Square Enix Holdings Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Square Enix Holdings is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.2% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 3rd June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 28th March, 2025.
Key information
1.2%
Dividend yield
-0.03%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 1.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.4% |
| Dividend Growth | 10.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | 03 Jun 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 28 Mar 25 |
| Dividend per share | JP¥86.000 |
| Payout ratio | 52% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Square Enix Holdings' (TSE:9684) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Mar 25
Square Enix Holdings (TSE:9684) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥43.00
Feb 25Square Enix Holdings' (TSE:9684) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Jan 09Square Enix Holdings' (TSE:9684) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Dec 26Square Enix Holdings (TSE:9684) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ¥43.00
Dec 07Recent updates
Square Enix Holdings' (TSE:9684) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Mar 25Square Enix Holdings (TSE:9684) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥43.00
Feb 25Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Feb 11Square Enix Holdings' (TSE:9684) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Jan 09Square Enix Holdings' (TSE:9684) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Dec 26Square Enix Holdings (TSE:9684) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ¥43.00
Dec 07Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Square Enix Holdings' (TSE:9684) Soft Earnings
Nov 26Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now
Nov 11Return Trends At Square Enix Holdings (TSE:9684) Aren't Appealing
Nov 01Square Enix Holdings (TSE:9684) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥28.00
Sep 24A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE:9684)
Aug 27Earnings Beat: Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
Aug 08Square Enix Holdings (TSE:9684) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥28.00
Jul 26Square Enix Holdings (TSE:9684) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥28.00
Jul 12Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE:9684) Shares Slammed 26% But Getting In Cheap Might Be Difficult Regardless
Jun 12Slowing Rates Of Return At Square Enix Holdings (TSE:9684) Leave Little Room For Excitement
May 22There May Be Some Bright Spots In Square Enix Holdings' (TSE:9684) Earnings
May 22Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: 9684's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: 9684's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Square Enix Holdings Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (9684) | 1.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (JP) | 1.9% |
| Market Top 25% (JP) | 4.1% |
| Industry Average (Entertainment) | 1.2% |
| Analyst forecast (9684) (up to 3 years) | 1.4% |
Notable Dividend: 9684's dividend (1.2%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the JP market (1.94%).
High Dividend: 9684's dividend (1.2%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the JP market (4.09%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (52.3%), 9684's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (32.6%), 9684'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 | 2025/04/15 14:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| 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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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. is covered by 37 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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| Haruka Mori | Barclays |
| Hiroshi Yamashina | BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) |
| Yoshitaka Nagao | BofA Global Research |