Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. ( ARCO ) will begin trading ex-dividend on September 27, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.0596 per share is scheduled to be paid on October 04, 2013. Shareholders who purchased ARCO stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an -0.17% decrease from the same period a year ago. At the current stock price of $11.78, the dividend yield is 2.03%.
The previous trading day's last sale of ARCO was $11.78, representing a -26.38% decrease from the 52 week high of $16 and a 12.73% increase over the 52 week low of $10.45.
ARCO is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as McDonald's Corporation ( MCD ) and Starbucks Corporation ( SBUX ). ARCO's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $.38. Zacks Investment Research reports ARCO's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as -33.94%, compared to an industry average of 8.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the ARCO Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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