Metro Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Metro is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 12.85%.
Key information
12.9%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.4% |
| Dividend Growth | 10.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | €0.550 |
| Payout ratio | -102% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: MEO has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: MEO has only been paying a dividend for 7 years, and since then payments have fallen.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Metro Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (MEO) | 12.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (AT) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (AT) | 6.2% |
| Industry Average (Consumer Retailing) | 4.0% |
| Analyst forecast (MEO) (up to 3 years) | 4.4% |
Notable Dividend: MEO's dividend (12.85%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Austrian market (2.12%).
High Dividend: MEO's dividend (12.85%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the Austrian market (6.24%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: MEO is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (37.1%), MEO's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.