Suncor Energy Dividend yield




   CAD/share 
 Price  45.77
 Dividend  2.08
 Earnings  6.93
 Cash-flow  11.74
 Book value  30.51
 Equity  28.88

Suncor Energy is part of Oil and Gas Producers business, which is part of Oil and Gas industry. Suncor Energy is a company from Canada, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Suncor Energy stock dividend

Suncor Energy paid a total dividend of 2,750 million CAD last year, for a market value of 60,508 millions (Market Cap 60,498 millions). Suncor Energy dividend per share is 2.08 CAD, and his stock market price 45.77 CAD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Suncor Energy has a dividend yield of 4.54%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Canada. It is also bigger than average of Oil and Gas 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 Suncor Energy stocks dividend with other Oil and Gas Producers companies or other of the high Canada dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of Suncor Energy

Suncor Energy Dividend Payout

About the ability of Suncor Energy to maintain his current dividend of CAD 2.08 per share, an amount that accounts for 4.54%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Suncor Energy payout on ernings is currently 30.01%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Oil and Gas industry, which are 39.34% and 38.55% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Suncor Energycan 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 Suncor Energy is CAD 11.74 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of CAD 2.08, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Suncor Energy, compared againt world market average, Canada companies, Oil and Gas industry and Oil and Gas Producers sector companies.

Suncor Energy payout

Suncor Energy Dividend History

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

Year Yield  CAD  Paypout  Shares* 
Present4.54%2.0830.01%1,322
20224.84%2.0868.87%1,365
20215.31%1.68-56.76%1,457
20203.93%0.8443.98%1,525
20193.95%1.6878.50%1,543
20183.78%1.4452.94%1,634
20172.77%1.280.00%1,669
20162.71%1.16-96.67%1,664
20153.14%1.1662.70%1,458

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Suncor Energy dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Canada stocks and that of the Oil and Gas Producers stocks.

Suncor Energy stock dividend history

Suncor Energy Stock performance

Finally, last moth Suncor Energy showed a return of 10.90% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.44% of Oil and Gas firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 7.70% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Canada and Oil and Gas Producers firms.

Suncor Energy stock and market return