What a crazy 2022 it has been for the REA Group Ltd (ASX: REA) share price.
Despite surging over the medium-term, the property listings company's shares are down 28% for the calendar year to date.
This is being driven by extreme inflationary movements and aggressive rate hikes which have sparked concerns among investors.
Over the same time frame, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has also tumbled by around 10%.
Although there's been recent share price weakness, let's take a look at how much REA has paid in dividends since 2017?
What's REA dividend history?
Notwithstanding COVID-19, the REA board has continued to increase its fully-franked dividends to shareholders for more than a decade.
Below, we take a look at the past five years' worth of dividends that the company has distributed.
- September 2017 – 51 cents (final)
- March 2018 – 47 cents (interim)
- September 2018 – 62 cents (final)
- March 2019 – 55 cents (interim)
- September 2019 – 63 cents (final)
- March 2020 – 55 cents (interim)
- September 2020 – 55 cents (final)
- March 2021 – 59 cents (interim)
- September 2021 – 72 cents (final)
- March 2022 – 75 cents (interim)
Calculating the above REA dividends since September 2017 gives us a total figure of $5.94 for every share owned.
While it might seem modest compared to the current share price, a $10,000 investment in 2017 would have reaped around $8,500 in profits today, including the dividends.
REA share price snapshot
Over the last 12 months, the REA share price has lost around 26%.
The company's shares climbed throughout 2021 before reversing their gains from January 2022 onwards.
In terms of market capitalisation, REA is the largest property and property-related services group on the ASX, valued at approximately $15.97 billion.
At the time of writing, REA shares are swapping hands at $120.72, up 0.97%.
The company has a dividend yield of 1.23%.
