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Spirent Communications Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 0/6
Spirent Communications is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.76%.
Key information
1.8%
Dividend yield
1.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 1.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 0% |
| Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 0% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Spirent Communications' (LON:SPT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Spirent Communications plc's ( LON:SPT ) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to...Spirent Communications' (LON:SPT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Spirent Communications plc ( LON:SPT ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend from last year's...Recent updates
Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if SPT's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if SPT's dividend payments have been increasing.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Spirent Communications Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SPT) | 1.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.6% |
| Industry Average (Communications) | 2.1% |
| Analyst forecast (SPT) (up to 3 years) | 0% |
Notable Dividend: SPT's dividend (1.76%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.09%).
High Dividend: SPT's dividend (1.76%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.46%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as SPT has not reported any payouts.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as SPT has not reported any payouts.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/17 18:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Spirent Communications plc is covered by 17 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Alban Cousin | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Gerardus Vos | Barclays |
| Stuart Jeffrey | Barclays |