04-29-2022, 04:00 AM
Another lackluster increase for AAPL. This is four years in a row now of single-digit dividend increases, and the payout ratio is now down to 15%.
Yup. Continued their policy of the last few years. Personally I think they just go NVDA and cut the raises out completely - what's the point? Not that it matters. With their cash flows there's effectively no difference between no raise and 4.5%.
I own it in all three of my accounts but it's pseudo-cash in my taxable (dividend) account. And my largest position at 12.3%. I'll likely start working on that early next year.
There is a logical reason for this. Buybacks are a much more effective way for Board members' stock options to execute.
Yup. Continued their policy of the last few years. Personally I think they just go NVDA and cut the raises out completely - what's the point? Not that it matters. With their cash flows there's effectively no difference between no raise and 4.5%.
I own it in all three of my accounts but it's pseudo-cash in my taxable (dividend) account. And my largest position at 12.3%. I'll likely start working on that early next year.
There is a logical reason for this. Buybacks are a much more effective way for Board members' stock options to execute.