Ipsen Dividend yield

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

Ipsen stock dividend

Ipsen paid a total dividend of 100 million EUR last year, for a market value of 9,943 millions (Market Cap 4,104 millions). Ipsen dividend per share is 1.20 EUR, and his stock market price 119.80 EUR.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Ipsen has a dividend yield of 1.00%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from France. 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 Ipsen stocks dividend with other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology companies or other of the best France dividend stocks list.

Ipsen Dividend Payout

About the ability of Ipsen to maintain his current dividend of EUR 1.20 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.00%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Ipsen payout on ernings is currently 12.92%, 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 Ipsencan 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 Ipsen is EUR 11.52 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of EUR 1.20, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

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

Ipsen Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	EUR	Paypout	Shares*
Present	1.00%	1.20	12.92%	83
2022	1.19%	1.20	13.26%	83
2021	1.24%	1.00	12.67%	83
2020	1.47%	1.00	0.00%	83
2019	1.27%	1.00	17.48%	83
2018	0.89%	1.00	24.57%	83
2017	0.85%	0.85	28.81%	83
2016	1.33%	0.85	34.27%	82
2015	1.40%	0.85	41.87%	82

*In millions

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

Ipsen Stock performance

Finally, last moth Ipsen showed a return of 4.50% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.07% of Health Care firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 25.40% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for France and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology firms.