During the past 12 months, Washington Gas Light Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -14.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year.
During the past 0 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Washington Gas Light Co was 15.80% per year. The lowest was -14.40% per year. And the median was 2.10% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Competitive Comparison of Washington Gas Light Co's Forward Dividend Yield %
For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Washington Gas Light Co'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.
Washington Gas Light Co's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Washington Gas Light Co's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Washington Gas Light Co's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Washington Gas Light Co Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Washington Gas Light Co (OTCPK:WGLCO.PFD) 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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