part ii item 5 .market for registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities at january 25 , 2019 , we had 26812 holders of record of our common stock , par value $ 1 per share .our common stock is traded on the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) under the symbol lmt .information concerning dividends paid on lockheed martin common stock during the past two years is as follows : common stock - dividends paid per share . quarter | dividends paid per share 2018 | dividends paid per share 2017
first   | $ 2.00                        | $ 1.82                       
second  | 2.00                          | 1.82                         
third   | 2.00                          | 1.82                         
fourth  | 2.20                          | 2.00                         
year    | $ 8.20                        | $ 7.46                        stockholder return performance graph the following graph compares the total return on a cumulative basis of $ 100 invested in lockheed martin common stock on december 31 , 2013 to the standard and poor 2019s ( s&p ) 500 index and the s&p aerospace & defense index .the s&p aerospace & defense index comprises arconic inc. , general dynamics corporation , harris corporation , huntington ingalls industries , l3 technologies , inc. , lockheed martin corporation , northrop grumman corporation , raytheon company , textron inc. , the boeing company , transdigm group inc. , and united technologies corporation .the stockholder return performance indicated on the graph is not a guarantee of future performance. .
Question: what was the net change in dividends paid per share for the years ended 2017 and 2018?
Steps: subtract(8.20, 7.46)
Answer: 0.74
Question: what was the amount of dividends paid per share for the year ended 2017?
Steps: Ask for number 7.46
Answer: 7.46
Question: what was the percent change?

Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.
part ii item 5 .market for registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities at january 25 , 2019 , we had 26812 holders of record of our common stock , par value $ 1 per share .our common stock is traded on the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) under the symbol lmt .information concerning dividends paid on lockheed martin common stock during the past two years is as follows : common stock - dividends paid per share . quarter | dividends paid per share 2018 | dividends paid per share 2017
first   | $ 2.00                        | $ 1.82                       
second  | 2.00                          | 1.82                         
third   | 2.00                          | 1.82                         
fourth  | 2.20                          | 2.00                         
year    | $ 8.20                        | $ 7.46                        stockholder return performance graph the following graph compares the total return on a cumulative basis of $ 100 invested in lockheed martin common stock on december 31 , 2013 to the standard and poor 2019s ( s&p ) 500 index and the s&p aerospace & defense index .the s&p aerospace & defense index comprises arconic inc. , general dynamics corporation , harris corporation , huntington ingalls industries , l3 technologies , inc. , lockheed martin corporation , northrop grumman corporation , raytheon company , textron inc. , the boeing company , transdigm group inc. , and united technologies corporation .the stockholder return performance indicated on the graph is not a guarantee of future performance. .
Question: what was the net change in dividends paid per share for the years ended 2017 and 2018?
Steps: subtract(8.20, 7.46)
Answer: 0.74
Question: what was the amount of dividends paid per share for the year ended 2017?
Steps: Ask for number 7.46
Answer: 7.46
Question: what was the percent change?
