Ashtead Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Ashtead Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.61% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 10th September, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 7th August, 2025.
Key information
1.6%
Dividend yield
1.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.9% |
| Dividend Growth | 15.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | 10 Sep 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 07 Aug 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 31% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Returns At Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) Appear To Be Weighed Down
Jul 16
Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT) After Its Annual Report
Jun 19Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
May 27Ashtead Group plc's (LON:AHT) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't
May 11Slowing Rates Of Return At Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) Leave Little Room For Excitement
Apr 05What Does Ashtead Group plc's (LON:AHT) Share Price Indicate?
Feb 25Does Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 10What Ashtead Group plc's (LON:AHT) P/E Is Not Telling You
Jan 24
US Listing Will Improve Capital Market Access And Liquidity
Moving primary listing to the U.S. aligns operations, potentially boosting financial metrics through better market access and liquidity.Are Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?
Jan 09Ashtead Group's (LON:AHT) Returns Have Hit A Wall
Nov 17Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Nov 04Some Confidence Is Lacking In Ashtead Group plc's (LON:AHT) P/E
Oct 21A Look At The Fair Value Of Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT)
Oct 08Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT) Just Reported First-Quarter Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?
Sep 06Is It Time To Consider Buying Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT)?
Aug 30Ashtead Group's (LON:AHT) Returns Have Hit A Wall
Aug 17Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: AHT's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: AHT's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Ashtead Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (AHT) | 1.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.4% |
| Industry Average (Trade Distributors) | 2.3% |
| Analyst forecast (AHT) (up to 3 years) | 1.9% |
Notable Dividend: AHT's dividend (1.61%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.11%).
High Dividend: AHT's dividend (1.61%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.42%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (31.2%), AHT's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (27.1%), AHT's dividend payments are well 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 | 2025/08/11 17:14 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/04/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/04/30 |
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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Analyst Sources
Ashtead Group plc is covered by 43 analysts. 16 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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| Geoff Allum | Arden Partners Plc. |
| James Rosenthal | Barclays |
| Jane Sparrow | Barclays |