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Chunghwa Telecom Co (Chunghwa Telecom Co) Dividend Yield %

: 3.89% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Chunghwa Telecom Co is 3.89%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chunghwa Telecom Co's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

CHT' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.27   Med: 4.42   Max: 8.1
Current: 3.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Chunghwa Telecom Co was 8.10%. The lowest was 3.27%. And the median was 4.42%.

CHT's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
55.11% of 225 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.16 vs CHT: 3.89

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd is 0.98, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Chunghwa Telecom Co was 1.06. The lowest was 0.90. And the median was 0.98.

As of today (2024-04-19), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Chunghwa Telecom Co is 3.89%.

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00.

During the past 12 months, Chunghwa Telecom Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Chunghwa Telecom Co was 10.30% per year. The lowest was -8.10% per year. And the median was -1.50% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chunghwa 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.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.91 3.67 3.66 - 3.78

Chunghwa Telecom Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 4.10 4.11 3.78

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Chunghwa 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.


Chunghwa Telecom Co Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Chunghwa Telecom Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chunghwa Telecom Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Chunghwa Telecom Co Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Chunghwa Telecom Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 1.4782023-06-282023-06-292023-08-14Cash DividendannuallyUSD:USD 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.

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.478/37.945
=3.90 %

Current Share Price is $37.945.
Chunghwa Telecom Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.478.

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.478/37.945
=3.90 %

Current Share Price is $37.945.
Chunghwa Telecom Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $1.478 * 1 = $1.478.

* 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.


Chunghwa Telecom Co  (NYSE:CHT) 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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Chunghwa Telecom Co (Chunghwa Telecom Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Number 21-3 Hsinyi Road, Section 1, Taipei, TWN, 100
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd is Taiwan's largest integrated telecom operator, providing fixed-line, wireless, and Internet and data services. The company enjoys a dominant position in all three segments. It has a market share of 35% in mobile, 85% in broadband, and greater than 95% in the fixed-line segment as measured by the number of local fixed-line subscribers. Chunghwa Telecom was privatized in 2005, with the government retaining 36.3% of the firm's ordinary shares.