Compass Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Compass Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.76% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 27th February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 16th January, 2025.
Key information
1.8%
Dividend yield
1.0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.3% |
| Dividend Growth | 0.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | 27 Feb 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 16 Jan 25 |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.477 |
| Payout ratio | 73% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Compass Group PLC's (LON:CPG) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion
Jan 10
Capital Investments At Compass Group (LON:CPG) Point To A Promising Future
Nov 26Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected
Oct 03Compass Group (LON:CPG) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Sep 16At UK£23.72, Is It Time To Put Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) On Your Watch List?
Aug 21Does This Valuation Of Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?
Aug 08Should You Be Adding Compass Group (LON:CPG) To Your Watchlist Today?
Jul 27Shareholders Are Optimistic That Compass Group (LON:CPG) Will Multiply In Value
Jul 12Pinning Down Compass Group PLC's (LON:CPG) P/E Is Difficult Right Now
Jun 27Does Compass Group (LON:CPG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jun 13Does Compass Group (LON:CPG) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Apr 06Slowing Rates Of Return At Compass Group (LON:CPG) Leave Little Room For Excitement
Mar 19Compass Group (LON:CPG) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Mar 04Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: CPG's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CPG's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Compass Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (CPG) | 1.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.7% |
| Industry Average (Hospitality) | 2.1% |
| Analyst forecast (CPG) (up to 3 years) | 2.3% |
Notable Dividend: CPG's dividend (1.76%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.11%).
High Dividend: CPG's dividend (1.76%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (72.6%), CPG's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (58.8%), CPG's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/06 05:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
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
Compass Group PLC is covered by 46 analysts. 19 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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| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| Victoria Lee Stern | Barclays |
| Victoria Lee Stern | Barclays |