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E-L Financial (TSX:ELF) Dividend Yield % : 1.07% (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is E-L Financial Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-12), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of E-L Financial is 1.07%.

Warning Sign:

E-L Financial Corp Ltd stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

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

TSX:ELF' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07   Med: 0.65   Max: 1.62
Current: 1.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of E-L Financial was 1.62%. The lowest was 0.07%. And the median was 0.65%.

TSX:ELF's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
88.97% of 399 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 3.68 vs TSX:ELF: 1.07

E-L Financial's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.03.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of E-L Financial was 1.26. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.03.

As of today (2024-12-12), the Forward Dividend Yield % of E-L Financial is 1.07%.

E-L Financial's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$3.75.

During the past 12 months, E-L Financial's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 44.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 26.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 40.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of E-L Financial was 115.40% per year. The lowest was -7.20% per year. And the median was 23.25% 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.


E-L Financial Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for E-L Financial'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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E-L Financial Dividend Yield % Chart

E-L Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.60 0.65 0.96 1.12 1.43

E-L Financial Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 1.54 1.43 1.38 1.35 1.15

Competitive Comparison of E-L Financial's Dividend Yield %

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, E-L Financial'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.


E-L Financial's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, E-L Financial's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where E-L Financial's Dividend Yield % falls into.



E-L Financial Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

E-L Financial Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
CAD 3.7500002024-09-272024-09-272024-10-17Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 1.000000
CAD 3.7500002024-06-282024-06-282024-07-17Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 1.000000
CAD 3.7500002024-03-272024-03-282024-04-17Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 1.000000
CAD 3.7500002023-12-282023-12-292024-01-17Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 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.

E-L Financial's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=15/1399.99
=1.07 %

Current Share Price is C$1399.99.
E-L Financial's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is C$15.

E-L Financial's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=15/1399.99
=1.07 %

Current Share Price is C$1399.99.
E-L Financial's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as C$3.75 * 4 = C$15.

* 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.


E-L Financial  (TSX:ELF) 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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E-L Financial Business Description

Address
165 University Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 3B8
E-L Financial Corp Ltd operates as an investment and insurance holding company that provides a broad range of wealth management products, individual insurance products, group plans, and financial services to meet the needs of individuals, professionals, and businesses. The firm has two segments; The Empire Life operating segment underwrites life and health insurance policies and provides segregated funds, mutual funds, and annuity products, and the E-L Corporate segment operations include the oversight of investments in equities held through holdings of common shares, investment funds, closed-end investment companies, and other private companies.
Executives
E-l Financial Corporation Limited Issuer
Margaret Kimberley Shannon Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Canadian & Foreign Securities Co. Limited 10% Security Holder
Duncan Newton Rowell Jackman Director, Senior Officer
Mark Mathwin Taylor Director
Clive Rowe Director
Maria Victoria Duncan Jackman Deemed Insider - 6 Months before becoming Insider