Microchip Technology Dividend yield

Microchip Technology is part of Technology Hardware and Equip. business, which is part of Technology industry. Microchip Technology is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Microchip Technology stock dividend

Microchip Technology paid a total dividend of 899 million USD last year, for a market value of 44,848 millions (Market Cap 43,942 millions). Microchip Technology dividend per share is 1.64 USD, and his stock market price 81.84 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Microchip Technology has a dividend yield of 2.00%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Technology industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Microchip Technology stocks dividend with other Technology Hardware and Equip. companies or other of the high USA dividend stocks list.

Microchip Technology Dividend Payout

About the ability of Microchip Technology to maintain his current dividend of USD 1.64 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.00%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Microchip Technology payout on ernings is currently 30.04%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Technology industry, which are 39.34% and 35.32% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Microchip Technologycan 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 Microchip Technology is USD 6.60 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 1.64, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Microchip Technology, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Technology industry and Technology Hardware and Equip. sector companies.

Microchip Technology Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Microchip Technology'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	2.00%	1.64	30.04%	548
2022	1.87%	1.31	32.43%	550
2021	1.07%	0.93	38.43%	555
2020	1.07%	1.48	23.99%	260
2019	1.40%	1.47	32.96%	237
2018	2.03%	1.46	26.99%	234
2017	1.65%	1.45	65.91%	233
2016	2.18%	1.44	61.54%	215
2015	2.97%	1.43	54.58%	210

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Microchip Technology dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Technology Hardware and Equip. stocks.

Microchip Technology Stock performance

Finally, last moth Microchip Technology showed a return of -12.90% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.32% of Technology 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 USA and Technology Hardware and Equip. firms.