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Cathay Pacific Airways (STU:CTY) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.27 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Cathay Pacific Airways Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.27.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:CTY' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24   Med: 0.43   Max: 0.88
Current: 0.52


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Cathay Pacific Airways was 0.88. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.43.

STU:CTY's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
65.5% of 571 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.38 vs STU:CTY: 0.52

As of today (2025-04-10), the Dividend Yield % of Cathay Pacific Airways is 8.24%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Cathay Pacific Airways was 8.24%. The lowest was 1.08%. And the median was 2.86%.

Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was €0.03.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Cathay Pacific Airways was 45.70% per year. The lowest was -35.30% per year. And the median was 10.55% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Cathay Pacific Airways Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividend Payout Ratio 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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Cathay Pacific Airways Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Cathay Pacific Airways Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Dividend Payout Ratio
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Cathay Pacific Airways Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Dividend Payout Ratio 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 - - - 1.00 0.27

Competitive Comparison of Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Airlines subindustry, Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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.


Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.


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Cathay Pacific Airways Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period.

Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2024 )
=0.077/ 0.147
=0.52

Cathay Pacific Airways's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=0.025/ 0.094
=0.27

* 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.


Cathay Pacific Airways (STU:CTY) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend 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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Cathay Pacific Airways Business Description

Address
88 Queensway, 33rd Floor, One Pacific Place, Hong Kong, HKG
Cathay Pacific is the largest airline group in Hong Kong. It operated a fleet of 236 aircraft as of December 2025 and will fly to over 100 destinations in 2025. Cathay carried more than 35 million passengers in prepandemic 2019. The group operates the full-service airline Cathay Pacific and the low-cost carrier HK Express. It also runs the cargo carrier Air Hong Kong.

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