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Treasury Yields Are Surging Again: 3 Stocks That Could Feel the Pain

Authored by Chris Markoch. Posted: 8/24/2026.

Long-term Treasury yields are rebounding despite the government's expanded bond-buyback plan, putting renewed pressure on rate-sensitive stocks. The 30-year yield recently reached its highest level since 2007, prompting the U.S. Treasury Department to announce expanded long-duration buybacks to relieve pressure on the long end of the bond market.

Yields bounced right back anyway. That's a sign that buyback programs alone may not be enough to keep a lid on borrowing costs. To be fair, bond yields don't move stock prices directly. But they influence the assumptions investors use to price stocks, and that's where the real damage—or opportunity—can occur.

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It's accurate to note that 30-year yields are not high by historical standards. But the long arc of history doesn't mean much to investors, consumers and businesses that became accustomed to operating in a world where low yields were expected.

When financing costs remain elevated, businesses sensitive to dividends, growth and momentum often get repriced first, before their actual earnings show any strain. The key is to understand how higher bond yields could impact specific stocks and sectors. The risks are different, but equally real.

Realty Income: The Monthly Income Payer May Get Comparison-Shopped

Realty Income (NYSE: O) is known as The Monthly Dividend Company®. As a real estate investment trust (REIT), the company is required to pay out at least 90% of its earnings to shareholders as a dividend. The predictability of that dividend is also matched by an attractive 5.25% yield.

However, Realty Income has also delivered attractive share-price growth despite a challenging commercial real estate market. That's why Realty Income has delivered a total return of more than 640% over the last 20 years.

Higher long-term interest rates may start to make Realty Income's dividend look less competitive. That could change if the company continues to deliver double-digit stock-price growth. However, that will depend on earnings, which may come under pressure if higher long-term bond yields increase the company's financing costs.

Analysts forecast approximately 3.8% earnings growth over the next 12 months. That's consistent with its earnings growth rate over the last 10 years, which may make it more attractive for current shareholders to hold their shares. However, investors on the sidelines may want to wait for confirmation of that earnings growth before committing capital.

D.R. Horton: A Direct Correlation With a Frozen Housing Market

D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI) is one of the nation's largest homebuilders. It may surprise investors to see that DHI is up nearly 55% over the last five years despite a housing market that seized up once interest rates started moving higher.

Homebuilders are dealing not only with soft consumer demand but also with higher input costs. Theoretically, higher bond yields could lead to actions that bring inflation down. That would help with the input-cost issue. However, the demand problem will only be solved by lower mortgage rates, which are inconsistent with higher Treasury yields.

This has shown up in the company's earnings per share (EPS), which have declined year over year (YOY) for the past four quarters. In a higher-for-longer rate environment, D.R. Horton will likely have to rely on more promotions, putting pressure on margins. Adding to that pressure, the homebuilder cut its forward revenue guidance when it reported Q3 2026 earnings in July.

Bullish analysts point out that Berkshire Hathaway recently took a new stake in DHI. The company, formerly led by Warren Buffett, tends to be early. Skeptics will say Berkshire may be too early on this one.

Palantir: Yields May Be the Immovable Object Blocking Momentum

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) delivered one of the strongest earnings reports of the current cycle on Aug. 3. PLTR is up more than 40% since the report after the company demonstrated its key role in the AI ecosystem. By every measure that matters, Palantir delivered a strong report.

But its momentum has stalled around $170, due in no small part to higher Treasury yields. On the one hand, that confirms a higher floor, which was likely warranted after the strong report. On the other hand, the stock's resistance to moving higher could be attributed, in part, to higher yields, which are prompting investors to rethink risk-on assets with high valuations.

The takeaway for investors is that it may take a period of valuation multiple compression for PLTR to move higher. That scenario would be a gift to many investors who were late to Palantir, as analysts continue to raise their price targets despite valuation concerns.