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Nathan's Famous (Nathan's Famous) Dividend Yield %

: 3.09% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-23), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Nathan's Famous is 3.09%.

Good Sign:

Nathan's Famous Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

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

NATH' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25   Med: 2.39   Max: 3.18
Current: 3.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Nathan's Famous was 3.18%. The lowest was 0.25%. And the median was 2.39%.

NATH's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
64.97% of 177 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 1.96 vs NATH: 3.09

Nathan's Famous's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.75.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Nathan's Famous was 0.52. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 0.42.

As of today (2024-04-23), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Nathan's Famous is 3.09%.

Nathan's Famous's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.50.

During the past 12 months, Nathan's Famous's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Nathan's Famous was 14.50% per year. The lowest was 9.70% per year. And the median was 12.10% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Nathan's Famous Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nathan's Famous'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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Nathan's Famous Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.46 2.30 2.22 2.77 2.45

Nathan's Famous Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.64 2.45 2.44 2.76 2.57

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Nathan's Famous'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.


Nathan's Famous Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Nathan's Famous's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nathan's Famous's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Nathan's Famous Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Nathan's Famous Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.5002024-02-162024-02-202024-03-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5002023-11-172023-11-202023-12-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5002023-08-182023-08-212023-09-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5002023-06-162023-06-202023-06-28Cash 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.

Nathan's Famous's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2/64.7304
=3.09 %

Current Share Price is $64.7304.
Nathan's Famous's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.

Nathan's Famous's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2/64.7304
=3.09 %

Current Share Price is $64.7304.
Nathan's Famous's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.5 * 4 = $2.

* 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.


Nathan's Famous  (NAS:NATH) 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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Nathan's Famous (Nathan's Famous) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Jericho Plaza, Second Floor - Wing A, Jericho, NY, USA, 11753
Nathan's Famous Inc is an owner of fast food franchises in the United States. The company's reportable segment includes the Branded Product Program, Product licensing, Restaurant operations and Corporate. Branded Product Program derives revenue principally from the sale of hot dog products either directly to foodservice operators or to various foodservice distributors who resell the products to foodservice operators. It generates maximum revenue from the Branded Product Program segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Brian S Genson director
Joanne Podell director ONE JERICHO PLAZA, JERICHO NY 11753
Robert E Steinberg officer: VP Finance, CFO, Treasurer NATHAN'S FAMOUS INC., ONE JERICHO PLAZA, JERICHO NY 11753
Andrew M Levine director C/O NATHAN'S FAMOUS, INC., ONE JERICHO PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR - WING A, JERICHO NY 11753
Ronald G Devos officer: VP-Fin, CFO and Secy
James Robert Walker officer: SVP, Restaurants C/O NATHAN'S FAMOUS, INC., ONE JERICHO PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR - WING A, JERICHO NY 11753
Robert J Eide director 70 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY STE 415, VALLEY STREAM NY 11581
Randy Watts officer: VP - Franchise Operations 1400 OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 400, WESTBURY NY 11590
Leigh Platte officer: Vice President, Food Service C/O NATHAN'S FAMOUS, INC., ONE JERICHO PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR - WING A, JERICHO NY 11753
Scott F. Harvey officer: Executive Vice President ONE JERICHO PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR - WING A, JERICHO NY 11753
Donald P Schedler officer: Vice President
Barry Leistner director
Wayne Norbitz director, officer: President
Donald L Perlyn director, officer: Executive Vice President
Howard M Lorber director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD, 10TH FLOOR, MIAMI FL 33137

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