TELUS Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

TELUS is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 8.08%. Next payment date is on 2nd January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 11th December, 2024.

Key information

8.1%

Dividend yield

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Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yieldn/a
Future Dividend Yield8.8%
Dividend Growth5.0%
Next dividend pay date02 Jan 25
Ex dividend date11 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUS$1.159
Payout ratio245%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

TELUS: Why It Might Be Time To Buy The Stock Soon

Nov 14

AT&T: Deleveraging Complete With DirecTV Sale, Now Comes The Hard Part

Oct 01

AT&T: Revisiting That Switch From TELUS Idea

Mar 27

TELUS: Disappointing Returns, Questionable Allocation

Jun 20

TELUS Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 08

TELUS reports Q3 mixed earnings; updates F22 guidance

Nov 04

Telus to acquire WillowTree for enterprise value of $1.225B

Oct 27

Telus Business rolls out online platform to celebrate Small Business Month

Oct 18

TELUS raises $2B in three-tranche note offering

Sep 09

Telus receives court, regulator approval for LifeWorks acquisition

Aug 11

TELUS Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 04

Telus opens AI Data Solutions related high-tech site in Ireland

Jul 19

Telus to invest $10M for connecting Haida Gwaii

Jul 05

Telus Corporation to acquire 3M shares of Telus International for $66M

Jun 29

Stability and Growth of Payments

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

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


Dividend Yield vs Market

TELUS Dividend Yield vs Market
How does TU dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (TU)8.1%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Telecom)6.8%
Analyst forecast (TU) (up to 3 years)8.8%

Notable Dividend: TU's dividend (8.08%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: TU's dividend (8.08%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (245.1%), TU's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (177%), TU's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 04:53
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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

TELUS Corporation is covered by 41 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark RosenAccountability Research Corporation
Amman SaeedAccountability Research Corporation
Phillip HuangBarclays