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Helvetia Holding AG (XSWX:HELN) Dividend Yield % : 4.79% (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Helvetia Holding AG Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-11), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Helvetia Holding AG is 4.79%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Helvetia Holding AG's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:HELN' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.08   Med: 3.77   Max: 6.69
Current: 4.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Helvetia Holding AG was 6.69%. The lowest was 3.08%. And the median was 3.77%.

XSWX:HELN's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
70.71% of 396 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 3.525 vs XSWX:HELN: 4.79

Helvetia Holding AG's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Helvetia Holding AG is 1.13, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Helvetia Holding AG was 2.25. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.59.

As of today (2024-05-11), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Helvetia Holding AG is 5.12%.

Helvetia Holding AG's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0.00.

During the past 12 months, Helvetia Holding AG's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Helvetia Holding AG was 14.50% per year. The lowest was 2.20% per year. And the median was 5.40% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Helvetia Holding AG Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helvetia Holding AG's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

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Helvetia Holding AG Dividend Yield % Chart

Helvetia Holding AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.51 5.35 4.66 5.06 5.09

Helvetia Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % 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 4.66 4.92 5.06 4.88 5.09

Competitive Comparison of Helvetia Holding AG's Dividend Yield %

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Helvetia Holding AG'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.


Helvetia Holding AG's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Helvetia Holding AG's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Helvetia Holding AG Dividend Yield % Calculation

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


Helvetia Holding AG  (XSWX:HELN) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Helvetia Holding AG (XSWX:HELN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Dufourstrasse 40, Saint Gallen, CHE, CH-9001
Helvetia Holding AG is a diversified insurance company. The company operates multiple segments including life, nonlife, and other activities. The company's life segment offers life insurance, pension plans, and annuities and generates most of the company's revenue. Helvetia derives the vast majority of its revenue within Switzerland, followed by Germany and Italy. Helvetia's business focuses on retail customers, as well as corporations of all sizes. It considers merger and acquisition investment as a component of its operational growth strategy.

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