BT Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
BT Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.59%. Next payment date is on 5th February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 24th December, 2024.
Key information
5.6%
Dividend yield
0.9%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 6.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 5.7% |
| Dividend Growth | 3.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | 05 Feb 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 24 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.0809 |
| Payout ratio | 103% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Dividend Will Be £0.024
Nov 26
BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569
Jul 25BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569
Jul 11Recent updates
Here's Why BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load
Dec 14BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Dividend Will Be £0.024
Nov 26BT Group (LON:BT.A) Could Be At Risk Of Shrinking As A Company
Oct 31BT Group plc's (LON:BT.A) Subdued P/E Might Signal An Opportunity
Aug 31BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569
Jul 25BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569
Jul 11BT Group (LON:BT.A) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0569
Jun 23Some May Be Optimistic About BT Group's (LON:BT.A) Earnings
Jun 13BT Group (LON:BT.A) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.0569
Jun 09BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) Soars 25% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward
May 21Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For BT Group (LON:BT.A)
Apr 15BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) Shares Could Be 34% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Feb 06Earnings Working Against BT Group plc's (LON:BT.A) Share Price
Jan 19BT Group (LON:BT.A) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Dec 29Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: BT.A's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BT.A's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| BT Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BT.A) | 5.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Telecom) | 4.3% |
| Analyst forecast (BT.A) (up to 3 years) | 5.7% |
Notable Dividend: BT.A's dividend (5.59%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).
High Dividend: BT.A's dividend (5.59%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (103%), BT.A's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (47.7%), BT.A's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 01:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
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
BT Group plc is covered by 52 analysts. 14 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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| Jean-Michel Salvador | AlphaValue |
| Andrew Charles Beale | Arete Research Services LLP |
| John Davies | Banco Santander |