Fairfax Financial Holdings (Fairfax Financial Holdings) Total Payout Yield % : 2.51 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Fairfax Financial Holdings Total Payout Yield %?

Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Fairfax Financial Holdings's current Total Payout Yield % is 2.51%.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fairfax Financial Holdings's Total Payout Yield % can be seen below:

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Fairfax Financial Holdings Total Payout Yield % Chart

Fairfax Financial Holdings Annual Data

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Total Payout Yield %

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4.21

6.07

12.42

4.49

3.00

Fairfax Financial Holdings Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Total Payout Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.48	9.85	0.87	2.07	2.47

Competitive Comparison of Fairfax Financial Holdings's Total Payout Yield %

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Fairfax Financial Holdings's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout 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.

Fairfax Financial Holdings's Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Fairfax Financial Holdings's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Fairfax Financial Holdings Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

Fairfax Financial Holdings's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-363.2	+	0	+	-294.9)	/	21916.4137025
	=	3.00%

Fairfax Financial Holdings's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-122.5	+	0	+	-12.8)	*	4	/	21916.4137025
	=	2.47%

Fairfax Financial Holdings Total Payout Yield % Explanation

Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.

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Fairfax Financial Holdings (Fairfax Financial Holdings) Business Description

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Address

95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2N7

Website

https://www.fairfax.ca

Fairfax provides reinsurance and property and casualty insurance in Canada, the United States, and other international markets. The company also has some noninsurance operations such as restaurants. Fairfax has been led by Prem Watsa, its chairman and CEO, since its formation in 1985.