A Look at Symantec’s Strong Capital Return Policy

In the last five years, Symantec (SYMC) has returned ~$7.7 billion to its investors through dividends and share repurchases of ~$1.5 billion. From the chart below, we can see the company’s total capital returns in the last five years. At the end of fiscal 2018, Symantec returned ~$211.0 million in capital to its investors through buybacks and dividend payments. In fiscal 2018, Symantec paid $211.0 million in dividends compared with $222.0 million paid in fiscal 2017.