As of today (2024-04-27), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of L.B. Foster Co is 0.00%.
The historical rank and industry rank for L.B. Foster Co's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of L.B. Foster Co was 1.68%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.31%.
FSTR's Dividend Yield % is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 3.02 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Dividend Yield % only.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of L.B. Foster Co was 17.00% per year. The lowest was 9.10% per year. And the median was 13.05% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
L.B. Foster Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for L.B. Foster Co's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of L.B. Foster Co's Dividend Yield %
For the Railroads subindustry, L.B. Foster Co's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.
L.B. Foster Co's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, L.B. Foster Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where L.B. Foster Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.
L.B. Foster Co Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
L.B. Foster Co (NAS:FSTR) 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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L.B. Foster Co (L.B. Foster Co) Business Description
L.B. Foster Co is a US-based firm engaged in the manufacturing, fabrication, and distribution of products and services, especially for the rail, construction, energy, and utility industry. The company operates its business through three segments: Rail Technologies and Services; Precast Concrete Products and Steel Products and Measurement. Its principal business activity involves providing new and used rail, trackwork, and accessories, producing concrete railroad ties, insulated rail joints, power rail, track fasteners, coverboards, and sales of sells and rents steel sheet piling, H-bearing pile, and other piling products for foundation and earth retention requirements. It generates the majority of its revenues from the Rail Products and Services segment.
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