Compañía General de Electricidad Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Compañía General de Electricidad is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.53% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
4.5%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | -28.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 72% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Compañía General de Electricidad (SNSE:CGE) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Apr 30
Compañía General de Electricidad's (SNSE:CGE) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest
Mar 12Market Cool On Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.'s (SNSE:CGE) Earnings
Mar 05Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Compañía General de Electricidad (SNSE:CGE)
Dec 28Compañía General de Electricidad S.A. (SNSE:CGE) Stock Rockets 27% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected
Jul 02Compañía General de Electricidad's (SNSE:CGE) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear
Mar 14Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.'s (SNSE:CGE) Revenues Despite 37% Price Jump
Mar 07Take Care Before Jumping Onto Compañía General de Electricidad S.A. (SNSE:CGE) Even Though It's 25% Cheaper
Jan 05Compañía General de Electricidad (SNSE:CGE) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Apr 03Does Compañía General de Electricidad's (SNSE:CGE) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?
Feb 02Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: CGE has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: CGE has only been paying a dividend for 8 years, and since then payments have fallen.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Compañía General de Electricidad Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (CGE) | 4.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (CL) | 2.8% |
| Market Top 25% (CL) | 8.1% |
| Industry Average (Electric Utilities) | 6.6% |
| Analyst forecast (CGE) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: CGE's dividend (4.53%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the CL market (2.77%).
High Dividend: CGE's dividend (4.53%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the CL market (8.06%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (71.6%), CGE's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (434.6%), CGE's dividend payments are not 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 | 2025/07/21 20:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| 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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Analyst Sources
Compañía General de Electricidad S.A. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.