Umicore Dividend yield

Umicore is part of Chemicals business, which is part of Basic Materials industry. Umicore is a company from Belgium and Lux., and his stocks are publicly traded.

Umicore stock dividend

Umicore paid a total dividend of 192 million EUR last year, for a market value of 5,873 millions (Market Cap 4,996 millions). Umicore dividend per share is 0.80 EUR, and his stock market price 24.47 EUR.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Umicore has a dividend yield of 3.27%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Belgium and Lux.. It is also lower than average of Basic Materials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Umicore stocks dividend with other Chemicals companies or other of the best Belgium and Lux. dividend stocks list.

Umicore Dividend Payout

About the ability of Umicore to maintain his current dividend of EUR 0.80 per share, an amount that accounts for 3.27%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Umicore payout on ernings is currently 32.00%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Basic Materials industry, which are 39.34% and 38.07% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Umicorecan 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 Umicore is EUR 2.38 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of EUR 0.80, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Umicore, compared againt world market average, Belgium and Lux. companies, Basic Materials industry and Chemicals sector companies.

Umicore Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Umicore'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	3.27%	0.80	32.00%	240
2022	2.33%	0.80	29.63%	241
2021	2.10%	0.75	108.70%	241
2020	0.64%	0.25	18.52%	241
2019	1.79%	0.78	53.06%	241
2018	2.08%	0.73	70.87%	242
2017	1.71%	0.67	111.67%	219
2016	2.30%	1.30	82.80%	108
2015	2.55%	1.00	63.29%	108

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Umicore dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Belgium and Lux. stocks and that of the Chemicals stocks.

Umicore Stock performance

Finally, last moth Umicore showed a return of -9.10% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.66% of Basic Materials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -22.90% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Belgium and Lux. and Chemicals firms.