SK Telecom Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 6/6
SK Telecom is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.51% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
7.5%
Dividend yield
5.9%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 13.4% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 6.5% |
| Dividend Growth | 6.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$3.147 |
| Payout ratio | 68% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
SK Telecom: Positive Signs Are Appearing
Sep 17SK Telecom: Top Dog In The Telecommunications Space
Jul 04SK Telecom: Positive Takeaways From Annual General Meeting
Apr 18SK Telecom: Eyes On Q4 Earnings Beat And Korea Discount
Feb 05SK Telecom Q3 Earnings: Core Business Still Struggling
Nov 20SK Telecom: Consider Both AI Investments And Dividends
Oct 10SK Telecom Seems To Be Losing Focus On Its Core Business
Jul 28SK Telecom: Watch Share Repurchases And Metaverse Business
Jul 10SK Telecom reports Q4 results
Feb 08SK Telecom: Concerns In The Short Term, But Business Remains Strong
Dec 08SK Telecom GAAP EPS of $1059.00, revenue of $4.34B beats by $1.23B
Nov 10SK Telecom: Multiple Positives
Oct 20SK Telecom: Looking Beyond The Traditional Business Model
Aug 08SK Telecom: 5G Growth Has Been Impressive, But Inflation Could Pose Obstacles
May 18SK Telecom: 5G Driving Company Growth
Mar 10SK Telecom: Decent Results With Proposed Spin-Off In The Spotlight
Aug 16SK Telecom's board approves horizontal spin-off
Jun 10SK Telecom reports Q4 results
Feb 03SK Telecom: Catalysts In The Process Of Being Realized
Nov 09Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: SKM's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SKM's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| SK Telecom Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SKM) | 7.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.3% |
| Industry Average (Wireless Telecom) | 3.3% |
| Analyst forecast (SKM) (up to 3 years) | 6.5% |
Notable Dividend: SKM's dividend (7.51%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.39%).
High Dividend: SKM's dividend (7.51%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.38%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (68%), SKM's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (41.2%), SKM's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.