3 Top Dividend Stocks To Double Up On Right Now
Key Points
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Enterprise Products Partners is a North American midstream giant with a 27-year streak of distribution increases.
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Realty Income is a large net-lease REIT with a 30-year streak of dividend increases.
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Hormel is an iconic food company and Dividend King, with a 60-year streak of annual dividend hikes.
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NYSE: O
Realty Income
Market Cap
$61B
Today’s Change
(-0.34%) $0.23
Current Price
$66.45
Price as of February 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM ET
One thing Enterprise has been very good at, meanwhile, is rewarding income investors for sticking around. For starters, the distribution yield is around 6%. But the real story is the 27 consecutive annual distribution increases, which is basically the length of time that this MLP has existed. Conservatively managed, this high-yield energy stock is a good option even for risk-averse investors.
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NYSE: EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
Today’s Change
(-0.19%) $-0.07
Current Price
$36.29
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$79B
Day’s Range
$35.84 – $36.44
52wk Range
$27.77 – $37.31
Volume
3.7M
Avg Vol
4.3M
Gross Margin
13.52%
Dividend Yield
5.99%
2. Realty Income
With a portfolio of over 15,500 properties, Realty Income is the largest net lease real estate investment trust (REIT) you can buy. In addition to scale, it also offers diversification, with assets spread across North America and Europe. The portfolio is heavily weighted toward retail properties, but they are generally easy to buy, sell, and release as needed. That said, it has exposure to industrial assets and other property niches, such as casinos and data centers. Meanwhile, management has been dipping its toe into debt financing and building an asset management business.
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NYSE: O
Realty Income
Today’s Change
(-0.34%) $-0.23
Current Price
$66.45
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$61B
Day’s Range
$66.22 – $66.95
52wk Range
$50.71 – $67.15
Volume
199K
Avg Vol
6.4M
Gross Margin
48.14%
Dividend Yield
4.85%
Enterprise, the big story is the dividend. Realty Income’s yield is an attractive 4.6%, and the dividend has been increased annually for three decades. In fact, the company has trademarked the nickname “The Monthly Dividend Company.” That not only tells you the frequency of the dividend, it also highlights how important being a reliable dividend stock is to management and the board of directors.
3. The Hormel Foods Corporation
Hormel Foods will be the toughest sell on this list. The company operates in the consumer staples sector and has a portfolio of industry-leading food brands. Hormel hasn’t been performing as well as its peers of late because it has had a hard time passing rising costs on to consumers. That has crimped the company’s profits and led to a steep decline in its stock price. The price decline has pushed the dividend yield up to a historically high 4.6% or so.
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NYSE: HRL
Hormel Foods
Today’s Change
(2.44%) $0.61
Current Price
$25.77
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$14B
Day’s Range
$25.30 – $25.84
52wk Range
$21.03 – $32.07
Volume
194K
Avg Vol
4.9M
Gross Margin
15.45%
Dividend Yield
4.51%
The board of directors isn’t ignoring the problem. It brought back a well-respected former CEO to help get the company back on track. Hormel has now strung together five quarters of increasing organic sales, so it looks the business is stabilizing.
Meanwhile, the company announced a dividend increase in December 2025, bringing the annual increase tally up to 60 consecutive years. Very clearly, this Dividend King believes that it still has a bright future as a reliable dividend stock. If you can handle a little extra risk for a lot of extra yield, you should probably take a look.
Three high-yield options to boost your passive income right now
If your goal is to maximize the income your portfolio generates, then you need to get to know Enterprise, Realty Income, and Hormel. They each have strong businesses and impressive dividend histories. Oh, and very large yields.
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About the Author
Reuben Gregg Brewer is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering energy, utilities, REITs, and consumer staples. He is the former director of research at Value Line Publishing, where he rose from mutual fund analyst to equity analyst before leading all research operations. Reuben holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Purchase, a master’s in social work from Columbia University, and an MBA from Regis University. He has been featured as a financial expert on CNBC and in the Financial Times, Barron’s, and InvestmentNews.
Stocks Mentioned
Realty Income
NYSE: O
$66.45 (0.34%) $0.23
S&P 500 Index
SNPINDEX: ^GSPC
$6890.07 (+0.77%) $+52.32
Enterprise Products Partners
NYSE: EPD
$36.29 (0.19%) $0.07
Hormel Foods
NYSE: HRL
$25.77 (+2.44%) $+0.61
*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.
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