# 5 Dividend Stocks Yielding Up to 8% That Could Keep Paying for Years > Five dividend stocks with yields up to 8% offer steady payouts backed by cash flow, contracts, or regulation. - Title: 5 Dividend Stocks Yielding Up to 8% That Could Keep Paying… - Summary: Five dividend stocks with yields up to 8% offer steady payouts backed by cash flow, contracts, or regulation. Five income stocks including Kimberly-Clark… - Keywords: kimberly-clark, general-mills, w. p. carey, vici-properties, consolidated-edison, dividend-yield, dividend-stocks, reit, consumer-staples, cash-flow, Dividend, Stocks - Source: 24/7 Wall St. — https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/10/16/5-dividend-stocks-yielding-up-to-8-that-could-keep-paying-for-years - Author: Chris Lange - Published: 2026-10-16T17:15:27+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: kimberly-clark, general-mills, w. p. carey, vici-properties, consolidated-edison, dividend-yield, dividend-stocks, reit, consumer-staples, cash-flow ## Kimberly-Clark: 54-Year Dividend Streak Kimberly-Clark pays $1.28 quarterly at $104.77 share, yielding 4.89% with 54 consecutive years of dividend increases. > The quarterly payout has gone up every year in the dividend record, from $0.26 in 1999 to $1.26 in 2.025 and $1.28 in 2026. ## General Mills: 127-Year Dividend History General Mills pays $0.61 quarterly at $32.87 share, yielding 7.42% with 127 consecutive years of uninterrupted payments. > The company calls this its 127th consecutive year of uninterrupted dividend payments, and the quarterly record shows no missed payments from 1999 through the most recent October 13, 2026 ex-dividend date. ## W. P. Carey: Quarterly Dividend Reset W. P. Carey raised its quarterly dividend to $0.95, yielding 5.90% at $64.45 share after a post-spin-off reset. > After the office spin-off, the quarterly dividend fell from $1.071 to $0.86 in late 2023. It has been raised every quarter since. ## VICI Properties: 100% Occupancy REIT VICI Properties pays $0.46 quarterly at $23.51 share, yielding 7.83% with 100% occupancy and 39.6-year leases. > The record shows an increase every year since the 2018 IPO, from $0.2875 per quarter in 2018 to today’s $0.46. ## Consolidated Edison: 52-Year Raise Streak Consolidated Edison pays $0.8875 quarterly at $110.37 share, yielding 3.22% with 52 consecutive years of dividend increases. > The 2026 raise was 4.4%, and the dividend record shows a higher quarterly rate in every year from 2017 ($0.69) onward. ## Dividend Safety Metrics Kimberly-Clark covers 95% of EPS with $321m free cash flow; General Mills uses 79% of EPS guidance; W. P. Carey has 70% AFFO payout ratio. > The annualized dividend equals about 95% of trailing GAAP EPS of $5.37, although adjusted results run higher. ## Bull Case: Kimberly-Clark Kimberly-Clark’s profits rose 6.2% to $757m with a fifth straight earnings beat, trading at 13x forward earnings. > Second-quarter adjusted operating profit rose 6.2% to $757 million. Adjusted EPS of $2.12 beat the $2.01 consensus, the company’s fifth beat in a row. ## Bull Case: General Mills General Mills trades at 12x forward earnings with a 24.45% year-to-date decline and strong EPS guidance. > The stock is down 24.45% year to date and trades at just 12 times forward earnings. ## Bull Case: W. P. Carey W. P. Carey’s AFFO rose 4.7% to $1.34 per share with strong balance sheet and low debt levels. > Second-quarter AFFO of $1.34 per share rose 4.7% and beat the $1.24 consensus. ## Bull Case: VICI Properties VICI Properties’ revenue rose 5.7% with AFFO guidance higher despite a GAAP EPS miss. > Revenue rose 5.7% to $1.06 billion last quarter and affo guidance moved higher. ## Bull Case: Consolidated Edison Consolidated Edison’s EPS beat the $0.77 consensus with 8.8% annualized revenue growth through electrification. > Second-quarter adjusted eps of $0.83 beat the $0.77 consensus. ## Risks to Watch Kimberly-Clark faces acquisition integration risks; General Mills sees shrinking profits; W. P. Carey faces higher refinancing costs. > The pending acquisition of the maker of Tylenol and Listerine is expected to close by end of 2026. It brings integration risk to a balance sheet with little equity cushion. ## What Happens Next VICI’s tenant concentration, Kimberly-Clark’s acquisition close, and General Mills’ dividend resumption are key to these stocks’ future performance. > The next items to track are VICI’s tenant concentration, the close of Kimberly-Clark’s acquisition, and whether General Mills resumes raises. ## Key takeaway Five income stocks including Kimberly-Clark, General Mills, W. P. Carey, VICI Properties, and Consolidated Edison provide yields from 3.22% to 7.83% with long histories of dividend payments.