MSAfety's dividends per share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.47. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.87. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.23. As of today, MSAfety's Dividend Yield % is 1.00%.
Warning Sign:
MSA Safety Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.
During the past 12 months, MSAfety's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.20% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of MSAfety was 38.30% per year. The lowest was 2.00% per year. And the median was 6.80% per year.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
MSAfety Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for MSAfety'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.
Competitive Comparison of MSAfety's Dividends per Share
For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, MSAfety'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.
MSAfety's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, MSAfety's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MSAfety's Dividend Yield % falls into.
MSAfety Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
MSAfety (NYSE:MSA) Dividends per Share Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
MSAfety's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of MSAfety was 1.85. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.47.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
MSAfety Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.470
2024-02-14
2024-02-15
2024-03-10
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.470
2023-11-14
2023-11-15
2023-12-10
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.470
2023-08-15
2023-08-16
2023-09-10
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.470
2023-05-15
2023-05-16
2023-06-10
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD: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.
MSAfety's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $188.78.
MSAfety's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.88.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of MSAfety was 3.29%. The lowest was 0.96%. And the median was 1.52%.
Warning Sign:
MSA Safety Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.
* 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.
MSAfety Dividends per Share Related Terms
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MSA Safety Inc makes safety products that are used to protect workers in the oil and gas and mining industries. The products include breathing apparatuses, fall protection, portable gas detection systems, industrial head protection, fire and rescue helmets, and fixed gas and flame detection systems. End markets include the fire service, contractor, industrial, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries. MSA Safety generates most of its revenue in North America. The company's reportable geographic segments are Americas, International and Corporate.
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