FirstGroup Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
FirstGroup is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.89% 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
3.9%
Dividend yield
13.0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 16.9% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.6% |
| Dividend Growth | 15.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | 31 Dec 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 28 Nov 24 |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.057 |
| Payout ratio | 37% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of FirstGroup's (LON:FGP) Earnings
Nov 21
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP)
Oct 04What FirstGroup plc's (LON:FGP) P/S Is Not Telling You
Sep 12Is Now The Time To Look At Buying FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP)?
Aug 06Estimating The Fair Value Of FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP)
Jul 02Should You Think About Buying FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Now?
May 26Is FirstGroup plc (LON:FGP) Trading At A 27% Discount?
Mar 30Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, FGP has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: FGP's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 2 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| FirstGroup Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (FGP) | 3.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.9% |
| Industry Average (Transportation) | 4.5% |
| Analyst forecast (FGP) (up to 3 years) | 4.6% |
Notable Dividend: FGP's dividend (3.89%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).
High Dividend: FGP's dividend (3.89%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.91%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (37.1%), FGP's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (7.3%), FGP's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.