Foster L B FSTR
NASDAQ FSTR
$35.53 +0.06 (+0.16%)
As of: Oct 21, 2026 · 1:35 PM EDT

Foster L B (FSTR) Dividend Yield (2012 - 2017)

Updated

Foster L B's Dividend Yield was 0.19% in Q2 2017, down 1.29 percentage points from 1.48% a year earlier and down 0.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Foster L B (FSTR) Dividend Yield (2012 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

For FY2016, Dividend Yield at Foster L B came in at 0.89%, down 0.30 percentage points from FY2015.

  • Dividend Yield shows a five-year change of +0.53 percentage points (FY2011 to FY2016).
  • In earlier years, Dividend Yield was 1.19% in FY2015 (+0.92 pp), 0.27% in FY2014 (+0.01 pp), 0.26% in FY2013 (+0.02 pp) and 0.23% in FY2012 (-0.13 pp).
  • The Q2 2017 figure marks the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield in data going back to Q2 2012.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Dividend Yield has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield over five years was Q3 2015 (a gain of 1.06 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2017 (a drop of 1.29 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, FSTR's Dividend Yield in the three quarters before Q2 2017 was 0.64% (Q1 2017), 0.89% (Q4 2016) and 1.34% (Q3 2016).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 341.61 Bn 313.31 Bn 7.76 Bn
2 Amphenol 196.74 Bn 191.32 Bn 3.55 Bn
3 Deere 170.52 Bn 138.61 Bn 4.66 Bn
4 Eaton 153.57 Bn 150.75 Bn 2.86 Bn
5 Parker-Hannifin 121.62 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.25 Bn
6 Emerson Electric 91.98 Bn 84.72 Bn 2.66 Bn
7 3M 89.97 Bn 71.41 Bn 2.78 Bn
8 Vertiv Holdings 82.41 Bn 73.03 Bn 1.23 Bn
9 Illinois Tool Works 79.48 Bn 76.04 Bn 1.90 Bn
10 Foster L B 367.44 Mn 349.89 Mn 30.87 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2017 0.19%
Mar 31, 2017 0.64%
Dec 31, 2016 0.89%
Sep 30, 2016 1.34%
Jun 30, 2016 1.48%
Mar 31, 2016 0.89%
Dec 31, 2015 1.19%
Sep 30, 2015 1.32%
Jun 30, 2015 0.44%
Mar 31, 2015 0.30%
Dec 31, 2014 0.27%
Sep 30, 2014 0.26%
Jun 30, 2014 0.22%
Mar 31, 2014 0.26%
Dec 31, 2013 0.26%
Sep 30, 2013 0.26%
Jun 30, 2013 0.26%
Mar 31, 2013 0.24%
Dec 31, 2012 0.23%
Sep 30, 2012 0.31%
API Access

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