Thermo Fisher Scient Dividend yield

Thermo Fisher Scient is part of Health Care Equip. and Services business, which is part of Health Care industry. Thermo Fisher Scient is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Thermo Fisher Scient stock dividend

Thermo Fisher Scient paid a total dividend of 537 million USD last year, for a market value of 215,041 millions (Market Cap 214,653 millions). Thermo Fisher Scient dividend per share is 1.39 USD, and his stock market price 557.10 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Thermo Fisher Scient has a dividend yield of 0.25%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Health Care industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Thermo Fisher Scient stocks dividend with other Health Care Equip. and Services companies or other of the highest USA dividend stocks list.

Thermo Fisher Scient Dividend Payout

About the ability of Thermo Fisher Scient to maintain his current dividend of USD 1.39 per share, an amount that accounts for 0.25%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Thermo Fisher Scient payout on ernings is currently 5.74%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Health Care industry, which are 39.34% and 23.54% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Thermo Fisher Scientcan 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 Thermo Fisher Scient is USD 23.71 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 1.39, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Thermo Fisher Scient, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Health Care industry and Health Care Equip. and Services sector companies.

Thermo Fisher Scient Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	0.25%	1.39	5.74%	386
2022	0.22%	1.21	4.99%	391
2021	0.16%	1.07	5.23%	393
2020	0.19%	0.88	6.42%	395
2019	0.23%	0.75	6.26%	400
2018	0.30%	0.67	6.71%	402
2017	0.32%	0.61	7.17%	400
2016	0.43%	0.60	7.24%	397
2015	0.43%	0.60	7.37%	397

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Thermo Fisher Scient dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Health Care Equip. and Services stocks.

Thermo Fisher Scient Stock performance

Finally, last moth Thermo Fisher Scient showed a return of 1.50% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.07% of Health Care firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 2.20% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Health Care Equip. and Services firms.