If you're looking for dividend income, three stocks are standing out right now. Ares Capital (ARCC) offers a 9.4% yield with a 16-year run of stable or rising dividends, and business is picking up thanks to increased deal volume. Energy Transfer (ET) is yielding 7.9%, has a project backlog to tap into rising demand due to AI-driven data center power usage, and remains cheap by earnings metrics. UPS (UPS), at a 6.8% yield, has recovered free cash flow after a dip and expects more growth with better operating margins and some tariff uncertainty easing. Despite challenges, UPS may even raise its dividend in the near term.