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Vectren (Vectren) Forward Dividend Yield % : 2.65% (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Vectren Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-05), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Vectren is 2.65%.

As of today (2024-05-05), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Vectren is 2.53%.

VVC's Forward Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 4.09 vs VVC: 2.65

Vectren's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.45.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of Vectren's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Vectren's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward 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.


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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Vectren's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.



Vectren Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

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


Vectren  (NYSE:VVC) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Vectren (Vectren) Business Description

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Vectren Corp is an energy holding company whose principal business is the ownership of energy utility companies in the American state of Indiana. Vectren Corp has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Indiana Gas Company, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (SIGECO), and Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (VEDO). The company derives roughly half of its total revenue from both the natural gas and electricity distribution services provided by SIGECO and VEDO to primarily residential and commercial consumers in Indiana. Vectren Corp's Infrastructure Services business represents the other half of its total revenue generation. Within this unit, the company provides underground pipeline construction and repair services to utilities companies, such as its own subsidiaries.
Executives
Teresa J. Tanner director 38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA, MD 10AT76, CINCINNATI OH 45263
Michael L Smith director C/O AGILON HEALTH, INC., 6210 E HWY 290, SUITE 450, AUSTIN TX 78723
M Susan Hardwick officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC., 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Robert G Jones director OLD NATIONAL BANCORP, ONE MAIN STREET, EVANSVILLE IN 47708
Jean L Wojtowicz director C/O VECTREN CORP, 20 NW FOURTH STREET, EVANVILLE IN 47711
Anton H George director C/O VECTREN CORP, 20 NW FOURTH STREET, EVANVILLE IN 47711
Degraffenreidt James H Jr director 1100 H ST NW, WASHINGTON DC 20080
Martin C Jischke director 1031 HOVDE HALL, W LAFAYETTE IN 47907
Niel C Ellerbrook director C/O OLD NATIONAL BANCORP, ONE MAIN STREET, EVANVILLE IN 47708
William G Mays director WELLPOINT, INC, 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Koch Robert L Ii director