Share-related key figures

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Earnings per share, EUR¹⁾

1.77

1.61

2.36

1.43

1.56

Cash flow per share before financial items, EUR

1.62

1.09

2.32

1.68

1.85

Equity per share, EUR

4.57

4.83

5.50

5.55

5.21

Total dividend, EUR million

217.7

203.8

211.0

210.7

210.7

Dividend payout ratio, %

87.6%

90.1%

63.8%

105.2%

95.9%

Dividend per share, EUR

1.55²⁾

1.45

1.50

1.50

1.50

Total no. of shares on 31 Dec

141,257,828

141,257,828

141,257,828

141,257,828

141,134,278

Average no. of shares during the period excluding treasury shares

140,474,462

140,582,427

140,695,388

140,571,373

140,506,969

Shares traded at Nasdaq Helsinki, % of all shares

41.8% 

63.6%

87.5%

61.9%

75.2%

Market capitalisation on 31 Dec excluding treasury shares, EUR million

5 944.1 

4,406.1

4,261.0

5,786.5

5,267.0

A share

No. of shares on 31 Dec

38,294,154 

37,120,346

37,120,346

36,335,463

35,122,793

Closing quotation on 31 Dec, EUR

42.38 

32.07

30.30

40.95

37.40

Lowest quotation during the period, EUR

27.70 

31.21

24.75

28.20

29.60

Average quotation during the period, EUR

34.37 

46.37

29.63

34.26

40.26

Highest quotation during the period , EUR

42.91 

58.35

35.70

42.00

48.45

Shares traded at Nasdaq Helsinki,  1,000 shares

1,984 

3,198

2,132

2,149

2,547

% of the total no. of shares

 5,1%

8.5%

5.7%

5.9%

7.3%

B share

No. of shares on 31 Dec

102,963,674 

104,137,482

104,137,482

104,922,365

106,011,485

Closing quotation on 31 Dec, EUR

42.29 

31.08

30.28

41.27

37.53

Lowest quotation during the period, EUR

 27.79

29.72

22.57

28.19

30.02

Average quotation during the period, EUR

34.54 

43.11

27.90

33.48

40.69

Highest quotation during the period, EUR

43.10 

58.50

33.50

42.52

48.80

Shares traded at Nasdaq Helsinki,  1,000 shares

57,063 

86,594

121,459

85,304

103,557

% of the total no. of shares

 55.6%

83.6%

116.6%

81.3%

97.7%