At the virtual Annual General Meeting on May 20, 2021, the General Partner and the Supervisory Board proposed a dividend to shareholders of €1.34 per share. This equated to an increase of €0.14, or 11.7 % compared to the previous year, and an annual increase of around 9 % since 1997. With 292.9 M shares entitled to receive dividends (as at December 31, 2020), the total dividend payout thus amounted to €392 M; the payout ratio in relation to net income for 2020 came to around 34 %. Based on the dividend and the closing share price for 2020, the dividend yield on the shares was 2.0 % (2019: 1.8 %).
Fresenius Medical Care remains committed to its ambitious goal of closely aligning the development of its dividend with growth in earnings per share, while maintaining dividend continuity.
Dividend for fiscal year 2020 – timetable
Dividend proposal
February 23, 2021
Dividend resolution by Annual General Meeting
May 20, 2021
Dividend entitlement date
May 20, 2021
Ex-dividend quotation
May 21, 2021
Dividend pay-out (valuta)
May 26, 2021
Dividend history
Dividend development
Table dividend development
Year
Dividend per share in €
Total distribution amount in € M
Day of dividend payment
2020
1.34
392
May 26, 2021
2019
1.20
351
September 1, 2020
2018
1.17
355
May 21, 2019
2017
1.06
325
May 23, 2018
2016
0.96
294
May 16, 2017
2015
0.80
244
May 13, 2016
2014
0.78
237
May 20, 2015
2013
0.77
232
May 16, 2014
2012
0.75
230
May 17, 2013
2011
0.69
210
May 11, 2012
2010
0.65
197
May 13, 2011
2009
0.61
183
May 12, 2010
2008
0.58
173
May 8, 2009
2007
0.54
160
May 21, 2008
2006
0.47
139
May 16, 2007
2005
0.41
120
May 10, 2006
2004
0.37
109
May 25, 2005
2003
0.34
100
May 28, 2004
2002
0.31
92
May 23, 2003
2001
0.28
83
May 23, 2002
2000
0.26
76
May 24, 2001
1999
0.23
55
May 31, 2000
1998
0.2
47
June 4, 1999
1997
0.17
41
June 11, 1998
Dividend per share data for 1997 to 2006 have been adjusted for share split in June 2007. Preference shares were converted into ordinary shares on June 28, 2013.
