Conventional wisdom associated high dividend payout ratio with weak future earnings growth, which was supported by various academic studies. However, within these decades, this perception has been opposed by Arnott and Asness. They found the relationship between aggregate payout ratio of the market and future earnings growth was positive. This paper future investigates the relationship between dividend payout ratio and future earnings growth at the corporation-level. We also carried out three sensitivity tests to confirms that this positive relationship is robust to the effects of specific time periods and industries.