SGS AG (SGS AG) Total Payout Yield % : 3.86 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

SGS AG Total Payout Yield % Chart

SGS AG Annual Data
	Trend	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22	Dec23
Total Payout Yield %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					2.95	3.94	2.50	5.30	4.28

SGS AG Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Total Payout Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	7.61	2.65	7.48	-

Competitive Comparison of SGS AG's Total Payout Yield %

For the Consulting Services subindustry, SGS AG'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.

SGS AG's Total Payout Yield % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, SGS AG's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SGS AG's Total Payout Yield % falls into.

SGS AG Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

SGS AG's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

SGS AG's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* 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.

SGS AG 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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