Direct Line Insurance Group plc

LSE:DLG Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£2.4b

Direct Line Insurance Group Dividend

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Direct Line Insurance Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.16% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

2.2%

Dividend yield

25%

Payout ratio

Industry average yield4.3%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per sharen/a
Earnings per shareUK£0.16
Dividend yield forecast in 3Y10.8%

Recent dividend updates

Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.15

Mar 26
Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.15

Recent updates

Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.15

Mar 26
Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To UK£0.15

Has Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Stock's Recent Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Financial Health?

Mar 12
Has Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Stock's Recent Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Financial Health?

Here's How We Evaluate Direct Line Insurance Group plc's (LON:DLG) Dividend

Feb 19
Here's How We Evaluate Direct Line Insurance Group plc's (LON:DLG) Dividend

How Many Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Shares Have Insiders Sold, In The Last Year?

Jan 15
How Many Direct Line Insurance Group plc (LON:DLG) Shares Have Insiders Sold, In The Last Year?

Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Long Term Shareholders are 12% In The Black

Dec 24
Direct Line Insurance Group (LON:DLG) Long Term Shareholders are 12% In The Black

Is Direct Line Insurance Group plc's (LON:DLG) Recent Stock Performance Influenced By Its Fundamentals In Any Way?

Nov 28
Is Direct Line Insurance Group plc's (LON:DLG) Recent Stock Performance Influenced By Its Fundamentals In Any Way?

Stability and Growth of Payments

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

Growing Dividend: DLG's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Direct Line Insurance Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does DLG dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (DLG)2.2%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.2%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.9%
Industry Average (Insurance)4.3%
Analyst forecast in 3 Years (DLG)10.8%

Notable Dividend: DLG's dividend (2.16%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.16%).

High Dividend: DLG's dividend (2.16%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.87%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (25.2%), DLG's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (19.8%), DLG's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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