Fortis Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Fortis is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.97% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 1st March, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 18th February, 2025.
Key information
4.0%
Dividend yield
-0.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.4% |
| Dividend Growth | 6.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | 01 Mar 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 18 Feb 25 |
| Dividend per share | US$2.460 |
| Payout ratio | 74% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Behind The Billions: Fortis' Ambitious Vision For 2029
Dec 05Fortis: 'Hold' Despite The Outperformance
Aug 22Fortis: A Look At The Valuation On This Dividend Aristocrat
Jun 06Fortis: The Sub-Par Performance Continues Due To Valuation
Mar 27Fortis: Preferred Shares Deliver Yield And Outperform Common
Jan 10Fortis: An Update On One Of The Larger Canadian Utilities, Maintain 'Hold'
Nov 06Fortis: 8-9% Yielding Preferred Shares Offer A Lower Risk Prospect Vs. Common Shares
Aug 23Fortis: A Stable High-Yielding Utility That Is Too Expensive
Jun 06Fortis Q4 Earnings Preview
Feb 09Fortis: A Dividend King In The Making
Jan 17Fortis Warrants A Valuation Update After A 14% Drop - Close To A 'Buy'
Nov 08Fortis Q3 2022 Earnings Preview
Oct 27Fortis raises dividend 5.6% to CAD 0.565/share
Sep 28Fortis subsidiary launches senior notes offering
Sep 08Fortis: Completion Of Energy Projects Will Likely Push The Price Up
Aug 29Fortis declares CAD 0.535 dividend
Jul 28Fortis: Strong Renewable Ambitions And Financials But Appears Overpriced
May 24Fortis: I Remain At 'Hold', But There Is A Potential Upside At 18X P/E
Mar 01Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: FTS's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: FTS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Fortis Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (FTS) | 4.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Electric Utilities) | 3.0% |
| Analyst forecast (FTS) (up to 3 years) | 4.4% |
Notable Dividend: FTS's dividend (3.97%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: FTS's dividend (3.97%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.45%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (73.5%), FTS's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: FTS is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/18 16:25 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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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Analyst Sources
Fortis Inc. is covered by 25 analysts. 11 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 |
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| Harshit Gupta | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Daniel Ford | Barclays |
| Ross Allen Fowler | Barclays |