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Southwest Gas Holdings (Southwest Gas Holdings) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 4.00% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Southwest Gas Holdings's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.62.

During the past 12 months, Southwest Gas Holdings's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Southwest Gas Holdings was 11.20% per year. The lowest was -19.10% per year. And the median was 4.60% per year.

Southwest Gas Holdings's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.62. As of today, Southwest Gas Holdings's Dividend Yield % is 3.37%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is 0.90, which seems too high.

Warning Sign:

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Southwest Gas Holdings's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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Southwest Gas Holdings 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Southwest Gas Holdings's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southwest Gas Holdings's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Southwest Gas Holdings 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Southwest Gas Holdings  (NYSE:SWX) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Southwest Gas Holdings's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.62/ 0.998
=0.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Southwest Gas Holdings was 1.29. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.56.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is 0.90, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Southwest Gas Holdings Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.6202024-02-142024-02-152024-03-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.6202023-11-142023-11-152023-12-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.6202023-08-142023-08-152023-09-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.6202023-05-122023-05-152023-06-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Southwest Gas Holdings's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.48/73.45
=3.38 %

Current Share Price is $73.45.
Southwest Gas Holdings's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.48.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Southwest Gas Holdings was 4.43%. The lowest was 2.03%. And the median was 2.66%.

Warning Sign:

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Southwest Gas Holdings (Southwest Gas Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8360 South Durango Drive, Post Office Box 98510, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89193-8510
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is a utility company primarily engaged in the purchasing, distributing, and transporting of natural gas in the American Southwest. The company segments its activities into natural gas operations and Utility Infrastructure Services units. The first of these encompasses the company's core natural gas business as one of the largest distributors in the states of Arizona and Nevada. The natural gas operations division is responsible for roughly half of Southwest Gas' total revenue through the sale of natural gas to mainly residential and small commercial customers. The Utility Infrastructure Services segment generates the other half of the company's total revenue from the underground piping contractor services that its subsidiary, Centuri Construction Group, provides.
Executives
Paul M Daily officer: Executive Officer C/O SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC., 5241 SPRING MOUNTAIN ROAD, LAS VEGAS NV 89150
Carl C Icahn 10 percent owner C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Robert J Stefani officer: SVP/Chief Financial Officer 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Icahn Partners Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Icahn Partners Master Fund Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Randall P. Gabe officer: SVP/Chief Administrative OFC 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Amy L. Timperley officer: SVP/Chief Reg. & Fin. Planning 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Ruby Sharma director 24 ARNOLD DRIVE, PRINCETON JCT. NJ 08550
Jose A Cardenas director 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Boyd S. Nelson officer: VP/Strategy & Inv Relations 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Thomas E. Moran officer: VP/General Counsel/Corp. Sec SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC., 8360 SOUTH DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Julie M. Williams officer: SVP/Chief Operations Officer 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Lori L Colvin officer: VP/Controller/CAO 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Eric Debonis officer: SVP/Operations 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Andrew Teno director C/O FIR TREE INC., 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036