Gray Media Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Gray Media is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.59% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 30th September, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 15th September, 2025.
Key information
5.6%
Dividend yield
1.0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 6.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | 10.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | 30 Sep 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 15 Sep 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 21% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.08
Aug 11
Should You Investigate Gray Media, Inc. (NYSE:GTN) At US$4.73?
Jul 31Gray Media: 2026 Shaping Up To Be A Massive Year
Jul 10Gray Media, Inc. (NYSE:GTN) Stock Catapults 35% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry
Jul 05Gray Media's (NYSE:GTN) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point
May 15Gray Media, Inc. (NYSE:GTN) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 29%
May 09Gray Media: A Value Play On A Highly Anticipated 2026 Midterm Election Season
Apr 18Gray Media, Inc.'s (NYSE:GTN) Share Price Boosted 25% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too
Mar 19Gray Media: Free Cash Flow Potential, Reorganization Efforts In 2025, And Undervalued
Jan 29Gray Television (NYSE:GTN) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Dec 24Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE:GTN) Looks Inexpensive After Falling 25% But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough
Dec 04Gray Television: Still A Value Trap
Nov 19Gray Television (NYSE:GTN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.08
Nov 12Gray Television: Dead Money (Rating Downgrade)
Nov 10Improved Revenues Required Before Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE:GTN) Shares Find Their Feet
Oct 17
Leveraging Local Content And Digital Expansion To Spur Revenue And Profit Growth
Gray's focus on local content and digital expansion efforts aims at revenue growth and viewer engagement, even amidst industry challenges.Gray Television (NYSE:GTN) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
Sep 10Gray Television's (NYSE:GTN) Dividend Will Be $0.08
Aug 20Gray Television: Bumpy Ride But Thesis Intact
Aug 10Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE:GTN)?
Aug 05Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE:GTN)
Jul 15Taking A (Speculative) Position In Gray Television
Jul 10Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE:GTN) Stock's 26% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny
Jun 19Gray Television (NYSE:GTN) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Jun 01Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, GTN has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: GTN has only been paying a dividend for 4 years, and since then payments have not increased.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Gray Media Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (GTN) | 5.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Media) | 3.4% |
| Analyst forecast (GTN) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: GTN's dividend (5.59%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.48%).
High Dividend: GTN's dividend (5.59%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.52%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (20.8%), GTN's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (4.4%), GTN's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/08/19 17:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Gray Media, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| James Goss | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| Patrick Sholl | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| Daniel Kurnos | Benchmark Company |