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Pennon Group (LSE:PNN) Dividend Yield %

: 6.77% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Pennon Group is 6.77%.

Good Sign:

Pennon Group PLC stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

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

LSE:PNN' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.08   Med: 4.01   Max: 6.79
Current: 6.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Pennon Group was 6.79%. The lowest was 3.08%. And the median was 4.01%.

LSE:PNN's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
81.82% of 429 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.98 vs LSE:PNN: 6.77

Pennon Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was 8.28.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Pennon Group PLC is 13.81, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Pennon Group was 13.81. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 0.79.

As of today (2024-04-16), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Pennon Group is 6.77%.

Pennon Group's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.30.

During the past 12 months, Pennon Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -14.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -9.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Pennon Group was 53.00% per year. The lowest was -19.70% per year. And the median was 6.90% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Pennon Group Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pennon 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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Pennon Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.31 3.86 3.78 3.18 4.55

Pennon Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Dividend Yield % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.22 3.18 4.90 4.55 7.29

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Pennon 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.


Pennon Group Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Pennon Group's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pennon Group Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Pennon Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
GBP 0.1402024-01-252024-01-262024-04-05Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 1.000000
GBP 0.2982023-07-202023-07-212023-09-04Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 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.

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

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.438/6.465
=6.77 %

Current Share Price is £6.465.
Pennon Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is £0.438.

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

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.28/6.465
=4.33 %

Current Share Price is £6.465.
Pennon Group's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as £0.14 * 2 = £0.28.

* 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.


Pennon Group  (LSE:PNN) 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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Pennon Group (LSE:PNN) Business Description

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Address
Peninsula House, Rydon Lane, Exeter, Devon, GBR, EX2 7HR
Pennon Group PLC is a British water and environmental utility infrastructure company that operates mainly in the United Kingdom. It has smaller operations in the European Union, China, and other countries. The company operates through Water, Non-household retail and other segments. The water business comprises the regulated water and wastewater services undertaken by South West Water. The non-household retail business comprises the services provided by Pennon Water Services in the non-household water and wastewater retail market. Majority of revenue is derived from the water division.

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