SAP Dividend yield

SAP is part of Software and Computer Services business, which is part of Technology industry. SAP is a company from Germany, and his stocks are publicly traded.

SAP stock dividend

SAP paid a total dividend of 2,392 million EUR last year, for a market value of 150,333 millions (Market Cap 141,227 millions). SAP dividend per share is 2.05 EUR, and his stock market price 128.82 EUR.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, SAP has a dividend yield of 1.59%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Germany. 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 SAP stocks dividend with other Software and Computer Services companies or other of the high Germany dividend stocks list.

SAP Dividend Payout

About the ability of SAP to maintain his current dividend of EUR 2.05 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.59%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). SAP payout on ernings is currently 78.54%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Technology industry, which are 39.34% and 35.32% respectively. Both figures show that SAP 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 SAP is EUR 4.84 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of EUR 2.05, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of SAP, compared againt world market average, Germany companies, Technology industry and Software and Computer Services sector companies.

SAP Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of SAP'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	1.59%	2.05	78.54%	1,167
2022	2.02%	1.95	38.84%	1,180
2021	1.48%	1.85	37.15%	1,180
2020	1.47%	1.58	46.33%	1,194
2019	1.25%	1.50	37.88%	1,194
2018	1.61%	1.40	37.53%	1,193
2017	1.34%	1.25	34.15%	1,199
2016	1.46%	1.15	35.38%	1,192
2015	1.47%	1.10	33.64%	1,192

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of SAP dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Germany stocks and that of the Software and Computer Services stocks.

SAP Stock performance

Finally, last moth SAP showed a return of 3.60% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.32% of Technology firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 51.70% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Germany and Software and Computer Services firms.