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Firstrand (NAM:FST) Dividend Yield % : 5.17% (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Firstrand Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-12), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Firstrand is 5.17%.

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

NAM:FST' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.43   Med: 4.51   Max: 8.25
Current: 5.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Firstrand was 8.25%. The lowest was 1.43%. And the median was 4.51%.

NAM:FST's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
69.99% of 1233 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 3.66 vs NAM:FST: 5.17

Firstrand's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.59.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Firstrand was 0.97. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.56.

As of today (2024-12-12), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Firstrand is 5.36%.

Firstrand's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was R2.00.

During the past 12 months, Firstrand's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 53.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Firstrand was 53.10% per year. The lowest was -25.50% per year. And the median was 11.90% 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.


Firstrand Dividend Yield % Historical Data

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

Firstrand Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 4.97 5.46 5.14

Firstrand Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 4.97 5.51 5.46 5.22 5.14

Competitive Comparison of Firstrand's Dividend Yield %

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Firstrand'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.


Firstrand's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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



Firstrand Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Firstrand Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
ZAR 2.1500002024-10-092024-10-112024-10-14Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyZAR:ZAR 1.000000
ZAR 2.0000002024-03-262024-03-282024-04-02Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyZAR:ZAR 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.

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

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=4.15/80.19
=5.18 %

Current Share Price is R80.19.
Firstrand's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is R4.15.

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

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=4.3/80.19
=5.36 %

Current Share Price is R80.19.
Firstrand's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as R2.15 * 2 = R4.3.

* 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.


Firstrand  (NAM:FST) 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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Firstrand Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Corner Fredman Drive and Rivonia Road, 4 Merchant Place, C Low, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Firstrand Ltd wholly owns FirstRand Bank, a full-service bank providing a comprehensive range of retail, commercial, corporate and investment banking services in South Africa and offers niche products. The bank has three divisions, which are separately branded: First National Bank (FNB), WesBank and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB). The bank's retail and commercial brand is the contributor of normalized earnings, followed by its corporate and investment brand. FirstRand's retail and commercial division emphasizes a diverse range of financial services with a strategic emphasis on cost controls and digital platforms. The bank's corporate and investment brand heavily relies on its origination franchise as part of its value proposition.