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During the past 12 months, Plains All American Pipeline LP's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 22.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -7.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Plains All American Pipeline LP was 22.20% per year. The lowest was -24.20% per year. And the median was 6.05% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Plains All American Pipeline LP (NAS:PAA) 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.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Forward Dividend Yield % Related Terms
PAA vs WES, DTM, AM: Forward Dividend Yield % Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Plains All American Pipeline LP'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.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Forward Dividend Yield % vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Plains All American Pipeline LP's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Plains All American Pipeline LP's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.417500
2026-05-01
2026-05-01
2026-05-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.417500
2026-01-30
2026-01-30
2026-02-13
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.380000
2025-10-31
2025-10-31
2025-11-14
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.380000
2025-07-31
2025-07-31
2025-08-14
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD: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.
* 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.
What does a Forward Dividend Yield % of 6.56% mean?
Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) has a Forward Dividend Yield % of 6.56% as of Jul. 30, 2026. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Plains All American Pipeline LP and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Plains All American Pipeline LP ranks #113 out of 491 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 23%.
Is Plains All American Pipeline LP's Forward Dividend Yield % too high?
Plains All American Pipeline LP's current Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.56%. The Oil & Gas industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.94. Plains All American Pipeline LP's value of 6.56% is 66.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Plains All American Pipeline LP ranks #113 out of 491 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Plains All American Pipeline LP has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Plains All American Pipeline LP's Forward Dividend Yield % compare to WES and DTM?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Plains All American Pipeline LP ranks #113 out of 491 companies for Forward Dividend Yield %. This places Plains All American Pipeline LP in the top 23% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.94. Plains All American Pipeline LP's value of 6.56% is 66.5% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Forward Dividend Yield % for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Forward Dividend Yield % among Oil & Gas companies is 3.94, based on 491 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Forward Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Forward Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Plains All American Pipeline LP's current Forward Dividend Yield % of 6.56% is 66.5% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Forward Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Forward Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Plains All American Pipeline LP and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Plains All American Pipeline LP's current Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.56%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Plains All American Pipeline LP stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $17.28, compared to a current price of $24.89 — trading 44% above its estimated fair value. The current Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.56% and 66.5% above the Oil & Gas industry median of 3.94. Plains All American Pipeline LP's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 14 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Forward Dividend Yield % calculated?
Forward Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA), the current Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.56% as of Jul. 30, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Plains All American Pipeline LP stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $24.89 is trading 44% above its estimated GF Value™ of $17.28.
GuruFocus considers Plains All American Pipeline LP to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for PAA:
Forward Dividend Yield %: 6.56%
GF Value™: $17.28 vs. price of $24.89 (44% above fair value)
Industry Position: 66.5% above the Oil & Gas median (#113 of 491)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PAA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Business Description
Plains All American Pipeline LP, through its subsidiaries, engages in the pipeline transportation, terminaling, storage, and gathering of crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States and Canada. The company operates through two segments, Crude Oil and NGL. The Crude Oil segment offers gathering and transporting crude oil through pipelines, gathering systems, trucks, barges, or railcars. The NGL segment is involved in natural gas processing and NGL fractionation, storage, transportation, and terminalling. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Crude Oil segment.
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