{"slug":"what-is-dividend-yield","qid":"payer_distribution","label":"Dividend yield across the US market: $1B+ market cap, $5+ share price, latest snapshot","post_title":"What Is Dividend Yield? What's Normal in 2026","post_url":"/blog/what-is-dividend-yield#q-payer_distribution","columns":["companies","dividend_payers","payer_pct","median_payer_yield_pct","p90_payer_yield_pct","yields_8pct_plus"],"rows":[{"companies":2079,"dividend_payers":1286,"payer_pct":61.9,"median_payer_yield_pct":1.99,"p90_payer_yield_pct":5.62,"yields_8pct_plus":59}],"shape":"scalar","sql":"SELECT count() AS companies,\n       countIf(dividend_yield > 0) AS dividend_payers,\n       round(100 * countIf(dividend_yield > 0) / count(), 1) AS payer_pct,\n       round(quantileDeterministicIf(0.5)(dividend_yield * 100, cityHash64(ticker), dividend_yield > 0), 2) AS median_payer_yield_pct,\n       round(quantileDeterministicIf(0.9)(dividend_yield * 100, cityHash64(ticker), dividend_yield > 0), 2) AS p90_payer_yield_pct,\n       countIf(dividend_yield * 100 >= 8) AS yields_8pct_plus\nFROM global_markets.stocks_ratios\nWHERE date = (SELECT max(date) FROM global_markets.stocks_ratios)\n  AND price >= 5\n  AND market_cap >= 1000000000","computed_at":"2026-08-15T05:04:37.097801+00:00","elapsed":0.024113963}