Centrica Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Centrica is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.8% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.8%
Dividend yield
6.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 9.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.5% |
| Dividend Growth | -15.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 18% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015
Oct 01
Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015
Sep 17Recent updates
We Take A Look At Why Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) CEO Compensation Is Well Earned
May 01A Look At The Fair Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)
Apr 07Industry Analysts Just Made A Sizeable Upgrade To Their Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Revenue Forecasts
Mar 05Centrica's (LON:CNA) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings
Feb 27
Investments In Flexible Generation And Technology Will Streamline Operations, But Revenue Decline And Margin Pressures Are Anticipated
Increased customer engagement and service delivery in Services and Solutions could drive revenue growth and improve net margins.Centrica (LON:CNA) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Feb 22Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Centrica plc (LON:CNA)?
Dec 24Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 45% Above Its Share Price
Dec 08Centrica (LON:CNA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Nov 23Insufficient Growth At Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Hampers Share Price
Nov 06Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015
Oct 01Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015
Sep 17Centrica (LSE:CNA) Faces Profitability Challenges Amid Strategic Innovations
Sep 16Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015
Aug 13Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015
Jul 28Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?
Jun 21Stability 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 |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (CNA) | 2.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.2% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.6% |
| Industry Average (Integrated Utilities) | 4.9% |
| Analyst forecast (CNA) (up to 3 years) | 4.5% |
Notable Dividend: CNA's dividend (2.8%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.23%).
High Dividend: CNA's dividend (2.8%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.56%).
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 (29.7%), CNA'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 | 2025/06/06 00:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| 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
Centrica plc is covered by 35 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Mark Hives | Barclays |
| Dominic Nash | Barclays |
| Andrew Fisher | Berenberg |