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Stocks That Pay Dividends in May (2027)

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

188 quality U.S. dividend stocks pay in May, including Apple (AAPL), Walmart (WMT), ASML (ASML), Mastercard (MA) and AbbVie (ABBV). Most are quarterly payers on the February, May, August and November schedule, and most go ex-dividend in May, so buy before then to get a May payment.

Key facts: dividends paid in May

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 19, 2026, 188 of the 1,211 quality U.S.-listed dividend stocks SmarterDividends tracks paid a dividend in May over the last year: 166 quarterly payers and 22 twice-a-year or annual payers, plus 402 stocks that pay every month.
  • 113 of the quarterly payers that pay in May follow the February, May, August and November schedule, including Apple (AAPL), ASML (ASML), Mastercard (MA) and AbbVie (ABBV).
  • The largest U.S. company that pays a dividend in May is Apple (AAPL), with a dividend yield of 0.31% as of Oct 19, 2026.
  • The highest-yielding May payer with a dividend safety grade of A or B and at least five years of raises is Universal (UVV), yielding 8.16% as of Oct 19, 2026.
  • Colgate-Palmolive (CL) has the longest dividend-growth streak among May payers, 52 consecutive years.
  • 59% of the dividends paid in May go ex-dividend in May, so you usually need to own the shares by early May to receive a May dividend.
  • 34% of the companies that pay in May pay in the first half of the month.
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SmarterDividends, "Stocks That Pay Dividends in May (2027)," updated Oct 19, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks-that-pay-dividends-in-may

Quarterly dividend stocks that pay in May (166)

Largest first. May is highlighted in each company's payment months; most also pay in the other months of the February, May, August and November schedule.
Quarterly dividend stocks that pay in May
CompanyYield
AAPLAAPLApple Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.31%
WMTWMTWalmart Inc.Pays Jan, Apr, May, Sep0.83%
ASMLASMLASML Holding N.V.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.55%
MAMAMastercard IncorporatedPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.56%
ABBVABBVAbbVie Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.42%
COSTCOSTCostco Wholesale CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.59%
PGPGThe Procter & Gamble CompanyPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.73%
CATCATCaterpillar Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.89%
DELLDELLDell Technologies Inc.Pays Jan, May, Jul, Oct0.56%
MSMSMorgan StanleyPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.55%
RYRYRoyal Bank of CanadaPays May, Aug2.51%
TXNTXNTexas Instruments IncorporatedPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.20%
AXPAXPAmerican Express CompanyPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.21%
CCCitigroup Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.16%
VZVZVerizon Communications Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov6.32%
ABTABTAbbott LaboratoriesPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.40%
DEDEDeere & CompanyPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.01%
SCCOSCCOSouthern Copper CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.19%
WELLWELLWelltower Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Nov1.45%
PBRPBRPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - PetrobrasPays May, Sep, Dec5.50%
TTAT&T Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov4.74%
SCHWSCHWThe Charles Schwab CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.39%
ETNETNEaton Corporation plcPays Mar, May, Aug, Nov1.12%
ACNACNAccenture plcPays May, Aug, Nov2.98%
BTIBTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov5.57%
BXBXBlackstone Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov4.91%
BMYBMYBristol-Myers Squibb CompanyPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov4.22%
CVSCVSCVS Health CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.88%
BMOBMOBank of MontrealPays May, Aug2.88%
EQNREQNREquinor ASAPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.32%
SBUXSBUXStarbucks CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.58%
LOWLOWLowe's Companies, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.53%
FCXFCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.86%
BNYBNYThe Bank of New York Mellon CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.55%
INGINGING Groep N.V.Pays May, Aug3.95%
GDGDGeneral Dynamics CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.85%
MRSHMRSHMarsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.10%
HWMHWMHowmet Aerospace Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.25%
PNCPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.68%
KKRKKRKKR & Co. Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Dec0.90%
EPDEPDEnterprise Products Partners L.P.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov6.08%
LYGLYGLloyds Banking Group plcPays May, Sep3.98%
KMIKMIKinder Morgan, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.45%
CLCLColgate-Palmolive CompanyPays Feb, May, Aug2.25%
NSCNSCNorfolk Southern CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.65%
ETETEnergy Transfer LPPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov6.71%
APDAPDAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.42%
APOAPOApollo Global Management, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.03%
URIURIUnited Rentals, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.77%
TRGPTRGPTarga Resources Corp.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.70%
AONAONAon plcPays May, Aug1.12%
LNGLNGCheniere Energy, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.77%
MPLXMPLXMPLX LPPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov7.40%
OKEOKEONEOK, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov4.59%
FASTFASTFastenal CompanyPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.04%
NUENUENucor CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.87%
FANGFANGDiamondback Energy, Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Nov2.16%
BKRBKRBaker Hughes CompanyPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.65%
FIXFIXComfort Systems USA, Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Nov0.25%
TRITRIThomson Reuters CorporationPays Mar, May, Jun, Sep, Dec2.40%
CARRCARRCarrier Global CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.75%
HLNHLNHaleon plcPays May, Sep1.96%
AMPAMPAmeriprise Financial, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.36%
FMXFMXFomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.Pays May, Jul, Oct3.61%
WCNWCNWaste Connections, Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug0.83%
MSCIMSCIMSCI Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.44%
PAYXPAYXPaychex, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov4.26%
DHIDHID.R. Horton, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.29%
UIUIUbiquiti Inc.Pays Feb, May, Sep, Nov0.67%
KVUEKVUEKenvue Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Oct, Nov4.44%
CCLCCLCarnival Corporation Ltd.Pays Feb, May, Aug1.74%
GEHCGEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.23%
CTSHCTSHCognizant Technology Solutions CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.00%
CQPCQPCheniere Energy Partners, L.P.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov5.14%
WSMWSMWilliams-Sonoma, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.22%
VRSNVRSNVeriSign, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.07%
WSTWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.23%
CFGCFGCitizens Financial Group, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.90%
CASYCASYCasey's General Stores, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.38%
KOFKOFCoca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V.Pays May, Jul, Oct3.63%
LVSLVSLas Vegas Sands Corp.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.16%
DRIDRIDarden Restaurants, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.00%
SYFSYFSynchrony FinancialPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.85%
BROBROBrown & Brown, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.95%
NVTNVTnVent Electric plcPays Feb, May, Aug0.59%
STZSTZConstellation Brands, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.14%
NRGNRGNRG Energy, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.83%
JBHTJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.79%
CMSCMSCMS Energy CorporationPays Feb, May, Sep, Nov3.32%
ENTGENTGEntegris, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.29%
BSBRBSBRBanco Santander (Brasil) S.A.Pays May, Aug6.19%
AMRZAMRZAmrize LtdPays May, Aug1.75%
NININiSource Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.81%
WESWESWestern Midstream Partners, LPPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov8.34%
LENLENLennar CorporationPays Feb, May, Jul, Oct2.59%
CFCFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.99%
PAAPAAPlains All American Pipeline, L.P.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov6.61%
LNTLNTAlliant Energy CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.13%
GISGISGeneral Mills, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov7.36%
MGAMGAMagna International Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug3.00%
DDDDDuPont de Nemours, Inc.Pays Mar, May, Sep, Dec1.84%
EWBCEWBCEast West Bancorp, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.52%
APAAPAAPA CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.03%
RVTYRVTYRevvity, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug0.18%
FTAIFTAIFTAI Aviation Ltd.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Nov1.22%
TPGTPGTPG Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Dec5.27%
VNOMVNOMViper Energy, Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Nov5.44%
EMAEMAEmera IncorporatedPays May, Aug4.37%
UNMUNMUnum GroupPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.19%
OHIOHIOmega Healthcare Investors, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov5.96%
PNFPPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.11%
COKECOKECoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov0.48%
OWLOWLBlue Owl Capital Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Nov10.28%
SUNSUNSunoco LPPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov5.47%
GGGGGGGraco Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov1.44%
GLGLGlobe Life Inc.Pays Jan, May, Jul, Oct0.78%
CGCGThe Carlyle Group Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.85%
EMBJEMBJEmbraer S.A.Pays May, Jun, Jul1.31%
WBSWBSWebster Financial CorpPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.06%
CCKCCKCrown Holdings, Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug, Nov1.15%

Showing the 120 largest of 166.

Higher-quality May 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 May
CompanyYield
UVVUVVUniversal CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov8.16%
GISGISGeneral Mills, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov7.36%
VZVZVerizon Communications Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov6.32%
EPDEPDEnterprise Products Partners L.P.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov6.08%
NNNNNNNNN REIT, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov5.97%
HRLHRLHormel Foods CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov5.74%
CLXCLXThe Clorox CompanyPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov5.74%
MATWMATWMatthews International CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Dec5.26%
AESAESThe AES CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov4.71%
PAYXPAYXPaychex, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov4.26%
BMYBMYBristol-Myers Squibb CompanyPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov4.22%
NWFLNWFLNorwood Financial Corp.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.82%
ARTNAARTNAArtesian Resources CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.79%
PNCPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.68%
JEFJEFJefferies Financial Group Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.57%
KMIKMIKinder Morgan, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.45%
CMSCMSCMS Energy CorporationPays Feb, May, Sep, Nov3.32%
STZSTZConstellation Brands, Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.14%
LNTLNTAlliant Energy CorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.13%
WABCWABCWestamerica BancorporationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.13%
ZIONZIONZions Bancorporation, National AssociationPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov3.03%
MGAMGAMagna International Inc.Pays Mar, May, Aug3.00%
BMOBMOBank of MontrealPays May, Aug2.88%
NININiSource Inc.Pays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.81%
PGPGThe Procter & Gamble CompanyPays Feb, May, Aug, Nov2.73%

Twice-a-year and annual payers in May (22)

These companies pay only once or twice a year, and May is one of their payment months. Many are foreign companies listed in the U.S.
Semiannual and annual dividend payers in May
CompanyYield
SAPSAPSAP SEPays May1.31%
SANSANBanco Santander, S.A.Pays May2.09%
RACERACEFerrari N.V.Pays May1.06%
NWGNWGNatWest Group plcPays May, Sep5.39%
CCEPCCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners PLCPays May, Dec2.14%
ECECEcopetrol S.A.Pays May3.63%
ALCALCAlcon Inc.Pays May0.54%
TSTSTenaris S.A.Pays May3.00%
PUKPUKPrudential plcPays May, Oct2.30%
IHGIHGInterContinental Hotels Group PLCPays May, Oct1.13%
SBSSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESPPays May0.53%
CNHCNHCNH Industrial N.V.Pays May0.86%
SQMSQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.Pays May, Sep4.03%
BSACBSACBanco Santander-ChilePays May4.53%
HTHTHTHTH World Group LimitedPays May, Sep4.67%
LTMLTMLATAM Airlines Group S.A.Pays May3.22%
SNNSNNSmith & Nephew plcPays May, Nov2.73%
TXTXTernium S.A.Pays May3.85%
PSOPSOPearson plcPays May, Sep1.90%
HMYHMYHarmony Gold Mining Company LimitedPays May, Oct4.55%
SUZSUZSuzano S.A.Pays May0.01%
BVNBVNCompañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.Pays May, Dec3.73%

Stocks that pay every month, including May

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 May 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 May, the ex-dividend date most often falls in May, and sometimes in April. 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 May?

188 quality U.S. dividend stocks paid in May over the last year, including Apple (AAPL), Walmart (WMT), ASML (ASML), Mastercard (MA), AbbVie (ABBV), Costco (COST), Procter & Gamble (PG) and Caterpillar (CAT). The tables above list all of them with their yields and pay days.

Which stocks pay dividends in February, May, August and November?

113 quarterly payers follow that schedule, including AAPL, ASML, MA, ABBV, COST, PG, CAT and MS. Each pays four times a year, in February, May, August and November.

Which companies pay dividends only in May?

Twice-a-year and annual payers that pay in May include SAP (SAP), Banco Santander (SAN), Ferrari (RACE), NatWest (NWG), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) and Ecopetrol (EC).

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

Before its ex-dividend date, which usually falls two to four weeks before the pay date. Most May dividends go ex-dividend in May. 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 May to get paid in May?

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

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