These 6 Reliable Dividend Growers Doing Better Than The Economy

Earnings for Standard & Poor’s 500 companies appear to have fallen for a fifth consecutive quarter in the three months through June, but earnings grew in half of the sectors, including industrials, health care, technology, and consumer discretionary, and would have grown overall without the downward pull of the energy sector.

The six companies that follow have steadily grown their earnings in recent years and are expected to do so in coming ones. They pay dividends and trade at discounts to the market. They don’t sell packaged food, tobacco, booze, or power, but their statistical profiles resemble companies that do.

These are the results....

Robert Half International -- Yield: 2.36%

Robert Half International (NYSE:RHI) employs 16,100 people, generates revenue of $5,094.93 million and has a net income of $357.80 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.97 billion.

Robert Half International’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $633.94 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.44% (the operating margin is 11.39% and the net profit margin 7.02%).

Financials: The total debt represents 0.07% of Robert Half International assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.12%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 36.07% was realized by Robert Half International.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.79. Last fiscal year, Robert Half International paid $0.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.36, the P/S ratio is 0.95 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.87. The dividend yield amounts to 2.36%.

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Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Robert Half International (RHI)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Robert Half International (RHI)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Robert Half International (RHI)

Amgen -- Yield: 2.32%

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) employs 17,900 people, generates revenue of $21,662.00 million and has a net income of $6,939.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $129.71 billion.

Amgen’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,657.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 49.20% (the operating margin is 39.10% and the net profit margin 32.03%).

Financials: The total debt represents 43.99% of Amgen assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 111.91%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.77% was realized by Amgen.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.77. Last fiscal year, Amgen paid $3.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.64, the P/S ratio is 5.95 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.61. The dividend yield amounts to 2.32%.

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Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Amgen (AMGN)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Amgen (AMGN)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Amgen (AMGN)

Ingersoll-Rand -- Yield: 1.89%

Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE:IR) employs 45,000 people, generates revenue of $13,300.70 million and has a net income of $707.10 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.63 billion.

Ingersoll-Rand’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,856.20 million. The EBITDA margin is 13.96% (the operating margin is 10.96% and the net profit margin 5.32%).

Financials: The total debt represents 25.23% of Ingersoll-Rand assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 72.51%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.67% was realized by Ingersoll-Rand.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.41. Last fiscal year, Ingersoll-Rand paid $1.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.52, the P/S ratio is 1.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.04. The dividend yield amounts to 1.89%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Ingersoll-Rand (IR)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Ingersoll-Rand (IR)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Ingersoll-Rand (IR)

Hanesbrands -- Yield: 1.72%

Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) employs 65,300 people, generates revenue of $5,731.55 million and has a net income of $428.86 million. The current market capitalization stands at $9.69 billion.

Hanesbrands’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $708.29 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.36% (the operating margin is 10.38% and the net profit margin 7.48%).

Financials: The total debt represents 46.51% of Hanesbrands assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 204.04%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 32.21% was realized by Hanesbrands.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.24. Last fiscal year, Hanesbrands paid $0.40 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.51, the P/S ratio is 1.68 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.84. The dividend yield amounts to 1.72%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Hanesbrands (HBI)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Hanesbrands (HBI)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Hanesbrands (HBI)

PPG Industries -- Yield: 1.53%

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) employs 46,600 people, generates revenue of $15,330.00 million and has a net income of $1,426.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $27.91 billion.

PPG Industries’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,667.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.40% (the operating margin is 12.57% and the net profit margin 9.30%).

Financials: The total debt represents 25.33% of PPG Industries assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 86.80%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.65% was realized by PPG Industries.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.41. Last fiscal year, PPG Industries paid $1.41 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.33, the P/S ratio is 1.81 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.60. The dividend yield amounts to 1.53%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of PPG Industries (PPG)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of PPG Industries (PPG)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of PPG Industries (PPG)

Broadcom -- Yield: 1.19%

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) employs 8,200 people, generates revenue of $6,824.00 million and has a net income of $1,391.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $67.83 billion.

Broadcom’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,738.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 40.12% (the operating margin is 23.92% and the net profit margin 20.38%).

Financials: The total debt represents 36.82% of Broadcom assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 82.14%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 34.96% was realized by Broadcom.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.76. Last fiscal year, Broadcom paid $1.55 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 221.76, the P/S ratio is 9.76 and the P/B ratio is finally 9.87. The dividend yield amounts to 1.19%.

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