As of today (2024-04-29), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Fresenius SE KGaA is 3.38%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Fresenius SE KGaA's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
WBO:FRE'
s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69 Med: 1.58 Max: 4.59
Current: 3.38
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Fresenius SE KGaA was 4.59%. The lowest was 0.69%. And the median was 1.58%.
WBO:FRE's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than 73.18% of 261
companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 1.94
vs WBO:FRE: 3.38
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Fresenius SE KGaA was 14.50% per year. The lowest was -22.60% per year. And the median was 9.40% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Fresenius SE KGaA Dividend Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Fresenius SE KGaA'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.
Competitive Comparison of Fresenius SE KGaA's Dividend Yield %
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Fresenius SE KGaA'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.
Fresenius SE KGaA's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Fresenius SE KGaA's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Fresenius SE KGaA's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Fresenius SE KGaA Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Fresenius SE KGaA Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
EUR 0.920
2023-05-18
2023-05-19
2023-05-23
Cash Dividend
annually
EUR: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.
Fresenius SE KGaA's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
* 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.
Fresenius SE KGaA (WBO:FRE) 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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Fresenius SE is a healthcare holding company based in Germany with four segments. The company owns a large stake in dialysis service provider and equipment manufacturer Fresenius Medical Care. The Kabi segment manufactures intravenous drugs, nutrition products, infusion and transfusion therapies, and related pumps. The Helios segment operates private hospitals and fertility clinics in Germany, Spain, and Latin America. Vamed provides a variety of services such as healthcare facility construction and operation management, including post-acute care rehabilitation.
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