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Atco (TSX:ACO.Y) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.41 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Atco Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Atco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.41.

The historical rank and industry rank for Atco's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:ACO.Y' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 0.64   Max: 0.94
Current: 0.58


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Atco was 0.94. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.64.

TSX:ACO.Y's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
55.74% of 366 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.52 vs TSX:ACO.Y: 0.58

As of today (2025-04-07), the Dividend Yield % of Atco is 3.87%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Atco was 5.50%. The lowest was 1.92%. And the median was 3.83%.

Atco's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was C$0.49.

During the past 12 months, Atco's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Atco was 27.20% per year. The lowest was -0.90% per year. And the median was 12.80% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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.


Atco Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atco's Dividend Payout Ratio 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.

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Atco Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Atco Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.79 0.71 0.40 0.82 0.58

Atco Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Dividend Payout Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.33 0.43 1.03 0.86 0.41

Competitive Comparison of Atco's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Atco's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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.


Atco's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Atco's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atco's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.


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Atco Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period.

Atco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2024 )
=1.959/ 3.401
=0.58

Atco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=0.49/ 1.201
=0.41

* 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.


Atco (TSX:ACO.Y) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend 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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Atco Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5302 Forand Street SW, 4th Floor, West Building, Calgary, AB, CAN, T3E 8B4
Atco Ltd is a Canada-based diversified company. The company's Structures & Logistics segment offers workforce and residential housing, modular facilities, construction, site support services, workforce lodging services, facility operations, and maintenance, defense operations services, and disaster and emergency management services. The Neltume Ports segment includes the equity interest in Neltume Ports S.A., a port operator and developer based in South America. The Retail Energy segment provides electricity and natural gas retail sales, and home maintenance solutions. Its Canadian Utilities Limited segment includes ATCO Energy Systems, ATCO EnPower, and ATCO Australia. It generates maximum revenue from the ATCO Energy Systems segment.

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