Electronic Arts Dividend yield

Electronic Arts is part of Leisure Goods business, which is part of Consumer Goods industry. Electronic Arts is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Electronic Arts stock dividend

Electronic Arts paid a total dividend of 208 million USD last year, for a market value of 32,875 millions (Market Cap 32,811 millions). Electronic Arts dividend per share is 0.76 USD, and his stock market price 119.98 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Electronic Arts has a dividend yield of 0.63%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Consumer Goods industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Electronic Arts stocks dividend with other Leisure Goods companies or other of the highest USA dividend stocks list.

Electronic Arts Dividend Payout

About the ability of Electronic Arts to maintain his current dividend of USD 0.76 per share, an amount that accounts for 0.63%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Electronic Arts payout on ernings is currently 20.00%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Consumer Goods industry, which are 39.34% and 40.18% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Electronic Artscan 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 Electronic Arts is USD 5.66 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 0.76, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Electronic Arts, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Consumer Goods industry and Leisure Goods sector companies.

Electronic Arts Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	0.63%	0.76	20.00%	274
2022	0.62%	0.76	19.90%	278
2021	0.52%	0.69	22.55%	285
2020	0.12%	0.17	1.60%	290
2019	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	295
2018	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	302
2017	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	308
2016	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	301
2015	0.00%	0.00	0.00%	313

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Electronic Arts dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Leisure Goods stocks.

Electronic Arts Stock performance

Finally, last moth Electronic Arts showed a return of -12.00% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.86% of Consumer Goods firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -5.40% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Leisure Goods firms.