Annual Dividends Per Share

Definition: Annual Dividends Per Share (DPS) is the total dollar amount of declared dividends per share of common stock over a 12-month period. It is calculate…

Annual Dividends Per Share (DPS) is the total dollar amount of declared dividends per share of common stock over a 12-month period. It is calculated as Total Dividends Declared / Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, or by summing the four most recent quarterly dividend payments. Annual DPS is the numerator of Dividend Yield (DPS / Market Price Per Share) and the numerator of the Dividend Payout Ratio (DPS / EPS).