Ayala Corporation Dividend yield

Ayala Corporation is part of General Industrials business, which is part of Industrials industry. Ayala Corporation is a company from Philippines, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Ayala Corporation paid a total dividend of 4,357 million PHP last year, for a market value of 463,240 millions (Market Cap 241,095 millions). Dividend per share of Ayala Corporation is 6.96 PHP, and his stock market price 740.00 PHP.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Ayala Corporation has a dividend yield of 0.94%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Philippines. 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 Ayala Corporation dividend yield with other General Industrials companies or firms from Philippines.

Ayala Corporation Dividend Payout

About the ability of Ayala Corporation to maintain his current dividend of PHP 6.96 per share, an amount that accounts for 0.94%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Ayala Corporation payout on ernings is currently 11.66%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Industrials industry, which are 38.17% and 33.06% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Ayala Corporationcan 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 Ayala Corporation is PHP 56.06 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of PHP 6.96, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Ayala Corporation, compared againt world market average, Philippines companies, Industrials industry and General Industrials sector companies.

Ayala Corporation Dividend History

Year	Yield	PHP	Paypout	Shares*
Present	0.94%	6.96	11.66%	626
2020	0.84%	6.95	11.68%	626
2019	1.06%	8.33	15.16%	631
2018	0.77%	6.93	13.55%	631
2017	0.68%	6.90	15.16%	620
2016	0.79%	5.74	16.92%	619
2015	0.71%	5.28	18.19%	619

*In millions

Ayala Corporation Stock performance

Finally, last moth Ayala Corporation showed a return of -1.10% compared to a worldwide 4.24% average, and a 5.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 58.30% versus a worldwide performance of a 53.49%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Philippines and General Industrials firms.