Safety changes
Dividend safety changes: August 2026
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAIN · Main Street Capital Corporation | 3.4/10 | 5.6/10 | +2.2 | safer: yield moved from 8.06% to 5.43% (-2.63%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| LYB · LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | 4.5/10 | 6.0/10 | +1.5 | safer: yield moved from 6.81% to 4.33% (-2.48%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| AGNC · AGNC Investment Corp. | 3.8/10 | 4.8/10 | +1.0 | safer: payout ratio shifted from 113% to 72% |
| CVX · Chevron Corp. | 6.5/10 | 7.5/10 | +1.0 | safer: payout ratio shifted from 120% to 67% |
| JEPI · JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 5.4/10 | 6.1/10 | +0.7 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.7 points |
| MSFT · Microsoft Corporation | 7.8/10 | 8.3/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| VZ · Verizon Communications Inc. | 6.8/10 | 7.0/10 | +0.2 | safer: yield moved from 5.99% to 5.65% (-0.34%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
Got riskier
| Ticker | Old score | New score | Δ | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO · Altria Group, Inc. | 6.7/10 | 5.2/10 | -1.5 | riskier: yield moved from 5.66% to 6.47% (+0.81%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| DIS · The Walt Disney Company | 8.8/10 | 8.1/10 | -0.7 | riskier: payout ratio shifted from 20% to 31% |
| NEE · NextEra Energy Inc. | 8.3/10 | 7.8/10 | -0.5 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| NKE · Nike, Inc. Class B Common Stock | 6.1/10 | 5.6/10 | -0.5 | riskier: yield moved from 3.79% to 4.14% (+0.35%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| STAG · STAG Industrial, Inc. | 5.7/10 | 5.2/10 | -0.5 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| ADC · Agree Realty Corporation | 5.7/10 | 5.2/10 | -0.5 | riskier: yield moved from 3.99% to 4.38% (+0.39%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
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