Accenture Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Accenture is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.65% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
1.7%
Dividend yield
1.4%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.9% |
| Dividend Growth | -4.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$5.920 |
| Payout ratio | 46% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: 0Y0Y's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: 0Y0Y's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Accenture Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (0Y0Y) | 1.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.9% |
| Industry Average (IT) | 3.3% |
| Analyst forecast (0Y0Y) (up to 3 years) | 1.9% |
Notable Dividend: 0Y0Y's dividend (1.65%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.11%).
High Dividend: 0Y0Y's dividend (1.65%) 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 (46.2%), 0Y0Y's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (42.9%), 0Y0Y's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.