Top 50 High-Quality Dividend Stocks For May 2025

Summary

• I track 50 high-quality dividend growth stocks to identify opportune investments, updating valuation ratings daily to focus on attractive opportunities.
• Despite a market sell-off, my investable universe outperformed SPY and SCHD year-to-date, with a loss of -1.83% compared to -5.49% and -4.64%.
• This month, 17 stocks had valuation rating changes; 10 were upgrades, including Jack Henry & Associates, West Pharma, and EOG Resources, all with strong expected returns.
• My goal is to focus on high-quality businesses with strong track records, attractive valuations, and desirable future rates of return.

Dilok Klaisataporn

High-Quality Dividend Stock Investable Universe

On September 1, 2024, I started tracking an investable universe of what I believe to be 50 high-quality dividend growth stocks. You can find out more about the formation of this investable universe in the

Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of ALL STOCKS MENTIONED either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.