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Getting Started - Excel Add-in Installation

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Why Dividend Data for Excel?

Stop copying and pasting financial data. The Dividend Data Excel Add-in brings institutional-quality financial data directly into your spreadsheets with simple formulas.

Built for Dividend Investors

  • 30+ years of dividend history for thousands of stocks

  • Dividend growth rates (1, 3, 5, 10-year CAGRs)

  • Payout ratios (EPS and Free Cash Flow based)

  • Ex-dividend dates, payment dates, frequencies

Complete Fundamental Data

  • Financial statements — Income, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow (annual and quarterly)

  • 100+ financial metrics — Revenue, EPS, Free Cash Flow, and more

  • 50+ financial ratios — P/E, ROE, Debt/Equity, Current Ratio, etc.

  • Growth rates — Revenue growth, EPS growth, dividend growth

Use Cases

  • Dividend tracking spreadsheets — Monitor your portfolio income

  • Stock screeners — Build custom screens with real data

  • Valuation models — DCF, DDM, and comparable analysis

  • Research dashboards — Track metrics over time

  • Watchlists — Live prices and key metrics in one view

Function Reference

All Excel functions use the DIVIDENDDATA. namespace:

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.DIVIDENDS() - Dividend data

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.DIVIDENDS_BATCH() - Batch dividend data

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.STATEMENT() - Financial statements

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.METRICS() - Financial metrics

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.RATIOS() - Financial ratios

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.GROWTH() - Growth metrics

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.QUOTE() - Stock quotes

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.QUOTE_BATCH() - Batch quotes

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.PROFILE() - Company profiles

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.FUND() - ETF/Fund data

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.SEGMENTS() - Revenue segments

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.KPIS() - Key performance indicators

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.COMMODITIES() - Commodities data

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.CRYPTO() - Cryptocurrency data

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.PRICE_TARGET() - Analyst price targets

  • =DIVIDENDDATA.ESTIMATES() - Analyst estimates

Excel vs Google Sheets

Key difference: Excel uses DIVIDENDDATA. namespace (dot notation) while Google Sheets uses DIVIDENDDATA_ (underscore).

Example: =DIVIDENDDATA.DIVIDENDS("MSFT") in Excel vs =DIVIDENDDATA("MSFT") in Sheets

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