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Top European Dividend Stocks To Consider In March 2025

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As the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 Index continues its longest streak of weekly gains since August 2012, buoyed by encouraging company results and defensive stock performance, investors are increasingly looking towards dividend stocks as a potential source of steady income amidst economic uncertainties. In this context, identifying robust dividend stocks becomes crucial, as they can offer resilience and consistent returns even when market conditions are mixed or unpredictable.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks In Europe

Name

Dividend Yield

Dividend Rating

Bredband2 i Skandinavien (OM:BRE2)

4.95%

★★★★★★

Zurich Insurance Group (SWX:ZURN)

4.21%

★★★★★★

Julius Bär Gruppe (SWX:BAER)

4.15%

★★★★★★

Mapfre (BME:MAP)

5.96%

★★★★★★

Rubis (ENXTPA:RUI)

7.66%

★★★★★★

Vaudoise Assurances Holding (SWX:VAHN)

4.21%

★★★★★★

Cembra Money Bank (SWX:CMBN)

4.33%

★★★★★★

VERBUND (WBAG:VER)

5.82%

★★★★★★

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (SWX:BCVN)

4.51%

★★★★★★

CaixaBank (BME:CABK)

8.21%

★★★★★☆

Click here to see the full list of 216 stocks from our Top European Dividend Stocks screener.

Let's take a closer look at a couple of our picks from the screened companies.

Grupo Catalana Occidente

Simply Wall St Dividend Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: Grupo Catalana Occidente, S.A., along with its subsidiaries, operates globally by offering a range of insurance products and services, with a market cap of approximately €4.66 billion.

Operations: Grupo Catalana Occidente, S.A. generates revenue through its diverse portfolio of insurance products and services offered on a global scale.

Dividend Yield: 3.1%

Grupo Catalana Occidente offers a reliable dividend yield of 3.08%, supported by stable and growing payments over the past decade. The company's dividends are well-covered, with low payout ratios of 22.5% from earnings and 27.4% from cash flows, indicating sustainability. Although its yield is below the top tier in Spain, GCO trades at a significant discount to fair value estimates and has shown strong earnings growth, reporting €636.45 million net income for 2024 compared to €580.6 million in 2023.

BME:GCO Dividend History as at Mar 2025
BME:GCO Dividend History as at Mar 2025

What's Cooking Group/SA

Simply Wall St Dividend Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: What's Cooking Group NV/SA, along with its subsidiaries, is involved in the production and sale of meat products and ready meals, with a market cap of €195.83 million.

Operations: What's Cooking Group NV/SA generates revenue through its production and sale of meat products and ready meals.