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How to buy Procter & Gamble Company (PG) shares in Australia

Learn how to easily invest in Procter & Gamble Company shares.

Procter & Gamble Company (PG) is a leading household & personal products business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$175.76 after a previous close of US$175.47. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD175.34 to a high of USD177.04. The latest price was USD175.59 (25 minute delay). Procter & Gamble Company is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Procter & Gamble Company

  1. Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a company listed in the US from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. Look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
  2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, which will typically include your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
  3. Search for Procter & Gamble Company. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: PG. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment that matches your financial goals.
  4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Procter & Gamble Company reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying using consistent intervals and amounts.
  5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$175.47, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Procter & Gamble Company, depending on your broker.
  6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Procter & Gamble Company. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights.

Procter & Gamble Company stock price (NYSE:PG)

Use our graph to track the performance of PG stocks over time.

Have Procter & Gamble Company's shares ever split?

Procter & Gamble Company's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 20 June 2004. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Procter & Gamble Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Procter & Gamble Company shares which in turn could have impacted Procter & Gamble Company's share price.

Procter & Gamble Company shares at a glance

Information last updated 2024-09-06.
OpenUS$175.76
HighUS$177.04
LowUS$175.34
CloseUS$175.59
Previous closeUS$175.47
Change US$0.12
Change % 0.0684%
Volume 5,779,972
Information last updated 2024-09-06.
52-week rangeUS$137.9562 - US$177.04
50-day moving average US$168.0182
200-day moving average US$160.2931
Target priceUS$158.33
PE ratio 29.1678
Dividend yield US$3.829 (2.29%)
Earnings per share (TTM) US$6.02

Procter & Gamble Company share growth calculator

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Procter & Gamble Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of $175.59

1 week (2024-08-29) 3.27%
1 month (2024-08-08) 2.76%
3 months (2024-06-07) 5.11%
6 months (2024-03-08) 9.50%
1 year (2023-09-08) 14.82%
2 years (2022-09-08) 27.37%
3 years (2021-09-08) 21.43%
5 years (2019-09-06) 42.91%

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Is it a good time to buy Procter & Gamble Company stock?

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Is Procter & Gamble Company under- or over-valued?

Valuing Procter & Gamble Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Procter & Gamble Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Procter & Gamble Company's P/E ratio

Procter & Gamble Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 29x. In other words, Procter & Gamble Company shares trade at around 29x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Procter & Gamble Company's PEG ratio

Procter & Gamble Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.5903. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Procter & Gamble Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Procter & Gamble Company's EBITDA

Procter & Gamble Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$23.8 billion (£18.1 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of a Procter & Gamble Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.

Procter & Gamble Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Procter & Gamble Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$137.9562 up to US$177.04. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Procter & Gamble Company's is 0.407. This would suggest that Procter & Gamble Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Procter & Gamble Company financials

Revenue TTM US$84 billion
Operating margin TTM 21.4%
Gross profit TTM US$39.2 billion
Return on assets TTM 10.77%
Return on equity TTM 30.68%
Profit margin 17.71%
Book value 20.996
Market capitalisation US$412.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Procter & Gamble Company share dividends

59%

Dividend payout ratio: 59.1% of net profits

Recently Procter & Gamble Company has paid out, on average, around 59.1% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.29% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Procter & Gamble Company shareholders could enjoy a 2.29% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Procter & Gamble Company's case, that would currently equate to about $3.829 per share.

Procter & Gamble Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Procter & Gamble Company's most recent dividend payout was on 14 August 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 18 July 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Procter & Gamble Company's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Procter & Gamble Company.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Procter & Gamble Company's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 25.68

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Procter & Gamble Company's overall score of 25.68 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 40th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Procter & Gamble Company is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Procter & Gamble Company's environmental score

Environmental score: 12.71/100

Procter & Gamble Company's environmental score of 12.71 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Procter & Gamble Company is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Procter & Gamble Company's social score

Social score: 10.97/100

Procter & Gamble Company's social score of 10.97 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Procter & Gamble Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Procter & Gamble Company's governance score

Governance score: 11.51/100

Procter & Gamble Company's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Procter & Gamble Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Procter & Gamble Company's controversy score

Controversy score: 3/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Procter & Gamble Company scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Procter & Gamble Company hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Procter & Gamble Company was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score 25.68
Total ESG percentile 39.95
Environmental score 12.71
Environmental score percentile 5
Social score 10.97
Social score percentile 5
Governance score 11.51
Governance score percentile 5
Level of controversy 3

Procter & Gamble Company overview

The Procter & Gamble Company engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. The Beauty segment offers conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments under the Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene, and Rejoice brands; and antiperspirants and deodorants, personal cleansing, and skin care products under the Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, Secret, SK-II, and Native brands. The Grooming segment provides blades and razors, shave products, appliances, and other grooming products under the Braun, Gillette, and Venus brand names. The Health Care segment offers toothbrushes, toothpastes, and other oral care products under the Crest and Oral-B brand names; and gastrointestinal, pain relief, rapid diagnostics, respiratory, vitamins/minerals/supplements, and other personal health care products under Metamucil, Neurobion, Pepto-Bismol, and Vicks brands. The Fabric & Home Care segment provides fabric enhancers, laundry additives, and laundry detergents under the Ariel, Downy, Gain, and Tide brands; and air care, dish care, P&G professional, and surface care products under the Cascade, Dawn, Fairy, Febreze, Mr. Clean, and Swiffer brands. The Baby, Feminine & Family Care segment offers baby wipes, and taped diapers and pants under the Luvs and Pampers brands; adult incontinence and feminine care products under the Always, Always Discreet, and Tampax brands; and paper towels, tissues, and toilet papers under the Bounty, Charmin, and Puffs brands. It sells its products primarily through mass merchandisers, e-commerce, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores, department stores, distributors, wholesalers, specialty beauty stores, high-frequency stores, pharmacies, electronics stores, and professional channels, as well as directly to consumers. The company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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