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AltaGas (TSX:ALA.PR.I.PFD) Dividend Yield %

: 5.24% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of AltaGas is 5.24%.

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

TSX:ALA.PR.I.PFD' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.98   Med: 4.82   Max: 17.13
Current: 5.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of AltaGas was 17.13%. The lowest was 2.98%. And the median was 4.82%.

TSX:ALA.PR.I.PFD's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
51.93% of 493 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 4.05 vs TSX:ALA.PR.I.PFD: 5.24

AltaGas's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of AltaGas Ltd is 1.48, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of AltaGas was 12.52. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 1.41.

As of today (2024-04-18), the Forward Dividend Yield % of AltaGas is 5.24%.

AltaGas's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.00.

During the past 12 months, AltaGas's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -7.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -6.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of AltaGas was 87.60% per year. The lowest was -23.10% per year. And the median was 3.50% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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AltaGas Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for AltaGas's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, AltaGas's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

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AltaGas Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, AltaGas's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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AltaGas Dividend Yield % Calculation

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


AltaGas  (TSX:ALA.PR.I.PFD) 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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AltaGas (TSX:ALA.PR.I.PFD) Business Description

Address
1700, 355 - 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 0J1
AltaGas Ltd owns and operates a diversified basket of energy infrastructure businesses. Business is conducted through given segments: Midstream, Utilities and Corporate/other. Utility business owns and operates rate-regulated natural gas distribution assets across North America. Midstream business subsequent to the sale of non-core midstream assets in Canada and also engaged in natural gas liquid processing and extraction, transportation, and storage. Natural gas is sold and purchased for both commercial and industrial users. Revenue is derived from customers in both Canada and the United States, with Canadian customers contributing the most.

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