Dividends paid divided by company earnings over some period of time, expressed as a percentage. also called dividend payout ratio.
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- Payout Ratio Definition | Investopedia
 The amount of earnings paid out in dividends to shareholders. Investors can use   the payout ratio to determine what companies are doing with their earnings.
 
- Dividend Payout Ratio Definition | Investopedia
 The percentage of earnings paid to shareholders in dividends.Calculated as:
 
- Dividend payout ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Dividend payout ratio is the fraction of net income a firm pays to its stockholders   in dividends: \mbox{Dividend payout ratio}=\frac{\mbox{Dividends}. The part of ...
 
- Payout Ratio Definition & Example | InvestingAnswers
 We explain the definition of Payout Ratio, provide a clear example of how it works   and explain why it's an important concept in business, finance & investing.
 
- Payout ratio - Wiki | The Motley Fool
 The size of the payout ratio is often dependent on the growth stage the company   is in. For a young, rapidly growing company, the payout ratio is going to be ...
 
- "Payout Ratios" Explained
 Jul 29, 2004 ... The Motley Fool - The payout ratio puts your company's dividend in context -- it's   good to know.
 
- Understanding Dividend Payout Ratio - Stocks - About.com
 The dividend payout ratio looks at what percentage of a company's earnings are   paid out to shareholders in the form of dividends.
 
- Payout Ratio - Financial Dictionary - The Free Dictionary
 Generally, the proportion of earnings paid out to the common stockholders as   dividends. Morespecifically, the firm's cash dividend divided by the firm's   earnings ...