Dividend Fundamentals by Sector

Data Used: Value Line database, of 5891 firms

Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2012

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Industry Name Number of Firms Dividend Yield Dividend Payout  Market Cap  ROE Insider Holdings Institutional Holdings Std Dev in Stock Prices
Advertising 31 2.12% 43.75% $41,481 8.89% 13.60% 54.11% 101.29%
Aerospace/Defense 64 2.19% 29.13% $246,752 20.69% 4.42% 59.90% 61.32%
Air Transport 36 0.58% 18.91% $398,829 25.16% 4.67% 57.38% 64.80%
Apparel 57 1.05% 18.85% $55,204 13.71% 12.91% 46.84% 88.82%
Auto Parts 51 1.79% 23.74% $100,959 15.63% 8.11% 63.55% 80.58%
Automotive 12 2.35% 22.24% $326,186 11.06% 6.05% 13.67% 68.91%
Bank 426 2.40% 33.53% $949,084 6.08% 2.62% 27.93% 61.15%
Bank (Midwest) 45 2.04% 38.36% $119,391 6.87% 6.78% 48.94% 55.60%
Beverage 34 2.47% 46.35% $417,712 19.22% 12.17% 42.28% 66.05%
Biotechnology 158 0.84% 59.34% $121,988 4.53% 10.90% 34.83% 113.11%
Building Materials 45 0.74% NA $34,096 -4.18% 6.25% 53.92% 78.83%
Cable TV 21 0.99% 18.03% $249,222 12.65% 8.29% 55.60% 50.77%
Chemical (Basic) 16 2.09% 30.79% $166,701 17.91% 4.35% 64.05% 49.27%
Chemical (Diversified) 31 1.55% 31.68% $129,834 14.48% 3.88% 57.10% 56.31%
Chemical (Specialty) 70 1.99% 40.43% $114,176 15.15% 9.13% 56.15% 71.60%
Coal 20 2.19% 33.78% $53,033 18.01% 4.01% 53.26% 55.52%
Computer Software 184 1.48% 21.61% $628,501 25.64% 6.48% 43.64% 82.03%
Computers/Peripherals 87 0.63% 8.61% $778,861 28.86% 4.42% 47.49% 97.69%
Diversified Co. 107 2.41% 36.81% $567,636 13.85% 6.24% 51.77% 75.00%
Drug 279 2.98% 49.12% $1,239,274 16.53% 5.10% 34.91% 103.44%
E-Commerce 57 0.04% 1.89% $85,971 9.06% 7.31% 57.75% 88.13%
Educational Services 34 0.29% 2.83% $25,920 27.39% 12.92% 58.16% 78.24%
Electric Util. (Central) 21 4.21% 63.88% $106,728 10.31% 1.55% 63.60% 23.37%
Electric Utility (East) 21 4.20% 66.22% $280,607 11.27% #DIV/0! 54.89% 18.30%
Electric Utility (West) 14 3.88% 56.70% $78,442 9.33% #DIV/0! 73.74% 19.85%
Electrical Equipment 68 2.10% 29.40% $134,220 16.64% 4.45% 49.73% 67.76%
Electronics 139 1.07% 11.97% $76,638 14.75% 7.13% 38.33% 89.93%
Engineering & Const 25 0.38% 6.31% $44,910 10.31% 4.78% 67.56% 65.03%
Entertainment 77 1.45% 25.84% $238,717 9.57% 29.34% 40.11% 108.37%
Entertainment Tech 40 0.48% 11.57% $43,993 8.22% 7.42% 47.08% 76.91%
Environmental 82 2.13% 46.73% $49,779 10.13% 6.54% 30.72% 92.14%
Financial Svcs. (Div.) 225 1.28% NA $593,952 -26.07% 9.79% 46.62% 82.27%
Food Processing 112 2.74% 45.25% $405,996 15.65% 9.98% 44.37% 60.68%
Foreign Electronics 9 2.50% 51.37% $163,493 4.38% 0.30% 4.08% 35.40%
Funeral Services 6 2.81% 49.81% $5,760 10.87% 9.02% 62.42% 39.35%
Furn/Home Furnishings 35 1.19% 27.83% $23,979 9.38% 12.92% 53.26% 80.90%
Healthcare Information 25 0.21% 12.22% $30,054 7.80% 11.10% 53.96% 65.79%
Heavy Truck & Equip 21 1.69% 34.22% $150,653 16.89% 3.69% 69.02% 69.92%
Homebuilding 23 0.69% NA $23,185 -7.98% 13.44% 63.67% 70.00%
Hotel/Gaming 51 0.70% 40.37% $112,884 4.59% 13.40% 49.80% 79.09%
Household Products 26 2.96% 48.97% $296,296 20.17% 12.10% 63.13% 62.24%
Human Resources 23 1.56% 50.59% $12,242 5.30% 10.30% 64.81% 78.27%
Industrial Services 137 1.08% 24.98% $98,707 10.33% 10.06% 48.56% 74.43%
Information Services 27 1.79% 38.73% $79,226 13.71% 7.85% 59.29% 48.10%
Insurance (Life) 30 3.10% 29.39% $161,374 7.40% 2.45% 56.43% 53.35%
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) 49 2.29% 23.46% $174,876 9.78% 6.29% 59.59% 37.88%
Internet 186 0.02% 0.66% $479,104 14.38% 10.99% 34.58% 117.09%
IT Services 60 1.77% 32.87% $185,962 20.07% 11.64% 49.03% 69.45%
Machinery 100 1.25% 25.38% $116,382 11.48% 5.44% 55.85% 57.21%
Maritime 52 1.27% 25.25% $26,649 4.29% 13.23% 35.44% 69.19%
Med Supp Invasive 83 1.57% 22.91% $223,511 17.68% 6.05% 55.98% 79.18%
Med Supp Non-Invasive 146 2.33% 37.29% $305,406 17.64% 7.75% 43.72% 84.89%
Medical Services 122 0.71% 8.82% $236,117 16.89% 8.89% 51.34% 76.26%
Metal Fabricating 24 1.46% 25.70% $60,509 13.08% 5.34% 43.69% 68.98%
Metals & Mining (Div.) 73 2.85% 33.51% $430,046 20.04% 10.75% 31.95% 104.38%
Natural Gas (Div.) 29 1.85% 33.81% $171,218 8.50% 4.74% 65.22% 48.77%
Natural Gas Utility 22 3.92% 67.28% $32,344 10.54% 2.16% 38.85% 24.90%
Newspaper 13 0.94% 14.56% $16,419 13.21% 18.10% 54.42% 90.74%
Office Equip/Supplies 24 2.77% 28.06% $35,082 13.65% 2.89% 62.14% 64.26%
Oil/Gas Distribution 13 2.94% 73.98% $139,331 10.85% 2.51% 52.31% 56.61%
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. 93 1.85% 41.88% $368,986 9.11% 7.70% 56.30% 62.37%
Packaging & Container 26 1.69% 24.38% $49,802 14.51% 5.67% 53.46% 41.59%
Paper/Forest Products 32 2.40% 43.21% $62,428 7.24% 2.96% 63.79% 93.84%
Petroleum (Integrated) 20 3.06% 38.99% $1,600,036 12.87% 3.46% 50.01% 38.99%
Petroleum (Producing) 176 0.48% 9.50% $446,917 8.94% 2.44% 38.70% 88.11%
Pharmacy Services 19 1.27% 20.26% $149,061 13.77% 3.03% 55.22% 59.43%
Pipeline MLPs 27 5.74% 33.53% $179,553 12.30% 1.00% 41.20% 34.90%
Power 93 0.69% 13.75% $55,858 5.30% 4.80% 24.50% 97.19%
Precious Metals 84 0.99% 26.71% $238,232 7.92% 1.02% 34.35% 90.87%
Precision Instrument 77 0.50% 11.24% $75,846 9.86% 6.59% 46.59% 65.33%
Property Management 31 1.58% 27.66% $38,386 7.74% 11.57% 44.07% 82.21%
Public/Private Equity 11 4.68% 17.28% $18,820 27.55% 17.27% 49.02% 77.54%
Publishing 24 2.68% 25.02% $27,824 23.53% 15.63% 54.47% 64.98%
R.E.I.T. 5 6.73% 91.36% $30,595 13.90% 5.70% 41.90% 49.61%
Railroad 12 1.96% 34.63% $155,109 15.12% 1.50% 75.51% 42.95%
Recreation 56 2.35% 42.67% $81,545 9.45% 14.98% 52.65% 70.55%
Reinsurance 13 2.32% 15.87% $29,916 10.40% 7.01% 70.70% 30.40%
Restaurant 63 2.02% 46.73% $219,799 28.84% 7.22% 61.42% 68.37%
Retail (Hardlines) 75 0.97% 19.62% $124,941 14.99% 18.33% 50.55% 92.79%
Retail (Softlines) 47 1.25% 21.08% $103,445 20.53% 10.91% 72.98% 60.91%
Retail Automotive 20 0.14% 2.49% $58,746 18.46% 15.32% 65.08% 52.02%
Retail Building Supply 8 2.39% 47.32% $126,308 15.25% 6.79% 80.10% 37.61%
Retail Store 37 1.93% 29.16% $380,671 17.35% 14.14% 59.39% 67.71%
Retail/Wholesale Food 30 1.61% 28.62% $100,116 12.53% 6.91% 57.07% 40.02%
Securities Brokerage 28 1.57% 10.93% $156,940 10.32% 10.86% 60.08% 44.31%
Semiconductor 141 2.41% 30.53% $404,159 20.68% 3.93% 55.28% 70.52%
Semiconductor Equip 12 1.55% 11.30% $29,658 22.99% 9.45% 80.54% 68.70%
Shoe 19 1.29% 25.89% $55,532 18.62% 29.48% 66.22% 55.52%
Steel 32 2.35% 34.26% $120,454 6.34% 7.70% 54.14% 56.94%
Telecom. Equipment 99 1.96% 53.72% $341,128 8.49% 5.42% 37.87% 87.77%
Telecom. Services 74 3.41% 43.63% $877,947 13.65% 19.44% 37.41% 68.58%
Telecom. Utility 25 7.43% 80.94% $238,932 16.40% 2.23% 31.94% 60.40%
Thrift 148 3.39% NA $38,342 -1.07% 11.44% 28.65% 53.93%
Tobacco 11 3.98% 67.56% $370,316 50.86% 1.78% 54.90% 41.53%
Toiletries/Cosmetics 15 1.20% 25.04% $39,976 31.19% 17.20% 45.96% 60.34%
Trucking 36 0.59% 41.07% $48,332 6.43% 11.68% 60.62% 59.88%
Utility (Foreign) 4 0.01% 0.32% $29,305 2.95% #DIV/0! 24.26% 32.68%
Water Utility 11 2.28% 48.16% $15,331 8.36% 2.32% 42.46% 18.89%
Wireless Networking 57 0.52% 9.13% $69,826 15.56% 5.97% 46.97% 75.03%
Total Market 5891 2.17% 37.92% $20,255,258 11.44% 8.51% 45.83% 75.08%


Last Updated in January 2012
By Aswath Damodaran