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Diageo Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Diageo is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.3% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.3%
Dividend yield
3.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 5.4% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.7% |
| Dividend Growth | -1.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 50% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: DGEP's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: DGEP's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Diageo Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (DGEP) | 2.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Beverage) | 3.3% |
| Analyst forecast (DGEP) (up to 3 years) | 2.7% |
Notable Dividend: DGEP's dividend (2.3%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.25%).
High Dividend: DGEP's dividend (2.3%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.94%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (49.7%), DGEP's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (83.6%), DGEP's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.