Use Excel to plot your selected company's earnings and dividends over the past three years. Do you notice any patterns?

The company being used is the Walt Disney Co. Dividend of $0.88 paid semi-annually ($1.76/yr), pay-out ratio 40.12%, 1.48%. The annual total for the last three years has been: $1.68 in 2018, $1.76 in 2019, and $0.88 for the first pay-out in January 2020.

Last 3 years of earnings (in Billions):

2018 - 14.5

2019 - 14.9

2020 (projected) - 17.7