Corporate Profits, Cash Flow, Dividends and Wages As Percent of GDP Since 1940s

By: Richard_Shaw

These data from the St. Louis Federal Reserve represent the combination of private and public companies in the United States.  The overall trend is that profits, cash flow and dividends are well above average levels, and wages are below average levels.

Corporate Profits as % GDP

• Minimum: 3.01%
• Maximum: 10.80%
• Median: 5.85%
• Average: 6.18%
• Current: 10.56%

 Corporate Cash Flow as % GDP

• Minimum: 4.72%
• Maximum: 13.09%
• Median: 8.76%
• Average: 8.78%
• Current: 11.69%

Dividends as % GDP

• Minimum: 1.95%
• Maximum: 5.86%
• Median: 2.58%
• Average: 2.98%
• Current: 4.80%

Wages as % GDP

• Minimum: 43.69%
• Maximum: 53.41%
• Median: 47.74%
• Average: 48.31%
• Current: 44.10%

By Richard Shaw 
http://www.qvmgroup.com

Richard Shaw leads the QVM team as President of QVM Group. Richard has extensive investment industry experience including serving on the board of directors of two large investment management companies, including Aberdeen Asset Management (listed London Stock Exchange) and as a charter investor and director of Lending Tree ( download short professional profile ). He provides portfolio design and management services to individual and corporate clients. He also edits the QVM investment blog. His writings are generally republished by SeekingAlpha and Reuters and are linked to sites such as Kiplinger and Yahoo Finance and other sites. He is a 1970 graduate of Dartmouth College.

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