Imperial Brands Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Imperial Brands is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.96% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 31st December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 28th November, 2024.

Key information

6.0%

Dividend yield

4.8%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield10.7%
Future Dividend Yield6.8%
Dividend Growth4.7%
Next dividend pay date31 Dec 24
Ex dividend date28 Nov 24
Dividend per shareUK£1.534
Payout ratio51%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.5426

Oct 25
Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.5426

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.5426

Oct 11
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.5426

Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be £0.2245

Aug 19
Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be £0.2245

Recent updates

Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.5426

Oct 25
Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.5426

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.5426

Oct 11
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.5426

Imperial Brands (LSE:IMB) Sees Strong Revenue Growth Amid Market Challenges and Strategic NGP Expansion

Sep 16
Imperial Brands (LSE:IMB) Sees Strong Revenue Growth Amid Market Challenges and Strategic NGP Expansion

Does Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 06
Does Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be £0.2245

Aug 19
Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be £0.2245

Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be £0.2245

Jul 22
Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be £0.2245

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.2245

Jun 19
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.2245

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

May 22
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Apr 25
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.5182

Feb 01
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.5182

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Imperial Brands PLC's (LON:IMB) Earnings Yet

Jan 26
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Imperial Brands PLC's (LON:IMB) Earnings Yet

Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be £0.5182

Jan 05
Imperial Brands' (LON:IMB) Dividend Will Be £0.5182

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Jan 03
Imperial Brands (LON:IMB) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

Stability and Growth of Payments

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

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


Dividend Yield vs Market

Imperial Brands Dividend Yield vs Market
How does IMB dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (IMB)6.0%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.8%
Industry Average (Tobacco)7.6%
Analyst forecast (IMB) (up to 3 years)6.8%

Notable Dividend: IMB's dividend (5.96%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).

High Dividend: IMB's dividend (5.96%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.81%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (51%), IMB's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (43.3%), IMB's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 22:17
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Analyst Sources

Imperial Brands PLC is covered by 38 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Anna ZyniewiczAlphaValue
Simon HalesBarclays
David HayesBarclays