Dividend Yields for (XLNX) (AMAT) (NSM) (TXN) (ALTR)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Xilinx Inc (XLNX), Applied Materials Inc (AMAT), National Semiconductor Corp (NSM), Texas Instruments Inc (TXN) and Altera Corp (ALTR) .

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

Xilinx Inc (XLNX) has a dividend yield of 2.18 percent on a declared dividend of $0.19. The payout ratio is 26.4 percent.

Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) has a dividend yield of 2.04 percent on a declared dividend of $0.08. The payout ratio is 18.2 percent.

National Semiconductor Corp (NSM) has a dividend yield of 3.36 percent on a declared dividend of $0.10. The payout ratio is 40.7 percent.

Texas Instruments Inc (TXN) has a dividend yield of 1.46 percent on a declared dividend of $0.13. The payout ratio is 22.8 percent.

Altera Corp (ALTR) has a dividend yield of 0.49 percent on a declared dividend of $0.06. The payout ratio is 8.6 percent.