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Swisscom AG (Swisscom AG) Dividend Yield %

: 4.37% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Swisscom AG is 4.37%.

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

SCMWY' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.59   Med: 4.4   Max: 10.14
Current: 4.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Swisscom AG was 10.14%. The lowest was 3.59%. And the median was 4.40%.

SCMWY's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
53.78% of 225 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.16 vs SCMWY: 4.37

Swisscom AG's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Swisscom AG was 0.84. The lowest was 0.64. And the median was 0.72.

As of today (2024-04-19), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Swisscom AG is 4.37%.

Swisscom AG's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Swisscom AG was 10.10% per year. The lowest was -7.20% per year. And the median was 5.65% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


Swisscom AG Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Swisscom AG'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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Swisscom AG 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 4.16 4.24 4.21 4.27 3.99

Swisscom AG 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 4.27 3.66 3.81 4.04 3.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Swisscom AG'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.


Swisscom AG Dividend Yield % Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Swisscom AG's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Swisscom AG Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Swisscom AG Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 2.4872024-04-022024-04-030000-00-00Cash 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.

Swisscom AG's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.487/56.91
=4.37 %

Current Share Price is $56.91.
Swisscom AG's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.487.

Swisscom AG's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=/56.91
=0.00 %

Current Share Price is $56.91.
Swisscom AG's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months 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.


Swisscom AG  (OTCPK:SCMWY) 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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Swisscom AG (Swisscom AG) Business Description

Address
Alte Tiefenaustrasse 6, 3048 Worblaufen, Ittigen, Bern, CHE, CH-3050
Swisscom is the incumbent telecom operator in Switzerland, with a high market share in mobile and fixed-line markets. It charges high prices compared with its competitors and other European peers due to the historical stability of the Swiss telecom market and a favorable regulatory environment. It also owns Fastweb in Italy, which has a broadband network and operates as a wireless reseller.

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