Medtronic Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Medtronic is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.46% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 10th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 27th December, 2024.

Key information

3.5%

Dividend yield

4.0%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield7.5%
Future Dividend Yield3.9%
Dividend Growth6.2%
Next dividend pay date10 Jan 25
Ex dividend date27 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUS$2.800
Payout ratio85%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jun 27
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Medtronic's (NYSE:MDT) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jun 10
Medtronic's (NYSE:MDT) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.70

May 26
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.70

Recent updates

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Dec 03
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Medtronic Q3 Earnings: A Solid Performance, But Bottom Line Still Needs Fixing

Nov 19

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Nov 08
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Medtronic: Undervalued But Trapped In Slow Growth (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 31

Is It Time To Consider Buying Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT)?

Oct 13
Is It Time To Consider Buying Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT)?

Medtronic: Undervalued Dividend Aristocrat With High Margins

Oct 10

An Intrinsic Calculation For Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) Suggests It's 33% Undervalued

Sep 30
An Intrinsic Calculation For Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) Suggests It's 33% Undervalued

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Boosts FY 2025 Guidance Amid Strong Q1 Earnings and Strategic Share Buybacks

Sep 16
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Boosts FY 2025 Guidance Amid Strong Q1 Earnings and Strategic Share Buybacks

Medtronic: An Undervalued Stock With Durable Competitive Advantages

Sep 16

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 05
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Medtronic: Is The Company Back?

Aug 26

Medtronic: Still A Buy Before Earnings

Aug 17

Returns At Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Aug 08
Returns At Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Medtronic: An Out Of Favor Healthcare Stock With A Pulse On Profit Potential

Jul 16

At US$77.06, Is Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jul 11
At US$77.06, Is Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) Worth Looking At Closely?

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jun 27
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Medtronic: Why I Disagree With The Crowd

Jun 14

Medtronic's (NYSE:MDT) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jun 10
Medtronic's (NYSE:MDT) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Medtronic: Net Income Could Fall $3.38B, The Stock Would Still Be Undervalued

May 27

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.70

May 26
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.70

These 4 Measures Indicate That Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

May 22
These 4 Measures Indicate That Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Medtronic Stock Looks Promising Before Fiscal Q4 2024 Release

May 13

Is Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) Trading At A 20% Discount?

May 01
Is Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) Trading At A 20% Discount?

35% Undervalued? Medtronic's Future Looks Very Bright

Apr 12

Medtronic: Buy This Dividend Aristocrat Diamond In The Rough Now

Mar 27

Medtronic: Undervalued Medical Devices Stock With Robust Demand And Strong Dividend Growth

Mar 11

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.69

Mar 11
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.69

Medtronic: Its Recent Beat Proves That It Continues To Be A Rock

Feb 25

Results: Medtronic plc Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Feb 22
Results: Medtronic plc Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Medtronic: A Good Choice For Dividend Investors Seeking For Low Volatility

Feb 16

A Look At The Fair Value Of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT)

Jan 31
A Look At The Fair Value Of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT)

Does Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jan 16
Does Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Medtronic Stock's Rally Is Set To Continue

Jan 11

Medtronic plc's (NYSE:MDT) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Dec 29
Medtronic plc's (NYSE:MDT) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Medtronic: The GLP-1 Drug Headwinds Are Overblown

Dec 10

3.5% Yield And Over 15% Annual Return Potential - I Really Like Medtronic

Nov 28

Medtronic: 3 Key Issues To Consider Ahead Of Fiscal Q2 2024 Earnings

Nov 17

Medtronic Faces Potential Decline Despite Financial Strength

Oct 29

Medtronic: Improved Guidance, Historically Cheap P/E, Yield Reaches 3.5%

Sep 27

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 21 2024Ex Dividend DateDec 27 2024Dividend Pay DateJan 10 202514 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 5 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: MDT's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

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


Dividend Yield vs Market

Medtronic Dividend Yield vs Market
How does MDT dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (MDT)3.5%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Medical Equipment)1.7%
Analyst forecast (MDT) (up to 3 years)3.9%

Notable Dividend: MDT's dividend (3.46%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: MDT's dividend (3.46%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (84.7%), MDT's payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (65.3%), MDT's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/10/25
Annual Earnings2024/04/26

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Medtronic plc is covered by 65 analysts. 31 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kadambari DaptardarAccountability Research Corporation
Harshit GuptaAccountability Research Corporation
David ToungArgus Research Company