Shaw Communications Inc.

NYSE:SJR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$15.1b

This company has been acquired

The company may no longer be operating, as it has been acquired. Find out why through their latest events.

Shaw Communications Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Key information

2.9%

Dividend yield

-0.09%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.8%
Future Dividend Yield2.9%
Dividend Growth-2.2%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ratio80%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Rogers, Shaw reveal further extension of date for proposed merger

Feb 17

Shaw Communications declares $0.0985 dividend

Jan 30

Shaw Communications GAAP EPS of C$0.34 beats by C$0.06, revenue of C$1.37B beats by C$340M

Jan 12

Shaw Communications declares $0.0985 dividend

Jan 03

Shaw Communications: Little Upside, Needs Rogers Deal

Dec 08

Canadian minister adds terms to approve Rogers-Shaw combination

Oct 25

Canada Competition authority says Freedom mobile sale doesn't resolve Shaw/Rogers concerns - report

Sep 06

Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor sign agreement to offload Freedom Mobile

Aug 12

Rogers, Shaw extend outside date of merger to Dec. 31, 2022

Jul 27

Shaw Communications GAAP EPS of $0.41 beats by $0.11, revenue of $1.35B beats by $290M

Jun 30

Shaw Communications Stock: Waiting For Godot (And Rogers)

Oct 14

Shaw Communications Q1 2021 Earnings Preview

Jan 12

Shaw Is A Cash Cow Business, But Trends Could Disrupt Stable Revenues

Nov 16

Shaw Communications gets OK for new nonvoting share buyback program

Nov 02

Shaw Communications nominates Comcast's White to board

Oct 30

Shaw Communications Q4 2020 Earnings Preview

Oct 29

Shaw, Nokia partner on private mining LTE network for Teck

Oct 28

Stability and Growth of Payments

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

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


Dividend Yield vs Market

Shaw Communications Dividend Yield vs Market
How does SJR dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (SJR)2.9%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.2%
Industry Average (Media)2.6%
Analyst forecast (SJR) (up to 3 years)2.9%

Notable Dividend: SJR's dividend (2.93%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.63%).

High Dividend: SJR's dividend (2.93%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.76%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (80.3%), SJR's payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (89.5%), SJR's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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