During the past 12 months, Columbia Banking System's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Columbia Banking System was 117.20% per year. The lowest was -60.70% per year. And the median was 14.10% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Competitive Comparison of Columbia Banking System's Forward Dividend Yield %
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Columbia Banking System's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Columbia Banking System's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Columbia Banking System's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Columbia Banking System's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Columbia Banking System Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Columbia Banking System (NAS:COLB) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
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Columbia Banking System (Columbia Banking System) Business Description
Columbia Banking System Inc is a registered bank holding company. The company operates through its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Columbia State Bank. The company provides a full range of banking services to small and midsize businesses, professionals, and individuals throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The bank has historically grown through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions. The bank's strategy s to provide our customers with the financial sophistication and product depth of a regional banking company. Its loan portfolio is diversified but primarily concentrated in commercial real estate and commercial business loans. A majority of the bank's net revenue is net interest income.
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