01-31-2018, 06:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2018, 06:34 PM by Dividend Watcher.)
(01-31-2018, 04:26 PM)DividendGarden Wrote: AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) declares $0.52/share quarterly dividend, 15.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.45.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3327020-af...2-dividend
Patience paid off even with the headwinds AFL is facing. Still only puts the payout ratio at 31% of trailing earnings.
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“While the dividend itself is merely a rearrangement of equity, over time it's more like owning an apple tree. The tree grows the apples back again and again and again, and the theoretical value of the tree doesn't change just because of when the apples are about to fall.” - earthtodan