Cipla Dividend yield

Cipla is part of Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology business, which is part of Health Care industry. Cipla is a company from India, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Cipla stock dividend

Cipla paid a total dividend of 6,900 million INR last year, for a market value of 1,014,883 millions (Market Cap 643,050 millions). Cipla dividend per share is 8.55 INR, and his stock market price 1,257.60 INR.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Cipla has a dividend yield of 0.68%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from India. It is also lower than average of Health Care industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Cipla stocks dividend with other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology companies or other of the best India dividend stocks list.

Cipla Dividend Payout

About the ability of Cipla to maintain his current dividend of INR 8.55 per share, an amount that accounts for 0.68%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Cipla payout on ernings is currently 22.16%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Health Care industry, which are 39.34% and 23.54% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Ciplacan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Cipla is INR 40.70 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of INR 8.55, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Cipla, compared againt world market average, India companies, Health Care industry and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sector companies.

Cipla Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Cipla's dividend stock, both in percentage and in INR, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	INR	Paypout	Shares*
Present	0.68%	8.55	22.16%	807
2022	0.46%	4.95	14.12%	807
2021	0.53%	5.00	14.83%	807
2020	0.73%	5.99	25.27%	806
2019	0.63%	3.01	12.40%	806
2018	0.58%	3.01	13.85%	805
2017	0.33%	2.01	12.09%	805
2016	0.35%	1.98	10.34%	803
2015	0.31%	2.00	13.49%	803

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Cipla dividend stock, and compare it with the average of India stocks and that of the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology stocks.

Cipla Stock performance

Finally, last moth Cipla showed a return of 7.00% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.07% of Health Care firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 21.10% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for India and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology firms.