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What Are Dividends Per Share?

By Jeremy Bowman – Updated Aug 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM EST
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Key Points

  • Dividends per share help investors gauge earnings from stocks issuing periodic payments.
  • Valuation models like the Gordon growth model use dividends to estimate stock worth.
  • Evaluating dividend safety is crucial, avoiding high-yield traps linked to increased risks.
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Cash Flow

Cash flow is how we measure the actual money flowing through a business that can sometimes be hidden behind complexities.
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Dividend Payments

The distribution of a company's profits to its shareholders. Dividends are usually paid in cash but sometimes in company stock, as well.
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About the Author

Jeremy Bowman
Jeremy Bowman has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst, covering technology, consumer goods, and macroeconomic trends since 2011. Before The Motley Fool, Jeremy was a newspaper reporter, restaurant manager, and English teacher abroad. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Colorado College and a master’s degree in business administration from American University. One of his Motley Fool headlines was briefly featured on Late Night with Stephen Colbert.
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Jeremy Bowman has positions in Home Depot. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Home Depot. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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