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As a percentage of AEO's recent stock price of $25.71, this dividend works out to approximately 0.70%, so look for shares of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. to trade 0.70% lower — all else being equal — when AEO shares open for trading on 10/7/21. Similarly, investors should look for DRI to open 0.71% lower in price and for NYT to open 0.14% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for AEO, DRI, and NYT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO):

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI):

New York Times Co. (NYSE:NYT):

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 2.80% for American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., 2.83% for Darden Restaurants, Inc., and 0.57% for New York Times Co..

In Tuesday trading, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. shares are currently off about 0.1%, Darden Restaurants, Inc. shares are off about 0.2%, and New York Times Co. shares are up about 0.1% on the day.