08-31-2023
| EUR/share | |
| Price | 34.10 |
| Dividend | 3.50 |
| Earnings | 5.33 |
| Cash-flow | 2.89 |
| Book value | 28.42 |
| Equity | 28.97 |
RTL Group is part of Media business, which is part of Consumer Services industry. RTL Group is a company from Germany, and his stocks are publicly traded.
RTL Group stock dividend
RTL Group paid a total dividend of 543 million EUR last year, for a market value of 5,286 millions (Market Cap 1,314 millions). RTL Group dividend per share is 3.50 EUR, and his stock market price 34.10 EUR.
According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, RTL Group has a dividend yield of 10.26%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Germany. It is also bigger than average of Consumer Services 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 RTL Group stocks dividend with other Media companies or other of the best Germany dividend stocks list.
RTL Group Dividend Payout
About the ability of RTL Group to maintain his current dividend of EUR 3.50 per share, an amount that accounts for 10.26%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). RTL Group payout on ernings is currently 65.67%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Consumer Services industry, which are 39.34% and 31.45% respectively. Both figures show that RTL Group 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 RTL Group is EUR 2.89 per share, which is lower than the dividend per share paid by the company of EUR 3.50, so the company does not generate enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.
The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of RTL Group, compared againt world market average, Germany companies, Consumer Services industry and Media sector companies.
RTL Group Dividend History
Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of RTL Group'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 | 10.26% | 3.50 | 65.67% | 155 |
| 2022 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% | 155 |
| 2021 | 6.44% | 3.00 | 75.95% | 155 |
| 2020 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% | 154 |
| 2019 | 6.82% | 3.00 | 55.97% | 154 |
| 2018 | 8.57% | 4.00 | 68.49% | 154 |
| 2017 | 5.96% | 4.00 | 85.29% | 154 |
| 2016 | 6.24% | 4.00 | 78.59% | 155 |
| 2015 | 3.02% | 2.50 | 59.24% | 155 |
*In millions
Then you can see the evolution of RTL Group dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Germany stocks and that of the Media stocks.
RTL Group Stock performance
Finally, last moth RTL Group showed a return of -13.30% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.06% of Consumer Services firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -6.90% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Germany and Media firms.
