Western Refining (Western Refining) Dividend Yield % : 4.20% (As of May. 13, 2024)

Western Refining Dividend Yield % Chart

Western Refining Annual Data
	Trend	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16
Dividend Yield %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.85	1.51	2.86	3.82	4.02

Western Refining Quarterly Data
	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17
Dividend Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.95	7.17	5.74	4.02	4.33

Competitive Comparison of Western Refining's Dividend Yield %

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Western Refining'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.

Western Refining's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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Western Refining Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Western Refining  (NYSE:WNR) 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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