<div id="readability-page-1"><div> <h2>Key Points</h2><ul><li>Vici Properties is a high-yield REIT that holds dozens of casinos across North America. </li><li>Pepsi has a high-yield for a blue chip stock, adding some stability to any dividend portfolio. </li><li>T. Rowe Price is only a decade away from Dividend King status and has fantastic financials. </li><li>10 stocks we like better than Vici Properties ›</li></ul>Dividend-paying stocks are the perfect option for a busy investor. They are usually reliable, stable stocks you don't need to worry about. You just buy some shares, set up a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP), and let your money compound into a passive cash stream over years or even decades.And there are three dividend stocks on my radar that invesotrs should consider adding to their portfolio: Vici Properties (NYSE: VICI), PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), and T.Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ: TROW).Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an &#34;Indispensable Monopoly&#34; providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue »<img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://g.foolcdn.com/image//query-dXJsPWh0dHBzOi8vZy5mb29sY2RuLmNvbS9lZGl0b3JpYWwvaW1hZ2VzLzg2ODEzOS9nZXR0eWltYWdlcy0xNDk3NTIzMDk1MS5qcGcmdz03MDA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="700" height="447" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://g.foolcdn.com/image//query-dXJsPWh0dHBzOi8vZy5mb29sY2RuLmNvbS9lZGl0b3JpYWwvaW1hZ2VzLzg2ODEzOS9nZXR0eWltYWdlcy0xNDk3NTIzMDk1MS5qcGcmdz03MDA"/>Image source: Getty Images. <h2>Buy the ticket, take the ride </h2>Up first is the gambling-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) Vici Properties. Honestly, what article about dividend stocks would be complete without a REIT? They're required to pay out 90% of their taxable income to shareholders in the form of a dividend.Vici owns 61 casinos (including some of the most iconic spots on the Vegas Strip like Caesar's Palace and the MGM Grand) and rents them out to casino operators and entertainment companies across the country and one Canadian province. It also owns 39 nongambling entertainment properties and four golf courses. The company has a 100% occupancy rate, which helped it grow its revenue 3.5% to $1 billion for Q1 2026. Off the back of that, it grew its adjusted funds from operation (AFFO) 5.7%. And it pays 90% of that income back to shareholders in a dividend that yields 6.19% at current prices.Vici is one bet you'll likely want to place and let ride for a long time to come.<h2>I'll have a Pepsi, actually</h2>I don't know where you fall on the eternal Coca-Cola versus Pepsi debate. Full disclosure: My favorite soda is Mexican Coke. But when it comes to what I want in my portfolio versus what I want with my lunch, Pepsi wins hands down.Pepsi has a 4.1% yield at current prices to Coca-Cola's 2.79%. Now, Pepsi is the riskier dividend with its payout ratio sitting at 89.3% to Coca-Cola's 64.78%, but neither of the stocks is particularly risky -- especially not after seeing their Q1 2026 results.For Q1 2026, Pepsi grew its net revenue 8.5% over Q1 2025, and its earnings per share (EPS) shot up 27%. The company also grew its net profit margin from 8.83% at the end of 2025 to 9.21% at the end of Q1 2026.Now, it must be noted that while both companies have a high debt load. Pepsi's is much higher than Coca-Cola's at 2.45 compared to 1.23. However, both stocks are blue chips, and I don't think they will have problems paying their debts.So, all other things being relatively equal, I would go for the higher yield of Pepsi's dividend even though I'll be ordering a Coke with my sandwich.<h2>High finance, high yield</h2>Finally, let's talk about T. Rowe Price, which has been providing financial services to its home city of Baltimore and beyond since 1937. It also pays a dividend that yields 4.9% at current prices, and the company has grown it every year for the past four decades.If the company keeps that streak alive (and given that its payout ratio is sitting at a nice and low 54.77% right now, I see no reason why it shouldn't be able to), then it should achieve Dividend King status come its 100th birthday in 2037. Dividend Kings are companies that have increased their payouts for 50 consecutive years or more.In T. Rowe Price's most recent reported quarter (Q1 2026), its revenue grew 5.3% over Q1 2025 to $1.85 billion, and its earnings per share for the quarter grew 3.7% over the same period.It also maintains a net profit margin of 29.53% and a very healthy balance sheet, with a total debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.T. Rowe Price offers a steadily growing dividend you really don't need to worry about. The company's finances are rock solid and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.Combine all three stocks, and you have the beginnings of a solid dividend portfolio.<h2>Should you buy stock in Vici Properties right now?</h2> Before you buy stock in Vici Properties, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Vici Properties wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $471,827!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $1,319,291!* Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 986% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 207% for the S&amp;P 500. Don't miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 11, 2026. James Hires has positions in Vici Properties. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends T. Rowe Price Group. The Motley Fool recommends Vici Properties. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. </div></div>

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Three dividend stocks to consider are Vici Properties, PepsiCo, and T. Rowe Price. Vici Properties, a REIT, offers a 6.19% yield and has a 100% occupancy rate with revenue growth of 3.5%. PepsiCo provides a 4.1% yield, with an 8.5% revenue increase and a 27% EPS growth. T. Rowe Price yields 4.9%, has a low payout ratio, and has grown its dividend for 40 years, aiming for Dividend King status by 2037. These stocks can form a solid dividend portfolio for investors.

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