On 5/12/11, Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.35, payable on 6/10/11. As a percentage of ROK's recent stock price of $86.11, this dividend works out to approximately 0.41%.
Below is a dividend history chart for ROK, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.35 declared by Rockwell Automation, Inc.:
ROK Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/10/11
0.350
11/10/10
0.350
08/12/10
0.350
05/13/10
0.290
02/11/10
0.290
11/12/09
0.290
08/13/09
0.290
05/14/09
0.290
02/12/09
0.290
11/13/08
0.290
08/07/08
0.290
05/08/08
0.290
02/14/08
0.290
11/15/07
0.290
08/09/07
0.290
05/10/07
0.290
02/15/07
0.290
11/09/06
0.290
08/10/06
0.225
05/11/06
0.225
02/09/06
0.225
11/09/05
0.225
08/11/05
0.225
05/12/05
0.225
02/10/05
0.165
11/10/04
0.165
08/12/04
0.165
05/13/04
0.165
02/12/04
0.165
11/13/03
0.165
08/07/03
0.165
05/08/03
0.165
02/13/03
0.165
11/14/02
0.165
08/08/02
0.165
05/09/02
0.165
02/07/02
0.165
11/08/01
0.165
08/09/01
0.165
07/02/01
23.510
11/09/00
0.255
08/10/00
0.255
05/11/00
0.270
02/10/00
0.255
11/10/99
0.255
08/12/99
0.255
05/13/99
0.255
02/11/99
0.270
01/04/99
9.400
11/12/98
0.255
08/13/98
0.255
05/14/98
0.255
02/12/98
0.255
11/13/97
0.255
10/01/97
7.750
08/14/97
0.290
05/15/97
0.290
02/13/97
0.290
11/14/96
0.290
08/15/96
0.290
05/09/96
0.290
02/15/96
0.290
11/09/95
0.290
08/10/95
0.270
* 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 ROK is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.63% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
ROK operates in the Electronic Equipment & Products sector, among companies like Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE:PKE) which is up about 0.3% today, and Newport Corp. (NASDAQ:NEWP) trading lower by about 0.8%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of ROK, versus PKE and NEWP.
In Wednesday trading, Rockwell Automation, Inc. shares are currently down about 0.3% on the day.
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