2 No-Brainer Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now

By Marc Guberti – Feb 11, 2026 at 10:00PM ESTKey PointsSome stocks give you the perfect blend of high yield and promising growth potential, including these two REITs.Digital Realty Trust owns more than 300 data centers, and demand for its services is heating up due to cloud computing and AI workloads. Stag Industrial owns more than 600 warehouse facilities that have large tenants like Amazon and FedEx. We’re bullish on these 10 stocks ›NYSE: DLRDigital Realty TrustMarket Cap$59BToday's Changeangle-down(1.11%) $1.92Current Price$174.45Price as of February 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM ETHigh cash flow and reliable business models are the perfect recipe for no-brainer dividend stocks.If you want high yields, real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are one of the best places to look. While these corporations give out non-qualified dividends, that won't matter if you keep them in a Roth retirement account since you don't pay any taxes on capital gains, dividends, or withdrawals. People will always need housing, and businesses will always need commercial locations. The two commercial REITs on this list serve long-term customers, which means predictable cash flow, high retention rates, and long-term growth for patient investors. They also have high dividend yields and continue to gain market share in their respective fields. Image source: Getty Images. 1.

Digital Realty Trust provides data centers for tech giants Digital Realty Trust (DLR +1.11%) owns more than 300 data centers across 55 metropolitan areas and has more than 5,500 tenants. Not only is its customer base well-diversified, but it also includes tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Nvidia. ExpandNYSE: DLRDigital Realty TrustToday's Change(1.11%) $1.92Current Price$174.45Key Data PointsMarket Cap$59BDay's Range$170.84 - $174.6452wk Range$129.95 - $182.48Volume61KAvg Vol2.1MGross Margin24.40%Dividend Yield2.83% It has the capacity for cloud computing and AI workloads, two megatrends that should act as long-term tailwinds. Furthermore, Digital Realty Trust generates revenue from customers extremely unlikely to walk away. Tech giants can't afford to give up cloud computing or AI capabilities at this stage. That's part of the reason Digital Realty Trust has more than 80% occupancy across its data centers. The data center REIT also offered optimistic guidance that suggests $6.65 billion in full-year 2026 revenue. That midpoint represents an 8.8% year-over-year increase. All of this growth comes with a 2.8% yield. 2. Stag Industrial supplies warehouses to logistics leaders While Digital Realty Trust specializes in data centers for tech giants, Stag Industrial (STAG 0.51%) provides warehouses for logistics leaders. There is some overlap among customers, and it's very hard for a company to justify moving out of a warehouse when it's still growing. ExpandNYSE: STAGStag IndustrialToday's Change(-0.51%) $-0.20Current Price$39.23Key Data PointsMarket Cap$7.4BDay's Range$39.09 - $39.6452wk Range$28.61 - $39.88Volume1.4MAvg Vol1.4MGross Margin43.58%Dividend Yield3.46% Warehouses help companies store inventory and establish new shipping points across the country. Stag Industrial has 601 buildings in 41 states and provides quarterly dividend payouts for investors. Its yield currently stands at 3.5%. Stag Industrial is still gaining market share. Its net income increased 16.2% year over year in Q3 2025, and it added two buildings to its portfolio, both with 100% occupancy. The REIT achieved a 95.8% occupancy rate across its entire portfolio. Amazon is Stag Industrial's largest customer, and they aren't going anywhere. It also has other logistics firms like FedEx and UPS as long-term customers. These companies will cut almost every other expense before giving up their warehouses. The arrangement provides plenty of predictable cash flow, and the REIT is more than happy to pay it out to investors as quarterly dividends.Read NextOct 27, 2025 •By George Budwell, PhD7 AI Infrastructure Stocks Beyond the ChipsSep 2, 2022 •By Mike PriceDigital Realty Trust: Bull vs. BearSep 2, 2022 •By Liz BrumerStock Market Sell-Off: Why I'm Investing in Real EstateAug 23, 2022 •By Matt Frankel, CFPDown 30%, Is Digital Realty Trust a Buy?Aug 23, 2022 •By Liz BrumerSmart Money Loves This Real Estate Stock. Should You?Aug 7, 2022 •By Liz BrumerStarter Stocks to Buy in the Bear Market Dip and Hold ForeverAbout the AuthorMarc Guberti is a Certified Personal Finance Counselor and has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst since 2025. He has written for several finance publications. Marc graduated from Fordham University with a finance degree. He is an avid marathon runner who aims to complete more than 100 marathons in his lifetime. His fastest marathon time is 2:40.TMFmarcgubertiStocks MentionedDigital Realty TrustNYSE: DLR$174.45 (+1.11%) $+1.92Stag IndustrialNYSE: STAG$39.23 (0.51%) $0.20*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.