UK Mid& Large Cap: Highest Dividend Payers, Excluding REITs, Mortgage REITs, BDCs, Preferred Stocks, Funds & Partnership Units

|\#|Company|Ticker|Recurring yield|2026 YTD total return|Market cap|First dividend|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|1|**Ithaca Energy**|ITH|9.06%|\+85.85%|£4.71B|**2022**|
|2|**Legal & General**|LGEN|7.44%|\+18.90%|£16.12B|**1836**|
|3|**Imperial Brands**|IMB|6.50%|\+19.57%|£19.18B|**1996**|
|4|**M&G**|MNG|6.18%|\+16.00%|£8.03B|**2019**|
|5|**Aberdeen Group**|ABDN|6.06%|\+20.12%|£4.44B|**2005**|
|6|**Standard Life**|SDLF|6.03%|\+28.00%|£9.36B|**2006**|
|7|**Investec**|INVP|5.89%|\+19.95%|£4.18B|**1988**|
|8|**British American Tobacco**|BATS|5.80%|\+0.24%|£91.17B|**1902**|
|9|**Aviva**|AV|5.65%|\+4.56%|£21.37B|**2000**|
|10|**Harbour Energy**|HBR|5.65%|\+42.69%|£4.33B|**2021**|

Extended list [30 High-Yield UK Dividend Companies: Recurring Income Across the FTSE in 2026](https://www.briidgeanalytics.com/30-high-yield-uk-dividend-companies--recurring-income-across-the-ftse-in-2026)