Safety changes
Dividend safety changes: September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFE · Pfizer Inc. | 4.3/10 | 5.3/10 | +1.0 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 1.0 points |
| MO · Altria Group, Inc. | 5.2/10 | 5.7/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| AVGO · Broadcom Inc. | 8.3/10 | 8.8/10 | +0.5 | safer: payout ratio shifted from 41% to 32% |
Got riskier
| Ticker | Old score | New score | Δ | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLX · Clorox Co. | 4.7/10 | 3.4/10 | -1.3 | riskier: yield moved from 4.88% to 6.14% (+1.26%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| VZ · Verizon Communications Inc. | 7.0/10 | 5.8/10 | -1.2 | riskier: yield moved from 5.65% to 6.06% (+0.41%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| PSEC · Prospect Capital Corporation | 2.6/10 | 1.9/10 | -0.7 | riskier: yield moved from 18.67% to 19.67% (+1.00%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| VICI · Vici Properties Inc. | 5.0/10 | 4.3/10 | -0.7 | riskier: yield moved from 6.96% to 7.93% (+0.97%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| VIG · Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 7.9/10 | 7.2/10 | -0.7 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.7 points |
| PEP | 6.3/10 | 5.6/10 | -0.7 | riskier: yield moved from 4.20% to 4.61% (+0.41%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| MCD · McDonald's Corporation | 7.8/10 | 7.1/10 | -0.7 | riskier: yield moved from 2.81% to 3.30% (+0.49%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| O · Realty Income Corp. | 5.8/10 | 5.3/10 | -0.5 | riskier: yield moved from 5.25% to 5.89% (+0.64%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| PLD · Prologis, Inc. | 6.7/10 | 6.2/10 | -0.5 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| SPG · Simon Property Group Inc. | 7.3/10 | 6.8/10 | -0.5 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
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