Dividend information

Straumann pursues a sustainable dividend policy and the Board of Directors intends to increase the dividend per share subject to further good performance.

  2011 20124 2013 2014 2015 2016 20174 2018
Earnings per share (in CHF)1 4.54 2.36 6.55 10.15 9.19 11.94 14.65 16.99
Dividend per share (in CHF)2 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 4.00 4.25 4.75 5.25
Payout ratio (% of EPS)1 59% 77% 53% 37% 44% 36% 32% 31%
Dividend yield3 2.3% 3.4% 2.3% 1.5% 1.2% 1.1% 0.7% 0.6%

1 Excl. exceptionals.
2 Proposed dividend requires the formal aproval of the Annual General Meeting.
3 Calculated by applying the year-end closing price
4 Restated