Dividend

Vaisala aims to pay a stable dividend which will increase in line with net profit development. Vaisala’s target is to maintain high solvency and to take future investment plans into account.​​

Both Vaisala's series of shares, A and K are entitled to an equal dividend.

Dividend/share, EUR​

  • 2023: 0.75 (Board of Directors' proposal)
  • 2022: 0.72
  • 2021: 0.68
  • 2020: 0.61
  • 2019: 0.61
  • 2018: 0.58
  • 2017: 1.05 (including dividend of EUR 0.55 and additional dividend of EUR 0.50)
  • 2016: 0.50
  • 2015: 0.48​
  • 2014: 0.45
  • 2013: 0.45
  • 2012: 0.45
  • 2011: 0.33
  • 2010: 0.33
  • 2009: 0.33
  • 2008: 0.45

The share issue without payment approved by Vaisala’s Annual General Meeting on April 10, 2018 doubled the number of series K and A shares. Dividend figures have been adjusted to reflect the increased number of shares.

  2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Earnings per share (EPS), EUR 1.35 1.24 1.08 0.91 0.94
Diluted earnings per share (EPS), EUR 1.35 1.24 1.07 0.91 0.92
Cash flow from operating activities per share, EUR 2.31 0.82 2.21 1.14 1.14
Equity per share, EUR 7.39 6.91 6.36 5.70 5.52
Dividend per share, EUR* 0.75 0.72 0.68 0.61 0.61
Dividend per earnings, %** 55.6 57.9 62.9 66.9 65.2
Effective dividend yield, %** 1.89 1.83 1.28 1.51 1.92
Price/earnings (P/E) 29.51 31.71 49.31 44.34 33.78

* Board of Directors' proposal
* Calculated according to Board of Directors' proposal