Payout ratio
Dividend per share divided by earnings per share, as a percentage: the share of a year's profit paid out as dividends. Above 100%, dividends exceeded that year's earnings.
Formula: Payout ratio = DPS / EPS
Dividend per share divided by earnings per share, as a percentage: the share of a year's profit paid out as dividends. Above 100%, dividends exceeded that year's earnings.
Formula: Payout ratio = DPS / EPS