Paramount Global Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Paramount Global is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.68%.
Key information
1.7%
Dividend yield
0.8%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.7% |
| Dividend Growth | -0.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | -2% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Paramount Global: Earnings Prove This Play Still Has Legs
May 10
Direct-to-consumer Transformation Will Unlock Digital Media Opportunities
Apr 24 Paramount's D2C growth and content expansion are set to enhance revenue, profitability, and global market share with strategic partnerships for stability.Paramount: Extremely Attractive Arbitrage Play Into $15 Class-B Offer
Feb 14Paramount Global: Amid New Merger Doubts, New Avenues Of Profit Growth And Strong New Content
Jan 29Paramount: Subscriber Price Increases Cited As Bullish Is Not Enough In Measuring Streamer Success
Jan 22Paramount Is A Bargain For Investors Wanting To Partner With Ellisons
Nov 22Paramount: Skydance Merger Set To Unlock Hidden Asset Value
Nov 07Paramount Global: A Lot Of Uncertainties, But There's Value To Be Had
Oct 03Paramount: Putting Out A Forest Fire With A Squirt Gun Won't Work Anymore
Sep 07Paramount: Melting Ice Cube
Aug 19Paramount Global: Downgrading Amid A Complex Skydance Merger
Jul 17Paramount Global: A Preview Of What Is Likely To Come
Jul 10Everything You Need To Know About The Potential Paramount-Skydance Merger
Jul 03Paramount: A Bronfman Deal May Appeal To Shari On Similar Business Experience
Jun 12Paramount: Unpacking The Skydance Merger Proposal
Jun 03Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.05
May 28
Paramount Takeover Talks: Sony-Apollo Deal Closure Could Lead To Large Gains
May 20Paramount's Sale Still A 'Twilight Zone' Mess
May 06Paramount: Potential Rescue With Sony Bid
Apr 19Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: PARA's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: PARA's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Paramount Global Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (PARA) | 1.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Media) | 3.3% |
| Analyst forecast (PARA) (up to 3 years) | 1.7% |
Notable Dividend: PARA's dividend (1.68%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.6%).
High Dividend: PARA's dividend (1.68%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.8%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: PARA is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (33.5%), PARA's dividend payments are well 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 | 2025/05/10 03:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| 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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Analyst Sources
Paramount Global is covered by 68 analysts. 20 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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| Andrew Charles Beale | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Pierre-Marie D'Ornano | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Joseph Bonner | Argus Research Company |