{"id":14787,"date":"2026-06-15T09:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/?p=14787"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:04:15","slug":"top-dividend-stocks-india-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/finance\/top-dividend-stocks-india-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 Dividend Stocks in India 2026: High Yield, Consistent Payers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Criteria for This List<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stocks included meet all four criteria: (1) Dividend yield above 2.5% at current prices, (2) Consistent dividend payments for at least 5 consecutive years, (3) Dividend payout ratio between 20% and 80% (sustainable), (4) Market cap above \u20b910,000 crore (large\/mid-cap stability).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Dividend Stocks by Sector<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PSU Energy \u2014 Highest Absolute Yields<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Stock<\/strong><\/th>Sector<\/strong><\/th>Approx Yield<\/strong><\/th>5Y Dividend CAGR<\/strong><\/th>Payout Ratio<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Coal India<\/td>Mining<\/td>7\u20139%<\/td>8%<\/td>~70%<\/td><\/tr>
ONGC<\/td>Oil & Gas<\/td>5\u20137%<\/td>4%<\/td>~40%<\/td><\/tr>
Oil India<\/td>Oil & Gas<\/td>5\u20138%<\/td>6%<\/td>~45%<\/td><\/tr>
Power Grid Corp<\/td>Power<\/td>4\u20136%<\/td>12%<\/td>~50%<\/td><\/tr>
NTPC<\/td>Power<\/td>3\u20135%<\/td>8%<\/td>~40%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FMCG & Consumer \u2014 Reliable Long-Term Payers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Stock<\/strong><\/th>Sector<\/strong><\/th>Approx Yield<\/strong><\/th>Dividend Consistency<\/strong><\/th>Notes<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
ITC<\/td>FMCG\/Hotels<\/td>3\u20135%<\/td>25+ years<\/td>High payout, hotel diversification<\/td><\/tr>
Hindustan Unilever<\/td>FMCG<\/td>1.5\u20132.5%<\/td>30+ years<\/td>Premium valuation, consistent<\/td><\/tr>
Nestle India<\/td>FMCG<\/td>1\u20132%<\/td>20+ years<\/td>High P\/E, special dividends<\/td><\/tr>
Marico<\/td>FMCG<\/td>1.5\u20132.5%<\/td>15+ years<\/td>Consistent, growing<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

IT Services \u2014 Growing Dividends<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Stock<\/strong><\/th>Approx Yield<\/strong><\/th>Dividend Growth (5Y CAGR)<\/strong><\/th>Special Dividends?<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Infosys<\/td>2\u20133%<\/td>15%<\/td>Yes (periodic)<\/td><\/tr>
TCS<\/td>1.5\u20132%<\/td>12%<\/td>Yes (special interim)<\/td><\/tr>
HCL Technologies<\/td>3\u20134%<\/td>18%<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
Wipro<\/td>0.5\u20131%<\/td>10%<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dividend Aristocrats: The Indian Version<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While India doesn’t have an official ‘Dividend Aristocrats’ index like the US, a practical definition is companies that have increased dividends for 10+ consecutive years. This list includes: ITC, Infosys, TCS, HUL, Asian Paints, Pidilite Industries, Bajaj Auto, and Eicher Motors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Criteria for This List Stocks included meet all four criteria: (1) Dividend yield above 2.5% at current prices, (2) Consistent dividend payments for at least 5 consecutive years, (3) Dividend payout ratio between 20% and 80% (sustainable), (4) Market cap above \u20b910,000 crore (large\/mid-cap stability). Top Dividend Stocks by Sector PSU Energy \u2014 Highest Absolute […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":14789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_ayudawp_aiss_exclude":false,"_ayudawp_aiss_summary":"Stocks included meet all four criteria: (1) Dividend yield above 2.5% at current prices, (2) Consistent dividend payments for at least 5 consecutive years, (3) Dividend payout ratio between 20% and 80% (sustainable), (4) Market cap above \u20b910,000 crore (large\/mid-cap stability). Top Dividend Stocks by Sector. While India doesn't have an official 'Dividend Aristocrats' index like the US, a practical definition is companies that have increased dividends for 10+ consecutive years.","_ayudawp_aiss_summary_provider":"extractive","_ayudawp_aiss_summary_hash":"2d3c64f7762f7657bf51689d19adacc50086d4d6","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance"],"blocksy_meta":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Top-20-Dividend-Stocks-in-India-2026-High-Yield-Consistent-Payers.png",1536,1024,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Top-20-Dividend-Stocks-in-India-2026-High-Yield-Consistent-Payers-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Top-20-Dividend-Stocks-in-India-2026-High-Yield-Consistent-Payers-300x200.png",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Top-20-Dividend-Stocks-in-India-2026-High-Yield-Consistent-Payers-768x512.png",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Top-20-Dividend-Stocks-in-India-2026-High-Yield-Consistent-Payers-1024x683.png",1024,683,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Top-20-Dividend-Stocks-in-India-2026-High-Yield-Consistent-Payers.png",1536,1024,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Top-20-Dividend-Stocks-in-India-2026-High-Yield-Consistent-Payers.png",1536,1024,false],"web-stories-poster-portrait":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Top-20-Dividend-Stocks-in-India-2026-High-Yield-Consistent-Payers-640x853.png",640,853,true],"web-stories-publisher-logo":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Top-20-Dividend-Stocks-in-India-2026-High-Yield-Consistent-Payers-96x96.png",96,96,true],"web-stories-thumbnail":["https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Top-20-Dividend-Stocks-in-India-2026-High-Yield-Consistent-Payers-150x100.png",150,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Team Lemonn","author_link":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/author\/yudh\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Criteria for This List Stocks included meet all four criteria: (1) Dividend yield above 2.5% at current prices, (2) Consistent dividend payments for at least 5 consecutive years, (3) Dividend payout ratio between 20% and 80% (sustainable), (4) Market cap above \u20b910,000 crore (large\/mid-cap stability). Top Dividend Stocks by Sector PSU Energy \u2014 Highest Absolute…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14792,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14787\/revisions\/14792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonn.co.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}