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Samsung Electronics Co (XKRX:005935) Dividend Yield %

: 2.18% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Samsung Electronics Co is 2.18%.

Warning Sign:

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd stock dividend yield is close to 5-year low.

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

XKRX:005935' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52   Med: 1.98   Max: 4.32
Current: 2.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Samsung Electronics Co was 4.32%. The lowest was 0.52%. And the median was 1.98%.

XKRX:005935's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
63.49% of 1353 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 2.41 vs XKRX:005935: 2.18

Samsung Electronics Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.41.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Samsung Electronics Co was 0.78. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.20.

As of today (2024-04-19), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Samsung Electronics Co is 2.18%.

Samsung Electronics Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩362.00.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -21.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -1.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 20.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Samsung Electronics Co was 53.80% per year. The lowest was -21.60% per year. And the median was 27.20% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Samsung Electronics Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Samsung Electronics Co'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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Samsung Electronics Co 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 3.12 1.93 4.24 2.86 2.32

Samsung Electronics Co 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 2.86 2.68 2.43 2.65 2.32

Competitive Comparison

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Samsung Electronics Co'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.


Samsung Electronics Co Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Samsung Electronics Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Samsung Electronics Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Samsung Electronics Co Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Samsung Electronics Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
KRW 362.0002023-12-272023-12-312024-04-19Cash DividendquarterlyKRW:KRW 1.000000
KRW 361.0002023-09-262023-09-302023-11-20Cash DividendquarterlyKRW:KRW 1.000000
KRW 361.0002023-06-292023-06-302023-08-16Cash DividendquarterlyKRW:KRW 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.

Samsung Electronics Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1084/65200.00
=1.66 %

Current Share Price is ₩65200.00.
Samsung Electronics Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is ₩1084.

Samsung Electronics Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1448/65200.00
=2.22 %

Current Share Price is ₩65200.00.
Samsung Electronics Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as ₩362 * 4 = ₩1448.

* 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.


Samsung Electronics Co  (XKRX:005935) 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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Samsung Electronics Co (XKRX:005935) Business Description

Address
129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Suwon-si, KOR, 443-742
Samsung Electronics is a diversified electronics conglomerate that manufactures and sells a wide range of products, including smartphones, semiconductor chips, printers, home appliances, medical equipment, and telecom network equipment. More than half of its profit is generated from semiconductor business, and a further 25% is generated from its mobile handset business, although these percentages vary with the fortunes of each of these businesses. It is the largest smartphone and television manufacturer in the world, which helps provide a base demand for its component businesses, such as memory chips and displays, and is also the largest manufacturer of these globally.

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