Fresenius Medical Care Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Fresenius Medical Care is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.64% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.6%
Dividend yield
0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.4% |
| Dividend Growth | 10.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.291 |
| Payout ratio | 53% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Fresenius Medical Care: Let's Look At The Upside
Oct 04Fresenius Medical Care: Significant Upside Remains
Jun 25Broyhill - Fresenius Medical Care: Correctly Focused On Increasing Margins And Returns
Feb 23Fresenius Medical Care: Don't Let The Ozempic Kidney Failure Scare You Off
Oct 12Fresenius Medical Care: Other Stocks Still Better, But Upside Exists
Jun 01Fresenius Medical Care Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Feb 21Fresenius: The Company Is Climbing, And I'm At 'Buy'
Jan 06Fresenius: A Contrarian Opportunity Not Seen For 20 Years (Technical Analysis)
Oct 27Fresenius Medical gains after report of activist Elliott stake in Fresenius SE
Oct 19Fresenius cut to Hold at Jefferies citing staffing issues and inflation
Oct 10Fresenius gets award to provide dialysis services to U.S. military veterans
Aug 30Fresenius appoints head of pharma unit as new CEO
Aug 19Fresenius Medical Care: Best Time In 21 Years To Buy This High-Yield Dividend Aristocrat
Jul 30Fresenius Medical Care accused of Medicare fraud in dialysis
Jul 13Fresenius: The Upside Is Getting Bigger
May 02You Really Want To Know About Fresenius Medical Care
Aug 28Fresenius Medical drops 12% on disappointing 2021 outlook
Feb 02Fresenius Medical Care EPS beats by €0.06, misses on revenue
Oct 29Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: FMS's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: FMS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Fresenius Medical Care Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (FMS) | 2.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Healthcare) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (FMS) (up to 3 years) | 3.4% |
Notable Dividend: FMS's dividend (2.64%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.4%).
High Dividend: FMS's dividend (2.64%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.37%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (53%), FMS's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (22.7%), FMS'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 | 2024/12/18 15:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 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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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Fresenius Medical Care AG is covered by 59 analysts. 18 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 Schnee | AlphaValue |
| Brian Williams | Avondale Partners |
| Olav Zilian | Baader Helvea Equity Research |