Best POL yield
No POL offer meets the bar for a pick yet. The top-ranked is 3.95% APY (7-day average; 5.17% today) on Stader (Polygon, Liquid staking), risk grade C, as of 9 Oct 2026, 00:01 UTC. It pays a rate that has not held near its 30-day average. POL staking, liquid staking and lending yield across the Polygon ecosystem, ranked live with risk shown.
Live POL yields by risk grade
Grouped by risk grade (A lowest risk, D highest), each grade ranked by the lower of today's rate and its 7-day average. We may earn commissions; they never change the order.
A (Lower risk)Lower riskPOL offers
1 offerB (Moderate risk)Moderate riskPOL offers
3 offersCeFi · POL · CeFi earn
CeFi · POL · CeFi earn
C (Elevated risk)Elevated riskPOL offers
1 offerD (Higher risk)Higher riskPOL offers
1 offer
D (Higher risk)Higher riskPOL offers
1 offerPolygon · MaticX · Aave · Yield vault
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Compare all 6 with filtersWhy the top-ranked offer is graded C
- MaticX is being sunset by its issuer (Aave froze it and Compound set its collateral factor to 0)+3
- Moderate liquidity (under $25M)+1
How each kind of POL yield works
- Liquid staking
Stake and receive a liquid token that accrues staking rewards. Validator and de-peg risk.
- CeFi earn
A custodial earn account at a centralized platform. Convenient; counterparty and custody risk.
- DeFi lending
Supply the asset to an on-chain money market and earn borrower interest. Non-custodial; smart-contract risk.
- Yield vault
An automated strategy that compounds yield on your behalf. Non-custodial; strategy and contract risk.