NESN.SW NESTLE N
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
79.34
+0.18%
About the company
Nestlé S.A., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes food and beverage, and nutritional science products in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Greater China, the Philippines, India, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, and internationally. The company offers cereals, chocolate and confectionery, coffee, culinary, chilled and frozen food, dairy, drinks, food service, ice cream, nutrition and health, petcare, water, plant-based portfolio, and recipe products. It sells its products under the Nesquik Cereal, Fitness, Cheerios, Lion Cereals, Cini Minis, KitKat Cereal, Chocapic, Koko Krunch, Shreddies, Shredded Wheat Original, Corn Flakes, Trix Cereal, Aero, Baci Perugina, KitKat, Milkybar, Smarties, Cailler, Quality Street, Garoto, Nestlé Toll House, Munch, Damak, Hsu Fu Chi, Sahne Nuss, Nestlé Sustainably Sourced Cocoa, Blue Bottle Coffee, Nescafé, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Nespresso, Starbucks Coffee At Home, DiGiorno, Garden Gourmet, Maggi, Thomy, Stouffer's, Hot Pockets, Lean Cuisine, Life Cuisine, Buitoni, Nestlé carnation, Nestlé Coffee Mate, and Nestea brands. The company also offers its products under the Roastelier by Nescafé, Plant-based and so good!, Milo, Chef, Maggi Professional, La Lechera, Minor's, Antica Gelateria Del Corso, Drumstick, Extrême, Häagen-Dazs, Maxibon, Mövenpick, Nancare, Gerber, Cerelac, Nestum, Alfaré HMO, Athéra HMO, Alfamino HMO, Bear Brand, Nido, Orgain, Nestlé Vital, Garden of Life, Pure Encapsulations, Solgar, Compleat, Impact, Peptamen, Vitaflo, Resource, Cat Chow, Dentalife, Dog Chow, Fancy Feast, Felix, Friskies, Gourmet, Purina, Purina ONE, Purina Pro Plan, Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets, Acqua Panna, Nestlé Pure Life, Perrier, S.Pellegrino, Sanpellegrino, Buxton, Erikli, Levissima, Vittel, Contrex, HENNIEZ, Hépar, La Vie, Naleczowianka, and Essentia brands. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Nestlé S.A.
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NESTLE N (NESN.SW), a Packaged Foods company within the Consumer Defensive sector, offers a dividend yield of 3.62%. This current yield is considered 'fair' according to Yield Theory, falling within its 5-year band which saw a high of 3.82% and a low of 2.42%, with an average of 2.99%. The company holds an overall rating score of 5.0.
Dividend history
NESTLE N has maintained a dividend increase streak of 23 years, positioning it as a 'Contender' in the CCC tiers. The 3-year dividend growth rate (CAGR) is 2.89%, while the 5-year CAGR stands at 2.47%. The company pays dividends annually, typically in April. Dividends per share in CHF have consistently risen from 2.15 in 2014 to 2.95 in 2023. Forecasted dividends are CHF 3.00 for 2024 and CHF 3.05 for 2025, indicating a steady, albeit modest, pattern of increases.
Dividend safety
The dividend safety status for NESTLE N is currently flagged as 'watch'. Its payout ratio is 88.32%, suggesting a substantial portion of earnings is dedicated to dividends. Leverage is elevated, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 175.002%.
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