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Viatris (XTER:VIA) Dividend Yield % : 3.71% (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Viatris Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-12), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Viatris is 3.71%.

Warning Sign:

Viatris Inc stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

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

XTER:VIA' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74   Med: 4.17   Max: 5.52
Current: 3.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Viatris was 5.52%. The lowest was 0.74%. And the median was 4.17%.

XTER:VIA's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
81.1% of 508 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.85 vs XTER:VIA: 3.71

Viatris's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.16.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Viatris was 2.50. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 1.39.

As of today (2024-12-12), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Viatris is 3.83%.

Viatris's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €0.11.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Viatris was 62.40% per year. The lowest was 1.40% per year. And the median was 19.10% 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.


Viatris Dividend Yield % Historical Data

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

Viatris 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 - - 2.37 4.36 4.55

Viatris 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 4.75 4.55 4.04 4.57 4.25

Competitive Comparison of Viatris's Dividend Yield %

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Viatris'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.


Viatris's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Viatris's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Viatris Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Viatris Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1200002024-11-222024-11-222024-12-13Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:EUR 0.918000
USD 0.1200002024-08-232024-08-232024-09-13Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:EUR 0.907000
USD 0.1200002024-05-232024-05-242024-06-14Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:EUR 0.925000
USD 0.1200002024-03-082024-03-112024-03-18Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:EUR 0.920000

* 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.

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

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.4404/11.845
=3.72 %

Current Share Price is €11.845.
Viatris's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is €0.4404.

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

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.44064/11.845
=3.72 %

Current Share Price is €11.845.
Viatris's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as €0.11016 * 4 = €0.44064.

* 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.


Viatris  (XTER:VIA) 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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Viatris Business Description

Address
1000 Mylan Boulevard, Canonsburg, PA, USA, 15317
Viatris was formed in November 2020 through the combination of Upjohn, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer that specialized in off-patent drugs, and Mylan, a global pharmaceutical manufacturer that focused on generic and specialty drugs. By joining forces, Viatris became one of the largest generic drug manufacturers in the world, servicing over 165 countries. Generics (commoditized and complex) and biosimilars make up roughly 40% of Viatris' total sales. Remaining 60% of sales is derived from its portfolio of legacy products which includes Lipitor, Norvasc, Lyrica, and Viagra. While it covers more than 10 major therapeutic areas, Viatris has identified dermatology, ophthalmology, and gastroenterology as its three key areas of focus for future innovations.