Downer Group Dividend yield




   AUD/share 
 Price  4.28
 Dividend  0.13
 Earnings  -0.51
 Cash-flow  0.48
 Book value  3.06
 Equity  3.54

Downer Group is part of Construction and Materials business, which is part of Industrials industry. Downer Group is a company from Australia, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Downer Group stock dividend

Downer Group paid a total dividend of 87 million AUD last year, for a market value of 2,876 millions (Market Cap 2,871 millions). Downer Group dividend per share is 0.13 AUD, and his stock market price 4.28 AUD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Downer Group has a dividend yield of 3.04%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Australia. It is also lower than average of Industrials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Downer Group stocks dividend with other Construction and Materials companies or other of the high Australia dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of Downer Group

Downer Group Dividend Payout

About the ability of Downer Group to maintain his current dividend of AUD 0.13 per share, an amount that accounts for 3.04%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Downer Group payout on ernings is currently -25.49%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Downer Groupcan 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 Downer Group is AUD 0.48 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of AUD 0.13, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Downer Group, compared againt world market average, Australia companies, Industrials industry and Construction and Materials sector companies.

Downer Group payout

Downer Group Dividend History

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

Year Yield  AUD  Paypout  Shares* 
Present3.04%0.13-25.49%672
20226.47%0.2480.00%676
20213.52%0.2155.26%689
20204.45%0.24-300.00%701
20193.43%0.2846.67%595
20183.99%0.27103.85%595
20172.97%0.2161.76%595
20164.23%0.2452.17%425
20156.65%0.2446.15%435

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Downer Group dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Australia stocks and that of the Construction and Materials stocks.

Downer Group stock dividend history

Downer Group Stock performance

Finally, last moth Downer Group showed a return of -2.50% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -15.20% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Australia and Construction and Materials firms.

Downer Group stock and market return