eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.31

Key Points

• eBay declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, payable September 11 to shareholders of record August 28, representing a $1.24 annualized dividend and approximately 1.1% yield.
• The company has raised its dividend for seven consecutive years, while its 21.5% payout ratio indicates the dividend is well covered by earnings; analysts expect a future payout ratio of about 22.9%.
• eBay recently exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $1.60 in earnings per share and $3.13 billion in revenue, with revenue up 14.8% year over year.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a dividend of 0.31 per share by the e-commerce company on Friday, September 11th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th.

eBay has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 7 years. eBay has a payout ratio of 21.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect eBay to earn $5.41 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 22.9%.

eBay Stock Performance

EBAY stock opened at $111.15 on Thursday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $111.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. eBay has a 12-month low of $78.03 and a 12-month high of $119.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.35 billion, a PE ratio of 25.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.37.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.10. eBay had a return on equity of 46.11% and a net margin of 17.58%.The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.37 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 14.8% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that eBay will post 4.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About eBay

eBay Inc is a global e-commerce company that operates an online marketplace connecting individual consumers and businesses for the sale and purchase of new, used and collectible goods. Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar and headquartered in San Jose, California, eBay grew from its early auction-style site into a diversified platform offering both auction-format listings and fixed-price "Buy It Now" transactions. The company completed an initial public offering in the late 1990s and has since evolved its platform and services to support a broad range of product categories and buyer preferences.

The company's core business centers on its marketplace platform, which provides listing, search and transaction capabilities for millions of items across consumer goods, electronics, fashion, collectibles and more.

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