Dividend Key Figures

 

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Dividend per share in €

1.90

2.10

0.60

2.20

2.40

Dividend yield 1) in %

2.3

3.0

1.2

2.8

4.0

Group share of profit in €m 2)

917.7

1,143.0

1,090.9

1,365.1

1,560.6

Total dividend amount in €m 

377.0

416.7

119.0

436.5

458.3

Payout ratio in %

41.1

36.5

10.9

32.0

29.4

1) Dividend per share/share price on the day of the Annual General Meeting; for the 2021 financial year: dividend per share/share price at the end of the financial year
2) 2020 and 2021 amount: Group share of adjusted profit (see Annual Report 2021, Earnings position section on page 32)