JOYY Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

JOYY is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 8.84%. Next payment date is on 30th April, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 17th April, 2025.

Key information

8.8%

Dividend yield

12.4%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield21.3%
Future Dividend Yield5.6%
Dividend Growthn/a
Next dividend pay date30 Apr 25
Ex dividend date17 Apr 25
Dividend per shareUS$3.720
Payout ration/a

Recent dividend and buyback updates

JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.1975

Sep 12
JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.1975

Recent updates

JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Mar 10
JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

JOYY Still Undervalued After YY Live Sale To Baidu

Feb 28

JOYY Accelerates The Buyback Bazooka

Dec 09

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Earnings Yet

Oct 19
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Earnings Yet
author-image

Leadership Shift And Innovation Promise Growth Amidst Critical And Market Challenges

Sep 12 Leadership changes and strategic continuity underscored by the new CEO and founder's board involvement aim to drive sustainable growth and enhance profitability.

JOYY Had A Sneaky Good Q2

Aug 30

Here's Why JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Aug 27
Here's Why JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY)

Jul 21
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY)

Is JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 24
Is JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Using Too Much Debt?

JOYY Q1 Earnings: Disappointing Revenue Guidance, Maintaining My Hold Rating

May 30

Why JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Healthy Earnings Aren’t As Good As They Seem

May 03
Why JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Healthy Earnings Aren’t As Good As They Seem

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Earnings Yet

Apr 25
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Earnings Yet

JOYY Stock: Pros And Cons Of Investing Now

Apr 09

With EPS Growth And More, JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Makes An Interesting Case

Mar 20
With EPS Growth And More, JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Makes An Interesting Case

JOYY Is A Buy Despite YY Live Deal Cancelation

Jan 23

JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Jan 05
JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.1975

Sep 12
JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.1975

Do JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Sep 07
Do JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Is JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 11
Is JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Using Too Much Debt?

An Intrinsic Calculation For JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY) Suggests It's 41% Undervalued

Jun 07
An Intrinsic Calculation For JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY) Suggests It's 41% Undervalued

JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Apr 30
JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 85% Above Its Share Price

Dec 01
JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 85% Above Its Share Price

JOYY Inc.: A 7.85% Dividend Yield In Social Media

Oct 01

JOYY goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Sep 20

JOYY: A Big Earnings Move Expected On This High-Yield Singapore Stock

Aug 28

Does JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jul 09
Does JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.51

Jun 04
JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.51

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayApr 04 2025Ex Dividend DateApr 17 2025Dividend Pay DateApr 30 202513 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 13 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: JOYY has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.

Growing Dividend: JOYY's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 5 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

JOYY Dividend Yield vs Market
How does JOYY dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (JOYY)8.8%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.6%
Market Top 25% (US)4.9%
Industry Average (Interactive Media and Services)0.5%
Analyst forecast (JOYY) (up to 3 years)5.6%

Notable Dividend: JOYY's dividend (8.84%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.55%).

High Dividend: JOYY's dividend (8.84%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.63%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate JOYY's payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate JOYY's cash payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


Discover strong dividend paying companies

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/03 10:31
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/03 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

JOYY Inc. is covered by 37 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alicia YapBarclays
Yanfang JiangBenchmark Company
Zoe ZhuBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)