L'Oréal share dividend and yield

What is the amount of the dividend paid by L'Oréal?

The last known dividend for L'Oréal shares is the dividend that was paid by this company in 2022 for the financial year 2021. 

In detail, the amount of the L'Oréal share dividend paid in 2022 was €4.80 per share.

It can be seen that this amount has increased significantly compared to the amount paid in 2021. Last year, shareholders received a dividend of only €4 per share for the year 2020.

When does L'Oréal pay its dividend?

L'Oréal, like most French listed companies, pays a dividend to its shareholders once a year. Most often, this dividend is paid in April. However, before the dividend can be detached and paid, the L'Oréal Board of Directors must first determine the amount of the dividend and then submit it to a vote of the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.

Thus, the dividend that is paid to shareholders each year is calculated on the basis of the previous year's results. The dividend that was paid in 2022 therefore corresponds to L'Oréal's 2021 financial year. 

The ex-dividend date for the 2022 dividend was 27 April and the payment date was 29 April.

What is the next dividend forecast for L'Oréal shares?

It is of course not yet possible to know the amount of the next dividend that will be paid by L'Oréal shares. As mentioned above, the amount of the dividend is decided by the Board of Directors once the annual financial results have been published. However, the group generally publishes its results during the first quarter of each year.

Therefore, we would have to wait until at least the first quarter of 2023 to know the financial results of this company and possibly the amount of its next dividend.

L'Oréal share dividend history:

L'Oréal has been rewarding its shareholders with a dividend every year for more than 22 years now. Indeed, there has been no interruption or suspension of the dividend since 2000. To better understand L'Oréal's dividend policy, we now propose to show you a 10-year history of this amount, as well as the rate of change from year to year of the dividend:

• In 2022, the L'Oréal dividend was €4.80 with a 20% increase
• In 2021, L'Oréal's dividend was €4 with an increase of 3.90%.
• In 2020, the L'Oréal dividend was €3.85 with a 0% increase
• In 2019, the L'Oréal dividend was €3.85 with an increase of 8.45%.
• In 2018, the L'Oréal dividend was €3.55 with an increase of 7.58%.
• In 2017, the L'Oréal dividend was €3.30 with an increase of 6.45%.
• In 2016, the L'Oréal dividend was €3.10 with an increase of 14.81%.
• In 2015, the L'Oréal dividend was €2.70 with an increase of 8%.
• In 2014, the L'Oréal dividend was €2.50 with an increase of 8.70%.
• In 2013, the L'Oréal dividend was €2.30 with an increase of 15%.

If we analyse this 10-year history of the amount paid out by L'Oréal shares and its shareholders, we can see a rather rapid upward progression. Thus, the amount of this dividend has increased by 20% over the last year. Over the last 5 years, the average annual increase has been 7.78%. Finally, over the last 10 years, the average annual increase has been 9.15%.

What is the dividend yield of the L'Oréal share?

The analysis of the amount of the dividend of the L'Oréal share is not sufficient to know the real profitability of this share as a yield share. It is indeed important to look at the real yield of this dividend, which consists in dividing the amount of the dividend by the stock market price of this share at the time of its issue.

For example, for the L'Oréal share, the current dividend yield is around 1.42%.

The payout ratio of the winning company is also correct, at 48.72%. This rate shows us that L'Oréal does not dip too much into its profits to pay its shareholders.

What is the dividend yield of the L'Oréal share over several years?

Over the last 10 years, the L'Oreal group has paid a dividend with an average yield of 1.95%, which is close to its 2022 yield. Here is its history:

• In 2022, the dividend yield was 1.42%.
• In 2021, the yield on this dividend was 1.17%.
• In 2020, the dividend yield was 1.30%.
• In 2019, the dividend yield was 1.58%.
• In 2018, the dividend yield was 1.85%.
• In 2017, the dividend yield was 1.78%.
• In 2016, the dividend yield was 1.87%.
• In 2015, the dividend yield was 1.56%.
• In 2014, the dividend yield was 2.03%.
• In 2013, the dividend yield was 1.69%.