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 +1.01%) and Starbucks (SBUX +1.69%) along with surprising lesser performers Coca-Cola (KO +1.98%) and Verizon Communications (VZ +2.71%) 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.