Dividend
Fundamentals by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2026
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| Industry name | Number of firms | Dividends | Net Income | Payout | Dividends + Buybacks | Cash Return as % of Net Income | Dividends + Buybacks - Stock Issuances | FCFE (before debt cash flows) | FCFE (after debt cash flows) | Net Cash Returned/FCFE (pre-debt) | Net Cash Returned/FCFE (post-debt) | Net Cash Returned/ Net Income | Cash/ Firm Value |
| Advertising | 52 | $571.10 | -$111.32 | 0.27% | $ 2,751.49 | NA | $755.45 | $1,068.76 | -$1,263.31 | 70.68% | NA | -678.65% | 7.73% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 79 | $12,526.49 | $24,976.88 | 50.15% | $ 32,083.94 | 128.45% | $4,059.09 | $6,587.80 | $5,584.18 | 61.62% | 72.69% | 16.25% | 2.61% |
| Air Transport | 23 | $812.00 | $6,148.18 | 13.21% | $ 5,182.74 | 84.30% | $3,721.79 | -$853.99 | -$14,944.99 | NA | NA | 60.53% | 7.11% |
| Apparel | 35 | $1,218.62 | $2,432.71 | 50.09% | $ 6,158.24 | 253.14% | $5,887.71 | $1,761.73 | -$3,469.04 | 334.20% | NA | 242.02% | 4.60% |
| Auto & Truck | 33 | $3,743.20 | $6,419.64 | 58.31% | $ 12,518.96 | 195.01% | $7,601.04 | $9,814.40 | $16,496.88 | 77.45% | 46.08% | 118.40% | 2.99% |
| Auto Parts | 35 | $693.93 | $633.46 | 109.55% | $ 2,351.13 | 371.16% | $1,738.59 | $360.38 | -$49.55 | 482.43% | NA | 274.46% | 9.45% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | $40,401.78 | $143,723.16 | 28.11% | $ 91,770.65 | 63.85% | $89,661.65 | $103,238.16 | $486,737.16 | 86.85% | 18.42% | 62.38% | 23.17% |
| Banks (Regional) | 568 | $18,200.20 | $50,431.69 | 36.09% | $ 29,963.26 | 59.41% | $25,767.89 | $44,904.88 | $23,178.70 | 57.38% | 111.17% | 51.09% | 23.48% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 14 | $1,538.00 | $153.50 | 0.22% | $ 3,718.81 | 2422.72% | $3,670.21 | -$935.65 | -$2,585.23 | NA | NA | 2391.06% | 2.37% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 27 | $17,711.00 | $24,372.47 | 72.67% | $ 20,640.19 | 84.69% | $20,095.81 | $19,556.36 | $25,591.22 | 102.76% | 78.53% | 82.45% | 3.44% |
| Broadcasting | 24 | $894.77 | $1,470.98 | 60.83% | $ 2,423.98 | 164.79% | $2,336.80 | -$11,349.78 | -$14,700.82 | NA | NA | 158.86% | 9.18% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 32 | $14,207.81 | $51,453.21 | 27.61% | $ 31,828.73 | 61.86% | $29,678.89 | $36,983.66 | $61,417.24 | 80.25% | 48.32% | 57.68% | 14.51% |
| Building Materials | 41 | $2,369.83 | $9,273.93 | 25.55% | $ 12,320.74 | 132.85% | $11,950.09 | $8,018.53 | $8,662.58 | 149.03% | 137.95% | 128.86% | 3.16% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 155 | $8,076.91 | $18,957.95 | 42.60% | $ 22,036.41 | 116.24% | $20,933.69 | $20,539.39 | $32,440.85 | 101.92% | 64.53% | 110.42% | 4.02% |
| Cable TV | 9 | $5,224.20 | $15,611.20 | 33.46% | $ 17,685.43 | 113.29% | $17,226.73 | $19,089.22 | $18,549.02 | 90.24% | 92.87% | 110.35% | 2.89% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 29 | $4,092.30 | -$4,296.90 | 0.41% | $ 4,792.71 | NA | $4,633.43 | -$8,687.02 | -$6,018.44 | NA | NA | -107.83% | 8.91% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | $274.00 | -$653.60 | #DIV/0! | $ 282.08 | NA | $280.92 | -$459.92 | -$285.79 | NA | NA | -42.98% | 9.75% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 59 | $7,870.11 | $6,053.50 | 130.01% | $ 14,612.83 | 241.39% | $13,771.64 | -$2,091.11 | $2,063.77 | NA | 667.31% | 227.50% | 3.91% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 16 | $72.21 | -$183.88 | 0.08% | $ 337.23 | NA | -$802.32 | -$409.23 | $912.14 | NA | -87.96% | 436.33% | 14.03% |
| Computer Services | 64 | $7,760.47 | $15,218.98 | 50.99% | $ 15,395.20 | 101.16% | $13,905.10 | $16,970.48 | $20,749.96 | 81.94% | 67.01% | 91.37% | 4.80% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 36 | $19,202.07 | $119,786.73 | 16.03% | $ 125,382.12 | 104.67% | $122,624.17 | $108,560.60 | $113,666.73 | 112.95% | 107.88% | 102.37% | 1.47% |
| Construction Supplies | 40 | $7,224.30 | $21,569.83 | 33.49% | $ 15,242.70 | 70.67% | $15,140.48 | $15,418.07 | $25,571.17 | 98.20% | 59.21% | 70.19% | 2.94% |
| Diversified | 20 | $4,928.38 | $74,805.70 | 6.59% | $ 12,814.29 | 17.13% | $11,131.20 | $63,724.96 | $72,371.37 | 17.47% | 15.38% | 14.88% | 6.42% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 496 | $20,803.60 | -$10,938.48 | 0.12% | $ 35,208.85 | NA | $9,976.32 | $1,683.78 | -$3,405.12 | 592.50% | NA | -91.20% | 4.20% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 228 | $42,241.20 | $72,040.94 | 58.63% | $ 59,827.34 | 83.05% | $53,078.14 | $72,020.02 | $88,883.49 | 73.70% | 59.72% | 73.68% | 3.16% |
| Education | 32 | $339.30 | $2,453.46 | 13.83% | $ 1,477.28 | 60.21% | $375.14 | $2,135.40 | $67.57 | 17.57% | 555.20% | 15.29% | 8.26% |
| Electrical Equipment | 112 | $2,905.71 | $1,265.08 | 229.69% | $ 8,309.00 | 656.80% | $5,211.25 | -$226.36 | $7,242.96 | NA | 71.95% | 411.93% | 3.53% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 8 | $0.00 | -$238.68 | #DIV/0! | $ 109.79 | NA | $92.98 | -$141.89 | -$69.12 | NA | NA | -38.96% | 10.52% |
| Electronics (General) | 114 | $2,212.18 | $11,129.06 | 19.88% | $ 8,449.38 | 75.92% | $6,173.67 | $8,267.84 | $11,626.44 | 74.67% | 53.10% | 55.47% | 4.28% |
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | $826.91 | $9,927.42 | 8.33% | $ 3,764.35 | 37.92% | $2,838.89 | $7,733.59 | $9,398.77 | 36.71% | 30.20% | 28.60% | 3.74% |
| Entertainment | 92 | $2,622.46 | $11,462.44 | 22.88% | $ 19,102.07 | 166.65% | $15,567.65 | $19,008.95 | $10,704.53 | 81.90% | 145.43% | 135.81% | 3.36% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 53 | $2,582.17 | $6,487.49 | 39.80% | $ 3,994.33 | 61.57% | $3,767.14 | $5,306.56 | $11,623.48 | 70.99% | 32.41% | 58.07% | 1.25% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 35 | $3,604.14 | $8,696.79 | 41.44% | $ 6,501.26 | 74.75% | $6,391.05 | $7,799.35 | $7,498.41 | 81.94% | 85.23% | 73.49% | 3.87% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance | 176 | $24,037.58 | $129,763.97 | 18.52% | $ 105,217.35 | 81.08% | $97,706.15 | $133,452.52 | -$12,955.48 | 73.21% | NA | 75.30% | 2.69% |
| Food Processing | 78 | $11,627.10 | $8,124.53 | 143.11% | $ 18,534.78 | 228.13% | $18,035.02 | $4,043.06 | $1,954.72 | 446.07% | 922.64% | 221.98% | 2.56% |
| Food Wholesalers | 13 | $1,034.70 | $2,717.55 | 38.07% | $ 3,257.57 | 119.87% | $3,043.40 | $1,199.59 | $2,796.66 | 253.70% | 108.82% | 111.99% | 1.06% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 27 | $640.24 | $592.14 | 108.12% | $ 1,150.07 | 194.22% | $1,070.57 | -$123.01 | $1,626.75 | NA | 65.81% | 180.80% | 4.19% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 15 | $45.10 | -$696.58 | 0.13% | $ 48.35 | NA | $45.21 | -$685.73 | -$7.84 | NA | NA | -6.49% | 1.90% |
| Healthcare Products | 204 | $9,780.43 | $27,441.74 | 35.64% | $ 21,628.87 | 78.82% | $16,730.76 | $25,623.83 | $16,727.01 | 65.29% | 100.02% | 60.97% | 3.25% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 104 | $16,728.05 | $33,883.53 | 49.37% | $ 48,292.15 | 142.52% | $44,852.50 | $29,519.62 | $48,470.19 | 151.94% | 92.54% | 132.37% | 7.51% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 115 | $1,927.97 | $11,442.42 | 16.85% | $ 18,008.86 | 157.39% | $16,226.89 | $15,621.74 | $12,418.50 | 103.87% | 130.67% | 141.81% | 2.46% |
| Homebuilding | 30 | $1,533.89 | $16,024.44 | 9.57% | $ 11,748.84 | 73.32% | $11,528.13 | $12,219.45 | $14,729.58 | 94.34% | 78.27% | 71.94% | 8.00% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 31 | $988.38 | $10,587.48 | 9.34% | $ 12,608.80 | 119.09% | $12,503.57 | $6,885.21 | $8,314.16 | 181.60% | 150.39% | 118.10% | 2.32% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 63 | $4,468.05 | $24,441.62 | 18.28% | $ 32,179.88 | 131.66% | $27,627.53 | $21,510.93 | $29,430.60 | 128.43% | 93.87% | 113.03% | 4.96% |
| Household Products | 110 | $16,754.75 | $24,915.50 | 67.25% | $ 17,209.39 | 69.07% | $15,553.43 | $24,324.49 | $22,779.80 | 63.94% | 68.28% | 62.42% | 3.14% |
| Information Services | 15 | $847.70 | $2,643.50 | 32.07% | $ 3,538.37 | 133.85% | $2,997.92 | $3,956.86 | $2,835.96 | 75.77% | 105.71% | 113.41% | 2.54% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | $2,582.11 | $7,046.81 | 36.64% | $ 4,010.78 | 56.92% | -$10,596.83 | $9,866.09 | $28,245.08 | -107.41% | -37.52% | -150.38% | 2.50% |
| Insurance (Life) | 20 | $6,322.82 | $18,814.11 | 33.61% | $ 17,713.20 | 94.15% | $16,187.30 | $17,706.76 | $22,119.09 | 91.42% | 73.18% | 86.04% | 19.67% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 57 | $10,949.78 | $48,696.64 | 22.49% | $ 25,530.09 | 52.43% | $24,091.18 | $47,941.89 | $49,884.46 | 50.25% | 48.29% | 49.47% | 4.68% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 283 | $21,514.29 | $36,940.71 | 58.24% | $ 36,336.42 | 98.36% | $23,564.04 | $2,454.83 | $22,207.21 | 959.90% | 106.11% | 63.79% | 9.92% |
| Machinery | 105 | $6,954.04 | $20,804.48 | 33.43% | $ 18,732.54 | 90.04% | $17,350.93 | $22,524.53 | $22,559.63 | 77.03% | 76.91% | 83.40% | 2.91% |
| Metals & Mining | 73 | $3,335.50 | $6,414.49 | 52.00% | $ 3,497.67 | 54.53% | $1,894.52 | $3,388.08 | $3,056.59 | 55.92% | 61.98% | 29.54% | 4.63% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 14 | $341.16 | $594.32 | 57.40% | $ 900.77 | 151.56% | $880.59 | $406.65 | $359.58 | 216.55% | 244.90% | 148.17% | 5.55% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | $30,447.49 | $44,951.60 | 67.73% | $ 63,620.18 | 141.53% | $62,637.18 | $42,336.33 | $41,478.33 | 147.95% | 151.01% | 139.34% | 2.44% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 142 | $14,786.46 | $35,460.17 | 41.70% | $ 31,237.43 | 88.09% | $25,430.77 | $963.20 | $9,752.63 | 2640.24% | 260.76% | 71.72% | 2.73% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 23 | $9,873.14 | $14,219.29 | 69.43% | $ 13,627.62 | 95.84% | $11,143.12 | $1,136.95 | $10,848.49 | 980.09% | 102.72% | 78.37% | 0.89% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 97 | $9,182.87 | $15,285.65 | 60.08% | $ 23,550.49 | 154.07% | $21,944.07 | $14,645.45 | $21,411.48 | 149.84% | 102.49% | 143.56% | 5.59% |
| Packaging & Container | 19 | $2,767.80 | $4,979.63 | 55.58% | $ 6,192.39 | 124.35% | $5,816.03 | $3,276.43 | $5,209.49 | 177.51% | 111.64% | 116.80% | 3.46% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 6 | $1,261.00 | $379.20 | 332.54% | $ 1,492.30 | 393.54% | $1,492.30 | $98.20 | $223.40 | 1519.65% | 667.99% | 393.54% | 6.25% |
| Power | 46 | $27,437.16 | $49,923.96 | 54.96% | $ 28,249.54 | 56.59% | $17,260.23 | -$44,739.14 | $15,713.17 | NA | 109.85% | 34.57% | 1.45% |
| Precious Metals | 56 | $2,610.80 | $10,380.53 | 25.15% | $ 5,309.59 | 51.15% | $3,903.64 | $7,240.69 | $3,824.70 | 53.91% | 102.06% | 37.61% | 4.53% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 19 | $454.20 | $1,967.20 | 23.09% | $ 1,035.21 | 52.62% | $1,024.75 | $2,128.09 | $1,674.76 | 48.15% | 61.19% | 52.09% | 6.75% |
| R.E.I.T. | 190 | $54,420.04 | $27,926.05 | 194.87% | $ 46,810.66 | 167.62% | $8,498.57 | $64,257.51 | $132,649.13 | 13.23% | 6.41% | 30.43% | 1.91% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 14 | $0.00 | $260.20 | 0.00% | $ 12.85 | 4.94% | -$853.92 | $527.10 | $662.09 | -162.00% | -128.97% | -328.18% | 15.21% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | $62.90 | $233.28 | 26.96% | $ 95.08 | 40.76% | $94.80 | $124.16 | $129.40 | 76.35% | 73.26% | 40.64% | 7.83% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 54 | $360.13 | $1,331.23 | 27.05% | $ 2,854.04 | 214.39% | $1,733.26 | $2,589.49 | $1,590.88 | 66.93% | 108.95% | 130.20% | 4.98% |
| Recreation | 49 | $1,148.70 | -$2,604.89 | 0.56% | $ 3,088.63 | NA | $2,750.79 | -$2,488.51 | -$2,720.31 | NA | NA | -105.60% | 5.62% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | $237.00 | $867.00 | 27.34% | $ 351.00 | 40.48% | $347.00 | $519.80 | $1,182.80 | 66.76% | 29.34% | 40.02% | 24.11% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 64 | $11,348.43 | $17,583.25 | 64.54% | $ 18,587.01 | 105.71% | $17,267.21 | $12,592.45 | $17,559.72 | 137.12% | 98.33% | 98.20% | 1.99% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 34 | $644.65 | $9,510.43 | 6.78% | $ 7,657.51 | 80.52% | $5,445.08 | $7,479.81 | $10,940.63 | 72.80% | 49.77% | 57.25% | 2.08% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 14 | $12,039.95 | $22,293.12 | 54.01% | $ 14,435.19 | 64.75% | $13,759.19 | $18,907.96 | $23,249.18 | 72.77% | 59.18% | 61.72% | 0.81% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 62 | $5,012.07 | $14,258.51 | 35.15% | $ 10,799.80 | 75.74% | $6,319.98 | $2,699.26 | $9,998.18 | 234.14% | 63.21% | 44.32% | 2.36% |
| Retail (General) | 23 | $13,006.53 | $110,912.26 | 11.73% | $ 29,796.53 | 26.86% | $29,455.58 | $33,423.92 | $31,910.22 | 88.13% | 92.31% | 26.56% | 2.68% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 15 | $1,367.20 | $3,652.01 | 37.44% | $ 9,034.25 | 247.38% | $8,815.22 | $8,999.53 | $4,112.71 | 97.95% | 214.34% | 241.38% | 5.14% |
| Retail (REITs) | 26 | $9,864.23 | $6,110.41 | 161.43% | $ 6,345.76 | 103.85% | $239.17 | $13,166.33 | $17,017.20 | 1.82% | 1.41% | 3.91% | 1.48% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 94 | $4,703.79 | $15,714.30 | 29.93% | $ 13,484.79 | 85.81% | $12,633.56 | $9,333.48 | $13,051.61 | 135.36% | 96.80% | 80.40% | 5.30% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | $0.00 | -$1,738.30 | #DIV/0! | $ - | NA | -$3.63 | -$1,934.30 | -$2,937.49 | NA | NA | 0.21% | 7.01% |
| Semiconductor | 66 | $25,363.10 | $154,726.95 | 16.39% | $ 106,612.07 | 68.90% | $97,416.73 | $111,403.03 | $101,804.83 | 87.45% | 95.69% | 62.96% | 1.02% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 31 | $3,803.60 | $19,650.30 | 19.36% | $ 16,093.54 | 81.90% | $15,338.08 | $15,000.77 | $15,813.63 | 102.25% | 96.99% | 78.06% | 3.13% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | $106.30 | $724.85 | 14.67% | $ 674.69 | 93.08% | $666.25 | $437.57 | $555.70 | 152.26% | 119.89% | 91.92% | 2.54% |
| Shoe | 11 | $2,475.47 | $3,812.48 | 64.93% | $ 4,774.79 | 125.24% | $4,313.54 | $3,314.29 | $2,426.29 | 130.15% | 177.78% | 113.14% | 6.65% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 77 | $15,397.21 | $184,686.68 | 8.34% | $ 121,449.34 | 65.76% | $118,580.59 | $70,403.63 | $82,767.48 | 168.43% | 143.27% | 64.21% | 0.78% |
| Software (Internet) | 29 | $142.76 | -$339.06 | 0.02% | $ 6,727.74 | NA | $4,141.22 | -$10,619.37 | -$415.29 | NA | NA | -1221.38% | 2.80% |
| Software (System & Application) | 309 | $34,027.14 | $162,155.45 | 20.98% | $ 97,914.66 | 60.38% | $40,988.89 | $82,068.68 | $130,998.26 | 49.94% | 31.29% | 25.28% | 1.83% |
| Steel | 19 | $1,355.85 | $2,083.98 | 65.06% | $ 4,101.59 | 196.82% | $3,907.38 | -$1,767.00 | $3,096.04 | NA | 126.21% | 187.50% | 4.38% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 12 | $6,032.20 | $11,725.07 | 51.45% | $ 18,865.54 | 160.90% | $18,863.73 | $13,186.98 | $12,144.94 | 143.05% | 155.32% | 160.88% | 1.32% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 57 | $7,331.74 | $17,688.41 | 41.45% | $ 18,066.00 | 102.13% | $16,107.11 | $15,844.36 | $11,139.32 | 101.66% | 144.60% | 91.06% | 2.68% |
| Telecom. Services | 39 | $19,576.64 | $41,056.93 | 47.68% | $ 15,665.99 | 38.16% | $13,799.99 | $35,612.63 | $38,971.35 | 38.75% | 35.41% | 33.61% | 4.21% |
| Tobacco | 10 | $15,432.85 | $17,616.47 | 87.60% | $ 16,460.82 | 93.44% | $16,344.83 | $17,144.26 | $18,020.13 | 95.34% | 90.70% | 92.78% | 1.84% |
| Transportation | 19 | $7,282.20 | $25,005.12 | 29.12% | $ 17,237.83 | 68.94% | $16,497.69 | $16,886.50 | $20,364.46 | 97.70% | 81.01% | 65.98% | 5.09% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | $5,419.80 | $12,694.00 | 42.70% | $ 11,615.80 | 91.51% | $11,601.11 | $9,491.04 | $11,512.44 | 122.23% | 100.77% | 91.39% | 0.83% |
| Trucking | 26 | $906.12 | $3,193.96 | 28.37% | $ 3,576.03 | 111.96% | $3,538.12 | -$784.34 | $615.96 | NA | 574.40% | 110.78% | 2.12% |
| Utility (General) | 14 | $11,209.70 | $17,139.50 | 65.40% | $ 11,284.00 | 65.84% | $5,554.31 | -$23,132.38 | $1,550.32 | NA | 358.27% | 32.41% | 0.33% |
| Utility (Water) | 14 | $1,246.75 | $2,209.13 | 34.83% | $ 1,253.59 | 56.75% | $621.51 | -$2,217.83 | $656.75 | NA | 94.63% | 28.13% | 0.46% |
| Total Market | 5994 | $770,310.95 | $2,211,413.23 | 34.83% | $ 1,839,224.07 | 83.17% | $1,515,970.08 | $1,506,792.32 | ######## | 100.61% | 71.09% | 68.55% | 4.50% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 4822 | $632,094.57 | $1,724,542.92 | 36.65% | $ 1,496,853.58 | 86.80% | $1,219,909.81 | $1,110,243.53 | ######## | 109.88% | 84.04% | 70.74% | 2.60% |