General Mills is mentioned as a company that might fit the bill of having spotty dividend growth.
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5 Dividend Traps to Avoid Now (How to Spot Yield Cuts)
Jul 26, 2026
The Dividend Diplomats discuss five dividend traps to avoid, focusing on red flags that can lead to dividend cuts. The first trap highlighted is a high dividend payout ratio, where a company pays out more than 100% of its earnings in dividends over several quarters, indicating unsustainability. The second trap involves negative free cash flow resulting from dividend payouts.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro is mentioned as a company that could be one where the dividend doesn't grow.
Oracle is mentioned as a company that might fit the bill of having spotty dividend growth.
MDU Resources is mentioned as a company that might fit the bill of having spotty dividend growth.
AT&T is presented as another example of a company with a huge debt balance that required asset sales to manage.
Kraft Heinz is cited as an example of a company that took on significant debt for a merger, leading to stifled revenue and a dividend cut.
Target is mentioned as a company that has been in a territory of unsustainable yield.
UPS is mentioned as a company that has been in a territory of unsustainable yield.
Intel is mentioned as a company that had a high yield before a dividend cut, and also as a pre-dividend cut example.
Leggett & Platt is mentioned as a potential example of a company that might be experiencing issues leading to a dividend reduction.
