JOYY Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
JOYY is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.42%.
Key information
6.4%
Dividend yield
8.6%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 15.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 5.8% |
| Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | n/a |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
JOYY: Turning Bullish On Attractive Yield, Advertising (Rating Upgrade)
Oct 10Revenues Not Telling The Story For JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ:JOYY) After Shares Rise 26%
Sep 09
Here's Why JOYY (NASDAQ:JOYY) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Jul 25
Overvaluation Assumptions Will Crumble Amid Regulatory And Geopolitical Challenges
Aggressive growth and valuation expectations may be challenged by regulatory risks, global competition, and shifting user preferences toward decentralized platforms.What JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:JOYY) P/S Is Not Telling You
Jun 28JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ:JOYY) First-Quarter Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year
May 29JOYY (NASDAQ:JOYY) Could Easily Take On More Debt
May 03JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues
Mar 10JOYY Still Undervalued After YY Live Sale To Baidu
Feb 28JOYY Accelerates The Buyback Bazooka
Dec 09The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Earnings Yet
Oct 19
Leadership Shift And Innovation Promise Growth Amidst Critical And Market Challenges
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 30Here's Why JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Aug 27Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY)
Jul 21Is JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Using Too Much Debt?
Jun 24JOYY Q1 Earnings: Disappointing Revenue Guidance, Maintaining My Hold Rating
May 30Why JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Healthy Earnings Aren’t As Good As They Seem
May 03The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Earnings Yet
Apr 25JOYY Stock: Pros And Cons Of Investing Now
Apr 09With EPS Growth And More, JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Makes An Interesting Case
Mar 20JOYY Is A Buy Despite YY Live Deal Cancelation
Jan 23JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares
Jan 05JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.1975
Sep 12Do JOYY's (NASDAQ:YY) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Sep 07Is JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 11An Intrinsic Calculation For JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY) Suggests It's 41% Undervalued
Jun 07JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet
Apr 30JOYY Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YY) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 85% Above Its Share Price
Dec 01JOYY Inc.: A 7.85% Dividend Yield In Social Media
Oct 01Stability and Growth of Payments
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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 |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (JOYY) | 6.4% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Interactive Media and Services) | 0.3% |
| Analyst forecast (JOYY) (up to 3 years) | 5.8% |
Notable Dividend: JOYY's dividend (6.42%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: JOYY's dividend (6.42%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.55%)
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.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/21 13:24 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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
JOYY Inc. is covered by 32 analysts. 12 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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| Alicia Yap | Barclays |
| Yanfang Jiang | Benchmark Company |
| Lei Zhang | BofA Global Research |