Challenger Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Challenger is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.58%.

Key information

4.6%

Dividend yield

0.4%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield4.9%
Future Dividend Yield5.4%
Dividend Growth0.8%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareAU$0.270
Payout ratio135%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Challenger's (ASX:CGF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 16
Challenger's (ASX:CGF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Recent updates

Earnings Tell The Story For Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF)

Dec 10
Earnings Tell The Story For Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF)

Challenger's (ASX:CGF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 16
Challenger's (ASX:CGF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Not Flying Under The Radar

Aug 14
Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Not Flying Under The Radar

Challenger Limited's (ASX:CGF) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Dec 19
Challenger Limited's (ASX:CGF) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Challenger's (ASX:CGF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 19
Challenger's (ASX:CGF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Challenger (ASX:CGF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.115

Aug 19
Challenger (ASX:CGF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.115

Challenger Limited Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Aug 18
Challenger Limited Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Are Dividend Investors Getting More Than They Bargained For With Challenger Limited's (ASX:CGF) Dividend?

Mar 28
Are Dividend Investors Getting More Than They Bargained For With Challenger Limited's (ASX:CGF) Dividend?

Insider Buying: The Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Independent Non-Executive Director Just Bought AU$67k Worth Of Shares

Mar 02
Insider Buying: The Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Independent Non-Executive Director Just Bought AU$67k Worth Of Shares

Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

Feb 14
Challenger Limited (ASX:CGF) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

How Much Did Challenger's(ASX:CGF) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Three Years?

Jan 19
How Much Did Challenger's(ASX:CGF) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Three Years?

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: CGF's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: CGF's dividend payments have not increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Challenger Dividend Yield vs Market
How does CGF dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (CGF)4.6%
Market Bottom 25% (AU)2.6%
Market Top 25% (AU)6.2%
Industry Average (Diversified Financial)3.7%
Analyst forecast (CGF) (up to 3 years)5.4%

Notable Dividend: CGF's dividend (4.58%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (2.65%).

High Dividend: CGF's dividend (4.58%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (6.18%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (134.9%), CGF's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (17.6%), CGF's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 13:16
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Challenger Limited is covered by 30 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Anthony HooANZ Equities Pty Limited
Brett Le MesurierAxiome Equities
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited