REA Group Ltd · Dividends
ASX: REA · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information
Dividends per share
Per financial year, as reported in the accounts
Payment record
Totals paid and share of profit distributed
| FY | Per share | Total paid | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY25 | $2.12 | $280.4M | 41% |
| FY24 | $1.70 | $224.6M | 74% |
| FY23 | $1.64 | $216.7M | 61% |
| FY22 | $1.47 | $194.2M | 50% |
| FY21 | $1.14 | $150.4M | 47% |
| FY20 | $1.18 | $155.4M | 138% |
| FY19 | $1.17 | $154.4M | 147% |
| FY18 | $0.98 | $129.4M | 51% |
| FY17 | $0.86 | $113.0M | 237% |
| FY16 | $0.77 | $101.1M | 40% |
Reading the payout ratio
The payout ratio is the share of net profit returned to shareholders as dividends. A ratio under ~70% generally leaves room to maintain the dividend through a weaker year; a ratio persistently near or above 100% means the company is paying out more than it earns, which is rarely sustainable. Per-share figures here are company-reported annual totals. Check the company's own announcements for franking credits and payment dates.
What is REA Group's (REA) dividend history and is it sustainable?
REA Group's dividend per share has grown from $0.7673 in FY2016 to $2.1235 in FY2025, rising in almost every reported year, with only a small step down from $1.18 in FY2020 to $1.14 in FY2021. The increases have been fairly steady since then, from $1.4699 in FY2022 to $1.641 in FY2023 and $1.7007 in FY2024, before the larger jump to $2.1235 in FY2025.
The payout ratio, which compares dividends paid to net income, has been considerably more volatile than the per-share dividend itself. It stood at 39.95% in FY2016 but spiked to 237.08% in FY2017, when net income fell to $47.6M while the dividend kept rising, and again reached 147.08% in FY2019 and 138.31% in FY2020 as earnings dipped. In years of stronger earnings, such as FY2021 and FY2025, the ratio has fallen back to 46.61% and 41.36% respectively.
Taken as a whole, the payment history shows dividends per share increasing consistently even in years when the payout ratio exceeded 100%, meaning the dividend was not fully covered by that year's net income alone in those periods, based on the reported figures.
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Data is general information only, not financial advice. Figures are as reported in company filings (some ASX companies report in USD); share prices are AUD.