| Date updated: | 5-Jan-24 | YouTube Video explaining estimation choices and process. | Notes | |||||||
| Created by: | Aswath Damodaran, adamodar@stern.nyu.edu | The choice of how much to return to shareholders in a business and in what form (dividends or buybacks) is one that every business has to make, and this datasets includes statistics on cash return. | ||||||||
| What is this data? | Dividend Payout ratios and dividend yields, with key drivers | US companies | ||||||||
| Home Page: | http://www.damodaran.com | |||||||||
| Data website: | https://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/data.html | |||||||||
| Companies in each industry: | https://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/pc/datasets/indname.xls | |||||||||
| Variable definitions: | https://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile/variable.htm | |||||||||
| Industry Name | Number of firms | Total Dividends (US $ millions) | Special Dividends as % of Total Dividends | Dividend Payout | Dividend Yield | Market Cap (US $ millions) | ROE | Institutional Holdings | Std Dev in Stock Prices | |
| Advertising | 57 | $ 1,059.36 | 0.00% | 282.84% | 1.38% | $77,002.78 | 3.25% | 34.34% | 56.41% | |
| Aerospace/Defense | 70 | $ 10,325.45 | 4.04% | 53.69% | 1.31% | $788,306.41 | 13.19% | 48.58% | 36.40% | |
| Air Transport | 25 | $ 503.10 | 0.00% | 7.86% | 0.57% | $88,624.38 | 21.94% | 41.26% | 44.65% | |
| Apparel | 38 | $ 1,691.36 | 0.00% | 74.98% | 2.75% | $61,452.69 | 9.20% | 48.99% | 37.04% | |
| Auto & Truck | 34 | $ 5,839.10 | 0.00% | 35.46% | 0.62% | $937,020.12 | 9.37% | 25.43% | 59.70% | |
| Auto Parts | 39 | $ 705.75 | 0.00% | 45.37% | 1.16% | $60,935.66 | 5.72% | 66.15% | 37.07% | |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | $ 34,903.05 | 0.00% | 24.34% | 2.84% | $1,229,927.16 | 14.87% | 63.03% | 22.51% | |
| Banks (Regional) | 625 | $ 18,260.63 | 0.25% | 32.01% | 3.36% | $543,210.18 | 12.14% | 35.52% | 18.68% | |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 19 | $ 1,374.50 | 0.00% | 54.63% | 1.48% | $92,924.62 | 8.70% | 31.21% | 49.70% | |
| Beverage (Soft) | 29 | $ 15,531.30 | 0.00% | 66.39% | 2.47% | $627,695.04 | 30.56% | 41.26% | 42.96% | |
| Broadcasting | 22 | $ 1,166.89 | 2.35% | 0.22% | 3.22% | $36,252.77 | -2.16% | 43.36% | 38.46% | |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 27 | $ 12,346.39 | 0.24% | 43.53% | 2.37% | $520,027.39 | 10.41% | 66.54% | 25.21% | |
| Building Materials | 44 | $ 3,011.12 | 4.93% | 29.02% | 1.25% | $241,657.92 | 21.35% | 73.32% | 28.72% | |
| Business & Consumer Services | 162 | $ 8,152.71 | 4.15% | 59.78% | 1.39% | $587,438.66 | 14.00% | 54.40% | 41.29% | |
| Cable TV | 10 | $ 5,197.00 | 0.00% | 21.93% | 1.83% | $284,186.32 | 19.47% | 60.14% | 33.01% | |
| Chemical (Basic) | 32 | $ 5,979.30 | -28.50% | 131.27% | 5.47% | $109,276.38 | 8.89% | 46.22% | 38.92% | |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | $ 317.00 | 0.00% | 1.04% | 3.25% | $9,759.91 | -2.36% | 56.66% | 37.24% | |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 68 | $ 7,981.39 | 0.01% | 33.25% | 1.66% | $480,676.35 | 14.94% | 61.39% | 36.60% | |
| Coal & Related Energy | 18 | $ 248.95 | 0.00% | 15.16% | 1.93% | $12,890.31 | 29.07% | 33.40% | 55.69% | |
| Computer Services | 72 | $ 7,387.79 | 0.27% | 57.07% | 2.25% | $328,595.43 | 18.77% | 49.66% | 49.61% | |
| Computers/Peripherals | 36 | $ 18,324.54 | 0.00% | 17.44% | 0.58% | $3,173,159.84 | 0.00% | 47.98% | 38.90% | |
| Construction Supplies | 45 | $ 4,982.77 | 20.07% | 23.71% | 1.35% | $369,334.98 | 27.11% | 59.82% | 37.83% | |
| Diversified | 23 | $ 6,830.39 | 0.00% | 8.16% | 0.61% | $1,126,322.72 | 15.87% | 45.51% | 52.25% | |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 572 | $ 18,656.01 | 0.00% | 0.09% | 1.53% | $1,218,078.92 | -11.59% | 33.33% | 61.98% | |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 245 | $ 38,968.19 | 0.08% | 69.96% | 2.36% | $1,651,920.19 | 17.32% | 28.43% | 65.30% | |
| Education | 31 | $ 97.12 | 260.71% | 38.08% | 0.24% | $40,723.70 | 1.67% | 53.67% | 43.78% | |
| Electrical Equipment | 103 | $ 2,451.02 | 0.00% | 17.18% | 1.00% | $246,278.65 | 23.70% | 41.00% | 54.42% | |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 13 | $ - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $5,288.13 | -6.63% | 32.26% | 39.42% | |
| Electronics (General) | 129 | $ 1,831.58 | 0.52% | 28.53% | 0.68% | $269,499.13 | 8.80% | 44.57% | 42.94% | |
| Engineering/Construction | 43 | $ 492.60 | 0.00% | 21.67% | 0.39% | $127,016.23 | 6.41% | 64.23% | 33.68% | |
| Entertainment | 98 | $ 1,492.31 | 11.45% | 0.34% | 0.25% | $602,730.43 | -0.27% | 35.11% | 61.19% | |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 57 | $ 2,133.70 | 0.00% | 36.34% | 1.05% | $203,179.79 | 21.01% | 36.46% | 46.07% | |
| Farming/Agriculture | 42 | $ 3,212.82 | 11.67% | 17.33% | 1.56% | $205,847.19 | 27.51% | 36.89% | 54.14% | |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 172 | $ 22,615.11 | 1.10% | 27.81% | 0.99% | $2,290,934.73 | 22.36% | 51.03% | 38.66% | |
| Food Processing | 82 | $ 11,853.45 | 0.00% | 68.71% | 2.92% | $406,262.09 | 10.10% | 43.79% | 36.51% | |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | $ 1,054.30 | 0.00% | 38.16% | 1.64% | $64,098.60 | 21.11% | 66.10% | 27.30% | |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 31 | $ 1,579.49 | 1.72% | 0.86% | 3.49% | $45,303.68 | -6.53% | 52.42% | 46.65% | |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 17 | $ 284.20 | 0.00% | 25.60% | 1.22% | $23,311.80 | 10.68% | 46.39% | 57.34% | |
| Healthcare Products | 230 | $ 7,563.34 | 0.00% | 41.77% | 0.72% | $1,050,360.26 | 8.31% | 41.30% | 52.21% | |
| Healthcare Support Services | 119 | $ 14,897.92 | 0.06% | 29.63% | 1.27% | $1,172,283.05 | 15.62% | 48.73% | 49.53% | |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 128 | $ 1,752.49 | 0.00% | 19.73% | 0.24% | $738,408.32 | 5.18% | 47.02% | 54.15% | |
| Homebuilding | 32 | $ 1,349.61 | 0.26% | 6.43% | 0.63% | $215,644.84 | 22.88% | 72.87% | 32.31% | |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 32 | $ 908.40 | 0.00% | 12.78% | 0.74% | $122,470.97 | 61.97% | 52.00% | 46.33% | |
| Hotel/Gaming | 68 | $ 1,647.75 | 7.04% | 8.43% | 0.28% | $586,730.34 | 35.87% | 56.19% | 40.80% | |
| Household Products | 93 | $ 29,193.22 | 0.00% | 122.23% | 4.49% | $650,300.62 | 26.98% | 39.43% | 51.12% | |
| Information Services | 18 | $ 760.90 | 0.00% | 60.70% | 1.17% | $65,010.94 | 8.43% | 62.07% | 33.83% | |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | $ 3,084.82 | 0.00% | 32.75% | 1.33% | $231,312.81 | 13.52% | 56.41% | 40.38% | |
| Insurance (Life) | 23 | $ 5,932.29 | 0.00% | 381.21% | 2.82% | $210,042.35 | 1.32% | 51.89% | 30.85% | |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | $ 5,608.53 | 32.23% | 35.13% | 1.48% | $379,832.75 | 10.36% | 56.08% | 27.40% | |
| Investments & Asset Management | 334 | $ 11,402.77 | 0.09% | 42.11% | 1.94% | $588,140.18 | 13.78% | 39.71% | 15.15% | |
| Machinery | 103 | $ 6,629.38 | 0.00% | 36.27% | 1.31% | $505,755.66 | 19.02% | 63.44% | 33.44% | |
| Metals & Mining | 68 | $ 3,736.70 | 0.00% | 95.47% | 2.57% | $145,572.13 | 12.17% | 21.98% | 60.56% | |
| Office Equipment & Services | 17 | $ 336.59 | 5.88% | 225.17% | 2.20% | $15,265.46 | 2.66% | 54.98% | 30.28% | |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | $ 26,842.29 | 0.00% | 37.14% | 3.66% | $733,143.90 | 19.85% | 50.49% | 26.44% | |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 166 | $ 23,035.56 | 24.13% | 31.27% | 3.96% | $581,376.82 | 31.09% | 44.77% | 46.31% | |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 24 | $ 9,714.68 | 0.00% | 39.84% | 4.38% | $221,897.54 | 42.41% | 54.66% | 32.55% | |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 100 | $ 8,783.42 | -0.16% | 18.81% | 2.28% | $385,868.70 | 29.65% | 56.58% | 43.73% | |
| Packaging & Container | 22 | $ 2,944.63 | 0.00% | 70.22% | 2.22% | $132,627.17 | 8.54% | 67.84% | 26.24% | |
| Paper/Forest Products | 7 | $ 105.00 | 0.00% | 27.58% | 1.34% | $7,835.42 | 15.17% | 78.57% | 43.04% | |
| Power | 50 | $ 25,160.67 | 0.00% | 76.67% | 3.34% | $752,584.39 | 8.60% | 70.35% | 20.39% | |
| Precious Metals | 61 | $ 1,802.43 | 0.05% | 0.88% | 2.46% | $73,376.95 | -2.33% | 21.36% | 63.61% | |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 21 | $ 423.56 | -1.90% | 87.16% | 1.37% | $30,883.84 | 3.40% | 55.18% | 38.20% | |
| R.E.I.T. | 193 | $ 50,197.93 | -0.62% | 215.22% | 4.15% | $1,210,734.00 | 4.57% | 66.31% | 23.72% | |
| Real Estate (Development) | 17 | $ 1.13 | 1.59% | 0.00% | 0.02% | $6,733.72 | -8.54% | 22.01% | 34.24% | |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | $ 51.10 | 0.00% | 24.92% | 1.03% | $4,949.87 | 9.11% | 44.80% | 35.91% | |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | $ 449.46 | 8.92% | 0.76% | 0.42% | $107,957.65 | -8.27% | 34.15% | 44.19% | |
| Recreation | 55 | $ 1,113.23 | 7.93% | 199.59% | 1.49% | $74,838.90 | 2.56% | 43.26% | 44.30% | |
| Reinsurance | 1 | $ 216.00 | 0.00% | 18.93% | 2.03% | $10,662.20 | 31.23% | 96.81% | 17.09% | |
| Restaurant/Dining | 64 | $ 9,274.74 | 0.02% | 53.08% | 1.66% | $559,459.64 | NA | 54.01% | 35.37% | |
| Retail (Automotive) | 30 | $ 659.24 | 0.00% | 5.79% | 0.37% | $177,972.00 | 47.33% | 62.77% | 46.79% | |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 16 | $ 11,038.80 | 0.15% | 46.64% | 2.14% | $515,127.00 | NA | 63.76% | 45.21% | |
| Retail (Distributors) | 62 | $ 3,698.29 | 3.74% | 25.22% | 1.36% | $271,771.69 | 25.45% | 60.69% | 37.74% | |
| Retail (General) | 26 | $ 11,823.23 | 2.18% | 21.74% | 0.47% | $2,513,693.95 | 19.55% | 65.13% | 38.28% | |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | $ 1,171.07 | 334.47% | 36.92% | 1.57% | $74,613.07 | 14.78% | 57.41% | 25.65% | |
| Retail (REITs) | 28 | $ 8,577.61 | 0.00% | 155.57% | 4.69% | $182,940.36 | 6.52% | 78.88% | 20.72% | |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 105 | $ 6,069.07 | 2.72% | 87.04% | 1.67% | $362,850.57 | 9.64% | 51.12% | 44.01% | |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | $ - | 0.00% | #DIV/0! | 0.00% | $4,114.61 | -10.00% | 54.96% | 40.77% | |
| Semiconductor | 63 | $ 23,975.20 | 0.00% | 48.87% | 0.79% | $3,039,124.26 | 12.61% | 59.84% | 41.47% | |
| Semiconductor Equip | 30 | $ 2,940.65 | 0.00% | 20.09% | 0.71% | $414,640.35 | 32.89% | 68.13% | 37.04% | |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | $ 169.70 | 0.00% | 29.34% | 1.67% | $10,158.48 | 7.82% | 47.92% | 45.07% | |
| Shoe | 13 | $ 2,218.79 | 0.00% | 32.26% | 1.10% | $202,109.01 | 29.90% | 64.83% | 36.28% | |
| Software (Entertainment) | 84 | $ 235.41 | -33.77% | 0.25% | 0.01% | $2,773,080.90 | 23.26% | 38.02% | 52.79% | |
| Software (Internet) | 35 | $ 0.26 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $220,091.11 | -14.54% | 50.38% | 65.22% | |
| Software (System & Application) | 351 | $ 26,468.85 | 0.34% | 27.22% | 0.50% | $5,277,974.34 | 24.44% | 42.66% | 52.09% | |
| Steel | 29 | $ 1,786.07 | 2.60% | 12.47% | 1.34% | $133,588.57 | 22.19% | 65.12% | 38.10% | |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 13 | $ 859.33 | 2.36% | 11.05% | 0.45% | $192,855.86 | 9.74% | 27.58% | 60.31% | |
| Telecom. Equipment | 66 | $ 7,386.13 | 0.00% | 46.08% | 1.89% | $390,043.51 | 24.55% | 48.02% | 46.62% | |
| Telecom. Services | 42 | $ 19,163.33 | 0.00% | 0.16% | 6.27% | $305,761.06 | -0.34% | 40.53% | 50.42% | |
| Tobacco | 16 | $ 14,856.91 | 0.00% | 87.98% | 6.69% | $222,026.94 | NA | 31.31% | 48.00% | |
| Transportation | 36 | $ 7,039.40 | 0.00% | 40.51% | 1.85% | $381,348.02 | 28.27% | 45.04% | 53.12% | |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | $ 5,268.30 | 0.00% | 43.52% | 1.94% | $271,989.80 | 31.68% | 76.02% | 22.28% | |
| Trucking | 22 | $ 842.96 | 0.00% | 17.36% | 0.60% | $140,093.44 | 12.97% | 60.65% | 28.33% | |
| Utility (General) | 14 | $ 9,662.20 | 0.00% | 58.88% | 3.54% | $272,898.30 | 11.15% | 83.74% | 14.93% | |
| Utility (Water) | 13 | $ 1,038.29 | 0.00% | 60.59% | 2.22% | $46,874.02 | 15.98% | 57.68% | 28.20% | |
| Total Market | 6481 | $ 700,711.38 | 1.90% | 39.24% | 1.43% | $49,157,036.55 | 15.98% | 45.88% | 42.03% | |
| Total Market (without financials) | 5214 | $ 586,557.78 | 1.91% | 41.27% | 1.36% | $43,163,609.00 | 16.59% | 47.02% | 47.00% | |