# Capital Returns Schedule

Dividend and buyback schedule with payout and yield analysis.

- Canonical: https://finamodel.com/schedules/capital-returns
- Group: Valuation & Returns
- Found in: 4 models
- Sheet-name variants: Capital_Returns, Dividend_Schedule, Buybacks

## About this capital returns schedule

A capital returns schedule forecasts dividends, share buybacks, payout ratios, dividend yield, and capital allocation decisions. It links profitability, cash generation, share count, and shareholder distributions into one forecast view.

Use this free Excel capital returns schedule preview to compare dividend model and buyback model structures. It is useful for public company forecasting, equity research, capital allocation analysis, and board materials focused on shareholder returns.

## Source models

- [captive-insurance](https://finamodel.com/templates/captive-insurance-model) - sheet: Capital_Returns
- [retained-earnings](https://finamodel.com/templates/retained-earnings) - sheet: Dividend Schedule
- [equity-portfolio](https://finamodel.com/templates/equity-portfolio-model) - sheet: Dividend_Schedule
- [dividend-discount](https://finamodel.com/templates/dividend-discount-model) - sheet: Dividend_Schedule

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