payout ratio

noun

1. the ratio between dividends paid out and earnings per share of common stock within a time period.

Example Sentences

It also expects a payout ratio of "well above 50%" for 2025 through 2027.

From Reuters

Payout ratio range is targeted at between 40% and 50% of reported net income, from 2023.

From Reuters

Total dividends declared for fiscal 2023 represent a payout ratio of 65% of underlying NPAT, down 13% from fiscal 2022.

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The airline revised its capital management framework from fiscal 2024 and aims for an ordinary dividend payout ratio of 40% to 70% of net profit after taxation.

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BHP declared a final dividend of $0.80 per share, down from $1.75 per share a year ago, equivalent to a 59% payout ratio and the third-largest full-year ordinary dividend in the company’s history.

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