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Drax Group (Drax Group) Dividend Yield % : 4.03% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Drax Group Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-27), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Drax Group is 4.03%.

Good Sign:

Drax Group PLC stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

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

DRXGY' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 3.57   Max: 11.13
Current: 4.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Drax Group was 11.13%. The lowest was 0.70%. And the median was 3.57%.

DRXGY's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
62.7% of 244 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 2.935 vs DRXGY: 4.03

Drax Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.12.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Drax Group was 7.57. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.64.

As of today (2024-04-27), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Drax Group is 4.03%.

Drax Group's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.22.

During the past 12 months, Drax Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Drax Group was 76.70% per year. The lowest was -48.40% per year. And the median was -6.10% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Drax Group Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Drax 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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Drax Group Dividend Yield % Chart

Drax Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 3.15 2.91 4.20

Drax Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 3.15 2.96 2.91 3.51 4.20

Competitive Comparison of Drax Group's Dividend Yield %

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Drax 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.


Drax Group's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Drax Group's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Drax Group Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Drax Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3532024-04-182024-04-192024-06-03Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2232023-08-242023-08-252023-10-23Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD: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.

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

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.576/14.30
=4.03 %

Current Share Price is $14.30.
Drax Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.576.

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

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.706/14.30
=4.94 %

Current Share Price is $14.30.
Drax Group's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.353 * 2 = $0.706.

* 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.


Drax Group  (OTCPK:DRXGY) 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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Drax Group (Drax Group) Business Description

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Drax Power Station, Selby, North Yorkshire, GBR, YO8 8PH
Drax Group PLC is a UK-based renewable energy company engaged in renewable power generation, the production of sustainable biomass and the sale of renewable electricity to businesses. It operates a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets across four sites in England and Scotland. The company also operates a global bioenergy supply business with manufacturing facilities at around 13 sites in the United States and Canada, producing compressed wood pellets for its own use and for customers in Europe and Asia.

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