In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall breaks down a little-known way to find the best dividend stocks, using long-term winners Mastercard (MA -1.22%) and Starbucks (SBUX 0.90%) along with surprising lesser performers Coca-Cola (KO -0.54%) and Verizon Communications (VZ 0.06%) to show how this strategy works.

*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of Feb. 5, 2024. The video was published on Feb. 12, 2024.