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Universal Music Group NV (STU:0VD) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 2.05 (As of Apr. 27, 2025)


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What is Universal Music Group NV 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Universal Music Group NV's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.05.


The historical rank and industry rank for Universal Music Group NV's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

STU:0VD' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.8   Med: 1.85   Max: 2.39
Current: 2.05


During the past 8 years, Universal Music Group NV's highest Yield on Cost was 2.39. The lowest was 0.80. And the median was 1.85.


STU:0VD's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
67.41% of 402 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 3.54 vs STU:0VD: 2.05

Competitive Comparison of Universal Music Group NV's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Entertainment subindustry, Universal Music Group NV's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.


Universal Music Group NV's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Universal Music Group NV's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Music Group NV's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.


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Universal Music Group NV 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Universal Music Group NV is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Universal Music Group NV  (STU:0VD) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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Universal Music Group NV Business Description

Address
Gravelandseweg 80, Hilversum, NH, NLD, 1217 EW
Universal Music is the largest of the three major record companies. Recorded music accounts for most of the firm's revenue, with the segment housing more than a dozen record labels, including notable names like Interscope, Capital Music, Motown Records, and Def Jam. Some of the most successful current artists signed to record deals with Universal include Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd, and Morgan Wallen. Most of Universal's remaining revenue comes from its publishing segment, which generates revenue for songwriters and composers, including some of Universal's recording artists as well as songwriters and composers who do not record music themselves or are attached to other labels. Universal's publishing group has nearly 4.5 million owned or administered titles in its catalog.

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