As of today (2024-05-01), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Saudi Telecom Co is 4.25%.
Good Sign:
Saudi Telecom Co stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.
The historical rank and industry rank for Saudi Telecom Co's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
SAU:7010'
s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.13 Med: 4.11 Max: 7.48
Current: 4.25
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Saudi Telecom Co was 7.48%. The lowest was 2.13%. And the median was 4.11%.
SAU:7010's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than 51.79% of 224
companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.13
vs SAU:7010: 4.25
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.00% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Saudi Telecom Co was 38.70% per year. The lowest was 12.60% per year. And the median was 26.00% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Saudi Telecom Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Saudi Telecom Co's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Saudi Telecom Co's Dividend Yield %
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Saudi Telecom Co's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Saudi Telecom Co's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Saudi Telecom Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Saudi Telecom Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Saudi Telecom Co Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Saudi Telecom Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
SAR 0.400000
2024-02-26
2024-02-27
2024-03-14
Cash Dividend
quarterly
SAR:SAR 1.000000
SAR 0.400000
2023-11-06
2023-11-07
2023-11-23
Cash Dividend
quarterly
SAR:SAR 1.000000
SAR 0.400000
2023-08-06
2023-08-07
2023-08-23
Cash Dividend
quarterly
SAR:SAR 1.000000
SAR 0.400000
2023-05-21
2023-05-22
2023-06-07
Cash Dividend
quarterly
SAR:SAR 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Saudi Telecom Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Saudi Telecom Co (SAU:7010) Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
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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Saudi Telecom Co offers telecommunications, information and media services that establish, manage, operates and maintains fixed and mobile telecommunication networks and systems to customers. The company manufactures and markets devices, equipment, and components of different telecommunication networks including fixed, moving and special networks, and computer programs and the other intellectual properties. It is also engaged in real estate investment and the resulting activities, such as selling, buying, leasing, managing, developing and maintenance. The majority of the revenue is generated from Saudi Arabia.
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