Safety changes
Dividend safety changes: May 2026
15 Tier A tickers moved by at least 0.1 points on the dividend safety scale this month. The top movers are below — biggest absolute changes first.
Got safer
| Ticker | Old score | New score | Δ | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABEV · Ambev S.A. - ADR | 3.0/10 | 6.8/10 | +3.8 | safer: yield moved from 9.69% to 4.73% (-4.96%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| AMT | 5.8/10 | 6.8/10 | +1.0 | safer: payout ratio shifted from 126% to 82% |
| MCD · McDonald's Corporation | 7.0/10 | 7.8/10 | +0.8 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.8 points |
| UNH · UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | 6.3/10 | 7.0/10 | +0.7 | safer: yield moved from 2.55% to 2.24% (-0.31%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| QQQI · Neos NASDAQ-100 High Income ETF | 5.1/10 | 5.4/10 | +0.3 | safer: yield moved from 15.04% to 13.96% (-1.08%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
Got riskier
| Ticker | Old score | New score | Δ | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAIN · Main Street Capital Corporation | 6.2/10 | 3.4/10 | -2.8 | riskier: yield moved from 5.80% to 8.55% (+2.75%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| NVDA · NVIDIA Corporation | 8.8/10 | 7.1/10 | -1.7 | riskier: yield moved from 0.02% to 0.47% (+0.45%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| MRK · Merck & Co., Inc. | 8.5/10 | 6.9/10 | -1.6 | riskier: payout ratio shifted from 45% to 94% |
| XOM · Exxon Mobil Corp. | 9.0/10 | 8.0/10 | -1.0 | riskier: payout ratio shifted from 60% to 68% |
| STAG · Stag Industrial Inc. | 6.1/10 | 5.2/10 | -0.9 | riskier: payout ratio shifted from 102% to 117% |
| DIS · The Walt Disney Company | 8.8/10 | 8.1/10 | -0.7 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.7 points |
| PEP · PepsiCo, Inc. | 6.4/10 | 5.7/10 | -0.7 | riskier: yield moved from 3.66% to 4.11% (+0.45%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| CSCO | 9.0/10 | 8.3/10 | -0.7 | riskier: yield moved from 2.17% to 1.40% (-0.77%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| CVX · Chevron Corporation | 6.9/10 | 6.5/10 | -0.4 | riskier: payout ratio shifted from 103% to 120% |
| AGNC · AGNC Investment Corp. | 4.2/10 | 3.8/10 | -0.4 | riskier: yield moved from 14.36% to 13.83% (-0.53%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
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