Bunzl Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Bunzl is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.13% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 3rd January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 14th November, 2024.

Key information

2.1%

Dividend yield

0.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.4%
Future Dividend Yield2.8%
Dividend Growth0.8%
Next dividend pay date03 Jan 25
Ex dividend date14 Nov 24
Dividend per shareUK£0.702
Payout ratio48%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Nov 07
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Oct 24
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Sep 13
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Aug 30
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Recent updates

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Dec 26
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Nov 25
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Nov 07
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Oct 24
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Investor Optimism Abounds Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) But Growth Is Lacking

Oct 14
Investor Optimism Abounds Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) But Growth Is Lacking

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Sep 13
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Aug 30
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.201

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Aug 28
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Do Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jul 14
Do Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Jun 28
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Is Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 15
Is Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Using Too Much Debt?

Here's What To Make Of Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Decelerating Rates Of Return

May 21
Here's What To Make Of Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) P/E Ratio

May 09
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Bunzl plc's (LON:BNZL) P/E Ratio

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 25
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Apr 10
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 25
Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Mar 05
Bunzl's (LON:BNZL) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.501

Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Just Reported Full-Year Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Feb 28
Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL) Just Reported Full-Year Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

With EPS Growth And More, Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Makes An Interesting Case

Feb 16
With EPS Growth And More, Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Makes An Interesting Case

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Jan 18
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL)

Return Trends At Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Aren't Appealing

Jan 03
Return Trends At Bunzl (LON:BNZL) Aren't Appealing

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

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

Growing Dividend: BNZL's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Bunzl Dividend Yield vs Market
How does BNZL dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (BNZL)2.1%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.8%
Industry Average (Trade Distributors)2.3%
Analyst forecast (BNZL) (up to 3 years)2.8%

Notable Dividend: BNZL's dividend (2.13%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.13%).

High Dividend: BNZL's dividend (2.13%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.82%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (48.2%), BNZL's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (26.5%), BNZL's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/31 01:41
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Bunzl plc is covered by 44 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Paul Daniel CheckettsBarclays
James RosenthalBarclays
Thomas BurltonBerenberg