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20 Best Dividend Performance Kings In Review

Dividend investors looking for income and income growth, that's true but if we are honest, a solid performance is better than a small dividend amount.

Pennies become dollars and hundreds of dollars end in a million one day. Small dividends count and will contribute to your first million.

Today I like to show you those dividend paying stocks that have created the best performance over the past year while their performance did not lose momentum during the past month.


These are the 5 best performing dividend stocks over the past year in detail. Attached you find a list of the 20 best stocks with a performance between 55 to 89 percent.

Here are the results....


Allegiant Travel -- Yield: 0.53%

Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ:ALGT) employs 2,245 people, generates revenue of $1,137.05 million and has a net income of $86.30 million. The current market capitalization stands at $3.85 billion.

Allegiant Travel’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $240.75 million. The EBITDA margin is 21.17% (the operating margin is 13.84% and the net profit margin 7.59%).

Financials: The total debt represents 47.85% of Allegiant Travel assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 202.51%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.84% was realized by Allegiant Travel.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $8.01. Last fiscal year, Allegiant Travel paid $2.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.20, the P/S ratio is 3.39 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.50. The dividend yield amounts to 0.53%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Allegiant Travel (ALGT)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Allegiant Travel (ALGT)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Allegiant Travel (ALGT)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Allegiant Travel (ALGT)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Allegiant Travel (ALGT)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Allegiant Travel (ALGT)


Acuity Brands -- Yield: 0.25%

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) employs 7,000 people, generates revenue of $2,393.50 million and has a net income of $175.80 million. The current market capitalization stands at $9.19 billion.

Acuity Brands’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $341.90 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.28% (the operating margin is 12.50% and the net profit margin 7.34%).

Financials: The total debt represents 16.31% of Acuity Brands assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 30.39%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.15% was realized by Acuity Brands.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.98. Last fiscal year, Acuity Brands paid $0.52 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 41.83, the P/S ratio is 3.84 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.78. The dividend yield amounts to 0.25%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Acuity Brands (AYI)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Acuity Brands (AYI)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Acuity Brands (AYI)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Acuity Brands (AYI)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Acuity Brands (AYI)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Acuity Brands (AYI)


Alaska Air Group -- Yield: 1.00%

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) employs 12,739 people, generates revenue of $5,368.00 million and has a net income of $605.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $10.18 billion.

Alaska Air Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,250.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.29% (the operating margin is 17.92% and the net profit margin 11.27%).

Financials: The total debt represents 12.99% of Alaska Air Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 37.75%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 29.11% was realized by Alaska Air Group.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.50. Last fiscal year, Alaska Air Group paid $0.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.28, the P/S ratio is 1.90 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.94. The dividend yield amounts to 1.00%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Alaska Air Group (ALK)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Alaska Air Group (ALK)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Alaska Air Group (ALK)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Alaska Air Group (ALK)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Alaska Air Group (ALK)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Alaska Air Group (ALK)


Tesoro Corporation -- Yield: 1.83%

Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) employs 5,600 people, generates revenue of $40,633.00 million and has a net income of $917.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $13.47 billion.

Tesoro Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,654.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 6.53% (the operating margin is 4.02% and the net profit margin 2.26%).

Financials: The total debt represents 25.27% of Tesoro Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 93.56%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.92% was realized by Tesoro Corporation.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $10.19. Last fiscal year, Tesoro Corporation paid $1.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.74, the P/S ratio is 0.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.07. The dividend yield amounts to 1.83%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Tesoro Corporation (TSO)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Tesoro Corporation (TSO)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Tesoro Corporation (TSO)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Tesoro Corporation (TSO)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Tesoro Corporation (TSO)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Tesoro Corporation (TSO)


Columbia Sportswear -- Yield: 0.91%

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) employs 5,326 people, generates revenue of $2,100.59 million and has a net income of $141.86 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.65 billion.

Columbia Sportswear’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $252.86 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.04% (the operating margin is 9.47% and the net profit margin 6.75%).

Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of Columbia Sportswear assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.60% was realized by Columbia Sportswear.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.99. Last fiscal year, Columbia Sportswear paid $0.57 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 32.32, the P/S ratio is 2.21 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.44. The dividend yield amounts to 0.91%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Columbia Sportswear (COLM)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Columbia Sportswear (COLM)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Columbia Sportswear (COLM)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Columbia Sportswear (COLM)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Columbia Sportswear (COLM)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Columbia Sportswear (COLM)