$51.42
0.06% day before yesterday
NYSE, Dec 27, 10:10 pm CET
ISIN
US3688021043
Symbol
GAM

General American Investors Co., Inc. Dividend history 25 years

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Dividend Analysis of the General American Investors Co., Inc. Stock

Current dividend yield 3.39 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre 3.72 %
Dividend Yield 10Y 2.74 %
Payout 3Y 6.32 %

When does General American Investors Co., Inc. pay a dividend?

The General American Investors Co., Inc. stock dividend is paid once a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the General American Investors Co., Inc. stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the ex-day date was last at November . The dividend from General American Investors Co., Inc. was paid in December.

Year Dividend Ex-day &
Payday
Frequency
Fiscal Year Dividend per Share Ex-Day Payday Payment frequency
2024
$4.05
$4.05
Nov 18 2024
Nov 18 2024
Dec 27 2024
Nov 18 24
Dec 27 24
Dec 27 2024
annual
yearly
2024
$0.45
$0.45
Nov 18 2024
Nov 18 2024
Dec 27 2024
Nov 18 24
Dec 27 24
Dec 27 2024
annual
yearly
2023
$2.65
$2.65
Nov 10 2023
Nov 10 2023
Dec 28 2023
Nov 10 23
Dec 28 23
Dec 28 2023
annual
yearly
2022
$1
$1
Nov 10 2022
Nov 10 2022
Dec 29 2022
Nov 10 22
Dec 29 22
Dec 29 2022
annual
yearly
2022
$0.5
$0.5
Feb 04 2022
Feb 04 2022
Feb 18 2022
Feb 04 22
Feb 18 22
Feb 18 2022
annual
yearly
2021
$3.05
$3.05
Nov 12 2021
Nov 12 2021
Dec 30 2021
Nov 12 21
Dec 30 21
Dec 30 2021
annual
yearly
2021
$0.25
$0.25
Feb 05 2021
Feb 05 2021
Feb 19 2021
Feb 05 21
Feb 19 21
Feb 19 2021
annual
yearly
2020
$2.5
$2.5
Nov 13 2020
Nov 13 2020
Dec 30 2020
Nov 13 20
Dec 30 20
Dec 30 2020
annual
yearly
2019
$2.062054
$2.06
Nov 15 2019
Nov 15 2019
Dec 30 2019
Nov 15 19
Dec 30 19
Dec 30 2019
annual
yearly
2019
$2.08
$2.08
Nov 15 2019
Nov 15 2019
Dec 30 2019
Nov 15 19
Dec 30 19
Dec 30 2019
-
-
2019
$0.387946
$0.39
Nov 15 2019
Nov 15 2019
Dec 30 2019
Nov 15 19
Dec 30 19
Dec 30 2019
annual
yearly
2018
$1.95
$1.95
Nov 16 2018
Nov 16 2018
Dec 28 2018
Nov 16 18
Dec 28 18
Dec 28 2018
annual
yearly
2018
$0.3
$0.3
Nov 16 2018
Nov 16 2018
Dec 28 2018
Nov 16 18
Dec 28 18
Dec 28 2018
annual
yearly
2018
$0.5
$0.5
Feb 02 2018
Feb 02 2018
Feb 16 2018
Feb 02 18
Feb 16 18
Feb 16 2018
annual
yearly
2017
$2.61
$2.61
Nov 10 2017
Nov 10 2017
Dec 29 2017
Nov 10 17
Dec 29 17
Dec 29 2017
annual
yearly
2017
$0.48
$0.48
Nov 10 2017
Nov 10 2017
Dec 29 2017
Nov 10 17
Dec 29 17
Dec 29 2017
annual
yearly
2017
$0.2
$0.2
Jan 26 2017
Jan 26 2017
Feb 10 2017
Jan 26 17
Feb 10 17
Feb 10 2017
-
-
2016
$0.29
$0.29
Nov 09 2016
Nov 09 2016
Dec 30 2016
Nov 09 16
Dec 30 16
Dec 30 2016
annual
yearly
2016
$2.79
$2.79
Nov 09 2016
Nov 09 2016
Dec 30 2016
Nov 09 16
Dec 30 16
Dec 30 2016
-
-
2016
$0.0485
$0.05
Jan 28 2016
Jan 28 2016
Feb 12 2016
Jan 28 16
Feb 12 16
Feb 12 2016
annual
yearly
2016
$0.0515
$0.05
Jan 28 2016
Jan 28 2016
Feb 12 2016
Jan 28 16
Feb 12 16
Feb 12 2016
Special dividend
Special div.
2015
$0.3394
$0.34
Nov 12 2015
Nov 12 2015
Dec 30 2015
Nov 12 15
Dec 30 15
Dec 30 2015
annual
yearly
2015
$0.8085
$0.81
Nov 12 2015
Nov 12 2015
Dec 30 2015
Nov 12 15
Dec 30 15
Dec 30 2015
-
-
2014
$0.559
$0.56
Nov 13 2014
Nov 13 2014
Dec 30 2014
Nov 13 14
Dec 30 14
Dec 30 2014
annual
yearly
2014
$2.9346
$2.93
Nov 13 2014
Nov 13 2014
Dec 30 2014
Nov 13 14
Dec 30 14
Dec 30 2014
-
-
2013
$0.2096
$0.21
Nov 14 2013
Nov 14 2013
Dec 30 2013
Nov 14 13
Dec 30 13
Dec 30 2013
annual
yearly
2013
$1.8865
$1.89
Nov 14 2013
Nov 14 2013
Dec 30 2013
Nov 14 13
Dec 30 13
Dec 30 2013
-
-
2012
$0.529
$0.53
Dec 20 2012
Dec 20 2012
Jan 31 2013
Dec 20 12
Jan 31 13
Jan 31 2013
-
-
2012
$0.0699
$0.07
Dec 20 2012
Dec 20 2012
Jan 31 2013
Dec 20 12
Jan 31 13
Jan 31 2013
Special dividend
Special div.
2012
$0.1693
$0.17
Nov 15 2012
Nov 15 2012
Dec 28 2012
Nov 15 12
Dec 28 12
Dec 28 2012
annual
yearly
2012
$1.2247
$1.22
Nov 15 2012
Nov 15 2012
Dec 28 2012
Nov 15 12
Dec 28 12
Dec 28 2012
-
-
2011
$0.1696
$0.17
Nov 09 2011
Nov 09 2011
Dec 23 2011
Nov 09 11
Dec 23 11
Dec 23 2011
annual
yearly
2011
$0.3283
$0.33
Nov 09 2011
Nov 09 2011
Dec 23 2011
Nov 09 11
Dec 23 11
Dec 23 2011
-
-
2010
$0.1104
$0.11
Nov 09 2010
Nov 09 2010
Dec 23 2010
Nov 09 10
Dec 23 10
Dec 23 2010
annual
yearly
2010
$0.3177
$0.32
Nov 09 2010
Nov 09 2010
Dec 23 2010
Nov 09 10
Dec 23 10
Dec 23 2010
-
-
2009
$0.1633
$0.16
Nov 10 2009
Nov 10 2009
Dec 28 2009
Nov 10 09
Dec 28 09
Dec 28 2009
-
-
2009
$0.1852
$0.19
Nov 10 2009
Nov 10 2009
Dec 28 2009
Nov 10 09
Dec 28 09
Dec 28 2009
annual
yearly
2008
$0.1848
$0.18
Nov 12 2008
Nov 12 2008
Dec 26 2008
Nov 12 08
Dec 26 08
Dec 26 2008
annual
yearly
2008
$0.2533
$0.25
Nov 12 2008
Nov 12 2008
Dec 26 2008
Nov 12 08
Dec 26 08
Dec 26 2008
-
-
2008
$0.2086
$0.21
Jan 24 2008
Jan 24 2008
Feb 11 2008
Jan 24 08
Feb 11 08
Feb 11 2008
-
-
2008
$0.0058
$0.01
Jan 24 2008
Jan 24 2008
Feb 11 2008
Jan 24 08
Feb 11 08
Feb 11 2008
Special dividend
Special div.
2007
$0.6643
$0.66
Nov 14 2007
Nov 14 2007
Dec 27 2007
Nov 14 07
Dec 27 07
Dec 27 2007
annual
yearly
2007
$5.0599
$5.06
Nov 14 2007
Nov 14 2007
Dec 27 2007
Nov 14 07
Dec 27 07
Dec 27 2007
-
-
2006
$2.6268
$2.63
Nov 08 2006
Nov 08 2006
Dec 21 2006
Nov 08 06
Dec 21 06
Dec 21 2006
-
-
2006
$0.3598
$0.36
Nov 08 2006
Nov 08 2006
Dec 21 2006
Nov 08 06
Dec 21 06
Dec 21 2006
annual
yearly
2006
$0.1374
$0.14
Jan 26 2006
Jan 26 2006
Feb 13 2006
Jan 26 06
Feb 13 06
Feb 13 2006
-
-
2005
$0.5504
$0.55
Nov 08 2005
Nov 08 2005
Dec 22 2005
Nov 08 05
Dec 22 05
Dec 22 2005
annual
yearly
2005
$1.2367
$1.24
Nov 08 2005
Nov 08 2005
Dec 22 2005
Nov 08 05
Dec 22 05
Dec 22 2005
-
-
2005
$0.0524
$0.05
Nov 08 2005
Nov 08 2005
Dec 22 2005
Nov 08 05
Dec 22 05
Dec 22 2005
-
-
2005
$0.2708
$0.27
Jan 27 2005
Jan 27 2005
Mar 10 2005
Jan 27 05
Mar 10 05
Mar 10 2005
-
-
2005
$0.002
$0
Jan 27 2005
Jan 27 2005
Mar 10 2005
Jan 27 05
Mar 10 05
Mar 10 2005
semi annual
semi-annual
2004
$0.6816
$0.68
Nov 09 2004
Nov 09 2004
Dec 23 2004
Nov 09 04
Dec 23 04
Dec 23 2004
-
-
2004
$0.2144
$0.21
Nov 09 2004
Nov 09 2004
Dec 23 2004
Nov 09 04
Dec 23 04
Dec 23 2004
semi annual
semi-annual
2004
$0.0129
$0.01
Jan 22 2004
Jan 22 2004
Feb 09 2004
Jan 22 04
Feb 09 04
Feb 09 2004
Special dividend
Special div.
2004
$0.0965
$0.1
Jan 22 2004
Jan 22 2004
Feb 09 2004
Jan 22 04
Feb 09 04
Feb 09 2004
-
-
2003
$0.49
$0.49
Nov 12 2003
Nov 12 2003
Dec 23 2003
Nov 12 03
Dec 23 03
Dec 23 2003
-
-
2003
$0.0076
$0.01
Nov 12 2003
Nov 12 2003
Dec 23 2003
Nov 12 03
Dec 23 03
Dec 23 2003
semi annual
semi-annual
2003
$0.0299
$0.03
Jan 23 2003
Jan 23 2003
Feb 10 2003
Jan 23 03
Feb 10 03
Feb 10 2003
-
-
2003
$0.01
$0.01
Jan 23 2003
Jan 23 2003
Feb 10 2003
Jan 23 03
Feb 10 03
Feb 10 2003
semi annual
semi-annual
2002
$0.2965
$0.3
Nov 12 2002
Nov 12 2002
Dec 23 2002
Nov 12 02
Dec 23 02
Dec 23 2002
-
-
2002
$0.0219
$0.02
Nov 12 2002
Nov 12 2002
Dec 23 2002
Nov 12 02
Dec 23 02
Dec 23 2002
semi annual
semi-annual
2002
$0.1891
$0.19
Jan 24 2002
Jan 24 2002
Feb 11 2002
Jan 24 02
Feb 11 02
Feb 11 2002
-
-
2002
$0.1095
$0.11
Jan 24 2002
Jan 24 2002
Feb 11 2002
Jan 24 02
Feb 11 02
Feb 11 2002
-
-
2001
$1.2538
$1.25
Nov 15 2001
Nov 15 2001
Dec 20 2001
Nov 15 01
Dec 20 01
Dec 20 2001
-
-
2001
$0.4478
$0.45
Nov 15 2001
Nov 15 2001
Dec 20 2001
Nov 15 01
Dec 20 01
Dec 20 2001
-
-
2001
$0.3682
$0.37
Nov 15 2001
Nov 15 2001
Dec 20 2001
Nov 15 01
Dec 20 01
Dec 20 2001
-
-
2001
$2.0698
$2.07
Jan 25 2001
Jan 25 2001
Mar 14 2001
Jan 25 01
Mar 14 01
Mar 14 2001
-
-
2001
$0.0597
$0.06
Jan 25 2001
Jan 25 2001
Mar 14 2001
Jan 25 01
Mar 14 01
Mar 14 2001
-
-
2000
$4.1197
$4.12
Nov 09 2000
Nov 09 2000
Dec 21 2000
Nov 09 00
Dec 21 00
Dec 21 2000
-
-
2000
$1.4827
$1.48
Nov 09 2000
Nov 09 2000
Dec 21 2000
Nov 09 00
Dec 21 00
Dec 21 2000
-
-
2000
$0.4776
$0.48
Nov 09 2000
Nov 09 2000
Dec 21 2000
Nov 09 00
Dec 21 00
Dec 21 2000
-
-
2000
$1.632
$1.63
Jan 20 2000
Jan 20 2000
Mar 07 2000
Jan 20 00
Mar 07 00
Mar 07 2000
-
-
2000
$0.3284
$0.33
Jan 20 2000
Jan 20 2000
Mar 07 2000
Jan 20 00
Mar 07 00
Mar 07 2000
-
-
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How much dividend does General American Investors Co., Inc. pay?

General American Investors Co., Inc. paid a Dividend of $4.50 Per Share in the financial year 2024. With a stock price of $51.42 at Dec 27 2024, the current dividend yield is 8.75% (calculation: $4.50 / $51.42 = 8.75%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the General American Investors Co., Inc. Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average General American Investors Co., Inc. dividend yield over the last 5 years is 7.11% and the average over the last 10 years is 7.89%.

The payout ratio of General American Investors Co., Inc. in relation to the last financial year is 15.65%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 33.97%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric General American Investors Co., Inc.
Current dividend yield 8.75%
Dividend Yield 5Y 7.11%
Dividend Yield 10Y 7.89%
Payout 1Y 15.65%
Payout 3Y 33.97%

Is the General American Investors Co., Inc. dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the General American Investors Co., Inc. dividend safe?

General American Investors Co., Inc. has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 2 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 2-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 69.81%. The average General American Investors Co., Inc. Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is -0.13%. The average for the last 10 years is 2.56%.

Metric General American Investors Co., Inc.
Increased 2 Years
Continuity 2 Years
Paid 25 Years
Growth 1Y 69.81%
Growth 5Y -0.13%
Growth 10Y 2.56%

Continuity

General American Investors Co., Inc. has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 2 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 2-times.

Dividend Growth

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 69.81%. The average General American Investors Co., Inc. Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is -0.13%. The average for the last 10 years is 2.56%.

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General American Investors Co., Inc. Stock Forecast 2024

On the stock exchange, the General American Investors Co., Inc. stock (ISIN: US3688021043) is not traded as a top scorer in December 2024 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of General American Investors Co., Inc. 19.72% has risen since the beginning of the year 2024. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the General American Investors Co., Inc. stock price in real time at the top of the page.

The General American Investors Co., Inc. stock (symbol: GAM) is valued at a Price / Sales Ratio (P/S ratio) of 10.18 valued.

Metric General American Investors Co., Inc.
Dividend Score ??/15
Performance 2024
19.72%
P/S TTM 10.18

The General American Investors Co., Inc. stock (symbol: GAM) is valued at a Price / Sales Ratio (P/S ratio) of 10.18 valued.

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