Franklin Universal Trust Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 6/6
Franklin Universal Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.69% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
7.7%
Dividend yield
58%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 2.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Earnings per share | US$0.44 |
| Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
Recent updates
Franklin Universal Trust: Utilities And High Yield Under One CEF Roof
Feb 11FT: 7.5% Yielding CEF With An Embedded Hedge
Aug 24Franklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividend
Feb 07Franklin Universal Trust goes ex dividend tomorrow
Jan 17Franklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividend
Dec 08Franklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividend
Nov 08Franklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividend
Oct 07Franklin Universal Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Sep 15Franklin Universal Trust: Put Your Trust In This Fund And Grow Your Income
Sep 06Franklin Universal Trust goes ex dividend tomorrow
Aug 11Franklin Universal Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Jul 14Franklin Universal Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrow
May 26A Pocket Of Value Left In Franklin Universal Trust: -12.5% Discount, 4.9% Annual Yield, Monthly Pay
May 07Franklin Universal Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Dec 29Franklin Universal Trust declares $0.032 dividend
Nov 20Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: FT's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: FT's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Franklin Universal Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (FT) | 7.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.4% |
| Analyst forecast in 3 Years (FT) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: FT's dividend (7.69%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).
High Dividend: FT's dividend (7.69%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.82%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (58%), FT's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (72.7%), FT's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.