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Highest Yielding Stocks On The Dow
Published:
Thursday, 24 Jan 2008 | 6:55 PM ET
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By: Brian Beers
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As the markets continue to swing up and down, some of the biggest names in the Dow Industrials [.DJIA
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Here's a look at who is currently yielding what from top to bottom:
Highest Yielders On The Dow Industrials |
| Symbol | Dividend Yield (%) | |
| HIGHEST | PFE | 5.6 |
| C | 4.7 | |
| T | 4.5 | |
| VZ | 4.5 | |
| MO | 4.0 | |
| GM | 3.9 | |
| DD | 3.6 | |
| GE | 3.6 | |
| JPM | 3.4 | |
| MRK | 3.1 | |
| HD | 3.0 | |
| MCD | 2.8 | |
| AVERAGE | --- | 2.7 |
| JNJ | 2.6 | |
| MMM | 2.5 | |
| MEDIAN | --- | 2.3 |
| KO | 2.3 | |
| AA | 2.2 | |
| CAT | 2.2 | |
| INTC | 2.2 | |
| BA | 2.1 | |
| PG | 2.1 | |
| HON | 1.8 | |
| UTX | 1.8 | |
| WMT | 1.8 | |
| XOM | 1.6 | |
| AXP | 1.5 | |
| AIG | 1.5 | |
| IBM | 1.5 | |
| MSFT | 1.3 | |
| DIS | 1.2 | |
| LOWEST | HPQ | 0.7 |
Source: CNBC.com (Yield based on closing prices as of Jan 24, 2008) |
© 2012 CNBC.com
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