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National Grid (MEX:NGG) Dividend Yield % : 5.05% (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is National Grid Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-11), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of National Grid is 5.05%.

Good Sign:

National Grid PLC stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

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

MEX:NGG' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.89   Med: 5.05   Max: 6.42
Current: 5.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of National Grid was 6.42%. The lowest was 3.89%. And the median was 5.05%.

MEX:NGG's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
76.83% of 436 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.715 vs MEX:NGG: 5.05

National Grid's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.56.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of National Grid PLC is 0.99, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of National Grid was 1.11. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 0.81.

As of today (2024-12-11), the Forward Dividend Yield % of National Grid is 5.05%.

National Grid's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was MXN51.03.

During the past 12 months, National Grid's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of National Grid was 13.60% per year. The lowest was -42.80% per year. And the median was 4.40% 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.


National Grid Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Grid'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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National Grid Dividend Yield % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of National Grid's Dividend Yield %

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, National Grid's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

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National Grid's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



National Grid Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

National Grid Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 1.0196002024-11-222024-11-222025-01-14Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:MXN 20.430828
USD 2.4939002024-06-072024-06-072024-07-19Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:MXN 18.194600

* 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.

National Grid's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=66.2067851688/1300.80
=5.09 %

Current Share Price is MXN1300.80.
National Grid's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is MXN66.2067851688.

National Grid's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=41.6625444576/1300.80
=3.20 %

Current Share Price is MXN1300.80.
National Grid's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as MXN20.8312722288 * 2 = MXN41.6625444576.

* 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.


National Grid  (MEX:NGG) 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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National Grid Business Description

Address
1-3 Strand, London, GBR, WC2N 5EH
National Grid owns and operates the electric transmission system in England and Wales. It sold the bulk of its UK gas transmission business in fiscal 2023 to fund the acquisition of PPL's UK power distribution assets. In the Northeastern United States, it serves electricity and gas customers combined in three states. It also owns regulated transmission and electricity generation in the United States, metering services, merchant transmission lines in the UK, and the Grain (UK) liquefied natural gas facility.