QBE Insurance Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
QBE Insurance Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.63% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
3.6%
Dividend yield
0.01%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.5% |
| Dividend Growth | -2.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | AU$0.720 |
| Payout ratio | 43% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: QBE's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: QBE's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| QBE Insurance Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (QBE) | 3.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (AU) | 2.7% |
| Market Top 25% (AU) | 6.0% |
| Industry Average (Insurance) | 3.8% |
| Analyst forecast (QBE) (up to 3 years) | 4.5% |
Notable Dividend: QBE's dividend (3.63%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (2.67%).
High Dividend: QBE's dividend (3.63%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (5.99%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (42.9%), QBE's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (20.1%), QBE's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.