Income investors also have a steadily improving story. Visa yields about 0.74% on an annualized basis, with an annual dividend yield of 2.44% on financial averages, backed by a forward payout ratio near 19% and an 18-year streak of dividend increases. That includes a recent hike to a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share.Visa trades at about 26.8x forward earnings, more than double the sector’s roughly 11.5x forward multiple, a gap that reflects Visa’s market position, steady cash generation, and long-term ...