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CA (CA) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.82 (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is CA Dividend Payout Ratio?

CA's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.82.

The historical rank and industry rank for CA's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CA' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 1.05
Current: 1.05


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of CA was 1.05. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

CA's Dividend Payout Ratio is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 0.35 vs CA: 1.05

As of today (2024-04-26), the Dividend Yield % of CA is 2.30%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of CA was 2.30%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

CA's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.26.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


CA Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CA's Dividend Payout Ratio 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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CA Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

CA Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.51 0.55 0.56 0.55 0.90

CA Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
Dividend Payout Ratio 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 0.58 - 0.52 0.64 0.82

Competitive Comparison of CA's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, CA's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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.


CA's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, CA's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CA's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.



CA Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

CA's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Mar. 2018 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Mar. 2018 )
=1.02/ 1.13
=0.90

CA's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2018 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2018 )
=0.255/ 0.31
=0.82

* 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.


CA (NAS:CA) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

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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CA (CA) Business Description

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CA Technologies develops and sells software and services through three business segments: mainframe solutions, enterprise solutions, and services. Mainframe solutions helps customers lower the cost of mainframe management and maintenance; enterprise solutions helps customers manage and service nonmainframe IT platforms; and the services business helps customers with implementation, training, and deployment. The mainframe solutions segment contributes over 50% of the firm's revenue and the majority of its profits.
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Arthur F Weinbach director 1981 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Jeffrey G Katz director 520 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022
Lauren Patricia Flaherty officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Raymond J Bromark director 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jacob Lamm officer: EVP, STRATEGY & CORPORATE DEV 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Christopher B Lofgren director 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael P Gregoire director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CA, INC., ONE CA PLAZA, ISLANDIA NY 11749
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Laura S Unger director 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
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Anthony J. Radesca officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Nancy A. Altobello director 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
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