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Avast (LSE:AVST) Dividend Yield % : 1.71% (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Avast Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-26), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Avast is 1.71%.

Warning Sign:

Avast PLC stock dividend yield is close to 3-year low.

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

LSE:AVST' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.65   Med: 2.07   Max: 3.16
Current: 1.71

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Avast was 3.16%. The lowest was 1.65%. And the median was 2.07%.

LSE:AVST's Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.72 vs LSE:AVST: 1.71

Avast's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jun. 2022 was 0.86.

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Avast was 0.93. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 0.54.

As of today (2024-04-26), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Avast is 1.71%.

Avast's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Jun. 2022 was £0.09.

During the past 12 months, Avast's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.60% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Avast Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avast'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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Avast Dividend Yield % Chart

Avast Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 2.27 2.21 1.88

Avast Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.19 2.21 2.38 1.88 2.30

Competitive Comparison of Avast's Dividend Yield %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Avast'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.


Avast's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Avast's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avast Dividend Yield % Calculation

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


Avast  (LSE:AVST) 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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Avast (LSE:AVST) Business Description

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Avast PLC is a provider of security software to the consumer market as measured by the number of users. The company operates in two segments: consumer products and products for small & medium businesses. Its product portfolio includes Avast SecureLine VPN, Avast AntiTrack, and Avast BreachGuard solutions. Avast's geographical segments are United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and other countries.

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