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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) Dividends per Share : $2.98 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Commonwealth Bank of Australia Dividends per Share?

Commonwealth Bank of Australia's dividends per share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.58. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.98. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.80. As of today, Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividend Yield % is 3.95%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Commonwealth Bank of Australia is 0.76, which seems too high.

Good Sign:

Commonwealth Bank of Australia stock dividend yield is close to 2-year high.

During the past 12 months, Commonwealth Bank of Australia's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -0.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -3.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -0.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Commonwealth Bank of Australia was 53.30% per year. The lowest was -16.80% per year. And the median was 8.20% per year.

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Dividends per Share Chart

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.97 2.89 1.86 2.68 2.73

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.42 1.29 1.34 1.40 1.58

Competitive Comparison of Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividends per Share

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Commonwealth Bank of Australia Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Commonwealth Bank of Australia  (OTCPK:CMWAY) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1.583/ 1.969
=0.80

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Commonwealth Bank of Australia was 1.05. The lowest was 0.52. And the median was 0.78.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Commonwealth Bank of Australia is 0.76, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 1.3932024-02-232024-02-262024-04-08Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.5322023-08-182023-08-212023-10-10Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.


Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.925/74.088
=3.95 %

Current Share Price is $74.088.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.925.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Commonwealth Bank of Australia was 7.47%. The lowest was 2.26%. And the median was 5.00%.

Good Sign:

Commonwealth Bank of Australia stock dividend yield is close to 2-year high.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) Business Description

Address
11 Harbour Street, Commonwealth Bank Place South, Level 1, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Commonwealth Bank is Australia's largest bank with operations spanning Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Its core business is the provision of retail, business, and institutional banking services. The bank has emphasized its focus on banking in recent years with a numbers of asset divestments in wealth management and insurance.

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