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Dow Jones dividend winners: 5 stocks yield 2.9% or more as index hits highs
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- Sep 27, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC
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Some businesses are so deeply embedded in daily operations that customers rarely bother to leave, and four companies have quietly built their dividends on exactly that kind of inertia. The question is whether sticky revenue alone is enough to keep payouts growing when the economy turns.
Five Dow Jones components yield 2.9% or more, led by Verizon at 5.66%. Chevron and Verizon gained 35.3% and 22.8% year-to-date respectively. Nike fell 38.7% to multi-year lows, driving its 4.20% yield higher. IBM declined 21.0% for the year, yielding 2.89%. The Dow Jones ETF is up 9.8% YTD, trailing the S&P 500 and…
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