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Dividends and Share Repurchases
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Dividends and Share Repurchases Dividends and Share Repurchases

On May 24, 2019, the Company paid a regular dividend on common stock of $0.20 per share, which represented the 145th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Dividends per share were $0.20 and $0.17 for the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. On July 22, 2019, the Company declared a regular dividend on common stock of $0.21 per share, which represents its 146th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. This dividend will be paid on August 23, 2019 to common shareholders of record on August 9, 2019.

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company repurchased 1,056,460 shares at an average price of $32.45. As of June 30, 2019, there are 8,537,241 remaining shares authorized to be repurchased under the current Board approved share repurchase program.