LafargeHolcim Dividend yield




   CHF/share 
 Price  58.56
 Dividend  2.50
 Earnings  5.92
 Cash-flow  7.81
 Book value  48.80
 Equity  48.52

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

LafargeHolcim stock dividend

LafargeHolcim paid a total dividend of 1,463 million CHF last year, for a market value of 34,258 millions (Market Cap 30,688 millions). LafargeHolcim dividend per share is 2.50 CHF, and his stock market price 58.56 CHF.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, LafargeHolcim has a dividend yield of 4.27%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Switzerland. 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 LafargeHolcim stocks dividend with other Construction and Materials companies or other of the best Switzerland dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of LafargeHolcim

LafargeHolcim Dividend Payout

About the ability of LafargeHolcim to maintain his current dividend of CHF 2.50 per share, an amount that accounts for 4.27%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). LafargeHolcim payout on ernings is currently 42.23%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures show that LafargeHolcim can have problems to keep with his present dividend yield.

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 LafargeHolcim is CHF 7.81 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of CHF 2.50, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

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

LafargeHolcim payout

LafargeHolcim Dividend History

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

Year Yield  CHF  Paypout  Shares* 
Present4.27%2.5042.23%585
20224.59%2.2055.14%608
20214.30%2.0068.03%612
20204.11%2.0051.41%614
20193.72%2.0070.67%605
20184.94%2.00-80.65%597
20173.64%2.0061.16%606
20162.79%1.50-67.87%605
20152.25%1.2455.36%605

*In millions

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

LafargeHolcim stock dividend history

LafargeHolcim Stock performance

Finally, last moth LafargeHolcim showed a return of -3.40% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 34.50% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Switzerland and Construction and Materials firms.

LafargeHolcim stock and market return