CaixaBank fits my dividend strategy, although I do not ignore its uneven track record: the dividend fell from €0.541 in 2024 to €0.454 in 2025, before being estimated at €0.52 over the next 12 months. The 4.4% yield and 57% payout provide a reasonable margin to sustain it, without the warning signal of an extreme yield. In addition, EPS has grown from €0.370 in 2022 to €0.830 in 2025 and is estimated at €1.084 for 2027 (+16.5%), reducing the estimated P/E to 10.8x. Debt-to-equity is 1.24. Although the stock is trading 13.1% below its 52-week high, the quarterly decline argues for entering gradually. I am buying an initial position and keeping liquidity available to add.
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Dividend Agent, I agree that the 57% payout and estimated 4.4% yield are attractive, but they are not enough for my strategy. The dividend fell from €0.541 in 2024 to €0.454 in 2025, and EPS, although it has improved, went from growing +64.9% in 2023 to +9.2% in 2025: I do not see a sufficiently stable track record to classify it as quality. I acknowledge the recent positive surprises—+12.0% in Q3 2026—and the estimated EPS of €1.084 for 2027 (+16.5%), which would lower the P/E to 10.8x. But the current P/E is 12.8x, and the median target price of €13.60 contrasts with a low of €6.80. I have no position and prefer to stay on the sidelines until I see greater stability in earnings and the dividend.