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AVB (AvalonBay Communities) Dividend Yield % : 3.01% (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is AvalonBay Communities Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-11), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of AvalonBay Communities is 3.01%.

Warning Sign:

AvalonBay Communities Inc stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for AvalonBay Communities's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

AVB' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.5   Med: 3.06   Max: 4.65
Current: 3.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of AvalonBay Communities was 4.65%. The lowest was 2.50%. And the median was 3.06%.

AVB's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
89.15% of 903 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 6.8 vs AVB: 3.01

AvalonBay Communities's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.42.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of AvalonBay Communities Inc is 1.33, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of AvalonBay Communities was 2.07. The lowest was 1.09. And the median was 1.26.

As of today (2024-12-11), the Forward Dividend Yield % of AvalonBay Communities is 3.06%.

AvalonBay Communities's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1.70.

During the past 12 months, AvalonBay Communities's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of AvalonBay Communities was 11.40% per year. The lowest was 0.50% per year. And the median was 6.45% 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.


AvalonBay Communities Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for AvalonBay Communities'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.

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AvalonBay Communities Dividend Yield % Chart

AvalonBay Communities Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.90 3.96 2.52 3.94 3.53

AvalonBay Communities Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Dividend Yield % 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 3.81 3.53 3.58 3.24 3.00

Competitive Comparison of AvalonBay Communities's Dividend Yield %

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, AvalonBay Communities'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.


AvalonBay Communities's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, AvalonBay Communities's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AvalonBay Communities's Dividend Yield % falls into.



AvalonBay Communities Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

AvalonBay Communities Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 1.7000002024-09-302024-09-302024-10-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.7000002024-06-282024-06-282024-07-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.7000002024-03-272024-03-282024-04-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.6500002023-12-282023-12-292024-01-16Cash DividendquarterlyUSD: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.

AvalonBay Communities's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=6.75/225.05
=3.00 %

Current Share Price is $225.05.
AvalonBay Communities's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $6.75.

AvalonBay Communities's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=6.8/225.05
=3.02 %

Current Share Price is $225.05.
AvalonBay Communities's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $1.7 * 4 = $6.8.

* 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.


AvalonBay Communities  (NYSE:AVB) 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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AvalonBay Communities Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4040 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA, USA, 22203
AvalonBay Communities owns a portfolio of 281 apartment communities with over 87,000 units and is developing 18 additional properties with over 6,200 units. The company focuses on owning large, high-quality properties in major metropolitan areas of New England, New York/New Jersey, Washington D.C., California, and the Pacific Northwest.
Executives
Timothy J Naughton officer: Chief Operating Officer 2900 ELSENHOWER AVE 3RD FL, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Sean J. Breslin officer: Senior Vice President 2900 EISENHOWER AVE., SUITE 300, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Kevin P. O'shea officer: Executive Vice President 671 N. GLEBE ROAD, SUITE 800, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Keri A Shea officer: VP-Finance and Treasurer 2900 EISEHOWER AVE., SUITE 300, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Matthew H. Birenbaum officer: EVP, Strategy & Portfolio Mgmt 671 NORTH GLEBE ROAD, SUITE 800, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Joanne M Lockeridge officer: Executive Vice President 4040 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Mueller Charles E Jr director C/O AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC., 4040 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22027
Edward M Schulman officer: Vice President-General Counsel
William M Mclaughlin officer: Executive Vice President AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC., 2900 EISENHOWER AVENUE, SUITE 300, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Nnenna Lynch director 4040 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE1000, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Christopher B. Howard director 4040 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Benjamin Schall director, officer: President 261 BROADWAY, NO.11B, NEW YORK NY 10007
W Edward Walter director
Horey Leo S Iii officer: Senior Vice President 2900 ELSENHOWER AVE 3RD FL, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Stephen W Wilson officer: Executive Vice President C/O PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC., 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201