Equals Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Equals Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.45% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.5%

Dividend yield

0.002%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield1.5%
Future Dividend Yield1.5%
Dividend Growthn/a
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUK£0.020
Payout ratio46%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Equals Group plc Just Beat EPS By 57%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Mar 31
Equals Group plc Just Beat EPS By 57%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Equals Group (LON:EQLS)

Sep 27
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Equals Group (LON:EQLS)

What Does Equals Group plc's (LON:EQLS) Share Price Indicate?

Sep 09
What Does Equals Group plc's (LON:EQLS) Share Price Indicate?

Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 15
Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 08
Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

May 15
Is Equals Group (LON:EQLS) Using Too Much Debt?

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: Too early to tell whether EQLS's dividend payments have been stable as they only just started paying a dividend.

Growing Dividend: Too early to tell if EQLS's dividend payments are increasing as they only just started paying a dividend.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Equals Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does EQLS dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (EQLS)1.5%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.8%
Industry Average (Diversified Financial)6.4%
Analyst forecast (EQLS) (up to 3 years)1.5%

Notable Dividend: EQLS's dividend (1.45%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).

High Dividend: EQLS's dividend (1.45%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.81%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (45.8%), EQLS's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (60.2%), EQLS's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/30 22:26
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 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

Equals Group plc is covered by 4 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullCanaccord Genuity
James FletcherCavendish Historical (Cenkos Securities)
Gautam PillaiPeel Hunt LLP