{"slug":"what-is-a-good-dividend-yield","qid":"yield_bands","label":"Where US dividend payers sit: yield bands, $1B+ market cap, latest snapshot","post_title":"What Is a Good Dividend Yield in 2026?","post_url":"/blog/what-is-a-good-dividend-yield#q-yield_bands","columns":["yield_band","company_count","pct_of_payers","cumulative_pct"],"rows":[{"yield_band":"under 1%","company_count":356,"pct_of_payers":28,"cumulative_pct":28},{"yield_band":"1 to 2%","company_count":280,"pct_of_payers":22,"cumulative_pct":50.1},{"yield_band":"2 to 3%","company_count":251,"pct_of_payers":19.8,"cumulative_pct":69.8},{"yield_band":"3 to 4%","company_count":131,"pct_of_payers":10.3,"cumulative_pct":80.2},{"yield_band":"4 to 6%","company_count":143,"pct_of_payers":11.3,"cumulative_pct":91.4},{"yield_band":"6 to 8%","company_count":53,"pct_of_payers":4.2,"cumulative_pct":95.6},{"yield_band":"8% and up","company_count":56,"pct_of_payers":4.4,"cumulative_pct":100}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"WITH payers AS (\n    SELECT ticker,\n           argMax(dividend_yield, date) * 100 AS yield_pct\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_ratios\n    WHERE date = (SELECT max(date) FROM global_markets.stocks_ratios)\n      AND price >= 5\n      AND market_cap >= 1000000000\n      AND dividend_yield > 0\n    GROUP BY ticker\n),\nbanded AS (\n    SELECT multiIf(yield_pct < 1, 'under 1%',\n                   yield_pct < 2, '1 to 2%',\n                   yield_pct < 3, '2 to 3%',\n                   yield_pct < 4, '3 to 4%',\n                   yield_pct < 6, '4 to 6%',\n                   yield_pct < 8, '6 to 8%',\n                   '8% and up') AS yield_band,\n           min(yield_pct) AS band_floor,\n           count() AS company_count\n    FROM payers\n    GROUP BY yield_band\n)\nSELECT yield_band,\n       company_count,\n       round(100 * company_count / sum(company_count) OVER (), 1) AS pct_of_payers,\n       round(100 * sum(company_count) OVER (ORDER BY band_floor) / sum(company_count) OVER (), 1) AS cumulative_pct\nFROM banded\nORDER BY band_floor","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:33:05.142647+00:00","elapsed":0.035890146}