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YAMHF (Yamaha Motor Co) Dividend Yield % : 4.14% (As of Mar. 20, 2025)


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What is Yamaha Motor Co Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-03-20), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Yamaha Motor Co is 4.14%.

Good Sign:

Yamaha Motor Co Ltd stock dividend yield is close to 2-year high.

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

YAMHF' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.19   Med: 3.44   Max: 8.03
Current: 4.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Yamaha Motor Co was 8.03%. The lowest was 1.19%. And the median was 3.44%.

YAMHF's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
75.72% of 836 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.495 vs YAMHF: 4.14

Yamaha Motor Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Yamaha Motor Co was 0.45. The lowest was 0.25. And the median was 0.31.

As of today (2025-03-20), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Yamaha Motor Co is 4.09%.

Yamaha Motor Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.16.

During the past 12 months, Yamaha Motor Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Yamaha Motor Co was 63.90% per year. The lowest was -15.30% per year. And the median was 25.95% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Yamaha Motor Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yamaha Motor 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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Yamaha Motor Co Dividend Yield % Chart

Yamaha Motor Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.80 4.20 4.00 3.65 3.99

Yamaha Motor Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 3.65 3.63 3.57 3.86 3.99

Competitive Comparison of Yamaha Motor Co's Dividend Yield %

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Yamaha Motor 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.


Yamaha Motor Co's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Yamaha Motor Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Yamaha Motor Co Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Yamaha Motor Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
JPY 25.0000002024-12-272024-12-312025-03-26Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyJPY:USD 0.006354
JPY 25.0000002024-06-272024-06-302024-09-06Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyJPY:USD 0.006216

* 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.

Yamaha Motor Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.31425/8.0516
=3.90 %

Current Share Price is $8.0516.
Yamaha Motor Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.31425.

Yamaha Motor Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.3177/8.0516
=3.95 %

Current Share Price is $8.0516.
Yamaha Motor Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.15885 * 2 = $0.3177.

* 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.


Yamaha Motor Co  (OTCPK:YAMHF) 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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Yamaha Motor Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2500, Shingai, Iwata, Shizuoka, JPN, 438-8501
Yamaha Motor Co Ltd is an automobile and electronics manufacturing company. The company is organised into five segments based on product type: motorcycles, marine products, power products, industrial machinery and robots, and other products. The motorcycles segment, contributing the majority of consolidated revenue, manufactures on- and off-road motorcycles, along with related motorcycle parts. Marine Products, the next-largest contributor to revenue, manufactures outboard motors, personal watercraft, and boats. Yamaha derives the majority of sales from Asia, with North America and Europe the next most significant markets.