Centrica Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Centrica is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.11% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 5th June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1st May, 2025.

Key information

3.1%

Dividend yield

7.0%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield10.1%
Future Dividend Yield5.1%
Dividend Growth-15.4%
Next dividend pay date05 Jun 25
Ex dividend date01 May 25
Dividend per shareUK£0.045
Payout ratio18%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015

Oct 01
Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015

Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Sep 17
Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015

Aug 13
Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015

Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Jul 28
Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Recent updates

Industry Analysts Just Made A Sizeable Upgrade To Their Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Revenue Forecasts

Mar 05
Industry Analysts Just Made A Sizeable Upgrade To Their Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Revenue Forecasts

Centrica's (LON:CNA) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Feb 27
Centrica's (LON:CNA) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Centrica (LON:CNA) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Feb 22
Centrica (LON:CNA) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Centrica plc (LON:CNA)?

Dec 24
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Centrica plc (LON:CNA)?

Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 45% Above Its Share Price

Dec 08
Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 45% Above Its Share Price

Centrica (LON:CNA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Nov 23
Centrica (LON:CNA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Insufficient Growth At Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Hampers Share Price

Nov 06
Insufficient Growth At Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Hampers Share Price

Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015

Oct 01
Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015

Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Sep 17
Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Centrica (LSE:CNA) Faces Profitability Challenges Amid Strategic Innovations

Sep 16
Centrica (LSE:CNA) Faces Profitability Challenges Amid Strategic Innovations

Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015

Aug 13
Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015

Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Jul 28
Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?

Jun 21
Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?

Pinning Down Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) P/S Is Difficult Right Now

May 31
Pinning Down Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) P/S Is Difficult Right Now

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)

Apr 18
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayMar 14 2025Ex Dividend DateMay 01 2025Dividend Pay DateJun 05 202535 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 48 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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

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


Dividend Yield vs Market

Centrica Dividend Yield vs Market
How does CNA dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (CNA)3.1%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.2%
Market Top 25% (GB)6.1%
Industry Average (Integrated Utilities)5.6%
Analyst forecast (CNA) (up to 3 years)5.1%

Notable Dividend: CNA's dividend (3.11%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.26%).

High Dividend: CNA's dividend (3.11%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (6.13%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (17.5%), CNA's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (30.7%), CNA's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/14 07:02
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/14 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Centrica plc is covered by 39 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
Mark HivesBarclays
Dominic NashBarclays