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If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Plains All American Pipeline LP is 1.10, which seems too high.
Warning Sign:
Plains All American Pipeline LP stock Dividend Yield % is close to 5-year low.
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.
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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.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Plains All American Pipeline LP was 2.33. The lowest was 0.51. And the median was 0.80.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Plains All American Pipeline LP is 1.10, which seems too high.
2. 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
2026-07-31
2026-07-31
2026-08-14
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
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
* 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.
Plains All American Pipeline LP's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $24.58.
Plains All American Pipeline LP's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.6325.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Plains All American Pipeline LP was 27.75%. The lowest was 4.72%. And the median was 7.14%.
Warning Sign:
Plains All American Pipeline LP stock Dividend Yield % is close to 5-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.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Dividends per Share Related Terms
Plains All American Pipeline LP Dividends per Share Historical Data
* 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.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Dividends per Share Chart
PAA vs WES, DTM, AM: Dividends per Share Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Plains All American Pipeline LP'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.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Dividend Yield % vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Plains All American Pipeline LP's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Plains All American Pipeline LP's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) has a Dividends per Share of $1.56 as of Mar. 2026. Dividends per share represents the per-share amount paid as dividends. View historical data on Plains All American Pipeline LP and its competitors.
Is Plains All American Pipeline LP's Dividends per Share too high?
Plains All American Pipeline LP's current Dividends per Share is $1.56. Overall, Plains All American Pipeline LP has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Plains All American Pipeline LP's Dividends per Share compare to WES and DTM?
Plains All American Pipeline LP's Dividends per Share of $1.56 can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Dividends per Share for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Dividends per Share depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Dividends per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Dividends per Share mean?
A high Dividends per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Dividends per share represents the per-share amount paid as dividends. View historical data on Plains All American Pipeline LP and its competitors. Plains All American Pipeline LP's current Dividends per Share is $1.56. 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 $17.29, compared to a current price of $24.58 — trading 42.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Dividends per Share is $1.56. Plains All American Pipeline LP's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 14 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Dividends per Share calculated?
Dividends per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA), the current Dividends per Share is $1.56 as of Mar. 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 $24.58 is trading 42.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $17.29.
GuruFocus considers Plains All American Pipeline LP to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for PAA:
Dividends per Share: $1.56
GF Value™: $17.29 vs. price of $24.58 (42.2% above fair value)
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, 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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