Volkswagen Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Volkswagen is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.82% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
6.8%
Dividend yield
-1.0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 5.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 8.5% |
| Dividend Growth | 12.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 38% |
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Stable Dividend: VOW3's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: VOW3's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Volkswagen Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (VOW3) | 6.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (DE) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (DE) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Auto) | 6.3% |
| Analyst forecast (VOW3) (up to 3 years) | 8.5% |
Notable Dividend: VOW3's dividend (6.82%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the German market (1.45%).
High Dividend: VOW3's dividend (6.82%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the German market (4.54%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (37.9%), VOW3's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: VOW3 is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/05 00:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| 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
Volkswagen AG is covered by 60 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Klaus Breitenbach | Baader Helvea Equity Research |
| Óscar Rodriguez Rouco | Banco de Sabadell. S.A. |
| Eduardo González Martín | Banco Santander |