For 2021, the Board of Directors is proposing a dividend amounting to CHF 10.00 per share for approval at the Annual General Meeting. If the dividend proposal is approved by the shareholders, the dividend payment on the shares will amount to CHF 1,203 million (2020: CHF 538 million) resulting in a payout ratio of 59.1 per cent (2020: 68.3 per cent) of the earnings for the year attributable to the equity holders of the Company. Based on the share price at year-end 2021, the dividend yield on the Kuehne+Nagel share is 1.5 per cent (2020: 2.0 per cent).
| Share price and market capitalisation | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price (in CHF) | 294.40 | 200.80 | 163.20 | 126.35 | 172.50 |
| Market capitalisation (in CHF million) | 35,550 | 24,096 | 19,584 | 15,162 | 20,700 |
| in CHF per share | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase/(decrease) of share price year over year | 93.60 | 37.60 | 36.85 | –46.15 | 37.90 |
| Dividend per share paid | 4.50 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 5.75 | 5.50 |
| Total return | 98.10 | 41.60 | 42.85 | –40.40 | 43.40 |
| Dividend yield in per cent | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 |
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