Market and Dividend Information
P&G has been paying a dividend for 131 consecutive years since its incorporation in 1890 and has increased its dividend for 65 consecutive years since 1956. Over the past ten years, the dividend has increased at an annual compound average rate of 5%. Nevertheless, as in the past, further dividends will be considered after reviewing dividend yields, profitability and cash flow expectations and financing needs and will be declared at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors.
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(in dollars; split-adjusted) 1956 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021
Dividends per share $ 0.01 $ 0.02 $ 0.04 $ 0.12 $ 0.24 $ 0.70 $ 1.97 $ 3.24
Common Stock Information
P&G trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol PG. As of June 30, 2021, there were approximately 4 million common stock shareowners, including shareowners of record, participants in P&G stock ownership plans and beneficial owners with accounts at banks and brokerage firms.
Shareholder Return
The following graph compares the cumulative total return of P&G’s common stock for the five-year period ended June 30, 2021, against the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Stock Index (broad market comparison) and the S&P 500 Consumer Staples Index (line of business comparison). The graph and table assume $100 was invested on June 30, 2016, and that all dividends were reinvested.
Cumulative Value of $100 Investment, through June 30
Company Name/Index 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
P&G $ 100 $ 106 $ 98 $ 143 $ 160 $ 184 S&P 500 Stock Index 100 118 135 149 160 225 S&P 500 Consumer Staples Index 100 103 99 115 119 147
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.