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Chesapeake Utilities (Chesapeake Utilities) Dividends per Share : $2.31 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Chesapeake Utilities Dividends per Share?

Chesapeake Utilities's dividends per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.59. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.31. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.39. As of today, Chesapeake Utilities's Dividend Yield % is 2.24%.

During the past 12 months, Chesapeake Utilities's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Chesapeake Utilities was 63.70% per year. The lowest was 0.30% per year. And the median was 3.30% per year.

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Chesapeake Utilities Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chesapeake Utilities's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Chesapeake Utilities Dividends per Share Chart

Chesapeake Utilities Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.59 1.73 1.88 2.09 2.31

Chesapeake Utilities Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.54 0.54 0.59 0.59 0.59

Competitive Comparison of Chesapeake Utilities's Dividends per Share

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Chesapeake Utilities's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Chesapeake Utilities's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Chesapeake Utilities's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chesapeake Utilities's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Chesapeake Utilities Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Chesapeake Utilities  (NYSE:CPK) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Chesapeake Utilities's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.59/ 1.513
=0.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Chesapeake Utilities was 0.45. The lowest was 0.35. And the median was 0.42.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Chesapeake Utilities Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.5902024-03-142024-03-152024-04-05Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5902023-12-142023-12-152024-01-05Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5902023-09-142023-09-152023-10-05Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5902023-06-142023-06-152023-07-05Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.


Chesapeake Utilities's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.36/105.13
=2.24 %

Current Share Price is $105.13.
Chesapeake Utilities's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.36.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Chesapeake Utilities was 2.96%. The lowest was 1.29%. And the median was 1.77%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Chesapeake Utilities (Chesapeake Utilities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Energy Lane, Dover, DE, USA, 19901
Chesapeake Utilities Corp is a diversified energy delivery company that is engaged in natural gas transmission and distribution, electricity generation and distribution, propane gas distribution, mobile compressed natural gas utility services and solutions and other businesses. The company operates in two reportable segments, Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The company's natural gas and electric distribution operations in Delaware, Maryland and Florida are subject to regulation by their respective PSC. Eastern Shore, its natural gas transmission subsidiary, is subject to regulation by the FERC and Peninsula Pipeline and Aspire Energy Express, its intrastate pipeline subsidiaries, are subject to regulation by the Florida PSC and Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, respectively.
Executives
Jeffery S Sylvester officer: Senior VP & COO 500 ENERGY LANE, DOVER DE 19901
Thomas J Bresnan director 1350 S. MILWAUKEE STREET, DENVER CO 80210
Maddock Paul L Jr director 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD, DOVER DE 19904
Hill Thomas P Jr director 909 SILVER LAKE BOULEVARD, DOVER DE 19904
Lila A Jaber director 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD, DOVER DE 19904
John R Schimkaitis director, other: Chair of the Board 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD., DOVER DE 19904
Kevin J Webber officer: Senior VP & Chief Dev. Officer 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD, DOVER DE 19904
Stephanie N Gary director 500 ENERGY LANE, DOVER DE 19901
Lisa Bisaccia director ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Michael D Galtman officer: Senior VP & CAO 500 ENERGY LANE, DOVER DE 19901
Sheree M. Petrone director 601 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jeffry M Householder director, other: President & CEO 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD, DOVER DE 19904
Forsythe Ronald G Jr director 909 SILVER LAKE BOULEVARD, DOVER DE 19904
Dianna Morgan director 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD, DOVER DE 19904
Beth W Cooper officer: Executive VP & CFO CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION, 909 SILVER LAKE BOULEVARD, DOVER DE 19904