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How to Calculate the Dividend Payout Ratio from an Income Statement
Of note, companies in older, established, steady sectors with stable cash flows will likely have higher dividend payout ratios than those in younger, more volatile, fast-growing sectors. To calculate your exact dividend payment, you’d need to know how many shares you own, a company’s net income, and the number of total outstanding shares. As discussed, the retention ratio tells investors how much of a company’s profits are being retained to be reinvested, rather than used to pay investors dividends....