Abstract:The listed company high payout ratio will be increased dependence on external financing, thus increasing the cost of financing. But because of the importance of innovation, the listed company R D input increasing moderated the effects of dividend policy on the financing constraints. And we choose the listed companies of China’s A-share market as samples, all of these companies have R D investment every year from 2012 to 2014. Get the following conclusions: (1) to join the R D input before adjustment, the dividend policy of listed companies has a negative effect on financing constraints; (2) to join the R D input after adjustment, the dividend policy of listed companies has a positive effect on financing constraints. At last, it puts forward innovation-driven development strategy of listed companies.