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freenet AG (WBO:FNTN) Dividend Yield %

: 6.42% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of freenet AG is 6.42%.

Warning Sign:

freenet AG stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

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

WBO:FNTN' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 6.41   Max: 11.84
Current: 6.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of freenet AG was 11.84%. The lowest was 0.18%. And the median was 6.41%.

WBO:FNTN's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
74.22% of 225 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.13 vs WBO:FNTN: 6.42

freenet AG's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.

Warning Sign:

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of freenet AG was 1.95. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.87.

As of today (2024-04-18), the Forward Dividend Yield % of freenet AG is 6.76%.

freenet AG's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.00.

During the past 12 months, freenet AG's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 247.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -5.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of freenet AG was 247.60% per year. The lowest was -70.80% per year. And the median was 3.25% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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freenet AG Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for freenet AG'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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freenet AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.01 0.23 6.43 7.59 6.63

freenet AG Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 7.59 6.54 7.32 7.57 6.63

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, freenet AG'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.


freenet AG Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, freenet AG's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



freenet AG Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

freenet AG Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
EUR 1.6802023-05-182023-05-192023-05-22Cash DividendannuallyEUR:EUR 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.

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

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.68/26.50
=6.34 %

Current Share Price is €26.50.
freenet AG's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is €1.68.

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

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.68/26.50
=6.34 %

Current Share Price is €26.50.
freenet AG's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as €1.68 * 1 = €1.68.

* 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.


freenet AG  (WBO:FNTN) 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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freenet AG (WBO:FNTN) Business Description

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Address
Hollerstrasse 126, Budelsdorf, DEU, 24782
freenet AG is a German mobile communication and mobile Internet company. It operates as an independent service provider without its own network. The company distributes mobile communications tariffs and options throughout Germany, using a subscription agreement and multi-brand strategy. The company has three operating segments: Mobile communications, TV and media and Other/holding. The Mobile communications segment generates almost all of the firm's revenue. This segment offers a product portfolio of voice and data services for mobile communication operators. It also buys mobile communications services from the network operators and sells them to its end customers.

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