3 Dividend-Paying Artificial Intelligence Stocks to Buy in 2026 | The Motley Fool

3 Dividend-Paying Artificial Intelligence Stocks to Buy in 2026 | The Motley Fool

By Robert Izquierdo
Publication Date: 2025-12-16 12:25:00

These tech companies offer robust dividend yields and AI-powered sales growth.

The hot field of artificial intelligence (AI) boasts an abundance of high-growth tech stocks, but ones offering robust dividends are not so plentiful. Investing in dividend-paying AI companies is a great way to gain passive income while capturing a piece of the rapidly expanding AI market.

Three compelling AI stocks that offer attractive dividend yields are International Business Machines (IBM 1.68%), Cisco Systems (CSCO 0.83%), and Nokia (NOK +1.45%). Not only does this trio deliver dividend payouts, but they also give investors exposure to different areas of the AI ecosystem, providing diversification to an AI portfolio.

Read on for a deeper look into each company, and why they make compelling AI investments.

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