Is HENOY or RYLD a better dividend investment in 2026?

HENOY currently yields 2.98% with a 5% 5-year dividend growth rate. RYLD yields 12.14% with 5% growth. The better choice depends on your goal: RYLD offers higher current income.

What is the dividend yield difference between HENOY and RYLD?

HENOY has a forward dividend yield of 2.98% ($0.58/share annually). RYLD yields 12.14% ($1.81/share annually). The yield gap is 9.16 percentage points.

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HENOY vs RYLD: Dividend Comparison 2026

HENOY yields 2.98% · RYLD yields 12.14%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled

🏆 RYLD wins by $18.1K in total portfolio value

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TIME HORIZON10 years

HENOY

● Live price

2.98%

Share price

$19.37

Annual div

$0.58

5Y div CAGR

7.2%

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$26.5K

Annual income

$778.87

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RYLD

● Live price

12.14%

Share price

$14.95

Annual div

$1.81

5Y div CAGR

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$44.5K

Annual income

$2,587.35

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Portfolio growth — HENOY vs RYLD

📍 RYLD pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis Period	HENOY	RYLD
2008–2009 GFC	— No data	— No data
2020 Q1–Q2 COVID	— No data	— No data
2022 Q4 Rate Hike	— No data	— No data

Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.

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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, HENOY + RYLD cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage

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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

HENOY

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$253.05/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$662.04/yr

RYLD

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$1,031.60/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$2,199.25/yr

At 15% tax rate, RYLD beats the other by $1,537.21/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000

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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of HENOY + RYLD for your $10,000?

HENOY: 50%RYLD: 50%

100% RYLD50/50100% HENOY

Portfolio after 10yr

$35.5K

Annual income

$1,683.10/yr

Blended yield

4.74%

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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

HENOY buys

RYLD buys

Politician	Chamber	Ticker	Type	Amount	Date
Daniel Goldman	🏢 House	$HENOY	▼ Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	2023-07-10
Greg Gianforte	🏢 House	$HENOY	▼ Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	2019-01-11

STOCK Act mandates disclosure within 45 days of transaction. Data via FMP.Full tracker →

MetricHENOYRYLD

Forward yield	2.98%	12.14% ✓
Annual dividend / share	$0.58	$1.81 ✓
Payout ratio	50%	50%
1-year div growth	0%	0%
5-year div CAGR	7.2% ✓	0%
Portfolio after 10y	$26.5K	$44.5K ✓
Annual income after 10y	$778.87	$2,587.35 ✓
Total dividends collected	$5.2K	$18.8K ✓
Payment frequency	quarterly	quarterly
Sector	Stock	ETF

Year-by-year: HENOY vs RYLD ($10,000, DRIP)

Year	HENOY Portfolio	HENOY Income/yr	RYLD Portfolio	RYLD Income/yr	Gap
1← crossover	$11,019	$319.14	$11,914	$1,213.65	$895.00 → RYLD
2	$12,143	$352.33	$14,099	$1,351.30	$2.0K → RYLD
3	$13,382	$388.98	$16,580	$1,494.55	$3.2K → RYLD
4	$14,748	$429.47	$19,384	$1,642.61	$4.6K → RYLD
5	$16,255	$474.20	$22,535	$1,794.70	$6.3K → RYLD
6	$17,916	$523.62	$26,063	$1,950.00	$8.1K → RYLD
7	$19,748	$578.22	$29,995	$2,107.69	$10.2K → RYLD
8	$21,769	$638.55	$34,361	$2,266.99	$12.6K → RYLD
9	$23,998	$705.21	$39,194	$2,427.12	$15.2K → RYLD
10	$26,457	$778.87	$44,525	$2,587.35	$18.1K → RYLD

HENOY vs RYLD: Complete Analysis 2026

HENOY — Stock

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the adhesive technologies, beauty care, and laundry and home care businesses worldwide. The company's Adhesive Technologies segment offers adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings for various business areas, including packaging and consumer goods; automotive and metals; electronics and industrials; and craftsmen, construction, and professional industries. This segment markets its products primarily under the Loctite, Technomelt, Bonderite, Teroson, and Aquence brands. Its Beauty Care segment provides hair cosmetics; and body, skin, and oral care products, as well as operates professional hair salons. This segment distributes its products through brick-and-mortar stores, hair salons, third-party online platforms, and direct-to-consumer channels primarily under the Schwarzkopf, Dial, and Syoss brands. The company's Laundry & Home Care segment offers heavy-duty and specialty detergents, fabric softeners, laundry performance enhancers, and other fabric care products; hand and automatic dishwashing products; cleaners for bathroom and WC applications; household, glass, and specialty cleaners; and air fresheners and insect control products for household applications. This segment markets its products primarily under the Persil, Bref, Purex, all, and other brands. Henkel AG & Co. KGaA was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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RYLD — ETF

The Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (RYLD) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index.

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