Friday, December 5, 2025
Search

American Tower And 4 Other Stocks Have Very High Payout Ratio

Via News Editorial Team

January 14, 2023

American Tower And 4 Other Stocks Have Very High Payout Ratio

(VIANEWS) - Kilroy Realty Corporation (KRC), American Tower (AMT), Ecolab (ECL) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.

We have congregated information about stocks with the highest payout ratio so far. The payout ratio in itself isn't a promise of good investment but it's an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to issue them.

When investigating a potential investment, the dividend payout ratio is a good statistic to know so here are a few stocks with an above 30% percent payout ratio.

1. Kilroy Realty Corporation (KRC)

108.81% Payout Ratio

Kilroy Realty Corporation, NYSE: KRC is the "companyA", "KRCA", and a prominent West Coast developer and landlord with major operations in San Diego and Greater Los Angeles. Global recognition has been given to the company for its sustainability, innovative design, and building operations. The company is regarded as a pioneer and innovator in creating a sustainable real estate sector. Its modern approach to business environment helps foster creativity, productivity, and employee retention at some of the most prominent technology, entertainment and life sciences companies around the globe. KRC, which is publicly traded as a real estate investment trust ("A"REITA"), has more than seventy years of combined experience in developing and managing mixed-use office projects. KRC had approximately 13.5 million square feet in its stabilized portfolio, which included primarily office space and space for life sciences. It was 96% leased and 92.3% of the space was occupied. There were 200 residential units at KRC in Hollywood, with an average quarterly occupancy of 85.0%. Additionally, there was another 462 units in San Diego which were being leased out. KRC also had eight ongoing development projects totaling $2.0 billion. These included approximately 2.3 Million square feet of office space and life sciences space and 339 residential units. 95% of the office and 90% of life science space were leased.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Kilroy Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.93.

PE Ratio

Kilroy Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.45. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.45 for every dollar of annual earnings.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 4.49%.

Dividend Yield

Morningstar, Inc. has stated that the next dividend payment will be Dec 28th 2022. The forward dividend rate for 2020 is estimated at 2.16, and the forward dividend yield is estimated to be 5.52%.

Earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation

Kilroy Realty Corporation's EBITDA stands at 7.91.

Volume

Today's last reported volume for Kilroy Realty Corporation is 338979 which is 67.05% below its average volume of 1028960.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Kilroy Realty Corporation's stock is valued at $39.47 at 01:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $79.06 and higher than its 52-week low of $37.98.

2. American Tower (AMT)

91.1% Payout Ratio

American Tower Corporation, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately 219,000 communications sites. For more information about American Tower, please visit the “Earnings Materials” and “Investor Presentations” sections of our investor relations website at www.americantower.com.

Earnings per Share

American Tower's trailing 12 months earnings per share (EPS) is $4.31

PE Ratio

American Tower's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 54.1. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $54.1 per dollar in annual earnings.

Moving Average

American Tower's value is way above its 50-day moving average of $207.16 and under its 200-day moving average of $240.00.

Dividend Yield

According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 6, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 5.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.99%.

3. Ecolab (ECL)

52.48% Payout Ratio

Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segments. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. Its Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. The company's Other segment offers pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, educational and healthcare facilities, hotels, quick service restaurant and grocery operations, and other institutional and commercial customers. This segment also provides colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Earnings per Share

Ecolab's trailing 12 month EPS is $-4.53 in terms of profitability

For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a company, was 16.19%.

Moving Average

Ecolab's worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $147.29 and below its 200-day moving average of $158.79.

Revenue growth

The year-on-year revenue growth was 13.2%. It now stands at 13.53B in the 12 trailing months.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Ecolab's stock is valued at $154.50 at 01:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $229.29 and way above its 52-week low of $131.04.

Sales Growth

Ecolab's sales growth is 10.1% for the ongoing quarter and 10.3% for the next.

4. Ashland (ASH)

46.25% Payout Ratio

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. supplies specialty and additive ingredients around the world. The company operates in three segments: Life Sciences, Personal Care & Household, Specialty Additives and Intermediates and Solvents. Life Sciences offers pharmaceutical solutions including disintegrants and thickeners for tablet coatings and tablets, thickeners and solubilizers for tablet bindings and thickeners. Nutrition solutions include thickeners and stabilizers as well as nutraceutical products that can be used to manage weight, joints, digestive health, stomach and intestinal function, sport nutrition and overall wellness. Personal Care & Household offers a variety of biodegradable and performance ingredients. These include solutions for dentures cleaning and toothpastes; household supplies that are derived from nature, such as biodegradable surfaces wetting agents and performance encapsulates; as well as products for personal care and household. Specialty Additives offers advanced ceramics that are used in catalytic converters and environmental filters. It also includes rheology modifiers and foam control agents as well as surfactants, wetting agents and wetting agents. Intermediates and Solvents produces 1,4 Butanediol and its derivatives including n-methylpyrrolidone. Ashland Global Holdings Inc. sells its products in many markets including industrial and consumer markets such as architecture, building, energy, food, beverage, nutraceuticals and personal care. The original name of the company was Ashland Inc., but it changed its name in September 2016 to Ashland Global Holdings Inc. Ashland Global Holdings Inc. is located in Wilmington, Delaware.

Earnings per Share

Ashland's trailing 12 months profit per share is $2.28

PE Ratio

Ashland's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 48.81. The purchaser of Ashland shares is investing $48.81 per dollar in annual earnings.

For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 4.79%.

Volume

Ashland's current volume is now 316683, which is 14.97% lower than its average volume (372522).

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 18.6%, now sitting on 2.35B for the twelve trailing months.

5. FactSet Research Systems (FDS)

33.37% Payout Ratio

FactSet Research Systems Inc. provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment and corporate communities in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company delivers insight and information through the workflow solutions of research, analytics and trading, content and technology solutions, and wealth. It serves portfolio managers, investment research professionals, investment bankers, risk and performance analysts, and wealth advisors. FactSet Research Systems Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, FactSet Research Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $10.04.

PE Ratio

FactSet Research Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $41.23 for every dollar of annual earnings.

The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 33.81%.

Moving Average

FactSet Research Systems's value is under its 50-day moving average of $428.22 and above its 200-day moving average of $413.78.

Dividend Yield

According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 29, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3.56 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.85%.

Growth Estimates Quarters

For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 10.5% and 11.9% respectively.