Dividend growth, three years (Div growth 3Y)
The compound annual growth of the dividend per share over three years.
A rising dividend is the most public promise a board makes about future cash.
How it is computed here
Compound annual growth rate of dividend per share over three years
Computed across several filed fiscal years. Filed under growth. Higher is the stronger reading, other things equal.
No published threshold exists for this figure, so this page prints none. Read it against the company's own history and its peers instead.
When it misleads
- A special dividend in either endpoint year distorts the rate badly.
- Withheld when no dividend was paid in the base year.
Questions
How is dividend growth, three years calculated?
Compound annual growth rate of dividend per share over three years. Computed across several filed fiscal years.
What does dividend growth, three years tell a value investor?
A rising dividend is the most public promise a board makes about future cash.
When does dividend growth, three years mislead?
A special dividend in either endpoint year distorts the rate badly. Withheld when no dividend was paid in the base year.