Smith & Nephew Dividend yield

Smith & Nephew is part of Health Care Equip. and Services business, which is part of Health Care industry. Smith & Nephew is a company from UK, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Smith & Nephew stock dividend

Smith & Nephew paid a total dividend of 279 million GBP last year, for a market value of 9,341 millions (Market Cap 9,338 millions). Smith & Nephew dividend per share is 0.32 GBP, and his stock market price 10.70 GBP.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Smith & Nephew has a dividend yield of 3.01%, which is lower than the amount offered by the market average , but bigger than Health Care industry. Dividend yields are similar among companies from the same industry, so it is a positive sign for the company.

In addition, you should compare Smith & Nephew stocks dividend with other Health Care Equip. and Services companies or other of the high UK dividend stocks list.

Smith & Nephew Dividend Payout

About the ability of Smith & Nephew to maintain his current dividend of GBP 0.32 per share, an amount that accounts for 3.01%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Smith & Nephew payout on ernings is currently 80.00%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Health Care industry, which are 39.34% and 23.54% respectively. Both figures show that Smith & Nephew 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 Smith & Nephew is GBP 0.43 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of GBP 0.32, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Smith & Nephew, compared againt world market average, UK companies, Health Care industry and Health Care Equip. and Services sector companies.

Smith & Nephew Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	GBP	Paypout	Shares*
Present	3.01%	0.32	80.00%	873
2022	2.79%	0.31	49.21%	872
2021	2.12%	0.27	45.00%	879
2020	1.97%	0.30	41.67%	875
2019	1.55%	0.28	38.89%	875
2018	1.84%	0.27	31.03%	875
2017	1.88%	0.24	28.92%	875
2016	2.03%	0.23	50.00%	897
2015	1.80%	0.20	42.55%	897

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Smith & Nephew dividend stock, and compare it with the average of UK stocks and that of the Health Care Equip. and Services stocks.

Smith & Nephew Stock performance

Finally, last moth Smith & Nephew showed a return of -9.70% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.07% of Health Care firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 5.40% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for UK and Health Care Equip. and Services firms.