Pöyry PLC's target is that the dividend/earnings ratio is at least 50 per cent. Should the Group's net debt/equity ratio exceed 50 per cent, may the dividend/earnings ratio be adjusted.
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Earnings/share, EUR | 1.21 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.13 | -0.41 |
| Dividend/share, EUR | 0.65 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0 |
| Dividend, EUR million | 38.00 | 5.90 | 5.90 | 11.8 | 0 |
| Dividend/earnings, % | 53.7 | 90.9 | n/a | 152.6 | 0 |
| Effective return on dividend, % | 8.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
3.7 | 0 |