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SoftBank Group (SoftBank Group) Dividend Yield % : 0.59% (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is SoftBank Group Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-01), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of SoftBank Group is 0.59%.

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

SFTBF' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 0.58   Max: 1.23
Current: 0.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of SoftBank Group was 1.23%. The lowest was 0.38%. And the median was 0.58%.

SFTBF's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
91.07% of 224 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.13 vs SFTBF: 0.59

SoftBank Group'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 SoftBank Group was 22.34. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.06.

As of today (2024-05-01), the Forward Dividend Yield % of SoftBank Group is 0.58%.

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

During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 17.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of SoftBank Group was 152.00% per year. The lowest was -29.50% per year. And the median was 3.20% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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SoftBank Group Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for SoftBank Group'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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SoftBank Group Dividend Yield % Chart

SoftBank Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.20 1.14 0.49 0.82 0.83

SoftBank Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.76 0.83 0.67 0.72 0.70

Competitive Comparison of SoftBank Group's Dividend Yield %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, SoftBank Group'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.


SoftBank Group's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where SoftBank Group's Dividend Yield % falls into.



SoftBank Group Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

SoftBank Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
JPY 22.0000002024-03-282024-03-310000-00-00Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyJPY:USD 0.006609
JPY 22.0000002023-09-282023-09-302023-12-08Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyJPY:USD 0.006695

* 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.

SoftBank Group's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.292688/50.16
=0.58 %

Current Share Price is $50.16.
SoftBank Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.292688.

SoftBank Group's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.29458/50.16
=0.59 %

Current Share Price is $50.16.
SoftBank Group's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.14729 * 2 = $0.29458.

* 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.


SoftBank Group  (OTCPK:SFTBF) 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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SoftBank Group (SoftBank Group) Business Description

Address
1-9-1 Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-7303
SoftBank is a Japan-based telecom and e-commerce conglomerate that has expanded mainly through acquisitions, and its key assets include a 40%-owned mobile and fixed broadband telecom operator business in Japan. It also owns 90% of semiconductor chip designer ARM Holdings following the 2023 IPO of this business, and has a vast portfolio of mainly internet- and e-commerce-focused early stage investments. It is also general partner of the $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund 1 and sole investor in SoftBank Vision Fund 2, both of which primarily invest in pre-IPO internet companies.

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