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ORCL (Oracle) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.29 (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Oracle Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Oracle's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Aug. 2024 was 0.29.

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

ORCL' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 0.24   Max: 0.3
Current: 0.3


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Oracle was 0.30. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.24.

ORCL's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
63.67% of 856 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs ORCL: 0.30

As of today (2024-10-31), the Dividend Yield % of Oracle is 0.96%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Oracle was 2.10%. The lowest was 0.91%. And the median was 1.45%.

Oracle's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Aug. 2024 was $0.40.

During the past 12 months, Oracle's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Oracle was 68.70% per year. The lowest was 10.10% per year. And the median was 14.50% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Oracle Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Oracle'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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Oracle Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Oracle Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.25 0.22 0.26 0.27 0.29

Oracle Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 0.34 0.30 0.41 0.25 0.29

Competitive Comparison of Oracle's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Oracle'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.


Oracle's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Oracle Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period.

Oracle's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: May. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (A: May. 2024 )
=1.6/ 5.56
=0.29

Oracle's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Aug. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Aug. 2024 )
=0.4/ 1.39
=0.29

* 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.


Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend 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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