Rational Dividend yield

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

Rational stock dividend

Rational paid a total dividend of 121 million EUR last year, for a market value of 7,739 millions (Market Cap 3,348 millions). Rational dividend per share is 10.97 EUR, and his stock market price 703.50 EUR.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Rational has a dividend yield of 1.56%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Germany. It is also lower than average of Industrials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Rational stocks dividend with other Industrial Engineering companies or other of the best Germany dividend stocks list.

Rational Dividend Payout

About the ability of Rational to maintain his current dividend of EUR 10.97 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.56%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Rational payout on ernings is currently 66.57%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures show that Rational 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 Rational is EUR 14.13 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of EUR 10.97, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

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

Rational Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Rational'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	1.56%	10.97	66.57%	11
2022	1.35%	7.49	67.48%	11
2021	0.53%	4.77	0.00%	11
2020	0.75%	5.71	37.20%	11
2019	1.32%	9.46	67.14%	11
2018	1.77%	8.78	67.96%	11
2017	1.49%	8.00	70.73%	11
2016	1.81%	7.52	69.69%	11

*In millions

Rational Stock performance

Finally, last moth Rational 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 31.10% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Germany and Industrial Engineering firms.