Delta to start dividend and share buyback
Delta Air Lines announced Wednesday, May 8, 2013, that it will start paying a quarterly dividend and buy back some of its shares. This Delta jet is flying over the company's billboard at Citi Field. (April 6, 2013) Credit: AP
Delta said on Wednesday that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 6 cents per share starting Sept. 10. If it keeps paying a dividend of that size, the yield would be 1.3 percent per year.
The airline also plans to buy back $500 million of its stock by June 30, 2016. That returns cash to shareholders, while also boosting the company's per-share earnings by reducing the outstanding shares.
Of the large U.S. airlines, only Southwest Airlines Co. pays a dividend, of one penny per quarter.
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