Whitbread Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Whitbread is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.41% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
3.4%
Dividend yield
9.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 12.9% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.9% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.993 |
| Payout ratio | 77% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Estimating The Fair Value Of Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)
Dec 11
Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Whitbread's (LON:WTB) Soft Earnings
Oct 24Whitbread (LON:WTB) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.346
Oct 19Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)
Sep 25Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)
Aug 16We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Whitbread (LON:WTB)
Jul 26Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)?
Jul 12Whitbread plc Just Missed EPS By 27%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
May 03Whitbread plc's (LON:WTB) Popularity With Investors Is Clear
May 01Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Whitbread plc (LON:WTB)?
Apr 05Whitbread (LON:WTB) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return
Feb 21These 4 Measures Indicate That Whitbread (LON:WTB) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Feb 02Do Whitbread's (LON:WTB) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Jan 03Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: WTB's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: WTB's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Whitbread Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (WTB) | 3.4% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Hospitality) | 2.1% |
| Analyst forecast (WTB) (up to 3 years) | 3.9% |
Notable Dividend: WTB's dividend (3.41%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.15%).
High Dividend: WTB's dividend (3.41%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (77.1%), WTB's payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (62.2%), WTB'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 | 2024/12/22 07:13 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/02/29 |
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
Whitbread plc is covered by 48 analysts. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Alejandro Acosta | Alezor Research |
| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| Bérénice Lacroix | AlphaValue |