As of today (2024-05-06), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of BKW AG is 2.47%.
As of today (2024-05-06), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of BKW AG is 2.47%.
XSWX:BKW's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than 60.85% of 235
companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.48
vs XSWX:BKW: 2.47
During the past 12 months, BKW AG's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.40% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.20% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of BKW AG was 17.00% per year. The lowest was 4.00% per year. And the median was 10.10% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Competitive Comparison of BKW AG's Forward Dividend Yield %
For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, BKW AG's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward 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.
BKW AG's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry
For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, BKW AG's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BKW AG's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
BKW AG Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
BKW AG Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
CHF 3.400000
2024-04-24
2024-04-25
2024-04-26
Cash Dividend
annually
CHF:CHF 1.000000
CHF 2.800000
2023-05-17
2023-05-19
2023-05-22
Cash Dividend
annually
CHF:CHF 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.
BKW AG's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
3.4
/
138.40
=
2.46 %
Current Share Price is CHF138.40. BKW AG's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as CHF3.4 * 1 = CHF3.4.
BKW AG's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
=
Most Recent Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
6.2
/
138.40
=
4.48 %
Current Share Price is CHF138.40. BKW AG's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is CHF6.2.
* 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.
BKW AG (XSWX:BKW) Forward 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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BKW AG is an electric utility company in which the Swiss state of Bern holds a majority stake. The company segments its operations into energy, grid, and services businesses. The energy division builds, operates, and maintains the company's European power plants. While BKW controls a portfolio of wind, hydroelectric, gas, coal, and nuclear facilities, its wind power sites are responsible for most of its total energy generation. The majority of BKW's revenue comes from its energy division in the form of electricity sales to the broader European market and other power plants. The company's networks division, which builds and operates electrical distribution grids for customers outside of its primary markets of Switzerland and Italy, also represents a substantial revenue stream.
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