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George Weston (George Weston) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 9.60% (As of Dec. 2023)
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George Weston's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.53.

The historical rank and industry rank for George Weston's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

WNGRF' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.3   Med: 5.6   Max: 42.4
Current: 9.6

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of George Weston was 42.40% per year. The lowest was -25.30% per year. And the median was 5.60% per year.

WNGRF's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
56.49% of 131 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 7.6 vs WNGRF: 9.60

During the past 12 months, George Weston's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

George Weston's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, George Weston's Dividend Yield % is 1.67%.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, George Weston's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


George Weston 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, George Weston's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where George Weston's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



George Weston 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


George Weston  (OTCPK:WNGRF) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

George Weston's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.531/ -0.224
=N/A

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of George Weston was 1.47. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 0.29.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

George Weston Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
CAD 0.7132024-03-142024-03-152024-04-01Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.738242
CAD 0.7132023-12-142023-12-152024-01-01Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.754720
CAD 0.7132023-09-142023-09-152023-10-01Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.735808
CAD 0.7132023-06-142023-06-152023-07-01Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.755744

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

George Weston's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.127958482/127.52
=1.67 %

Current Share Price is $127.52.
George Weston's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.127958482.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of George Weston was 2.30%. The lowest was 1.41%. And the median was 1.72%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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George Weston (George Weston) Business Description

Address
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 1901, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4T 2S7
George Weston is a holding company that controls a 53% stake in retailer Loblaw and a 62% stake in Choice Properties, a real estate investment trust. Loblaw boasts the largest retail footprint across Canada with 2,500 food retail and pharmacy stores under banners such as Loblaw, No-Frills, Maxi, and Shoppers Drug Mart. Meanwhile, open-ended Choice Properties REIT owns and manages 702 commercial and residential properties in Canada, generating 57% of its gross rental revenue from its largest tenant Loblaw. Previously, George Weston sold its wholly owned bakery Weston Foods in 2022. The firm is controlled by the Weston family, which owns a 65% stake.

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