Viatris Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Viatris is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.84%.

Key information

3.8%

Dividend yield

2.1%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield5.9%
Future Dividend Yield4.2%
Dividend Growth2.3%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$0.480
Payout ratio-65%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Bargain Priced Viatris Reports Strong Q3 Earnings Results

Nov 08

Viatris Ahead Of Q3 Earnings: No Longer A 'Screaming' Bargain, But Still A Buy

Oct 22

Viatris: Revenues, Debt, Valuation And Strategy Under The Microscope

Jun 13

Viatris: Skeptics Proven Right Once Again

May 30

Inflation Reduction Act: A Bullish Catalyst For Viatris Inc.

Apr 24

Viatris Stock: Way Too Undervalued With $1 Billion Buyback Potential

Apr 08

Viatris Stock Is Still Worth Buying

Mar 30

Up 25%, I Still Believe 4%-Yielding Viatris Is Up To 60% Undervalued

Mar 02

From Euphoria To Reality: Viatris' Tale Of Market Whirlwind

Jan 12

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, VTRS has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.

Growing Dividend: VTRS's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 4 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Viatris Dividend Yield vs Market
How does VTRS dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (VTRS)3.8%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Pharmaceuticals)2.6%
Analyst forecast (VTRS) (up to 3 years)4.2%

Notable Dividend: VTRS's dividend (3.84%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.44%).

High Dividend: VTRS's dividend (3.84%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: VTRS is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (30.1%), VTRS's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 21:10
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Viatris Inc. is covered by 44 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jasper HellwegArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Richard SilverBarclays