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ABSA Bank Kenya (NAI:ABSA) Dividend Yield % : 8.16% (As of Mar. 26, 2025)


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What is ABSA Bank Kenya Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-03-26), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of ABSA Bank Kenya is 8.16%.

Warning Sign:

ABSA Bank Kenya PLC stock dividend yield is close to 3-year low.

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

NAI:ABSA' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.5   Med: 9.63   Max: 13.99
Current: 8.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of ABSA Bank Kenya was 13.99%. The lowest was 1.50%. And the median was 9.63%.

NAI:ABSA's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
92.27% of 1242 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 3.72 vs NAI:ABSA: 8.16

ABSA Bank Kenya's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of ABSA Bank Kenya was 1.17. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.74.

As of today (2025-03-26), the Forward Dividend Yield % of ABSA Bank Kenya is 10.26%.

ABSA Bank Kenya's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was KES0.00.

During the past 12 months, ABSA Bank Kenya's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of ABSA Bank Kenya was 26.00% per year. The lowest was -27.60% per year. And the median was 3.60% 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.


ABSA Bank Kenya Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABSA Bank Kenya'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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ABSA Bank Kenya Dividend Yield % Chart

ABSA Bank Kenya Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Dividend Yield %
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ABSA Bank Kenya Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 11.79 9.68 11.07 11.03 -

Competitive Comparison of ABSA Bank Kenya's Dividend Yield %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, ABSA Bank Kenya'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.


ABSA Bank Kenya's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, ABSA Bank Kenya's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ABSA Bank Kenya's Dividend Yield % falls into.


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ABSA Bank Kenya Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

ABSA Bank Kenya Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
KES 0.2000002024-09-232024-09-202024-10-15Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyKES:KES 1.000000
KES 1.3500002024-05-022024-04-302024-05-16Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyKES:KES 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.

ABSA Bank Kenya's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.55/19.05
=8.14 %

Current Share Price is KES19.05.
ABSA Bank Kenya's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is KES1.55.

ABSA Bank Kenya's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.4/19.05
=2.10 %

Current Share Price is KES19.05.
ABSA Bank Kenya's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as KES0.2 * 2 = KES0.4.

* 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.


ABSA Bank Kenya  (NAI:ABSA) 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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ABSA Bank Kenya Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Waiyaki Way, P.O. Box 30120, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
ABSA Bank Kenya PLC is a diversified financial services company offering clients a range of retail, business, corporate and investment, and wealth management solutions. The company's operating segment includes Consumer banking and Corporate banking. It generates maximum revenue from the Consumer Banking segment. The Consumer Banking segment incorporates private customer current accounts, savings, deposits, credit and debit cards, consumer loans, and mortgages. Its Corporate Banking segment includes the business model that centers on delivering specialist investment banking, financing, risk management, and advisory solutions across asset classes to corporates, financial institutions, and government clients.

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