Essity Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Essity is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.61% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.6%
Dividend yield
0.6%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.5% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | SEK 7.750 |
| Payout ratio | 46% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
An Intrinsic Calculation For Essity AB (publ) (STO:ESSITY B) Suggests It's 50% Undervalued
Oct 04
Investor Optimism Abounds Essity AB (publ) (STO:ESSITY B) But Growth Is Lacking
Sep 21If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Essity (STO:ESSITY B) Presents An Opportunity
Sep 06Does Essity (STO:ESSITY B) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Aug 21Returns At Essity (STO:ESSITY B) Are On The Way Up
Jun 26Essity AB (publ)'s (STO:ESSITY B) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion
Jun 08Does Essity (STO:ESSITY B) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Apr 22Is There An Opportunity With Essity AB (publ)'s (STO:ESSITY B) 46% Undervaluation?
Apr 01Shareholders Will Likely Find Essity AB (publ)'s (STO:ESSITY B) CEO Compensation Acceptable
Mar 15Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Essity (STO:ESSITY B)
Mar 05We Like Essity's (STO:ESSITY B) Earnings For More Than Just Statutory Profit
Feb 01Essity AB (publ) Recorded A 12% Miss On Revenue: Analysts Are Revisiting Their Models
Jan 28Is Essity (STO:ESSITY B) A Risky Investment?
Jan 14Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, ESSITY B has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: ESSITY B's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 7 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Essity Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (ESSITY B) | 2.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (SE) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (SE) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Household Products) | 3.1% |
| Analyst forecast (ESSITY B) (up to 3 years) | 3.5% |
Notable Dividend: ESSITY B's dividend (2.61%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Swedish market (1.63%).
High Dividend: ESSITY B's dividend (2.61%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Swedish market (4.88%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (46.1%), ESSITY B's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (38.1%), ESSITY B'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 | 2025/01/02 04:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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
Essity AB (publ) is covered by 28 analysts. 11 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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| Martin Melbye | ABG Sundal Collier |
| Virendra Chauhan | AlphaValue |
| Iain Simpson | Barclays |