As of today (2024-05-25), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Severn Trent is 4.80%.
As of today (2024-05-25), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Severn Trent is 4.55%.
STU:SVT1's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked better than 59.86% of 426
companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.965
vs STU:SVT1: 4.80
During the past 12 months, Severn Trent's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year.
During the past 10 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 Severn Trent was 61.90% per year. The lowest was -4.00% per year. And the median was 2.70% 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 Severn Trent's Forward Dividend Yield %
For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Severn Trent'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.
Severn Trent's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Severn Trent's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Severn Trent's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Severn Trent Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Severn Trent Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
GBP 0.467400
2023-11-30
2023-12-01
2024-01-10
Cash Dividend
semi-annually
GBP:EUR 1.149254
GBP 0.640900
2023-06-01
2023-06-02
2023-07-14
Cash Dividend
semi-annually
GBP:EUR 1.165404
* 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.
Severn Trent's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
1.0743226392
/
28.40
=
3.78 %
Current Share Price is €28.40. Severn Trent's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as €0.5371613196 * 2 = €1.0743226392.
Severn Trent's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
=
Most Recent Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
1.2840687432
/
28.40
=
4.52 %
Current Share Price is €28.40. Severn Trent's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is €1.2840687432.
* 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.
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.
Severn Trent Forward Dividend Yield % Related Terms
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Severn Trent PLC is a United Kingdom-based water utilities company. The company mainly operates in the U.K., but also in the United States and other countries in Europe. The company derives the majority of its revenue from its regulated water and wastewater segment, which supplies water and conducts sewage and environmental services. The company also operates a business services segment that is involved with renewable energy operations. The company provides contract services to industrial and municipal clients to develop water treatment facilities and networks. The firm generates its renewable energy by using hydropower, wind power, and solar power.
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