Equinor Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Equinor is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 11.07% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

11.1%

Dividend yield

8.7%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield19.8%
Future Dividend Yield6.1%
Dividend Growth10.0%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$2.800
Payout ratio43%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Equinor: Market Dislikes Growth-Lacking Energy Transition, But Valuation Still Too High

Nov 18

Equinor: A Reliable Double-Digit Yield Is Tough To Find In This Market

Oct 25

Here's Why We Just Bought Another 1000 Shares Of Equinor

Oct 15

Equinor Has Multiple Diversified Income Sources

Aug 14

Equinor: A Great Company To Bet Against The Investor Sentiment

Aug 02

Equinor: Trying To Thread The Needle Between Capital Returns And A Viable Asset Base

Jul 26

Equinor Q1 2024 Update: 10%-Yielding Cash Cow

May 17

Equinor Remains An Increasingly Diversified Cash Flow Machine

May 06

Equinor: A European Energy Play With A Potential Upside (Rating Upgrade)

Mar 18

Equinor: Due For A Bounce But Mind The Gas (Rating Upgrade)

Mar 11

Equinor's Q4: A Buyable Sell-Off

Feb 13

Equinor: 11% Yield, Tough Comps, Cash Cow

Dec 03

Why We Just Bought More Shares Of Equinor

Nov 14

Equinor: Not A Buy After The Earnings (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 31

Equinor Ignites Electrification Momentum In Europe

Oct 12

Equinor: 11% Yield, Very Strong Balance Sheet

Sep 03

Equinor's Strong Q2 Earnings Show Its Long-Term Value

Jul 26

Downranking Equinor: NOC Interests Are Not Aligned With Some Individual Investors

Jun 23

Equinor: High Yield Dividend And Growth Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Jun 09

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: EQNR's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

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


Dividend Yield vs Market

Equinor Dividend Yield vs Market
How does EQNR dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (EQNR)11.1%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Oil and Gas)4.0%
Analyst forecast (EQNR) (up to 3 years)6.1%

Notable Dividend: EQNR's dividend (11.07%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.47%).

High Dividend: EQNR's dividend (11.07%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.55%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (42.8%), EQNR's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (86.4%), EQNR's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/08 00:52
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

Equinor ASA is covered by 60 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John A. OlaisenABG Sundal Collier
Thijs BerkelderABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Robert Jan VosABN AMRO Bank N.V.