S&P 500 -- An Analysis of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index Top 25 Dividend Payers from 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024

An analysis of the top 25 of 403 dividend payers in the index over the past year.

The S&P 500 — that’s a lot of cabbage.

As always, please read our disclaimer.

The following stocks are sorted in descending order of greatest “yield.”

Also be aware that for MMM there was a special spinoff payment on 4/1/2024 which is unlikely to be repeated.

All dividends are calculated based on the “Ex-EFF Date.”

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[1] 3M CO [MMM]

MMM had total dividends of $20.9975 from 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024. During that time frame it had a starting price of $91.97, a high price of $141.34, a low price of $76.79, and a 12/31/2024 price of $129.09. This means that it had a yield of 22.83%, or an average monthly yield of 1.90%. The peak-to-valley is -45.67%. The capital gains were 40.36%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is 63.19%, or a gain/loss per month of 5.27%. The average volume during the last 12 months was 4,362,299.

For further information, please see the following link:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etf/MMM/dividend-history

[2] ALTRIA GROUP, INC. [MO]

MO had total dividends of $4.0000 from 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024. During that time frame it had a starting price of $41.58, a high price of $58.04, a low price of $40.15, and a 12/31/2024 price of $52.29. This means that it had a yield of 9.62%, or an average monthly yield of 0.80%. The peak-to-valley is -30.82%. The capital gains were 25.76%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is 35.38%, or a gain/loss per month of 2.95%. The average volume during the last 12 months was 9,555,445.

For further information, please see the following link:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etf/MO/dividend-history

[3] TransDigm Group INC [TDG]

TDG had total dividends of $75.0000 from 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024. During that time frame it had a starting price of $992.20, a high price of $1,451.32, a low price of $986.76, and a 12/31/2024 price of $1,267.28. This means that it had a yield of 7.56%, or an average monthly yield of 0.63%. The peak-to-valley is -32.01%. The capital gains were 27.72%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is 35.28%, or a gain/loss per month of 2.94%. The average volume during the last 12 months was 232,284.

For further information, please see the following link:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etf/TDG/dividend-history