Dividend coverage
How many times over the year's earnings covered the dividend paid. Two times means half the profit went out and half stayed.
Definition
How it is computed here
| Formula | earnings per share ÷ dividend per share |
|---|---|
| Unit | Multiple (×) |
| Period | One fiscal year, as reported |
| Source | Extracted from SEC filings; every value on an asset page carries the accounting tag and the filing it came from |
| Identifier | cobertura_do_dividendo |
The limit
What this number does not tell you
Coverage is the inverse of the payout ratio and inherits its blind spot: it measures accounting profit, not the cash that actually funds the payment. It also says nothing about whether the earnings repeat.
Every metric on this site is published with its blind spot stated. A figure without its limit is half a fact.
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In the data
Highest reported dividend coverage
| AMGAFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC. | 568.50× |
|---|---|
| WTMWHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD | 430.14× |
| NVDANVIDIA CORP | 122.50× |
| PLDPrologis, Inc. | 118.67× |
| NRCNRC Health | 96.15× |
| TRSTRIMAS CORPORATION | 73.75× |
| XYFX Financial | 66.18× |
| TXTTextron Inc. | 63.88× |
From the most recent fiscal year of each company.