Gen Digital Dividends and Buybacks

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Gen Digital is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.79%.

Key information

1.8%

Dividend yield

4.0%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield5.8%
Future Dividend Yield1.9%
Dividend Growth1.1%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareKč0.500
Payout ratio50%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

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Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: GEN is not paying a notable dividend for the CZ market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.

Growing Dividend: GEN is not paying a notable dividend for the CZ market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Gen Digital Dividend Yield vs Market
How does GEN dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (GEN)1.8%
Market Bottom 25% (CZ)3.8%
Market Top 25% (CZ)7.4%
Industry Average (Software)1.0%
Analyst forecast (GEN) (up to 3 years)1.9%

Notable Dividend: GEN's dividend (1.79%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the CZ market (3.83%).

High Dividend: GEN's dividend (1.79%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the CZ market (7.44%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: GEN is not paying a notable dividend for the CZ market.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: GEN is not paying a notable dividend for the CZ market.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 16:38
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/27
Annual Earnings2024/03/29

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Gen Digital Inc. is covered by 59 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Louis Edmond LardenoisArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company
Christopher WattsAtlantic Equities LLP