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Dividend per share  (DPS) - Financial definition

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Translations:      FR  dividende par action (n.f.)     ES  dividendo por acción (n.m.)     DE  Dividende pro Aktie (n.f.) 

Concise definition of the term dividend per share

Dividend per share measures the dividend payout per share of a company's common stock.

Comprehensive definition of the term dividend per share

DPS is calculated by dividing the sum of all periodic and special dividends in a year by the Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year.

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