The Dow Jones index closed at a record high on Tuesday. Palantir showed robust action and tested a moving average.

Despite a more than 14% year-to-date gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of market close on Dec. 26, there are five Dow stocks that are down 10% or more in 2025: Home Depot ( HD 0.65%), Procter & Gamble ( PG 0.51%), Nike ( NKE +4.12%), Salesforce ( CRM 0.38%), and UnitedHealth Group ( UNH 0.62%).

High-yielding Dow stocks outperformed the broader market this year. Will new Dow dogs Home Depot, Nike, and UnitedHealth keep the streak going?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a fresh intraday high in late morning trading on Monday, with shares of oil producer Chevron Corp. posting the biggest gains in the stock-market index. The Dow rose to a session high of 49,

Today, the top three high-yield stocks in the Dow are Verizon Communications ( VZ +0.17%) with a lofty 6.8% yield, Chevron ( CVX 4.29%) with an attractive 4.5% yield, and Merck ( MRK +1.33%) with a somewhat more pedestrian 3.2% yield. Here's a quick look at each one.

Major stock indexes soared Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting an all-time high, after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro over the weekend.

The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average was beating other major stock indexes for the second day in a row, up nearly 0.9%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were each rising a modest 0.4%, according to FactSet data.

Three of the Dow Jones' top dividend stocks are Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and Verizon (NYSE: VZ). They pay higher-yielding and steadily rising dividends backed by rock-solid financial profiles. Those features make the trio ideal for those seeking to generate more passive income in 2026.