SoftBank Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

SoftBank Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.47%. Next payment date is on 24th June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 28th March, 2025.

Key information

0.5%

Dividend yield

-0.9%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield-0.4%
Future Dividend Yield0.5%
Dividend Growth0.4%
Next dividend pay date24 Jun 25
Ex dividend date28 Mar 25
Dividend per shareJP¥44.000
Payout ratio3%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE:9984)

Nov 30
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE:9984)

Earnings Beat: SoftBank Group Corp. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Nov 14
Earnings Beat: SoftBank Group Corp. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Does SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 19
Does SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For SoftBank Group (TSE:9984)

Sep 02
Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For SoftBank Group (TSE:9984)

SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) Posted Weak Earnings But There Is More To Worry About

Aug 14
SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) Posted Weak Earnings But There Is More To Worry About

SoftBank Group Corp. Just Missed Earnings With A Surprise Loss - Here Are Analysts Latest Forecasts

Aug 09
SoftBank Group Corp. Just Missed Earnings With A Surprise Loss - Here Are Analysts Latest Forecasts

SoftBank Group Corp.'s (TSE:9984) 27% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio

Aug 02
SoftBank Group Corp.'s (TSE:9984) 27% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio

What You Can Learn From SoftBank Group Corp.'s (TSE:9984) P/S

Jun 14
What You Can Learn From SoftBank Group Corp.'s (TSE:9984) P/S

SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

May 22
SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

May 01
SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE:9984) Stock Rockets 35% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Feb 27
SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE:9984) Stock Rockets 35% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 18 2024Ex Dividend DateMar 28 2025Dividend Pay DateJun 24 202588 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 100 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: 9984 is not paying a notable dividend for the JP market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.

Growing Dividend: 9984 is not paying a notable dividend for the JP market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.


Dividend Yield vs Market

SoftBank Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does 9984 dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (9984)0.5%
Market Bottom 25% (JP)1.8%
Market Top 25% (JP)3.8%
Industry Average (Wireless Telecom)3.6%
Analyst forecast (9984) (up to 3 years)0.5%

Notable Dividend: 9984's dividend (0.47%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the JP market (1.82%).

High Dividend: 9984's dividend (0.47%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the JP market (3.83%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: 9984 is not paying a notable dividend for the JP market.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: 9984 is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 07:22
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

SoftBank Group Corp. is covered by 44 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tetsuro TsusakaBarclays
Alen LinBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Yoshitaka NagaoBofA Global Research