China Mobile Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

China Mobile is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.16% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

6.2%

Dividend yield

-0.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield5.9%
Future Dividend Yield7.6%
Dividend Growth10.4%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareHK$4.830
Payout ratio70%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

China Mobile's (HKG:941) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 25
China Mobile's (HKG:941) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

China Mobile's (HKG:941) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Aug 11
China Mobile's (HKG:941) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

China Mobile (HKG:941) Will Pay A Dividend Of CN¥2.40

Apr 26
China Mobile (HKG:941) Will Pay A Dividend Of CN¥2.40

Recent updates

Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For China Mobile (HKG:941)

Oct 28
Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For China Mobile (HKG:941)

China Mobile Limited's (HKG:941) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

Oct 17
China Mobile Limited's (HKG:941) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

China Mobile's (HKG:941) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 25
China Mobile's (HKG:941) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

China Mobile's (HKG:941) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Aug 11
China Mobile's (HKG:941) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Returns On Capital At China Mobile (HKG:941) Have Hit The Brakes

Jul 24
Returns On Capital At China Mobile (HKG:941) Have Hit The Brakes

China Mobile (HKG:941) Will Pay A Dividend Of CN¥2.40

Apr 26
China Mobile (HKG:941) Will Pay A Dividend Of CN¥2.40

China Mobile Limited's (HKG:941) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Apr 23
China Mobile Limited's (HKG:941) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

China Mobile (HKG:941) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Mar 28
China Mobile (HKG:941) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

China Mobile's (HKG:941) Dividend Will Be CN¥2.40

Mar 27
China Mobile's (HKG:941) Dividend Will Be CN¥2.40

China Mobile (HKG:941) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Mar 15
China Mobile (HKG:941) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: 941's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: 941's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

China Mobile Dividend Yield vs Market
How does 941 dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (941)6.2%
Market Bottom 25% (HK)3.2%
Market Top 25% (HK)8.1%
Industry Average (Wireless Telecom)3.7%
Analyst forecast (941) (up to 3 years)7.6%

Notable Dividend: 941's dividend (6.16%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Hong Kong market (3.23%).

High Dividend: 941's dividend (6.16%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Hong Kong market (8.08%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (69.8%), 941's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (82.8%), 941's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 04:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

China Mobile Limited is covered by 69 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jie LiuAuriga USA LLC
Anand RamachandranBarclays
Alen LinBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)