Aetna (AET) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 0.94 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is Aetna 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Aetna's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.94.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aetna's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

AET' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 0.94
Current: 0.94

During the past 13 years, Aetna's highest Yield on Cost was 0.94. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

AET's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked
in the Healthcare Plans industry.
Industry Median: 3.17 vs AET: 0.94

Competitive Comparison of Aetna's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Aetna's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.

Aetna's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Aetna's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aetna's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

Aetna 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Aetna is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Aetna (NYSE:AET) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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Aetna (AET) Business Description

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Address

Website

http://www.aetna.com

Aetna is one of the largest managed-care organizations in the U.S., with over 22 million medical members. This large member count helps the firm diversify its operating risk and has formed the basis for material competitive advantages. The firm provides health insurance services to its members through products that encompass every major insurance market--individual, group, and government sponsored. Aetna and CVS recently announced their intention to merge operations, and if approved, it would form one of the most powerful players within the healthcare space.

Executives

Fernando Aguirre	director	CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, 250 EAST FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Harold L Paz	officer: EVP & Chief Medical Officer	AETNA INC., 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, HARTFORD CT 06156
Molly Joel Coye	director	AETNA INC, 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, HARTFORD CT 06156
Jeffrey E Garten	director	AETNA INC., 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, HARTFORD CT 06156
Frank M Clark	director	AETNA INC., 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, HARTFORD CT 06156
Shawn M Guertin	officer: Exec. Vice President, CFO	TRINET GROUP, INC., ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 600, DUBLIN CA 94568
Mark T Bertolini	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	AETNA INC., 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, HARTFORD CT 06156
Karen S Lynch	officer: President	151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, RW61, HARTFORD CT 06156
Roger N Farah	director	POLO RALPH LAUREN CORP, 650 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ellen M Hancock	director	126 LIMESTONE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Edward J Ludwig	director	C/O BECTON DICKERSON & CO, 1 BECTON DR, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Margaret M Mccarthy	officer: EVP, Operations & Technology	AETNA INC., 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, HARTFORD CT 06156
Olympia J. Snowe	director	100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Heather Brianne Dixon	officer: VP, Controller & CAO	AETNA INC., 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, HARTFORD CT 06156
Sabatino Thomas J Jr	officer: EVP & General Counsel	C/O JAN STERN REED BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, ONE BAXTER PARKWAY DF2 2W, DEERFIELD IL 60015