2.47%	15y	13.12%	Watch
29	BL BLK BlackRock, Inc.	2.40%	16y	7.49%	Safe
30	AF AFL AFLAC Incorporated	2.32%	15y	15.68%	Watch
31	FA FAST Fastenal Company	2.25%	14y	11.97%	Safe
32	GD GD General Dynamics Corporation	2.20%	28y	6.40%	Safe
33	CR CRDA.L CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC ORD 10.	2.19%	5y	4.28%	Safe
34	AO AOS A.O. Smith Corporation	1.73%	28y	7.21%	Safe
35	CB CB Chubb Limited	1.56%	17y	3.80%	Watch
36	OR OR.PA L'OREAL	1.49%	5y	12.70%	Safe
37	NU NUE Nucor Corporation	1.49%	16y	6.42%	Safe
38	ML MLI Mueller Industries, Inc.	1.34%	5y	37.97%	Safe
39	DO DOV Dover Corporation	1.28%	29y	1.00%	Safe
40	GG GGG Graco Inc.	1.20%	26y	9.46%	Safe
41	MK MKTX MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.	1.08%	15y	4.84%	Safe
42	SP SPGI S&P Global Inc.	0.84%	29y	7.46%	Watch
43	MH MHL.F S&P Global Inc. R	0.80%	14y	7.46%	Watch
44	MS MSFT Microsoft	0.80%	15y	10.23%	Safe
45	MS MSF.DE MICROSOFT CORP. R	0.77%	15y	10.23%	Safe
46	AC ACN Accenture plc	0.75%	5y	13.09%	Safe
47	OD ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	0.48%	8y	30.14%	Safe
48	KC KCH.F Kinsale Capital Group Inc. R	0.18%	8y	13.56%	Watch

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