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Stocks That Pay Dividends in March (2027)

Based on each company's pay dates over the last 12 months · updated

375 quality U.S. dividend stocks pay in March, including Google (Alphabet) (GOOGL), Alphabet (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (Facebook) (META) and Broadcom (AVGO). Most are quarterly payers on the March, June, September and December schedule, and most go ex-dividend in March, so buy before then to get a March payment.

Key facts: dividends paid in March

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 19, 2026, 375 of the 1,211 quality U.S.-listed dividend stocks SmarterDividends tracks paid a dividend in March over the last year: 366 quarterly payers and 9 twice-a-year or annual payers, plus 402 stocks that pay every month.
  • 312 of the quarterly payers that pay in March follow the March, June, September and December schedule, including Google (Alphabet) (GOOGL), Alphabet (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta (Facebook) (META).
  • The largest U.S. company that pays a dividend in March is Google (Alphabet) (GOOGL), with a dividend yield of 0.26% as of Oct 19, 2026.
  • The highest-yielding March payer with a dividend safety grade of A or B and at least five years of raises is Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT), yielding 7.86% as of Oct 19, 2026.
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has the longest dividend-growth streak among March payers, 55 consecutive years.
  • 52% of the dividends paid in March go ex-dividend in March, so you usually need to own the shares by early March to receive a March dividend.
  • 40% of the companies that pay in March pay in the first half of the month.
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SmarterDividends, "Stocks That Pay Dividends in March (2027)," updated Oct 19, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks-that-pay-dividends-in-march

Quarterly dividend stocks that pay in March (366)

Largest first. March is highlighted in each company's payment months; most also pay in the other months of the March, June, September and December schedule.
Quarterly dividend stocks that pay in March
CompanyYield
GOOGLGOOGLAlphabet Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.26%
GOOGGOOGAlphabet Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.26%
MSFTMSFTMicrosoft CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.74%
METAMETAMeta Platforms, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.30%
AVGOAVGOBroadcom Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.79%
LLYLLYEli Lilly and CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.55%
VVVisa Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.67%
XOMXOMExxonMobil Holdings CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.30%
JNJJNJJohnson & JohnsonPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.10%
CVXCVXChevron CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.16%
UNHUNHUnitedHealth Group IncorporatedPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.31%
BACBACBank of America CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.50%
AMATAMATApplied Materials, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.52%
HDHDThe Home Depot, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.01%
SHELSHELShell plcPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.93%
RTXRTXRTX CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.51%
GSGSThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.27%
WFCWFCWells Fargo & CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.38%
AMGNAMGNAmgen Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.33%
LINLINLinde plcPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.28%
IBMIBMInternational Business Machines CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.91%
KLACKLACKLA CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.56%
GILDGILDGilead Sciences, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.10%
ADIADIAnalog Devices, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.11%
BLKBLKBlackRock, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.02%
QCOMQCOMQUALCOMM IncorporatedPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.14%
PEPPEPPepsiCo, Inc.Pays Jan, Mar, Jun, Sep4.50%
COPCOPConocoPhillipsPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.29%
MCDMCDMcDonald's CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.18%
UNPUNPUnion Pacific CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.97%
TMUSTMUST-Mobile US, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.94%
WELLWELLWelltower Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Nov1.45%
PFEPFEPfizer Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec5.81%
NEENEENextEra Energy, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.12%
TJXTJXThe TJX Companies, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.30%
ETNETNEaton Corporation plcPays Mar, May, Aug, Nov1.12%
IBKRIBKRInteractive Brokers Group, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.42%
MPCMPCMarathon Petroleum CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.84%
BPBPBP p.l.c.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.02%
VLOVLOValero Energy CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Aug, Dec1.08%
LMTLMTLockheed Martin CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.61%
SPGISPGIS&P Global Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.90%
BKNGBKNGBooking Holdings Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.03%
NEMNEMNewmont CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.88%
WDCWDCWestern Digital CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.18%
COFCOFCapital One Financial CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.59%
PLDPLDPrologis, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.40%
PHPHParker-Hannifin CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.83%
NEMCNEMCLNewmont CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.93%
PSXPSXPhillips 66Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.81%
GLWGLWCorning IncorporatedPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.85%
ENBENBEnbridge Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep5.82%
CMECMECME Group Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.77%
SOSOThe Southern CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.33%
HCAHCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.68%
MARMARMarriott International, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.75%
TTTTTrane Technologies plcPays Mar, Jun, Sep0.92%
EQIXEQIXEquinix, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.09%
CEGCEGConstellation Energy CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.63%
AEMAEMAgnico Eagle Mines LimitedPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.95%
DUKDUKDuke Energy CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.57%
ELVELVElevance Health, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.61%
SUSUSuncor Energy Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep2.17%
ICEICEIntercontinental Exchange, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.29%
WMWMWaste Management, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.67%
EMREMREmerson Electric Co.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.37%
CSXCSXCSX CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.15%
WMBWMBThe Williams Companies, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.95%
MMMMMM3M CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.89%
CTASCTASCintas CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.97%
MCOMCOMoody's CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.85%
UPSUPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec6.73%
BNBNBrookfield CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.76%
REGNREGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Aug, Dec0.48%
SHWSHWThe Sherwin-Williams CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.95%
TRVTRVThe Travelers Companies, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.28%
NTESNTESNetEase, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.32%
CICIThe Cigna GroupPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.06%
KKRKKRKKR & Co. Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Dec0.90%
VRTVRTVertiv Holdings CoPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.12%
SPGSPGSimon Property Group, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.33%
HLTHLTHilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.17%
ROSTROSTRoss Stores, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.75%
NOCNOCNorthrop Grumman CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.90%
GMGMGeneral Motors CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.86%
CNICNICanadian National Railway CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep2.12%
MFCMFCManulife Financial CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep3.07%
CMICMICummins Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.66%
BAMBAMBrookfield Asset Management Ltd.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.44%
TGTTGTTarget CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.01%
AEPAEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.99%
BBBarrick Mining CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.71%
HONHONHoneywell International Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.32%
DLRDLRDigital Realty Trust, Inc.Pays Jan, Mar, Jun, Sep2.77%
AJGAJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.10%
CORCORCencora, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Aug, Dec0.70%
METMETMetLife, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.35%
GWWGWWW.W. Grainger, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.75%
TELTELTE Connectivity plcPays Mar, Jun, Sep1.47%
CVECVECenovus Energy Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep1.88%
AFLAFLAflac IncorporatedPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.03%
PCARPCARPACCAR IncPays Jan, Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.26%
TFCTFCTruist Financial CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.42%
FANGFANGDiamondback Energy, Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Nov2.16%
AMEAMEAMETEK, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.55%
DDDominion Energy, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.20%
DVNDVNDevon Energy CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.52%
PSAPSAPublic StoragePays Mar, Jun, Oct, Dec4.02%
GRMNGRMNGarmin Ltd.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.47%
EBAYEBAYeBay Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.03%
EAEAElectronic Arts IncPays Mar, Jun, Dec0.36%
NDAQNDAQNasdaq, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec1.23%
BDXBDXBecton, Dickinson and CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.19%
VSTVSTVistra Corp.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.61%
TERTERTeradyne, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.16%
FIXFIXComfort Systems USA, Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Nov0.25%
ETRETREntergy CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec2.44%
DALDALDelta Air Lines, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Jul, Nov1.14%
FFFord Motor CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.83%
PYPLPYPLPayPal Holdings, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec0.99%

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Higher-quality March payers

Quarterly payers in this month with a yield of 2% to 9%, a dividend safety grade of A or B, and at least five consecutive years of raises, highest yield first.
Higher-quality dividend stocks that pay in March
CompanyYield
UHTUHTUniversal Health Realty Income TrustPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec7.86%
UPSUPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec6.73%
PFEPFEPfizer Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec5.81%
CTVACTVACorteva, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec5.59%
PIIPIIPolaris Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec5.22%
COLBCOLBColumbia Banking System, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec5.20%
FNFFNFFidelity National Financial, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec5.19%
TROWTROWT. Rowe Price Group, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec5.15%
BIPBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep4.86%
PRUPRUPrudential Financial, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.83%
ESESEversource EnergyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.71%
PEPPEPPepsiCo, Inc.Pays Jan, Mar, Jun, Sep4.50%
SONSONSonoco Products CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.34%
AMHAMHAmerican Homes 4 RentPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.22%
CNACNACNA Financial CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec4.01%
MZTIMZTIThe Marzetti CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.82%
PEGPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group IncorporatedPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.75%
TSNTSNTyson Foods, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.72%
BKHBKHBlack Hills CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.67%
SWKSWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.63%
DUKDUKDuke Energy CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.57%
WTRGWTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.53%
SJMSJMThe J. M. Smucker CompanyPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.52%
PNWPNWPinnacle West Capital CorporationPays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.52%
WECWECWEC Energy Group, Inc.Pays Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec3.50%

Twice-a-year and annual payers in March (9)

These companies pay only once or twice a year, and March is one of their payment months. Many are foreign companies listed in the U.S.
Semiannual and annual dividend payers in March
CompanyYield
NVSNVSNovartis AGPays Mar3.15%
AZNAZNAstraZeneca PLCPays Mar1.94%
BHPBHPBHP Group LimitedPays Mar, Sep4.75%
BCSBCSBarclays PLCPays Mar, Sep2.70%
VALEVALEVale S.A.Pays Mar, Sep6.46%
WDSWDSWoodside Energy Group LtdPays Mar, Sep4.91%
GFIGFIGold Fields LimitedPays Mar, Sep5.73%
FOXAFOXAFox CorporationPays Mar, Sep0.90%
FOXFOXFox CorporationPays Mar, Sep1.01%

Stocks that pay every month, including March

402 quality stocks pay a dividend every month. The largest are below; see the full monthly dividend stocks list for all of them.
Monthly dividend stocks
CompanyYield
ITUBITUBItaú Unibanco Holding S.A.Pays every month1.81%
OORealty Income CorporationPays every month5.81%
BBDBBDBanco Bradesco S.A.Pays every month5.88%
BBDOBBDOBanco Bradesco S.A.Pays every month5.93%
VIVVIVTelefônica Brasil S.A.Pays every month8.02%
DOCDOCHealthpeak Properties, Inc.Pays every month6.43%
UDRUDRUDR, Inc.Pays every month5.08%
AGNCAGNCAGNC Investment Corp.Pays every month16.51%
JANJANJanus Living, Inc.Pays every month1.96%
ADCADCAgree Realty CorporationPays every month4.85%

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How to receive a March dividend

A company pays its dividend to everyone who owned the shares before the ex-dividend date. The pay date, when the cash arrives, usually comes two to four weeks later.

For dividends paid in March, the ex-dividend date most often falls in March, and sometimes in February. To be paid, buy the shares by the close on the trading day before the ex-dividend date. Each company's page shows its exact dates.

The ex-dividend calendar lists every upcoming date, and the monthly income guide shows how to combine the three quarterly schedules so a dividend arrives every month.

Frequently asked questions

Which stocks pay dividends in March?

375 quality U.S. dividend stocks paid in March over the last year, including Google (Alphabet) (GOOGL), Alphabet (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (Facebook) (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Eli Lilly (LLY), Visa (V) and ExxonMobil (XOM). The tables above list all of them with their yields and pay days.

Which stocks pay dividends in March, June, September and December?

312 quarterly payers follow that schedule, including GOOGL, GOOG, MSFT, META, AVGO, LLY, V and XOM. Each pays four times a year, in March, June, September and December.

Which companies pay dividends only in March?

Twice-a-year and annual payers that pay in March include Novartis (NVS), AstraZeneca (AZN), BHP (BHP), Barclays (BCS), Vale (VALE) and Woodside Energy (WDS).

When do I need to buy a stock to get a March dividend?

Before its ex-dividend date, which usually falls two to four weeks before the pay date. Most March dividends go ex-dividend in March. Under the U.S. T+1 settlement cycle, buying by the close on the trading day before the ex-dividend date is enough.

How can I get dividends every month?

Combine quarterly payers from all three schedules (January/April/July/October, February/May/August/November and March/June/September/December), or own stocks that pay monthly. The monthly income guide shows how, with examples from each schedule.

Which month do most companies pay dividends?

March: 375 of the quality dividend stocks SmarterDividends tracks paid in March over the last year. The March/June/September/December schedule is the most common quarterly cycle.

Do I have to own the stock in March to get paid in March?

No. What matters is owning it before the ex-dividend date, which for a March payment usually falls in March. You can sell after the ex-dividend date and still receive the dividend on the pay date.

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Payment months come from each company's pay dates over the last 12 months; a company can change its schedule. For information only, not investment advice.