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Bentley Systems (Bentley Systems) Dividend Yield % : 0.41% (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Bentley Systems Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-03), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Bentley Systems is 0.41%.

Good Sign:

Bentley Systems Inc stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bentley Systems's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

BSY' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.31   Max: 0.43
Current: 0.41

During the past 6 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Bentley Systems was 0.43%. The lowest was 0.06%. And the median was 0.31%.

BSY's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
88.15% of 937 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs BSY: 0.41

Bentley Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.25.

During the past 6 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Bentley Systems was 0.43. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.22.

As of today (2024-05-03), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Bentley Systems is 0.47%.

Bentley Systems's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.05.

During the past 12 months, Bentley Systems's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 66.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 88.20% per year.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Bentley Systems was 88.20% per year. The lowest was 88.20% per year. And the median was 88.20% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Bentley Systems Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bentley Systems's Dividend Yield % 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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Bentley Systems Dividend Yield % Chart

Bentley Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.07 0.25 0.32 0.38

Bentley Systems Quarterly Data
Dec18 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % 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 0.32 0.33 0.30 0.36 0.38

Competitive Comparison of Bentley Systems's Dividend Yield %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Bentley Systems's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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.


Bentley Systems's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Bentley Systems's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bentley Systems's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Bentley Systems Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Bentley Systems Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0600002024-03-192024-03-202024-03-28Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0500002023-12-012023-12-042023-12-14Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0500002023-08-142023-08-152023-08-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0500002023-06-072023-06-082023-06-20Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Bentley Systems's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.21/51.72
=0.41 %

Current Share Price is $51.72.
Bentley Systems's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.21.

Bentley Systems's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.24/51.72
=0.46 %

Current Share Price is $51.72.
Bentley Systems's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.06 * 4 = $0.24.

* 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.


Bentley Systems  (NAS:BSY) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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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Bentley Systems (Bentley Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
685 Stockton Drive, Exton, PA, USA, 19341
Bentley Systems is a software vendor that caters to engineers, architects, constructors, and geospatial professionals by enabling design, modeling, simulation and project, and data management of infrastructure assets. The firm delivers solutions via the cloud, desktop, and hybrid environments. While Bentley is relatively small in comparison with peers like Autodesk, it shines in core specialty areas, like bridge or rail design, as opposed to being more broad-based in its applications. As of fiscal 2022, approximately 58% of revenue is derived from outside the U.S. (with 28% of revenue coming from EMEA and 18% coming from APAC as of fiscal 2022). Bentley's largest end market is the public works and utilities sector, which represents approximately two thirds of revenue.
Executives
Gregory S Bentley director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CEO & President C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC, 685 STOCKTON RD, EXTON PA 19341
Michael M Campbell officer: Chief Product Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Kirk B. Griswold director 11 TROTTER WAY, COLLEGEVILLE PA 19426
Nicholas Cumins officer: Chief Product Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
David R. Shaman officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Barry J. Bentley director, 10 percent owner C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
David J. Hollister officer: See Remarks C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Brock Ballard officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Brian F. Hughes director 124 COLONIAL RIDGE DRIVE, HADDONFIELD NJ 08033
Raymond B. Bentley director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Vice President C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Gus Bergsma officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Keith A. Bentley director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Richard P. Bentley 10 percent owner C/O VIDEORAY LLC, 212 EAST HIGH STREET, POTTSTOWN PA 19464
Spt Invest Management Sarl 10 percent owner 21 RUE EDMOND REUTER, CONTERN N4 5326
Andre Werner officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341