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As a percentage of CL's recent stock price of $83.84, this dividend works out to approximately 0.54%, so look for shares of Colgate-Palmolive Co. to trade 0.54% lower — all else being equal — when CL shares open for trading on 7/20/21. Similarly, investors should look for LOW to open 0.40% lower in price and for ZTS to open 0.13% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for CL, LOW, and ZTS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE:CL):

Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW):

Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS):

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 2.15% for Colgate-Palmolive Co., 1.62% for Lowe's Companies Inc, and 0.50% for Zoetis Inc.

In Friday trading, Colgate-Palmolive Co. shares are currently up about 0.2%, Lowe's Companies Inc shares are up about 1%, and Zoetis Inc shares are down about 0.7% on the day.