Dividends
and FCFE by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 5891 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2012
| Industry Name | Number of firms | Sum of Dividends | Net Income | FCFE | Payout | Dividends/FCFE |
| Advertising | 31 | $879.77 | $2,011.00 | $2,099.09 | 43.75% | 41.91% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 64 | $5,403.71 | $18,548.20 | $18,257.11 | 29.13% | 29.60% |
| Air Transport | 36 | $2,302.50 | $12,177.10 | $10,605.17 | 18.91% | 21.71% |
| Apparel | 57 | $580.51 | $3,079.80 | $3,603.94 | 18.85% | 16.11% |
| Auto Parts | 51 | $1,804.29 | $7,601.70 | $8,809.78 | 23.74% | 20.48% |
| Automotive | 12 | $7,666.28 | $34,471.30 | $35,633.82 | 22.24% | 21.51% |
| Bank | 426 | $22,737.40 | $67,816.50 | $67,816.50 | 33.53% | 33.53% |
| Bank (Midwest) | 45 | $2,432.17 | $6,340.30 | $6,340.30 | 38.36% | 38.36% |
| Beverage | 34 | $10,300.69 | $22,223.00 | $22,913.00 | 46.35% | 44.96% |
| Biotechnology | 158 | $1,027.00 | $1,730.80 | $311.47 | 59.34% | 329.73% |
| Building Materials | 45 | $253.10 | $(1,433.40) | $(441.89) | NA | NA |
| Cable TV | 21 | $2,462.03 | $13,654.30 | $14,197.59 | 18.03% | 17.34% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 16 | $3,475.76 | $11,288.80 | $11,359.56 | 30.79% | 30.60% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 31 | $2,011.59 | $6,349.50 | $8,546.82 | 31.68% | 23.54% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 70 | $2,273.53 | $5,623.80 | $6,299.46 | 40.43% | 36.09% |
| Coal | 20 | $1,163.47 | $3,443.90 | $3,012.07 | 33.78% | 38.63% |
| Computer Software | 184 | $9,319.81 | $43,137.00 | $44,237.06 | 21.61% | 21.07% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 87 | $4,909.42 | $57,007.70 | $56,674.26 | 8.61% | 8.66% |
| Diversified Co. | 107 | $13,681.95 | $37,164.10 | $38,874.59 | 36.81% | 35.20% |
| Drug | 279 | $36,871.95 | $75,068.20 | $94,020.96 | 49.12% | 39.22% |
| E-Commerce | 57 | $32.35 | $1,711.20 | $1,179.01 | 1.89% | 2.74% |
| Educational Services | 34 | $74.68 | $2,643.30 | $2,424.49 | 2.83% | 3.08% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 21 | $4,492.30 | $7,032.20 | $4,730.94 | 63.88% | 94.96% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 21 | $11,780.86 | $17,790.50 | $9,247.74 | 66.22% | 127.39% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 14 | $3,042.95 | $5,366.50 | $1,332.34 | 56.70% | 228.39% |
| Electrical Equipment | 68 | $2,823.63 | $9,604.80 | $10,908.35 | 29.40% | 25.89% |
| Electronics | 139 | $817.62 | $6,830.90 | $7,631.05 | 11.97% | 10.71% |
| Engineering & Const | 25 | $169.23 | $2,680.50 | $2,814.60 | 6.31% | 6.01% |
| Entertainment | 77 | $3,454.62 | $13,369.90 | $14,598.09 | 25.84% | 23.66% |
| Entertainment Tech | 40 | $212.12 | $1,833.00 | $1,847.53 | 11.57% | 11.48% |
| Environmental | 82 | $1,062.57 | $2,274.00 | $2,370.69 | 46.73% | 44.82% |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 225 | $7,591.45 | $(86,559.10) | $(90,400.91) | NA | NA |
| Food Processing | 112 | $11,134.21 | $24,606.10 | $24,278.41 | 45.25% | 45.86% |
| Foreign Electronics | 9 | $4,085.85 | $7,954.40 | $12,894.42 | 51.37% | 31.69% |
| Funeral Services | 6 | $161.68 | $324.60 | $361.30 | 49.81% | 44.75% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 35 | $285.53 | $1,025.90 | $1,323.55 | 27.83% | 21.57% |
| Healthcare Information | 25 | $63.07 | $515.90 | $646.98 | 12.22% | 9.75% |
| Heavy Truck & Equip | 21 | $2,548.48 | $7,447.50 | $11,150.50 | 34.22% | 22.86% |
| Homebuilding | 23 | $160.30 | $(1,340.30) | $(1,949.45) | NA | NA |
| Hotel/Gaming | 51 | $793.24 | $1,964.70 | $1,540.69 | 40.37% | 51.49% |
| Household Products | 26 | $8,780.20 | $17,931.50 | $17,611.27 | 48.97% | 49.86% |
| Human Resources | 23 | $191.59 | $378.70 | $676.23 | 50.59% | 28.33% |
| Industrial Services | 137 | $1,063.73 | $4,257.60 | $2,955.51 | 24.98% | 35.99% |
| Information Services | 27 | $1,417.80 | $3,660.40 | $4,105.30 | 38.73% | 34.54% |
| Insurance (Life) | 30 | $4,996.78 | $17,000.80 | $16,826.00 | 29.39% | 29.70% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 49 | $4,004.30 | $17,071.00 | $16,435.09 | 23.46% | 24.36% |
| Internet | 186 | $99.65 | $15,029.10 | $10,829.25 | 0.66% | 0.92% |
| IT Services | 60 | $3,286.30 | $9,997.40 | $10,979.03 | 32.87% | 29.93% |
| Machinery | 100 | $1,453.44 | $5,726.70 | $7,450.00 | 25.38% | 19.51% |
| Maritime | 52 | $339.55 | $1,344.60 | $(1,419.39) | 25.25% | NA |
| Med Supp Invasive | 83 | $3,505.73 | $15,303.30 | $16,628.14 | 22.91% | 21.08% |
| Med Supp Non-Invasive | 146 | $7,114.06 | $19,075.80 | $20,493.63 | 37.29% | 34.71% |
| Medical Services | 122 | $1,685.39 | $19,099.30 | $15,813.41 | 8.82% | 10.66% |
| Metal Fabricating | 24 | $883.29 | $3,436.70 | $3,332.96 | 25.70% | 26.50% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 73 | $12,265.74 | $36,605.30 | $31,864.04 | 33.51% | 38.49% |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 29 | $3,172.46 | $9,384.00 | $(11,682.14) | 33.81% | NA |
| Natural Gas Utility | 22 | $1,268.63 | $1,885.60 | $1,141.72 | 67.28% | 111.12% |
| Newspaper | 13 | $154.64 | $1,062.30 | $1,335.82 | 14.56% | 11.58% |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 24 | $970.59 | $3,458.70 | $4,119.92 | 28.06% | 23.56% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 13 | $4,100.19 | $5,542.60 | $1,421.92 | 73.98% | 288.36% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 93 | $6,824.61 | $16,294.20 | $16,468.62 | 41.88% | 41.44% |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | $841.47 | $3,451.90 | $6,124.95 | 24.38% | 13.74% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 32 | $1,500.70 | $3,473.00 | $5,466.21 | 43.21% | 27.45% |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 20 | $49,021.58 | $125,734.80 | $60,128.53 | 38.99% | 81.53% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 176 | $2,159.74 | $22,723.20 | $674.67 | 9.50% | 320.12% |
| Pharmacy Services | 19 | $1,896.92 | $9,363.10 | $9,790.51 | 20.26% | 19.38% |
| Pipeline MLPs | 27 | $10,313.49 | $7,068.10 | $5,290.23 | 33.53% | 194.95% |
| Power | 93 | $383.39 | $2,787.80 | $959.99 | 13.75% | 39.94% |
| Precious Metals | 84 | $2,347.45 | $8,789.20 | $4,254.29 | 26.71% | 55.18% |
| Precision Instrument | 77 | $381.73 | $3,395.30 | $5,279.68 | 11.24% | 7.23% |
| Property Management | 31 | $605.74 | $2,189.70 | $2,368.59 | 27.66% | 25.57% |
| Public/Private Equity | 11 | $881.30 | $5,099.10 | $4,618.58 | 17.28% | 19.08% |
| Publishing | 24 | $745.51 | $2,979.80 | $3,295.79 | 25.02% | 22.62% |
| R.E.I.T. | 5 | $2,059.59 | $2,254.40 | $2,280.23 | 91.36% | 90.32% |
| Railroad | 12 | $3,043.94 | $8,790.50 | $6,545.12 | 34.63% | 46.51% |
| Recreation | 56 | $1,919.70 | $4,499.10 | $2,805.09 | 42.67% | 68.44% |
| Reinsurance | 13 | $692.57 | $4,364.10 | $3,920.87 | 15.87% | 17.66% |
| Restaurant | 63 | $4,444.92 | $9,512.60 | $8,803.21 | 46.73% | 50.49% |
| Retail (Hardlines) | 75 | $1,208.38 | $6,159.20 | $2,838.02 | 19.62% | 42.58% |
| Retail (Softlines) | 47 | $1,295.00 | $6,144.20 | $6,411.05 | 21.08% | 20.20% |
| Retail Automotive | 20 | $84.03 | $3,375.80 | $3,549.82 | 2.49% | 2.37% |
| Retail Building Supply | 8 | $3,013.29 | $6,368.20 | $7,134.01 | 47.32% | 42.24% |
| Retail Store | 37 | $7,348.80 | $25,201.00 | $22,308.12 | 29.16% | 32.94% |
| Retail/Wholesale Food | 30 | $1,612.39 | $5,633.40 | $4,977.32 | 28.62% | 32.39% |
| Securities Brokerage | 28 | $2,464.39 | $22,537.60 | $2,909.22 | 10.93% | 84.71% |
| Semiconductor | 141 | $9,739.49 | $31,898.20 | $30,913.70 | 30.53% | 31.51% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 12 | $458.69 | $4,057.50 | $4,054.75 | 11.30% | 11.31% |
| Shoe | 19 | $716.58 | $2,768.10 | $2,997.33 | 25.89% | 23.91% |
| Steel | 32 | $2,831.53 | $8,265.70 | $12,643.68 | 34.26% | 22.39% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 99 | $6,701.46 | $12,474.20 | $14,568.33 | 53.72% | 46.00% |
| Telecom. Services | 74 | $29,948.47 | $68,637.90 | $70,435.86 | 43.63% | 42.52% |
| Telecom. Utility | 25 | $17,756.39 | $21,937.00 | $25,593.35 | 80.94% | 69.38% |
| Thrift | 148 | $1,298.28 | $(436.60) | $(436.60) | NA | NA |
| Tobacco | 11 | $14,742.67 | $21,821.40 | $22,422.41 | 67.56% | 65.75% |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 15 | $481.51 | $1,922.60 | $1,953.44 | 25.04% | 24.65% |
| Trucking | 36 | $284.48 | $692.60 | $45.41 | 41.07% | 626.39% |
| Utility (Foreign) | 4 | $4.37 | $1,352.20 | $(530.54) | 0.32% | NA |
| Water Utility | 11 | $349.30 | $725.30 | $231.39 | 48.16% | 150.95% |
| Wireless Networking | 57 | $364.48 | $3,993.30 | $497.97 | 9.13% | 73.19% |
| Total Market | 5891 | $439,866.06 | $1,159,948.70 | $1,021,768.64 | 37.92% | 43.05% |
Updated in January 2012
By Aswath Damodaran