Komatsu Dividend yield

Komatsu is part of Industrial Engineering business, which is part of Industrials industry. Komatsu is a company from Japan, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Komatsu stock dividend

Komatsu paid a total dividend of 131,522 million JPY last year, for a market value of 3,925,900 millions (Market Cap 3,797,031 millions). Komatsu dividend per share is 139.03 JPY, and his stock market price 4,150.00 JPY.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Komatsu has a dividend yield of 3.35%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Japan. It is also bigger than average of Industrials industry. This high dividend yield might be a sign to worry about the future of the company so deeper analysis is needed.

In addition, you should compare Komatsu stocks dividend with other Industrial Engineering companies or other of the highest Japan dividend stocks list.

Komatsu Dividend Payout

About the ability of Komatsu to maintain his current dividend of JPY 139.03 per share, an amount that accounts for 3.35%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Komatsu payout on ernings is currently 37.19%, 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 Komatsucan 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 Komatsu is JPY 218.42 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of JPY 139.03, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Komatsu, compared againt world market average, Japan companies, Industrials industry and Industrial Engineering sector companies.

Komatsu Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	JPY	Paypout	Shares*
Present	3.35%	139.03	37.19%	946
2022	4.17%	119.93	45.45%	945
2021	2.49%	67.08	49.80%	945
2020	2.02%	56.92	31.11%	944
2019	4.31%	113.87	38.79%	944
2018	4.19%	99.14	42.32%	943
2017	1.59%	64.84	50.24%	943
2016	2.20%	57.95	37.62%	942
2015	2.85%	58.03	35.63%	942

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Komatsu dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Japan stocks and that of the Industrial Engineering stocks.

Komatsu Stock performance

Finally, last moth Komatsu showed a return of 4.70% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 41.60% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Japan and Industrial Engineering firms.