Average Dividend Yield by Sector: 2026 Data
Basket median dividend yield by month, with the 10-year Treasury yieldseries ·
2026-10-08 · 36×4
The universe choice: sector means with and without non-payerstable ·
2026-10-08 · 11×6
Dividend yield by sector: median payer, equal-weighted mean, cap-weightedtable ·
2026-10-08 · 11×5
Dividends paid as a share of operating cash flow, by sectorranking ·
2026-10-08 · 11×3
Basket median dividend yield by month, with the 10-year Treasury yield
Basket median dividend yield by month, with the 10-year Treasury yield
| month | month_label | basket_median_yield_pct | treasury_10y_pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10 | Oct 2023 | 3.21 | 4.8 |
| 2023-11 | Nov 2023 | 3.03 | 4.5 |
| 2023-12 | Dec 2023 | 2.85 | 4.02 |
| 2024-01 | Jan 2024 | 2.82 | 4.06 |
| 2024-02 | Feb 2024 | 2.83 | 4.21 |
| 2024-03 | Mar 2024 | 2.77 | 4.21 |
| 2024-04 | Apr 2024 | 2.71 | 4.54 |
| 2024-05 | May 2024 | 2.69 | 4.48 |
| 2024-06 | Jun 2024 | 2.8 | 4.31 |
| 2024-07 | Jul 2024 | 2.72 | 4.25 |
| 2024-08 | Aug 2024 | 2.53 | 3.87 |
| 2024-09 | Sep 2024 | 2.53 | 3.72 |
| 2024-10 | Oct 2024 | 2.54 | 4.1 |
| 2024-11 | Nov 2024 | 2.56 | 4.36 |
| 2024-12 | Dec 2024 | 2.79 | 4.39 |
| 2025-01 | Jan 2025 | 2.79 | 4.63 |
| 2025-02 | Feb 2025 | 2.71 | 4.45 |
| 2025-03 | Mar 2025 | 2.77 | 4.28 |
| 2025-04 | Apr 2025 | 2.9 | 4.28 |
| 2025-05 | May 2025 | 2.85 | 4.42 |
| 2025-06 | Jun 2025 | 2.85 | 4.38 |
| 2025-07 | Jul 2025 | 2.91 | 4.39 |
| 2025-08 | Aug 2025 | 2.85 | 4.26 |
| 2025-09 | Sep 2025 | 2.82 | 4.12 |
| 2025-10 | Oct 2025 | 2.77 | 4.06 |
| 2025-11 | Nov 2025 | 2.69 | 4.09 |
| 2025-12 | Dec 2025 | 2.84 | 4.14 |
| 2026-01 | Jan 2026 | 2.41 | 4.21 |
| 2026-02 | Feb 2026 | 2.36 | 4.13 |
| 2026-03 | Mar 2026 | 2.43 | 4.25 |
| 2026-04 | Apr 2026 | 2.54 | 4.32 |
| 2026-05 | May 2026 | 2.63 | 4.48 |
| 2026-06 | Jun 2026 | 2.63 | 4.47 |
| 2026-07 | Jul 2026 | 2.47 | 4.6 |
| 2026-08 | Aug 2026 | 2.35 | 4.68 |
| 2026-09 | Sep 2026 | 2.47 | 4.99 |
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH
basket AS
(
SELECT
pair.1 AS ticker,
pair.2 AS sector
FROM
(
SELECT arrayJoin([
('XOM', 'Energy'), ('CVX', 'Energy'), ('COP', 'Energy'), ('SLB', 'Energy'),
('JPM', 'Financials'), ('BAC', 'Financials'), ('GS', 'Financials'), ('BLK', 'Financials'), ('AXP', 'Financials'),
('JNJ', 'Health Care'), ('ABBV', 'Health Care'), ('MRK', 'Health Care'), ('AMGN', 'Health Care'), ('GILD', 'Health Care'),
('KO', 'Staples'), ('PG', 'Staples'), ('PEP', 'Staples'), ('COST', 'Staples'), ('CL', 'Staples'),
('DUK', 'Utilities'), ('SO', 'Utilities'), ('AEP', 'Utilities'), ('NEE', 'Utilities'), ('XEL', 'Utilities'),
('AAPL', 'Tech'), ('MSFT', 'Tech'), ('AVGO', 'Tech'), ('CSCO', 'Tech'), ('ADBE', 'Tech'),
('CAT', 'Industrials'), ('HON', 'Industrials'), ('UNP', 'Industrials'), ('GE', 'Industrials'), ('LMT', 'Industrials'),
('HD', 'Discretionary'), ('MCD', 'Discretionary'), ('AMZN', 'Discretionary'), ('TSLA', 'Discretionary'), ('SBUX', 'Discretionary'),
('LIN', 'Materials'), ('SHW', 'Materials'), ('NEM', 'Materials'), ('DOW', 'Materials'),
('VZ', 'Communication'), ('T', 'Communication'), ('CMCSA', 'Communication'), ('GOOGL', 'Communication'), ('NFLX', 'Communication'),
('AMT', 'Real Estate'), ('PLD', 'Real Estate'), ('PSA', 'Real Estate'), ('SPG', 'Real Estate')
]) AS pair
)
),
month_px AS
(
SELECT
ticker,
toStartOfMonth(date) AS m,
max(date) AS last_session,
argMax(toFloat64(close), date) AS month_close
FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs
WHERE ticker IN (SELECT ticker FROM basket)
AND date >= toStartOfMonth(today()) - 1095
AND date < toStartOfMonth(today())
GROUP BY ticker, m
),
div_rate AS
(
SELECT
ticker,
ex_dividend_date,
max(toFloat64(cash_amount) * toFloat64(frequency)) AS annual_rate
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker IN (SELECT ticker FROM basket)
AND ex_dividend_date >= toStartOfMonth(today()) - 1460
AND frequency > 0
AND cash_amount > 0
GROUP BY ticker, ex_dividend_date
),
name_month AS
(
SELECT
p.m AS m,
p.ticker AS ticker,
round(100 * d.annual_rate / p.month_close, 3) AS yield_pct
FROM month_px AS p
ASOF LEFT JOIN div_rate AS d
ON p.ticker = d.ticker AND p.last_session >= d.ex_dividend_date
),
ust AS
(
SELECT
toStartOfMonth(date) AS m,
round(avg(toFloat64(yield_10_year)), 2) AS treasury_10y_pct
FROM global_markets.treasury_yields
WHERE date >= toStartOfMonth(today()) - 1095
AND date < toStartOfMonth(today())
AND yield_10_year > 0
GROUP BY m
)
SELECT
formatDateTime(n.m, '%Y-%m') AS month,
formatDateTime(n.m, '%b %Y') AS month_label,
round(quantileDeterministicIf(0.5)(n.yield_pct, cityHash64(n.ticker), n.yield_pct > 0), 2) AS basket_median_yield_pct,
any(t.treasury_10y_pct) AS treasury_10y_pct
FROM name_month AS n
INNER JOIN ust AS t ON t.m = n.m
GROUP BY n.m
HAVING countIf(n.yield_pct > 0) > 0
ORDER BY n.m
More from this analysisAverage Dividend Yield by Sector: 2026 Data
The universe choice: sector means with and without non-payers
table 11×6
→
Dividend yield by sector: median payer, equal-weighted mean, cap-weighted
table 11×5
→
Dividends paid as a share of operating cash flow, by sector
ranking 11×3
→
Conagra (CAG): month-end price, annualized dividend rate, and yield, 2021-08 to 2026-07
series 60×5
→
See all 3,214 queries →