Paramount Global (Paramount Global) Dividend Payout Ratio : 1.25 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Paramount Global Dividend Payout Ratio?

Paramount Global's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.25.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Paramount Global is 0.74, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Paramount Global's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

PARA' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13 Med: 0.18 Max: 0.75
Current: 0.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Paramount Global was 0.75. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.18.

PARA's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
75.38% of 333 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs PARA: 0.74

As of today (2024-04-27), the Dividend Yield % of Paramount Global is 1.68%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Paramount Global was 6.76%. The lowest was 0.71%. And the median was 1.40%.

Paramount Global's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.05.

During the past 12 months, Paramount Global's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -59.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -25.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -6.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Paramount Global was 33.90% per year. The lowest was -40.30% per year. And the median was 8.65% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

Paramount Global Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paramount Global's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Paramount Global Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Paramount Global Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.16

0.23

0.28

0.56

0.75

Paramount Global Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.00	2.67	0.50	0.17	1.25

Competitive Comparison of Paramount Global's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Entertainment subindustry, Paramount Global's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Paramount Global's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Paramount Global's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Paramount Global's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Paramount Global Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Paramount Global's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.39	/	0.52
	=	0.75

Paramount Global's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.05	/	0.04
	=	1.25

Paramount Global (NAS:PARA) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Paramount Global (Paramount Global) Business Description

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Website

https://www.paramount.com

Paramount Global is the rebranded recombination of CBS and Viacom that has created a media conglomerate with global scale. CBS contributed Showtime in addition to its television assets--the CBS television network, 28 local TV stations, and 50% of CW, a joint venture between CBS and WarnerMedia. Viacom brought several leading cable network properties, including Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central, VH1, CMT, and Paramount. Paramount Pictures produces original motion pictures and owns a library of 2,500 films, including the Mission: Impossible and Transformers series. Paramount operates a number of streaming services, most notably Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

Executives

Dawn Ostroff	director	3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD, SANTA MONICA CA 91405
Sumner M. Redstone National Amusements Part B General Trust	director, 10 percent owner	846 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWORD MA 02062
National Amusements Inc /md/	director, 10 percent owner	846 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWOOD MA 02062
Naveen K. Chopra	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	C/O 2160 GOLD STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Linda M Griego	director	SOUTHWEST WATER CO, 624 SO. GRAND, STE 2900, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Phillips Jr Charles E	director	113 WEST 88TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10024
Shari Redstone	director, officer: Vice Chair	C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Frederick Terrell	director	17 STATE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Nicole Seligman	director	C/O VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christina Spade	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Barbara M Byrne	director	C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Christa A Dalimonte	officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secy	C/O VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ronald L Nelson	director
Judith Mchale	director	C/O RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION, 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert M Bakish	director, officer: President and CEO	AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803