In 2025, top-performing US dividend stocks included CVS Health, Invesco, and Hasbro. These stocks provide steady income, cushion against market downturns, and have healthy balance sheets. The Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index, tracking the 100 highest-yielding stocks, gained 1.45% in the past month and 15.49% in the last 12 months.

Key metrics for 2025’s best-performing US dividend stocks:
– CVS Health: 84.26% gain, 3.35% yield, $2.66 per share dividend.
– Invesco: 56.92% gain, 3.20% yield, $0.84 per share dividend.
– Hasbro: 52.54% gain, 3.41% yield, $2.80 per share dividend.

Other top-performing dividend stocks in 2025 include Lincoln Financial Group, Comerica, Travel + Leisure, Ford, UGI, OneMain Holdings, and Citizens Financial Group. These stocks have shown strong growth and offer attractive dividend yields to investors.

Read more at Morningstar: 10 Top-Performing US Dividend Stocks of 2025