RTL Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

RTL Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.16%.

Key information

7.1%

Dividend yield

n/a

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yieldn/a
Future Dividend Yield8.8%
Dividend Growth-0.6%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per share€2.500
Payout ratio116%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

author-image

Operational Efficiencies And Tech Savings Will Drive Profitability By 2026

Mar 23 RTL Group's strategic investments in streaming and technology platforms drive profitability through increased revenues, operational efficiencies, and reduced costs.

Calculating The Fair Value Of RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL)

Mar 09
Calculating The Fair Value Of RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL)

Benign Growth For RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL) Underpins Its Share Price

Feb 02
Benign Growth For RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL) Underpins Its Share Price

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL)?

Jan 11
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL)?

An Intrinsic Calculation For RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL) Suggests It's 36% Undervalued

Dec 03
An Intrinsic Calculation For RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL) Suggests It's 36% Undervalued

Investors Don't See Light At End Of RTL Group S.A.'s (ETR:RRTL) Tunnel

Oct 23
Investors Don't See Light At End Of RTL Group S.A.'s (ETR:RRTL) Tunnel

These 4 Measures Indicate That RTL Group (ETR:RRTL) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Sep 29
These 4 Measures Indicate That RTL Group (ETR:RRTL) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

At €28.45, Is It Time To Put RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL) On Your Watch List?

Aug 08
At €28.45, Is It Time To Put RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL) On Your Watch List?

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL)

Jun 15
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL)

Many Still Looking Away From RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL)

May 28
Many Still Looking Away From RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL)

Is There Now An Opportunity In RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL)?

May 10
Is There Now An Opportunity In RTL Group S.A. (ETR:RRTL)?

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

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

Growing Dividend: RRTL's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

RTL Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does RRTL dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (RRTL)7.1%
Market Bottom 25% (DE)1.5%
Market Top 25% (DE)4.4%
Industry Average (Media)4.0%
Analyst forecast (RRTL) (up to 3 years)8.8%

Notable Dividend: RRTL's dividend (7.16%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the German market (1.53%).

High Dividend: RRTL's dividend (7.16%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the German market (4.45%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (116.2%), RRTL's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (65.9%), RRTL's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


Discover strong dividend paying companies

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/22 17:24
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/22 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

RTL Group S.A. is covered by 36 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jean-Marie CaucheteuxBanque Degroof
JULIEN ROCHBarclays
Annick MaasBNP Paribas Exane