General Electric (GE) Dividends

Dividends GE has declared a dividend of $0.19 per share in 3QFY13, up 12% YoY. History of GE's Dividend Payments GE has been paying dividends since 1899. Its 4-year dividend CAGR is $0.3 17.41% $0.2 $0.1 $0 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Five-year average dividend yield: Annual Payout ratio: dividend yield: 2.8% 50% 4% GE made $3.7bn in cash from operating activities, including adjustments for a tax payment of $1.6bn GE's cash balance stood at related to the NBCU deal. $19.3bn as of June 2013, while consolidated cash reserves GE Industrial's cash from operating activities was up were at $89bn. 60%, before adjusting for NBCU tax and pensions payments. It plans to return $18bn to shareholders through dividends and stock repurchases in 2013. So far, the company has returned $9.9bn in cash to stockholders, out of which $4bn was in the form of dividends, and $5.9bn was returned through stock repurchases. SOURCES: Company Data, SEC filings, Bloomberg Professional Services BIDNESS etc. DISCLAIMER: Bidness Etc(TM) and related marks are owned by Bidness Etc. Any other trademarks appearing on this website are the property of their respective owners, and are not used to indicate the origin of goods or services offered or provided by Bidness Etc herein or to suggest approval for or affiliation with Bidness Etc.