Dividend Fundamentals by Sector

Data Used: Value Line database, of 6177 firms

Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2013

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Industry Name Number of Firms Dividend Yield Dividend Payout   Market Cap   ROE Insider Holdings Institutional Holdings Std Dev in Stock Prices
Advertising 32 2.37% 38.30% $46,846 12.66% 12.81% 54.78% 97.40%
Aerospace/Defense 66 2.29% 29.59% $248,888 24.03% 7.16% 56.72% 44.98%
Air Transport 36 1.54% 24.53% $165,011 23.17% 5.40% 49.18% 64.94%
Apparel 54 0.95% 20.00% $79,294 15.99% 12.22% 50.29% 74.88%
Auto Parts 54 1.46% 18.35% $135,899 18.07% 8.46% 70.89% 57.43%
Automotive 12 2.07% 26.07% $424,298 10.02% 6.10% 14.54% 59.23%
Bank 416 2.39% 31.35% $1,181,296 7.46% 2.59% 30.64% 50.34%
Bank (Midwest) 68 2.46% 34.43% $142,022 9.46% 6.31% 42.18% 36.37%
Beverage 35 2.46% 49.30% $561,757 22.69% 19.31% 39.36% 47.17%
Biotechnology 214 0.93% 0.16% $171,128 2.95% 11.26% 39.62% 79.99%
Building Materials 43 0.50% NA $50,905 -4.61% 10.04% 55.13% 79.76%
Cable TV 20 1.23% 26.26% $251,486 19.18% 22.13% 51.22% 40.45%
Chemical (Basic) 18 2.80% 32.85% $191,235 23.62% 10.70% 48.77% 39.24%
Chemical (Diversified) 33 1.40% 24.44% $164,856 18.21% 3.95% 61.78% 49.02%
Chemical (Specialty) 70 1.53% 31.34% $129,374 17.51% 9.14% 55.98% 62.90%
Coal 20 2.97% 36.06% $38,987 10.98% 3.71% 45.96% 56.54%
Computer Software 191 1.47% 23.05% $734,242 25.05% 6.22% 45.12% 68.39%
Computers/Peripherals 81 1.90% 20.96% $873,986 32.35% 4.96% 46.16% 81.83%
Diversified Co. 113 2.43% 35.62% $738,263 16.24% 6.15% 46.93% 60.46%
Drug 223 3.13% 48.28% $1,384,130 19.72% 5.14% 32.59% 80.68%
E-Commerce 64 0.05% 3.18% $98,341 7.67% 7.06% 52.08% 80.60%
Educational Services 33 0.38% 9.37% $13,244 6.71% 30.96% 58.38% 83.08%
Electric Util. (Central) 20 4.28% 60.93% $107,033 10.45% 1.15% 60.32% 17.29%
Electric Utility (East) 17 4.17% 66.01% $267,602 11.29% 0.00% 53.18% 13.21%
Electric Utility (West) 15 3.84% 59.16% $87,305 9.37% 0.00% 75.19% 14.19%
Electrical Equipment 64 2.17% 30.39% $134,877 16.74% 4.37% 48.73% 67.79%
Electronics 123 1.11% 14.75% $97,674 14.24% 7.07% 38.59% 74.24%
Engineering & Const 30 0.64% 10.68% $53,157 11.29% 4.36% 67.80% 46.03%
Entertainment 76 1.24% 24.31% $318,820 12.11% 31.07% 45.26% 70.99%
Entertainment Tech 42 0.50% 14.10% $47,795 6.98% 10.99% 42.40% 53.25%
Environmental 84 1.94% 45.77% $56,768 9.71% 4.98% 33.62% 79.24%
Financial Svcs. (Div.) 256 1.27% 25.33% $739,486 9.92% 10.60% 48.65% 55.15%
Food Processing 119 2.69% 49.55% $617,796 15.90% 11.68% 41.34% 52.26%
Foreign Electronics 10 2.82% NA $157,131 -4.21% 14.05% 3.06% 31.24%
Funeral Services 6 2.69% 49.83% $6,504 11.27% 7.53% 63.91% 26.75%
Furn/Home Furnishings 32 1.20% 32.92% $27,454 7.93% 11.59% 57.29% 55.60%
Healthcare Information 20 0.28% 11.80% $24,423 9.28% 10.09% 53.44% 44.41%
Heavy Truck & Equip 23 1.77% 20.88% $159,844 27.32% 3.73% 64.59% 55.26%
Homebuilding 22 0.39% NA $42,860 -5.32% 12.41% 65.95% 66.75%
Hotel/Gaming 57 1.58% 43.30% $128,237 11.23% 11.27% 48.15% 55.66%
Household Products 27 3.06% 53.76% $314,682 21.33% 12.24% 61.79% 50.86%
Human Resources 25 1.29% 29.41% $16,102 9.68% 9.55% 64.61% 51.64%
Industrial Services 136 1.48% 31.12% $95,469 10.88% 9.42% 50.85% 57.24%
Information Services 28 1.59% 39.37% $95,389 15.79% 3.76% 65.08% 48.75%
Insurance (Life) 32 2.39% 24.23% $179,977 7.07% 2.20% 49.25% 42.20%
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) 62 2.24% 45.77% $189,072 5.46% 6.86% 58.99% 28.57%
Internet 194 0.03% 1.36% $647,306 13.34% 12.82% 39.48% 97.81%
Investment Companies 31 0.00% 0.00% $603 5.48% 0.00% 33.06% 24.10%
IT Services 63 1.59% 30.62% $205,455 22.68% 11.64% 51.55% 56.11%
Machinery 94 1.18% 23.09% $143,434 14.17% 7.02% 56.78% 45.07%
Maritime 51 1.35% 16.76% $25,700 0.61% 17.89% 32.71% 62.52%
Med Supp Invasive 87 1.62% 26.63% $255,887 17.15% 5.76% 56.35% 55.49%
Med Supp Non-Invasive 143 2.31% 38.24% $338,860 18.81% 8.09% 46.44% 67.73%
Medical Services 118 0.84% 10.18% $247,005 16.74% 9.46% 59.08% 74.16%
Metal Fabricating 25 1.87% 25.25% $50,737 14.06% 4.26% 45.48% 60.59%
Metals & Mining (Div.) 77 2.82% 24.78% $449,199 26.70% 4.54% 30.45% 93.05%
Natural Gas (Div.) 31 1.72% 26.42% $165,628 8.81% 4.80% 57.87% 44.57%
Natural Gas Utility 27 3.14% 76.95% $53,873 8.12% 2.11% 46.72% 28.44%
Newspaper 14 1.36% 22.41% $19,762 16.40% 34.40% 48.91% 54.39%
Office Equip/Supplies 22 3.76% 29.35% $28,059 14.20% 2.86% 61.87% 51.92%
Oil/Gas Distribution 12 3.58% 95.57% $156,483 13.31% 12.83% 48.54% 35.63%
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. 81 1.47% 23.26% $349,352 11.36% 8.07% 63.31% 59.58%
Packaging & Container 27 1.68% 24.43% $55,724 17.18% 5.13% 54.12% 36.52%
Paper/Forest Products 32 2.06% 49.04% $74,944 8.09% 3.50% 57.16% 52.28%
Petroleum (Integrated) 26 3.31% 27.05% $1,501,324 18.18% 4.18% 46.93% 47.25%
Petroleum (Producing) 176 1.11% 14.47% $523,171 11.28% 2.14% 41.75% 71.26%
Pharmacy Services 18 1.36% 26.55% $163,227 13.25% 4.03% 55.20% 42.23%
Pipeline MLPs 53 5.79% 69.72% $239,058 15.07% 13.77% 41.82% 24.88%
Power 101 0.79% NA $87,585 -2.51% 11.47% 24.00% 84.63%
Precious Metals 83 1.40% 20.04% $201,085 11.26% 2.50% 33.79% 77.77%
Precision Instrument 82 0.89% 18.90% $94,924 12.13% 6.45% 45.72% 60.11%
Property Management 31 1.24% 23.88% $53,113 8.62% 11.00% 44.59% 50.63%
Public/Private Equity 12 3.08% 21.00% $22,685 16.46% 15.98% 47.50% 42.00%
Publishing 29 1.13% 30.35% $66,769 12.56% 15.92% 59.72% 65.72%
R.E.I.T. 127 7.90% 76.79% $28,534 13.27% 3.91% 62.81% 34.76%
Railroad 12 2.10% 35.08% $169,837 17.91% 1.28% 67.44% 35.73%
Recreation 51 2.43% 44.80% $99,823 10.92% 13.80% 61.59% 52.30%
Reinsurance 11 2.36% NA $29,374 -1.07% 7.93% 70.25% 20.74%
Restaurant 65 2.30% 48.38% $225,683 31.69% 9.91% 58.25% 50.92%
Retail (Hardlines) 79 1.12% 16.85% $146,516 18.37% 15.99% 54.15% 63.49%
Retail (Softlines) 42 1.20% 24.70% $125,975 24.03% 18.22% 76.88% 42.54%
Retail Automotive 19 0.16% 2.58% $63,151 21.13% 22.00% 71.16% 64.20%
Retail Building Supply 10 1.85% 44.08% $170,941 18.11% 6.35% 69.93% 31.82%
Retail Store 38 1.97% 31.55% $413,618 18.07% 15.70% 60.13% 63.15%
Retail/Wholesale Food 30 1.29% 25.11% $131,082 16.33% 8.56% 55.87% 29.93%
Securities Brokerage 27 1.69% 21.76% $186,202 7.22% 11.36% 61.98% 40.56%
Semiconductor 142 2.59% 40.06% $434,323 17.58% 4.08% 54.01% 53.65%
Semiconductor Equip 10 1.58% 29.61% $29,908 8.75% 9.90% 82.51% 40.44%
Shoe 17 1.43% 29.01% $57,111 18.02% 27.50% 66.87% 47.32%
Steel 33 1.84% 20.11% $118,931 8.11% 7.06% 52.12% 45.66%
Telecom. Equipment 105 2.01% 26.69% $346,148 15.68% 6.35% 38.37% 64.86%
Telecom. Services 76 2.82% 41.17% $970,797 13.81% 20.62% 37.41% 64.04%
Telecom. Utility 23 3.77% 41.15% $226,191 16.22% 2.28% 35.02% 43.85%
Thrift 170 3.03% 20.45% $45,439 0.66% 10.34% 30.38% 41.73%
Tobacco 11 4.17% 72.59% $383,625 65.87% 1.60% 54.07% 36.44%
Toiletries/Cosmetics 14 1.17% 22.15% $39,864 32.00% 17.53% 48.88% 40.10%
Trucking 34 0.99% 27.28% $31,051 11.17% 11.65% 58.13% 48.32%
Water Utility 11 2.15% 44.67% $17,400 9.58% 2.20% 43.07% 37.24%
Wireless Networking 58 0.56% 19.19% $85,827 10.28% 5.80% 48.03% 62.91%
Total Market 6177 2.20% 36.10% $22,589,247 12.89% 9.41% 46.82% 59.15%


Last Updated in January 2013
By Aswath Damodaran