Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/12/12, Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE: HPQ) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.12, payable on 4/4/12. As a percentage of HPQ's recent stock price of $24.54, this dividend works out to approximately 0.49%.
Below is a dividend history chart for HPQ, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.12 declared by Hewlett-Packard Co:
| HPQ Dividend History | |
|---|---|
| Date | Div* |
| 12/12/11 | 0.120 |
| 09/12/11 | 0.120 |
| 06/13/11 | 0.120 |
| 03/14/11 | 0.080 |
| 12/13/10 | 0.080 |
| 09/13/10 | 0.080 |
| 06/14/10 | 0.080 |
| 03/15/10 | 0.080 |
| 12/14/09 | 0.080 |
| 09/14/09 | 0.080 |
| 06/08/09 | 0.080 |
| 03/09/09 | 0.080 |
| 12/15/08 | 0.080 |
| 09/08/08 | 0.080 |
| 06/09/08 | 0.080 |
| 03/10/08 | 0.080 |
| 12/10/07 | 0.080 |
| 09/10/07 | 0.080 |
| 06/11/07 | 0.080 |
| 03/12/07 | 0.080 |
| 12/11/06 | 0.080 |
| 09/11/06 | 0.080 |
| 06/12/06 | 0.080 |
| 03/13/06 | 0.080 |
| 12/12/05 | 0.080 |
| 09/12/05 | 0.080 |
| 06/13/05 | 0.080 |
| 03/14/05 | 0.080 |
| 12/13/04 | 0.080 |
| 09/13/04 | 0.080 |
| 06/14/04 | 0.080 |
| 03/15/04 | 0.080 |
| 12/15/03 | 0.080 |
| 09/15/03 | 0.080 |
| 06/16/03 | 0.080 |
| 03/17/03 | 0.080 |
| 12/16/02 | 0.080 |
| 09/16/02 | 0.080 |
| 06/17/02 | 0.080 |
| 03/04/02 | 0.080 |
| 12/17/01 | 0.080 |
| 09/17/01 | 0.080 |
| 06/18/01 | 0.080 |
| 03/19/01 | 0.080 |
| 12/18/00 | 0.080 |
| 09/18/00 | 0.160 |
| 06/19/00 | 0.160 |
| 03/20/00 | 0.160 |
| 12/20/99 | 0.160 |
| 09/20/99 | 0.160 |
| 06/21/99 | 0.160 |
| 03/22/99 | 0.160 |
| 12/21/98 | 0.160 |
| 09/21/98 | 0.160 |
| 06/22/98 | 0.160 |
| 03/23/98 | 0.140 |
| 12/22/97 | 0.140 |
| 09/22/97 | 0.140 |
| 06/16/97 | 0.140 |
| 03/24/97 | 0.120 |
| 12/20/96 | 0.120 |
| 09/23/96 | 0.120 |
| 06/17/96 | 0.240 |
| 03/18/96 | 0.200 |
| 12/18/95 | 0.200 |
| 09/18/95 | 0.200 |
| * Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company. | |
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from HPQ is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.96% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
HPQ makes up 8.48% of the Internet Architecture HOLDRS ETF (IAH)
In Thursday trading, Hewlett-Packard Co shares are currently up about 0.7% on the day.
