Best MidCap Dividend Stocks 2026 — Quality Yield
Highest-yielding MidCap 400 stocks with strong fundamentals. Updated daily using 5 investment models.
As of Nov 6, 2026, the list has 50 stocks; STWD ranks first.
Data as of
| # | Ticker | Score | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STWD | 1.5 | 15.15% |
| 2 | ORI | 6.5 | 9.61% |
| 3 | GLPI | 3.3 | 8.11% |
| 4 | WHR | 2.5 | 7.90% |
| 5 | RLI | 5.9 | 7.18% |
| 6 | EPR | 2.6 | 6.70% |
| 7 | PK | 4.7 | 6.44% |
| 8 | CTVA | 3.8 | 5.99% |
| 9 | KRC | 2.9 | 5.92% |
| 10 | MTN | 3.6 | 5.59% |
| 11 | HR | 1.2 | 5.34% |
| 12 | WTRG | 3.9 | 5.09% |
| 13 | RYN | 4.4 | 4.84% |
| 14 | POR | 3.8 | 4.67% |
| 15 | REXR | 1.6 | 4.64% |
| 16 | ACI | 2.1 | 4.63% |
| 17 | ADC | 1.6 | 4.62% |
| 18 | PII | 2.5 | 4.53% |
| 19 | AFG | 6.4 | 4.48% |
| 20 | CUZ | 1.7 | 4.43% |
| 21 | AM | 4.5 | 4.39% |
| 22 | SON | 5.8 | 4.33% |
| 23 | LAMR | 6.0 | 4.23% |
| 24 | WSO | 4.3 | 4.21% |
| 25 | AMH | 3.9 | 3.93% |
| 26 | SMG | 3.2 | 3.93% |
| 27 | CHRD | 5.7 | 3.93% |
| 28 | NXST | 3.9 | 3.91% |
| 29 | UGI | 4.5 | 3.90% |
| 30 | GPK | 1.9 | 3.86% |
| 31 | CTRE | 2.9 | 3.81% |
| 32 | MUR | 5.5 | 3.75% |
| 33 | BBWI | 3.7 | 3.64% |
| 34 | MZTI | 3.3 | 3.63% |
| 35 | SR | 3.6 | 3.62% |
| 36 | JEF | 3.0 | 3.55% |
| 37 | SIRI | 4.6 | 3.52% |
| 38 | FR | 3.2 | 3.51% |
| 39 | TNL | 3.8 | 3.49% |
| 40 | DKS | 3.2 | 3.47% |
| 41 | OGE | 3.5 | 3.45% |
| 42 | ELS | 3.0 | 3.44% |
| 43 | CG | 1.9 | 3.43% |
| 44 | NJR | 5.3 | 3.39% |
| 45 | INGR | 5.3 | 3.37% |
| 46 | OGS | 2.5 | 3.29% |
| 47 | BKH | 4.2 | 3.28% |
| 48 | PB | 5.2 | 3.21% |
| 49 | XRAY | 2.3 | 3.17% |
| 50 | ALLY | 3.6 | 3.17% |
Understanding the MidCap Dividend Ranking
Income investors default to the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats — established companies with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These are safe choices, but they are also fully priced. Everyone knows about them. Mid-cap dividend stocks are a less crowded place to look, with younger payout records.
Consider the math on dividend growth. A mid-cap yielding 3% today that grows its payout by 10% annually will generate more income than a large-cap yielding 4% with 3% growth. The crossover happens in year six. By year ten, the mid-cap is paying dramatically more. Mid-caps are more likely to be in the high-growth phase of their dividend lifecycle — they have passed the reinvestment-heavy early stage and started returning capital, but their growth rate has not yet decelerated to the 3-5% typical of mature large-caps.
The risk is that mid-cap dividends are less battle-tested. A company with 5 years of dividend history does not have the same track record as one with 30 years. Payout ratios matter more here: anything above 75-80% of earnings (for non-REITs) leaves thin margin for a bad quarter. Free cash flow coverage is the harder test — is the company generating enough actual cash to fund the dividend, or is it relying on accounting earnings that include non-cash items?
AlphaStocks pairs yield data with the Piotroski F-Score (financial health, look for 7+) and Buffett quality assessment (ten years of returns and owner earnings). A yield above the market average next to a high composite score means the payout is backed by a business that passes most of the models' tests today; it does not say the dividend will grow.