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Dividend payout and coverageAnalyst
How much of earnings and cash flow goes to dividends.
What you’ll enter
- Dividend per share
- Earnings per share
- Free cash flow per share
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The formula
Payout = DPS ÷ EPS Coverage = EPS ÷ DPS
A payout above 100% means the dividend is larger than earnings, which usually can’t last. The cash flow payout is often a better safety check.