Fresenius Medical Care AG

NYSE:FMS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$12.6b

Fresenius Medical Care Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Fresenius Medical Care is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.96% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

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Dividend yield

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Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield3.0%
Future Dividend Yield3.9%
Dividend Growth11.1%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$1.291
Payout ratio53%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Fresenius Medical Care: Let's Look At The Upside

Oct 04

Fresenius Medical Care: Significant Upside Remains

Jun 25

Broyhill - Fresenius Medical Care: Correctly Focused On Increasing Margins And Returns

Feb 23

Fresenius Medical Care: Don't Let The Ozempic Kidney Failure Scare You Off

Oct 12

Fresenius Medical Care: Other Stocks Still Better, But Upside Exists

Jun 01

Fresenius Medical Care Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 21

Fresenius: The Company Is Climbing, And I'm At 'Buy'

Jan 06

Fresenius: A Contrarian Opportunity Not Seen For 20 Years (Technical Analysis)

Oct 27

Fresenius Medical gains after report of activist Elliott stake in Fresenius SE

Oct 19

Fresenius cut to Hold at Jefferies citing staffing issues and inflation

Oct 10

Fresenius gets award to provide dialysis services to U.S. military veterans

Aug 30

Fresenius appoints head of pharma unit as new CEO

Aug 19

Fresenius Medical Care: Best Time In 21 Years To Buy This High-Yield Dividend Aristocrat

Jul 30

Fresenius Medical Care accused of Medicare fraud in dialysis

Jul 13

Fresenius: The Upside Is Getting Bigger

May 02

You Really Want To Know About Fresenius Medical Care

Aug 28

Fresenius Medical drops 12% on disappointing 2021 outlook

Feb 02

Fresenius Medical Care EPS beats by €0.06, misses on revenue

Oct 29

Stability 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
How does FMS dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (FMS)3.0%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.3%
Market Top 25% (US)4.3%
Industry Average (Healthcare)1.6%
Analyst forecast (FMS) (up to 3 years)3.9%

Notable Dividend: FMS's dividend (2.96%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.35%).

High Dividend: FMS's dividend (2.96%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.36%).


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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