Dividend Payout Ratio

英文名称:Dividend Payout Ratio 中文名称:股息支付率
公司派发股息公司利润比率,计算方式为:每股股利除以每股收益。由此比率的变动能看出公司股利发放政策以及对未来成长的预期。

The percentage of earnings paid to shareholders in dividends.

The payout ratio provides an idea of how well earnings support the dividend payments. More mature companies tend to have a higher payout ratio.

In the U.K. there is a similar ratio, which is known as dividend cover. It is calculated as earnings per share divided by dividends per share.