WPP Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
WPP is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.73%.
Key information
4.7%
Dividend yield
0.8%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 5.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.7% |
| Dividend Growth | 3.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | €0.498 |
| Payout ratio | 208% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: 0WPA's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: 0WPA's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| WPP Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (0WPA) | 4.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (DE) | 1.7% |
| Market Top 25% (DE) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Media) | 7.2% |
| Analyst forecast (0WPA) (up to 3 years) | 4.7% |
Notable Dividend: 0WPA's dividend (4.73%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the German market (1.69%).
High Dividend: 0WPA's dividend (4.73%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the German market (4.76%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (208.1%), 0WPA's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (45.8%), 0WPA's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.