Dividend
Cash a company pays its owners out of its profits, usually every three months.
Not every company pays one; many reinvest everything instead. Relevant Investor shows each company’s dividends per share for every year in its history.
Examples from real companies
- Coca Cola (KO): Yes. Coca Cola paid $2.06 per share in dividends over the last 12 months, and it paid a dividend in every year from 2007 to 2025 in Relevant Investor’s data. That’s about 65¢ of each $1 of profit (payout ratio).
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): Yes. Johnson & Johnson paid $5.28 per share in dividends over the last 12 months, and it paid a dividend in every year from 2007 to 2025 in Relevant Investor’s data. That’s about 80¢ of each $1 of profit (payout ratio).
- Realty Income (O): Yes. Realty Income paid $3.24 per share in dividends over the last 12 months, and it paid a dividend in every year from 2017 to 2025 in Relevant Investor’s data. That’s about 237¢ of each $1 of profit (payout ratio).
More investing words
Profit per share (EPS)P/E ratioBook value per shareFree cash flowCapital spending (capex)Dividend yieldPayout ratioShare buybackDilutionRevenue (sales)Profit marginDebtMarket capitalization10-K and 10-Q reportsStock split
For education only, not investment advice.