The historical rank and industry rank for Sonic's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:
SONC's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 7.7 * Ranked among companies with meaningful 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate only.
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Competitive Comparison of Sonic's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate
For the Restaurants subindustry, Sonic's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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.
Sonic's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sonic's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.
Sonic 3-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 expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.
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Sonic (NAS:SONC) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
Sonic's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Sonic was 0.34. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Sonic was 1.47%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.
* 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.
Sonic Corp operates and franchises drive-in restaurants throughout the United States. The restaurants typically consist of a building that houses only a kitchen to go along with 16 to 24 parking spaces that have their own payment terminals, intercom speakers, and menu boards. Carhops serve customers in their cars. Many locations also have a drive-thru lane and patio seating as alternatives. Sonic franchises roughly 90% of its restaurants, and the royalty revenue the company earns on franchise sales contributes roughly a quarter of total company revenue. Company-operated stores provide the balance of total revenue. Sonic owns the property on which hundreds of its restaurants are located. For those properties that house franchised stores, franchisees lease from the company.
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