The financial situation of a corporate is very essential for the future success. Only with low debt and cash on banks, a firm has enough potential to act independent. They don't need to look for new capital injections to finance growth or repay debt.
Today I like to show you those large cap stocks with a longer dividend growth history that have the lowest debt-to-equity ratio.
They have extremly low ratios of less than 0.1. Which stocks do you like?
These are the results...
QUALCOMM -- Yield: 2.81%
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) employs 31,300 people, generates revenue of $26,487.00 million and has a net income of $7,534.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $111.23 billion.QUALCOMM’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,008.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.01% (the operating margin is 27.84% and the net profit margin 28.44%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of QUALCOMM assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.03% was realized by QUALCOMM.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.22. Last fiscal year, QUALCOMM paid $1.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.17, the P/S ratio is 4.20 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.91. The dividend yield amounts to 2.81%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
Fastenal Company -- Yield: 2.67%
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) employs 18,417 people, generates revenue of $3,733.51 million and has a net income of $494.15 million. The current market capitalization stands at $12.31 billion.Fastenal Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $859.30 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.02% (the operating margin is 21.10% and the net profit margin 13.24%).
Financials: The total debt represents 3.82% of Fastenal Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 4.70%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 26.80% was realized by Fastenal Company.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.72. Last fiscal year, Fastenal Company paid $1.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.40, the P/S ratio is 3.30 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.47. The dividend yield amounts to 2.67%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Fastenal Company (FAST) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Fastenal Company (FAST) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Fastenal Company (FAST) |
T. Rowe Price Group -- Yield: 2.63%
T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) employs 5,905 people, generates revenue of $3,982.10 million and has a net income of $1,229.60 million. The current market capitalization stands at $20.64 billion.T. Rowe Price Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,002.60 million. The EBITDA margin is 50.29% (the operating margin is 47.48% and the net profit margin 30.88%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of T. Rowe Price Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.80% was realized by T. Rowe Price Group.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.46. Last fiscal year, T. Rowe Price Group paid $1.76 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.76, the P/S ratio is 5.18 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.83. The dividend yield amounts to 2.63%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
Linear Technology -- Yield: 2.57%
Linear Technology (NASDAQ:LLTC) employs 4,661 people, generates revenue of $1,388.39 million and has a net income of $459.96 million. The current market capitalization stands at $11.17 billion.Linear Technology’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $691.03 million. The EBITDA margin is 49.77% (the operating margin is 46.08% and the net profit margin 33.13%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of Linear Technology assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 39.77% was realized by Linear Technology.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.12. Last fiscal year, Linear Technology paid $1.06 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.04, the P/S ratio is 8.04 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.37. The dividend yield amounts to 2.57%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Linear Technology (LLTC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Linear Technology (LLTC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Linear Technology (LLTC) |
Automatic Data Processing -- Yield: 2.33%
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) employs 61,000 people, generates revenue of $12,206.50 million and has a net income of $1,502.60 million. The current market capitalization stands at $39.56 billion.Automatic Data Processing’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,559.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.97% (the operating margin is 18.09% and the net profit margin 12.31%).
Financials: The total debt represents 6.81% of Automatic Data Processing assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 32.75%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.37% was realized by Automatic Data Processing.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.95. Last fiscal year, Automatic Data Processing paid $1.88 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.55, the P/S ratio is 3.24 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.07. The dividend yield amounts to 2.33%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Automatic Data Processing (ADP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Automatic Data Processing (ADP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Automatic Data Processing (ADP) |
Accenture -- Yield: 2.14%
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) employs 305,000 people, generates revenue of $31,874.68 million and has a net income of $3,175.96 million. The current market capitalization stands at $63.15 billion.Accenture’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,903.24 million. The EBITDA margin is 15.38% (the operating margin is 13.49% and the net profit margin 9.96%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.15% of Accenture assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 55.02% was realized by Accenture.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.57. Last fiscal year, Accenture paid $1.86 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.86, the P/S ratio is 1.98 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.93. The dividend yield amounts to 2.14%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Accenture (ACN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Accenture (ACN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Accenture (ACN) |
Hormel Foods Corporation -- Yield: 1.78%
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) employs 20,600 people, generates revenue of $9,316.26 million and has a net income of $606.03 million. The current market capitalization stands at $14.86 billion.Hormel Foods Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,044.08 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.21% (the operating margin is 10.00% and the net profit margin 6.51%).
Financials: The total debt represents 4.58% of Hormel Foods Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 6.93%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.43% was realized by Hormel Foods Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.45. Last fiscal year, Hormel Foods Corporation paid $0.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.99, the P/S ratio is 1.59 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.11. The dividend yield amounts to 1.78%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) |
Sigma-Aldrich -- Yield: 0.67%
Sigma-Aldrich (NASDAQ:SIAL) employs 9,400 people, generates revenue of $2,785.00 million and has a net income of $500.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $16.54 billion.Sigma-Aldrich’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $847.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 30.41% (the operating margin is 24.45% and the net profit margin 17.95%).
Financials: The total debt represents 10.61% of Sigma-Aldrich assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 14.22%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.60% was realized by Sigma-Aldrich.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.16. Last fiscal year, Sigma-Aldrich paid $0.92 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 33.25, the P/S ratio is 5.94 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.26. The dividend yield amounts to 0.67%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL) |