Legal & General Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Legal & General Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 9.29%.
Key information
9.3%
Dividend yield
0.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 9.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 10.1% |
| Dividend Growth | 6.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.262 |
| Payout ratio | 434% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: LGGN.Y's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: LGGN.Y's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Legal & General Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (LGGN.Y) | 9.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Insurance) | 1.6% |
| Analyst forecast (LGGN.Y) (up to 3 years) | 10.1% |
Notable Dividend: LGGN.Y's dividend (9.29%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.35%).
High Dividend: LGGN.Y's dividend (9.29%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.21%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (434.4%), LGGN.Y's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (54.2%), LGGN.Y's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.