Safety changes
Dividend safety changes: July 2026
12 Tier A tickers moved by at least 0.1 points on the dividend safety scale this month. The top movers are below — biggest absolute changes first.
Got safer
| Ticker | Old score | New score | Δ | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEP | 5.0/10 | 6.3/10 | +1.3 | safer: payout ratio shifted from 89% to 75% |
| VZ · Verizon Communications Inc. | 5.8/10 | 6.8/10 | +1.0 | safer: yield moved from 6.42% to 5.99% (-0.43%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| VIG · Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 7.2/10 | 7.9/10 | +0.7 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.7 points |
| NKE · Nike, Inc. - Class B | 5.5/10 | 6.1/10 | +0.6 | safer: payout ratio shifted from 107% to 78% |
| TGT · Target Corporation | 7.8/10 | 8.3/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| LYB · LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | 4.0/10 | 4.5/10 | +0.5 | safer: yield moved from 7.68% to 6.81% (-0.87%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| GD · General Dynamics Corporation | 8.8/10 | 9.3/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| KO | 7.5/10 | 8.0/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| ARCC · Ares Capital Corporation | 3.3/10 | 3.8/10 | +0.5 | safer: payout ratio shifted from 118% to 143% |
| CVX · Chevron Corporation | 6.0/10 | 6.5/10 | +0.5 | safer: yield moved from 4.23% to 3.71% (-0.52%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| ADC · Agree Realty Corporation | 5.2/10 | 5.7/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| ORCL · Oracle Corporation | 8.3/10 | 8.5/10 | +0.2 | safer: yield moved from 1.09% to 1.74% (+0.65%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
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