{
  "id": 8483018,
  "title": "These 6 Massive Dividend Yields May Be Too Good to Be True",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/these-6-massive-dividend-yields-may-be-too-good-to-be-true",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-19T14:34:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/6-massive-dividend-yields-may-143453903.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Six stocks with exceptionally high dividend yields may seem too good to be true. Whirlpool (WHR) reduced its quarterly payout from $1.75 to $0.90 starting August 29, 2025, and skipped a dividend entirely in May 2026. Operating cash flow was negative $120 million in the June 2026 quarter. Medical Properties Trust (MPW), a healthcare REIT, has cut its quarterly dividend significantly and faces concerns over refinancing costs and limited rent coverage. United Parcel Service (UPS) has a yield of 6.64%, but its dividend payout of $5.398 billion exceeds its operating cash flow of $8.45 billion. Icahn Enterprises (IEP) offers a 28.6% yield, but its shares have dropped 62.22% over five years and the company posted a $388 million net loss in Q2 FY26. Clorox (CLX) has a 3.65% yield, but its stock has fallen 29.65% over the past year. The underlying business of each of these companies appears to be deteriorating, and investors should be cautious before purchasing these high-yield stocks.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}