Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTVandita JadejaWed, July 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM GMT+2 5 min readQuick ReadSplitting $100,000 equally across six dividend stocks including ARCC and MAIN generates $7,010 annually at a 7% blended yield.These dividend stocks beat the 10-year Treasury's 4.62% yield while adding dividend growth potential and same-day liquidity that bonds lack.Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and Verizon didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.Wages arrive on an employer's schedule. Dividends arrive on a corporate board's schedule and keep arriving whether markets are open or closed. That distinction defines income investing: cash flow that shows up in your brokerage account without negotiating a raise, selling an asset, or clocking in.Pilin_Petunyia / iStock via Getty ImagesWe screened our 24/7 Wall St. dividend equity research database and found a collection of companies that, combined, can generate over $7,000 a year in passive annual income if you invest $16,666 in each stock at the time of this writing.Stock #6: Realty IncomeRealty Income (NYSE:O) is a net-lease REIT trading at $63.77 with a $0.271 monthly payout that annualizes to $3.252 per share. Its portfolio of retail, industrial, and gaming properties runs at 98.9% occupancy, and REIT rules require it to distribute 90% of taxable income.The company has raised its dividend for 114 consecutive quarters and paid 670 consecutive monthly dividends. Management raised 2026 investment guidance to $9.5 billion and formed a joint venture with Apollo, signaling continued deployment.Stock #5: Enterprise Products PartnersEnterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) is a Houston-based midstream MLP with a distribution just raised to $0.56 per quarter, or $2.24 annualized. As an MLP, EPD passes cash through to unitholders without entity-level tax, structurally supporting a higher payout than a C-corp peer.Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and Verizon didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.The business runs NGL, crude oil, natural gas, and petrochemical pipelines under fee-based contracts, insulating cash flow from commodity swings. Q1 2026 adjusted EBITDA rose 10% to $2.69 billion, with $5.3 billion in growth projects under construction and a $5 billion buyback authorized. Insiders hold 32.98% of units, unusually high alignment for a company this size.Stock #4: AltriaYield: 6.04%Shares for $16,666: 237.55Annual Passive Income: $1,007Terms and Privacy PolicyEU DSA contactPrivacy & Cookie SettingsMore Info