Yields on high-paying dividend stocks outperform what you can earn in a cash savings account.
Looking to add passive income to your finances? High-yield dividend stocks can deliver, and many offer capital gains potential too. Let’s meet six dividend stocks paying yields above 4.5%. One may be the ideal addition to your income portfolio this summer.
6 Top High-Yield Dividend Stocks To Buy Now In July 2025
The table below introduces six high-yield dividend stocks analysts love.
A review of each company follows. Metrics are sourced from company reports and Stockanalysis.com. For more investing ideas, see best stocks for 2025.
1. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras
Petrobras by the numbers:
Stock price: $12.34
Dividend yield: 14.6%
Revenue: $86.5 billion
Free cash flow: $21.2 billion
P/E ratio: 18.97
Petrobras Business Overview
Petrobras is a Brazilian oil and gas company and a leader in deep and ultra-deep water exploration and production. The company supplies Brazilian refineries. It also offers services in refining, transport and export of crude oil.
Why PBR Stock Is A Top Choice
Petrobras has historically been a generous dividend payer. The annual dividends can fluctuate, but PBR shareholders received $1.78 in regular dividends over the last year. That equates to a yield of 14.6%.
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Strategic initiatives for Petrobras include holding operating costs low and achieving operational emissions neutrality.
Cost management has been a strength for the company. PBR maintains high operating margins above 30%. By comparison, Exxon Mobil and Chevron have operating margins in the range of 10% to 15%. The Brazilian company’s valuation metrics are also attractive relative to its U.S. peers. PBR’s forward P/E ratio is 4.73, and its price to free-cash-flow (P/FCF) ratio is 3.63. The forward P/E and P/FCF ratios for Exxon Mobil and Chevron are above 16, more than three times higher on both metrics.
Petrobras’ low valuation is partly due to the uncertain political outlook in Brazil. Long-term investors may accept this risk given Petrobras’ lengthy history as a profitable operator in the region.
2. Energy Transfer LP (ET)
Energy Transfer LP by the numbers:
Stock price: $17.77
Dividend yield: 7.4%
Revenue: $82.1 billion
Free cash flow: $6.1 billion
P/E ratio: 13.43
Energy Transfer LP Business Overview
Energy Transfer LP owns and operates 130,000 miles of natural gas transportation pipelines. The company moves and stores natural gas, crude oil, NGLs and liquid natural gas in the U.S. and in Latin America.
Why ET Stock Is A Top Choice
Energy Transfer pays $1.31 per share in annual dividends, for a yield of 7.4%. The company has raised its dividend annually for four consecutive years.
Energy Transfer provides oil industry exposure in a less volatile package, thanks to its portfolio of long-term contracts. One example is the recently announced expansion of ET’s Chevron relationship involving a 20-year supply agreement for liquified natural gas. Agreements like these provide healthy visibility in an industry that’s at the mercy of unpredictable oil prices.
ET produces more than $80 billion in annual revenue and $6 billion in free cash flow.
3. Copa Holdings, S.A. (CPA)
Copa Holdings by the numbers:
Stock price: $105.75
Dividend yield: 6.1%
Revenue: $3.5 billion
EPS: $14.63
Free cash flow: $375.2 million
P/E ratio: 7.19
Copa Holdings Business Overview
Copa Holdings operates Copa Airlines and Wingo, Latin American airlines with passenger and cargo services. The company’s hub is in Panama, which is geographically convenient to the Americas and the Caribbean.
Why CPA Stock Is A Top Choice
Copa has paid $6.44 per share in dividends over the last year, for a yield of 6.1%. The company increased its dividend in 2023 and 2024.
Copa benefits from a strong brand reputation in its markets, an outcome of the company’s modern fleet and strong on-time performance record. Copa’s 2024 punctuality rate of 88.22% is the highest in the Americas and the third highest globally. The airline has been deemed “The Most Punctual Airline in Latin America” for 10 consecutive years.
The company’s operational excellence contributes to lower operating costs and growing profitability. CPA increased its annual diluted EPS from $7.88 in 2022 to $14.63 over the prior 12 months. Over the same period, free cash flow grew from $126 million to $375 million. CPA also had $916 million in cash and short-term investments on its balance sheet at the end of the March quarter.
4. Sonoco Products Company (SON)
Sonoco Products by the numbers:
Stock price: $43.70
Dividend yield: 4.9%
Revenue: $5.7 billion
Free cash flow: $60 million
P/E ratio: 28.27
Sonoco Products Business Overview
Sonoco is a leading manufacturer of sustainable industrial paper packaging, metal packaging and rigid paper containers. The company has an active acquisition pipeline and extensive customer relationships supporting its growth.
Why SON Stock Is A Top Choice
Sonoco pays a quarterly per-share dividend of $0.53—$2.12 per year—for a 4.9% yield. The company has increased its dividends annually for 42 consecutive years.
Recent acquisitions have driven big revenue and earnings gains for Sonoco. The company’s first quarter 2025 results included 31% higher sales and an adjusted diluted EPS increase of 23%. The gains were partly due to the December 2024 acquisition of Titan Holdings I B.V.
Sonoco balances its acquisition activity with strategic divestitures to focus operations and reduce debt. The end goal is to build a “simpler, stronger and more sustainable company” according to Howard Coker, president and CEO.
The company expects to achieve 2025 sales of $7.75 to $8 billion and adjusted EPS of $6 to $6.20. 2024 sales and EPS were $5.3 billion and $4.89, respectively.
5. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI)
HASI by the numbers:
Stock price: $26.55
Dividend yield: 6.3%
Revenue: $126.7 million
Free cash flow: -$52 million
P/E ratio: 24.57
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Business Overview
HASI is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in sustainable infrastructure projects. The portfolio includes solar and wind power projects, residential solar leases and ecological restoration projects.
Why HASI Stock Is A Top Choice
Over the last year, HASI has paid $1.68 in dividends per share. That translates to a healthy yield of 6.3%.
HASI is monetizing the U.S. energy transition, an investment opportunity Goldman Sachs has valued at nearly $11 trillion through 2050. The HASI portfolio strategy involves acquiring assets that will provide predictable and long-term cash flows. The operational goals include strong margins and consistent earnings growth through all economic and political cycles. In May 2025, the company reaffirmed its long-term target for adjusted EPS CAGR of 10%.
To realize that goal, the HASI team plans to expand its investment strategy beyond wind, solar, storage and decarbonization projects into data centers, geothermal, hydropower, nuclear, sustainable agriculture and more. The company can support that expansion with more than $2 billion in annual investable capital, clean energy expertise and deep relationships with leading clean energy developers in the U.S.
6. Winnebago Industries, Inc. (WGO)
Winnebago by the numbers:
Stock price: $28.45
Dividend yield: 4.8%
Revenue: $2.7 billion
Trailing 12-month loss per share: -$0.63
Free cash flow: $72.3 million
P/E ratio: NA
Winnebago Industries Business Overview
Winnebago makes and sells travel trailers, recreational vehicles, powerboats and pontoons. The brand portfolio includes Winnebago, Grand Design, Newmar, Barletta and Chris-Craft.
Why WGO Stock Is A Top Choice
Winnebago’s current dividend is $0.34 per quarter or $1.36 annually. The yield is 4.8%. The company has raised the dividend annually for six years.
Winnebago’s dividend yield got a boost recently when the company announced its third-quarter results. The stock price fell more than 7% in one day after WGO reported soft sales and earnings and lowered its 2025 guidance. Michael Happe, president and CEO, attributed the changes to “an uncertain economic environment.”
Winnebago sells expensive discretionary products, so the company will have some rough times ahead if consumer confidence continues to decline. On the other hand, WGO has been in business for over 60 years, surviving the Great Recession and other economic shocks. So, you may be willing to take a chance on WGO—assuming you’re patient, risk-tolerant and yield-hungry.
Bottom Line
Yields on high-paying dividend stocks outperform what you can earn in a cash savings account. That’s your compensation for the added risk that the stock price or dividend payment could decline at any time. Manage those risks by choosing your high-yield dividend stocks carefully and diversifying your portfolio. You can also reinvest some of the cash income into more reliable securities to avoid over-concentration in your high-yield dividend payers.
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