Safety changes
Dividend safety changes: October 2026
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLX · Clorox Co. | 3.4/10 | 4.7/10 | +1.3 | safer: yield moved from 6.14% to 5.68% (-0.46%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| MO · Altria Group, Inc. | 5.7/10 | 6.7/10 | +1.0 | safer: yield moved from 6.42% to 5.69% (-0.73%) — 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 |
| MCD · McDonald's Corporation | 7.1/10 | 7.8/10 | +0.7 | safer: yield moved from 3.30% to 2.99% (-0.31%) — lower yield typically reflects price appreciation outpacing distributions |
| TXN · Texas Instruments Inc. | 7.4/10 | 8.0/10 | +0.6 | safer: payout ratio shifted from 85% to 74% |
| O · Realty Income Corp. | 5.3/10 | 5.8/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| SPG · Simon Property Group Inc. | 6.8/10 | 7.3/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
| PG · The Procter & Gamble Company | 7.0/10 | 7.5/10 | +0.5 | safer: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.5 points |
Got riskier
| Ticker | Old score | New score | Δ | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T · AT&T Inc. | 8.8/10 | 7.8/10 | -1.0 | riskier: yield moved from 4.46% to 5.18% (+0.72%) — higher yield is usually a sign of price weakness or distribution stress |
| JEPI | 6.1/10 | 5.4/10 | -0.7 | riskier: underlying fundamentals shifted enough to move the score by 0.7 points |
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