Avista's dividends per share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.46. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.84. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.42. As of today, Avista's Dividend Yield % is 5.22%.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Avista Corp is 0.82, which seems too high.
During the past 12 months, Avista's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Avista was 18.90% per year. The lowest was -27.10% per year. And the median was 4.30% per year.
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Avista Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Avista's Dividends per Share 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.
Competitive Comparison of Avista's Dividends per Share
For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Avista'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.
Avista's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Avista's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Avista's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Avista Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
Avista (NYSE:AVA) Dividends per Share Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
Avista's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Avista was 1.16. The lowest was 0.66. And the median was 0.79.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Avista Corp is 0.82, which seems too high.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Avista Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.475
2024-02-22
2024-02-23
2024-03-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.460
2023-11-16
2023-11-17
2023-12-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.460
2023-08-17
2023-08-18
2023-09-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.460
2023-05-25
2023-05-26
2023-06-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD: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.
Avista's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $35.55.
Avista's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.855.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Avista was 5.78%. The lowest was 2.68%. And the median was 3.83%.
* 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.
Avista Dividends per Share Related Terms
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Avista Corp is an electric and natural gas utility company headquartered in Spokane, Washington. Avista primarily operates in the Pacific Northwest of the United States along with some operations in Juneau, Alaska. The company has two major business segments including Avista Utilities, which provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho and also provides natural gas distribution service in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon. Avista Utilities has electric generating facilities in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. AEL&P is a regulated utility providing electric services in Juneau, Alaska that is a wholly-owned subsidiary and the primary operating subsidiary of AERC.
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