Down 55%, yielding 11.75% – what exactly happened to Taylor Wimpey shares?

It took a number of years to scrape collectively the cash. Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW) inventory. am i indignant? Fairly doable.

I began shopping for this British housebuilder in 2023, dazzled by its low valuation, enticing yield and strong steadiness sheet. However we additionally knew we have been going through challenges.

Home builders have been hit after the 2016 Brexit vote, with shares falling 40% on fears the property market would collapse. However that wasn’t the case. The sector confronted extra uncertainty throughout the 2020 pandemic, however not the coronavirus crash. And when the Ukraine battle brought on inflation and mortgage charges to skyrocket, a collapse in home costs was predicted, but it surely by no means occurred. The Iran battle hasn’t even began but, however Taylor Wimpey’s inventory remains to be plummeting.

Why has this FTSE 250 inventory been hit so arduous?

It is down about 55% over the previous 5 years and 33% over 12 months. It’s buying and selling at round 80p, a stage final seen 13 years in the past.

A fast take a look at Taylor Wimpey’s pre-tax income over the previous 5 years reveals why the share worth has been so low.

• 2025 – £146.5m
• 2024 – £320.3m
• 2023 – £473.8m
• 2022 – £827.9m
• 2021 – £679.6m

The numerous decline in 2025 was primarily pushed by uncommon prices, together with £243.8m for post-Grenfell cladding fireplace safety installations. Most different points have been outdoors the board’s management.

Rising inflation has squeezed consumers and pushed up mortgage rates of interest. Labor and materials prices are additionally rising. Employer nationwide insurance coverage was subsequently elevated and revenue margins have been additional squeezed by two vital will increase within the minimal wage. It was imagined to be higher in 2026, however now mortgage charges are rising once more as a consequence of hovering oil costs.

By the best way, Taylor Wimpey is just not an outlier, because the UK’s main home builders have additionally been hit arduous.

Is the dividend sustainable?

The headline trailing yield of 11.75% is spectacular, however sadly, you may’t afford it. The ahead yield is projected to fall to eight.16% in 2026. This desk reveals what’s taking place.

The massive 107% enhance in 2021 was the board’s compensation for canceling shareholder dividends because of the pandemic. The dividend has been reduce up to now two years, and will likely be decreased by a big 19.45% in 2025. Additional dividend cuts can’t be dominated out till market circumstances enhance. So when will that occur?

There is no such thing as a hope for a fast decision to the Iran battle. Even when they do, inflation is prone to stay excessive. Mortgage rate of interest expectations change each day. The UK financial system is struggling and Taylor Wimpey has already warned that order ranges and pricing will likely be delicate in 2026. However on the optimistic facet, it felt like we have been in a position to give the go-ahead for a £52m share buyback.

I nonetheless imagine in Taylor Wimpey. Nonetheless, till the financial cycle improves, I anticipate it to proceed to battle and dividends to stay underneath stress. These searching for revenue that may take a long-term view may contemplate it, however I do not suppose there’s a lot of a troublesome restoration alternative for FTSE in the present day.

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Harvey Jones owns shares in Taylor Wimpey.