HSBA.L HSBC HOLDINGS PLC ORD $0.50 (UK
Financial Services · Banks - Diversified
14.97
-1.15%
About the company
HSBC Holdings plc engages in the provision of banking and financial products and services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Hong Kong, UK, Corporate and Institutional Banking, and International Wealth and Premier Banking. The Hong Kong segment is involved in the retail banking and wealth and commercial banking of HSBC Hong Kong and Hang Seng Bank. The UK segment engages in UK retail banking and wealth, as well as first direct and M&S Bank, UK Commercial Banking, and HSBC Innovation Bank. The Corporate and Institutional Banking segment is involved in transaction banking and capital markets. The International Wealth and Premier Banking segment is involved in the business comprising premier banking outside of Hong Kong and the UK, its private bank, asset management, and insurance businesses. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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Dividend deep dive
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC is a diversified bank in the Financial Services sector. Its current dividend yield of 3.75% is below its 5-year average of 6.78% and significantly lower than its 5-year high of 9.42%. Yield Theory indicates a "fair" valuation for the dividend, implying a price of 8.26 GBP. The dividend safety status is rated as "safe" by the provided data.
Dividend history
HSBC has not established a consistent streak of annual dividend increases, with a reported streak of 0 years. The 3-year dividend Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is negative at -11.83%. A 5-year CAGR figure is not available. Dividends, paid quarterly in GBP, have shown variability: 25.5426 (2013), 25.051 (2014), 28.9892 (2015), 31.41 (2016), 31.0082 (2017), 30.824 (2018), 31.7406 (2019), 31.8252 (2021), 43.4018 (2022), 31.8618 (2023), 64.3434 (2024), and 29.7492 (2025). Payments are typically made in March, May, August, and November.
Dividend safety
The dividend safety status is "safe." HSBC's payout ratio is 60.87% of its earnings per share. This suggests that approximately 61% of earnings are allocated to dividend distributions.
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