Open Text Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Open Text is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.56% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
3.6%
Dividend yield
2.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 6.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.9% |
| Dividend Growth | 11.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.050 |
| Payout ratio | 58% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Does Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 02
Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks
Dec 22Open Text: Not Quite As Cheap As It Seems, But Still A Buy
Dec 05Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX)?
Nov 14These 4 Measures Indicate That Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Oct 19Returns At Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) Appear To Be Weighed Down
Oct 04OpenText Faces Slow Organic Revenue Growth And Higher R&D Expenses
Jul 19Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) Not Flying Under The Radar
Jun 18Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX)?
May 22Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25
May 08Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)
May 06Open Text: Decent Cash-Generating Business With Temporary Headwinds
May 05Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Mar 22Open Text's (NASDAQ:OTEX) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture
Feb 08Open Text: Buy The Dip Post Earnings After Solid Q2 Results
Feb 05Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: OTEX's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: OTEX's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Open Text Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (OTEX) | 3.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Software) | 0.8% |
| Analyst forecast (OTEX) (up to 3 years) | 3.9% |
Notable Dividend: OTEX's dividend (3.56%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: OTEX's dividend (3.56%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.47%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (58.5%), OTEX's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (40.4%), OTEX'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 | 2025/02/06 06:20 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
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
Open Text Corporation is covered by 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Kadambari Daptardar | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Raimo Lenschow | Barclays |
| Phillip Huang | Barclays |