If I Could Only Buy 1 S&P 500 Stock From Each Sector for the Rest of 2025, I’d Go With These 11 Dividend Stocks

Dividend Titans: The Only 11 S&P 500 Stocks You Need Across Every Sector for 2025's Final Stretch

Sector-by-Sector Dominance

Forget diversification overload—these 11 picks represent surgical precision in income generation. Each sector gets one champion, nothing more.

Energy's Cash Machine

One energy giant stands apart with dividend consistency that outshines volatile crypto yields—imagine that, actual predictable returns.

Tech's Dividend Surprise

Yes, tech stocks pay dividends too. One Silicon Valley veteran delivers yields that'll make traditional finance brokers blush.

Healthcare's Steady Hand

While crypto markets swing 20% before breakfast, this healthcare pick offers dividend stability that actually sleeps at night.

Financials' Anchor Play

One banking stock cuts through interest rate uncertainty with dividend growth that outperforms most DeFi protocols—without the smart contract risk.

Consumer Defensive's Fortress

When markets tumble, this consumer staple keeps paying. Because people still buy toothpaste during recessions—shocking, right?

Dividend Math Doesn't Lie

Eleven stocks. Eleven sectors. One streamlined portfolio built for income investors who prefer cash flow over hopium.

Because sometimes the most revolutionary investment strategy is just collecting checks while Wall Street overcomplicates everything.

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1. Technology

The technology sector makes up just over a third of the S&P 500 with a 34% weighting. The tech sector includes the three largest companies in the world --,, and. My top tech stock for the rest of 2025 is(TXN 2.67%).

The company is an industry veteran that makes analog and embedded semiconductors. It's not a pure artificial intelligence (AI) play. But Texas Instruments is unique in that it has a highly diversified business. The company stands to benefit from the growth of edge AI, which involves AI on a device level rather than in the cloud.

With 21 consecutive years of dividend raises and a 2.7% yield, Texas Instruments stands out as a unique way to invest in tech while generating a sizable amount of passive income.

2. Financials

Financials are the second-largest stock market sector with a 13.8% weight in the S&P 500. Payment processors have wide moats, rock-solid business models, and extremely high margins.

(AXP 3.47%) takes it a step further by acting as both a payment processor and a card issuer. Issuing cards adds risk to the business, but American Express has an excellent track record of managing that risk, as evidenced by its low net write-off rate.

3. Consumer discretionary

The consumer discretionary sector makes up 10.4% of the S&P 500. The sector can be highly cyclical and sensitive to macro data from the broader economy, housing market, interest rates, and more.(SBUX -0.27%) is my top pick from the sector because the company's turnaround is going well and the dividend is excellent.

Last August, Starbucks poachedCEO Brian Niccol to get Starbucks back on track to consistent international growth. Niccol's Starbucks hasn't been perfect, but it's much more organized and focused on improving customer service.

With 14 consecutive years of boosting the payout and a 2.7% yield, Starbucks stands out as a top consumer discretionary stock for generating passive income.

4. Communications

The communications sector comes in at 9.9% of the S&P 500.(GOOGL 3.10%) (GOOG 2.98%) stands out as a high-conviction pick due to its diverse business model and dirt cheap valuation.

Fears of Al disrupting Google Search are overblown. Google Search continues to grow at an impressive rate. And adoption for Google Gemini, Alphabet's Chatbot, has been accelerating.

Alphabet announced its first dividend last year, but it only yields 0.4% .

5. Healthcare

Healthcare now only makes up 8.8% of the S&P 500 because the sector has been under pressure due to sell-offs in companies like(LLY 0.13%).

Eli Lilly is an exciting company in the space because of existing drugs, especially for weight loss and diabetes -- as well as its pipeline of drugs in development.

The company passes along capital directly to shareholders through its growing dividend.

6. Industrials

Industrials are right behind healthcare with an 8.6% weighting in the S&P 500. Investors are getting a great value for industrial conglomerate(HON 2.43%).

Honeywell is splitting into three separate businesses to unlock value for shareholders. At 24.7 times earnings and with a 2.1% dividend yield, Honeywell is a good buy for folks who believe the company will be more innovative and flexible as three independent entities.

7. Consumer staples

Consumer staples make up 5.2% of the S&P 500. The sector has been struggling due to inflationary pressures on consumers. So it's best to approach consumer staples with an emphasis on quality.

(PG -0.14%) is as quality as it gets, with a 2.7% dividend yield and 69 consecutive years of boosting its payout, strong pricing power, and a diverse lineup of industry-leading products spanning beauty, grooming, healthcare, fabric and home care, and baby, feminine, and family care.

8. Energy

Like consumer staples, the energy sector has been under pressure from relatively low oil prices. There's also the ongoing risk of the energy transition as oil and gas demand could fall over the coming decades.

Integrated major(XOM 1.72%) provides a straightforward way to mitigate the sector's risks. ExxonMobil has a low cost of production, diversified portfolio across upstream, product solutions, and low carbon.

ExxonMobil has 42 consecutive years of increasing its payout and a high yield of 3.7%.

9. Utilities

The utilities sector makes up just 2.5% of the S&P 500. But it's one of the best sectors for generating reliable passive income.

(SO -0.19%) is hovering around an all-time high due to steadily rising demand from residential, commercial, and industrial customers and AI-related tailwinds in Southern Company's wheelhouse in the Southeastern U.S.

With a yield of 3.1%, Southern Company is a reliable passive income powerhouse that's worth buying now.

10. Real estate

The real estate sector makes up 2% of the S&P 500. The sector includes companies that own, manage, and develop property, including real estate investment trusts (REITs) that generate income from rental properties.

(MAA 1.34%) is a REIT that specializes in multifamily apartment complexes in the SUN Belt. The company has an excellent track record of maintaining its dividend, which has never decreased over the 30 years that it has been paid. The dividend has increased significantly in recent years, boosting the yield to 4.3%.

11. Materials

The materials sector makes up just 1.8% of the S&P 500.(SHW 2.52%) is the lone materials stock in the, and it's a perfect representative for the sector.

The company has raised its dividend for 46 consecutive years and consistently repurchases its stock. The company does much more than residential paint, including a thriving industrial and commercial business that includes paint and coatings for industrial wood, marine, automotive, and more. It operates its own stores and works with retailers likeand.

Sherwin-Williams only yields 0.9%, but that's due to the stock's strong long-term performance rather than a lack of commitment to growing the dividend.